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Kepis

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Jul 17, 2005
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Is Johns calendar any good ? as a standalone
yup, its a good read and full of really good information on the species that are available month by month, albeit not every species, but he does list the main ones with a good amount of detail both written and photographic, but also provides a list of secondary species as he calls them for each month.

Id recommend the book to anyone as an addition to their library
 
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Danceswithhelicopters

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This...


Very much shades of grey compared to the oft quoted Prebble book from the 70s on the same subject. A surprisingly easy read. If you love or live Highlands or Lowlands it gives a very unexpected perspective on the land and it's people.... Or lack thereof.
 

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Disabled Preppers

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Well not currantly reading but just ordered a few books i know summer right now but i will save these for the winter bed read or for when i am bed bound as i have a major thing coming up on the 4th july the doc said may leave me bed bound for a week or 2 so getting ahead of the game , i got bushcraft 101 , bushcraft first aid i have a few on this anyway but i love a book in hard copy so to speak i have loads saved on the emergency laptop i also ordered the bushcraft 10 books , ok well will let you know what i think in time .
 

Toddy

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henchy3rd

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Since I was a young boy I’ve wanted an early edition of Charles Darwins the origin of species.
So I proudly invested in an 1889 edition.. can’t afford the original.
In reasonable condition, Smells beautiful, got a lovely creek when opened & it came with an brass book marker inscribed with the life works of Darwin.
 

Pattree

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Jul 19, 2023
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What a serious lot you are!

I admit to enjoying reading philosophy but it’s interspersed with all sorts of light reading. Much of it would be called “chick lit”. When it’s good it’s descriptive, engaging and I enjoy reading about affection. Soppy, probably but after a long dose of Nietzsche it is restorative. I need a holiday away somewhere sunny after exploring Existentialism - I really don’t know why I persisted!
I’m also very slowly getting through Pepys diaries. We haven’t learned a thing about politics since then!
 

Woody girl

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For a light and escapist read, it's any of the swallows and amazon's books, by Arthur Ransome. I have the whole set stacked by my bedside, and read then all at least once a year, having done so since I was a kid. I love escaping into that world of childhood freedom.
Currently reading, Going Zero, one family's journey to zero waste and a greener lifestyle. By Kate Hughes.
Have just finished, The Running Hare, the secret life of farmland, by John Lewis Stempel.
 
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TeeDee

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What a serious lot you are!

I admit to enjoying reading philosophy but it’s interspersed with all sorts of light reading. Much of it would be called “chick lit”. When it’s good it’s descriptive, engaging and I enjoy reading about affection. Soppy, probably but after a long dose of Nietzsche it is restorative. I need a holiday away somewhere sunny after exploring Existentialism - I really don’t know why I persisted!
I’m also very slowly getting through Pepys diaries. We haven’t learned a thing about politics since then!

I do find it now difficult to read fiction , be it sci-fi , fantasy , thriller , horror - I just find it a now difficult journey and not quite the carthartic mind release it once was.

But equally I know what you mean , you can't just read heavy text book after heavy text book without feeling drained.
 
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Chris

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Terry Pratchett - Thief of Time. For probably the fifth time now, as with all of his Discworld series.

I struggle to get into books these days, my mind wanders and I end up suddenly realising I can’t remember the last 5 pages even though I know the words went into my eyes! Really got into some historical podcasts though, so I get my brain stimulation whilst running or commuting.
 

Pattree

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Big Pratchet fan. Soul Music is one of my favourites. Death’s motorbike - all the glitter and roar but the substance all fallen away!
 
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