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Cosmic Connection: an Extraterrestrial Perspective av Carl Sagan

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir av Bill Bryson

The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest and the Scientists Who Are Trying to Solve Them av Elizabeth Royte

Act Of God av Charles Templeton

The Greek Islands av Lawrence Durrell

Footprint South Africa Handbook (6th Edition) av Francisca Kellett

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Taggarnonfiction (133), travel (63), nature (56), field guide (36), birds (34), birding (31), history (23), humor (22), Africa (19) — se alla taggar

Grupper1001 Books to read before you die, 50 Book Challenge, Biographies, Memoirs and Autobiographies, Birds, Birding & Books, Humor, List Five Books Parlour Game, Non-Fiction Readers, Pro and Con, Reading Globally, Travel and Exploration literature — visa alla grupper , What Are You Reading Now?

Om mig Bibliophile, birder, amateur naturalist and photographer, armchair and real time traveler, kayaker, retired R.N., media junkie.

Some favorite authors: Mark Twain, Carl Sagan, Graham Greene, Lawrence Durrell, Gerald Durrell, E.B. White, Paul Theroux, Redmond O'Hanlon, Bill Bryson, David Sedaris, Edward Abbey,Jared Diamond, Scott Weidensaul.

See "Tropics' 2007 List So Far" for books read last year (mostly non-fiction).

I am listing this year's reads on a monthly basis on 50 Book Challenge (e.g. "Tropics' July list".)

Recently finished reading:

"ANOTHER DAY IN THE FRONTAL LOBE: A BRAIN SURGEON EXPOSES LIFE ON THE INSIDE" by Katrina Firlik.

"TRAVELS WITH HERODOTUS" by Ryszard Kapuscinski

"DRIVING MR. ALBERT: A TRIP ACROSS AMERICA WITH EINSTEIN'S BRAIN" BY Michael Paterniti.

Currently reading "THE GHOST WITH TREMBLING WINGS; SCIENCE, WISHFUL THINKING AND LOST SPECIES" by Scott Weidensaul and "THE LONG EMERGENCY: SURVIVING THE CONVERGING CATASTROPHES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY" by James Howard Kunstler.

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"The days are dust
And in the wind
They spill and tumble.
Here an Ancient Mariner
There a Kubla Khan;
They fall
And are no more." (unknown author)

Om mitt bibliotek Always expanding despite easy access to an excellent public library system. Books catalogued are limited to those actually on my shelves that I've read and do not include numerous books checked out from libraries over the years or those awaiting me in sizeable TBR piles.

Riktigt namnCarol

PlatsSonoran desert, U.S.A.

FavoritförfattareIngen vald

Kontotypoffentlig, livstid

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Medlem sedanMar 29, 2007

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Wow, Tropics, we've a remarkable number of similar interests. I'm always scrounging TBR titles and am looking forward to viewing your library. Regards,

Steve

inlägg gjort av Sandydog1 vid 11:00 am (EST) Jul 19, 2008

Hello Carol! I don't know about a privilege, but I think people find the experience compares favourably with root canal work! We do our best to make sure people have a great vacation while learning about each particular country and, of course, seeing a lot of great birds. At the end of the day, it's more of a privilege for someone like me to be able to share some of the wonders of nature and to be outdoors in wild areas. I have happy memories of birding and staying in Madera Canyon from a number of different visits. What a wonderful place for a home patch. If you ever get the chance to go birding with Rick in Arizona - I know he leads Audubon trips when he can - it is well worth doing. His knowledge of Arizona's natural history is very impressive.

I'm not sure where you might have birded in a coffee plantation here as there are many great birding sites within Andean shade coffee plantations. It would probably have been in the lower Santo Domingo Valley somewhere - Rio Barragan, Altamira, La Soledad, San Isidro (if there were Cocks-of-the-Rock). Interestingly, unlike countries like Costa Rica, we have a lot of real shade coffee and these habitats are tremendously important for migrant and resident species alike. Cerulean Warbler is just one of the threatened species that winter in Venezuelan shade coffee areas.

Thanks again for your note. Who knows, perhaps our paths will cross one day? Happy birding! Chris

inlägg gjort av chrisharpe vid 1:06 pm (EST) Jun 9, 2008

Hello there Carol! I happened to be logged in and just got your message. So you were in Venezuela in 1999 - I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Where did you go? I've been lucky enough to get to Costa Rica every year since 1999 to lead a tour for a company based not far from where you live - Borderland Tours of Tucson - perhaps you know Rick Taylor or Barbara Bickel? That's a lovely part fo the world, especially for birders! Many thanks for sending me your message. Happy birding! Chris

inlägg gjort av chrisharpe vid 2:01 pm (EST) Jun 6, 2008

Tropics, thanks again for the link! Those sorts of sites are hard to find with my computer because the connection is so s - l - o - w!

inlägg gjort av Facetious_Badger vid 5:20 pm (EST) May 25, 2008

Thanks for the link! I've been going through it gradually. Hopefully I'll be able to make some sense of the birds I'm seeing.

inlägg gjort av Facetious_Badger vid 7:36 pm (EST) May 24, 2008

Oh, I didn't realize how my earlier post came across. I said it wasn't that adventurous in reference to my uneventful, fobbit-approved job ;-). The most 'danger' I see runs along the lines of badly aimed, ancient IDF rounds.

inlägg gjort av Facetious_Badger vid 6:46 pm (EST) May 23, 2008

I'll be sure to keep everyone updated on my birding out here. There isn't much in the way of adventure (not that I'm complaining).

inlägg gjort av Facetious_Badger vid 1:14 pm (EST) May 23, 2008

Tropics,

you're welcome! It just took thumbing through a few pages and there they both were!

Happy reading :)

inlägg gjort av fasciknitting vid 9:12 am (EST) May 20, 2008

Glad you liked it :-) There are larger versions available here, just in case you're interested!

inlägg gjort av LizT vid 3:49 pm (EST) Mar 9, 2008

That particular sheep didn't lend me its wool. It was showing off at a very small fleece fest at the Prospect Park Zoo here in Brooklyn last April.

inlägg gjort av AnnaClaire vid 10:20 am (EST) Mar 6, 2008

I'm also SqueakyChu on GeoBirds. I just got a new digital camera for my birthday. I think it might be fun to try my hand at taking picture of birds and posting them (once I learn how to use the camera better).

inlägg gjort av SqueakyChu vid 1:47 pm (EST) Feb 1, 2008

I already signed up on geoBirds but I don't know how to friend you there. :-(

inlägg gjort av SqueakyChu vid 1:44 pm (EST) Feb 1, 2008

Welcome to Pro and Con. Thanks for joining. There are some really intriguing people here, and I enjoying reading what others are saying...as well as joining the fray!

inlägg gjort av Arctic-Stranger vid 5:47 pm (EST) Oct 26, 2007

A very belated reply: that's a wonderful anecdote! I'm so glad he made the effort to help you find the right 'Ryd'. What finally turned out to be your favourite country/city after those 4 1/2 months in Europe?

inlägg gjort av desideo vid 3:31 pm (EST) Oct 18, 2007

I suppose I should admit to eating it as well... creamed, on toast, with fresh thyme! Mmm.

Admission no. 2: I had to look Almundsryd up. I thought it would be close to Tingsryd, which it sort of is. At least I got the landscape right! (The 'ryd' suffix gave it away.) Were your grandparents from Småland originally?

inlägg gjort av desideo vid 7:17 pm (EST) Sep 23, 2007

I was just reading your post in List Five Books parlour game and had to follow your link to your bio. Great profile. And we agree 100% on Catch 22, Guns Germs & Steel great reads. I always feel the need to give kudos to interesting people so consider yourself...kudosed? Oh well, you know what I mean...:)

inlägg gjort av survivingniki vid 9:15 am (EST) Sep 19, 2007

Thank you for your comment, Tropics. It is nice to meet you.

I envy you being down there in AZ. From what I hear it's one of the Meccas of birding in the lower 48. I will definitely have to visit there some winter. Anyway, I'm sure migration will be there shortly, if it hasn't started already.

Yours,

inlägg gjort av Mustapha_Mond vid 10:51 pm (EST) Sep 10, 2007

Hi, Carol,
I live in the sonoran desert also, been here permanently for five years and a bit.
When you work with addicts ad addictions, you find yourself using their language. Jonesing means to really want something, as in an addict really need a fix of whatever his drug of choice is. I think that we professionals picked it up, because it's easier to communicate with someone when you speak their language. It seems to have spilled over to the civilian population. Usually it just means you really want something, a cup of coffee, a diamond necklace, a piece of chocolate. That's all

inlägg gjort av siubhank vid 4:48 pm (EST) Sep 8, 2007

I should have read your profile before posting my last comment. Just wanted to say that the Sonoran Desert is a wonderful place. My husband visited the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum several years ago while in Tucson for a conference. We returned to the area on vacation a couple years ago and made a beeline for it. That and Saguaro National Park were the highlights of the visit.

inlägg gjort av lindsacl vid 6:53 am (EST) Sep 8, 2007

Thank you for the link to the photos! They are wonderful!

inlägg gjort av lindsacl vid 6:51 am (EST) Sep 8, 2007

Regarding "Shake Hands With the Devil": I have read selected parts of the book, as necessary for the research I did several years ago during grad school, but have not yet read the book cover to cover. It is one of several that I have waiting on my shelves that were consulted but not read in full.

inlägg gjort av grkmwk vid 12:26 pm (EST) Aug 27, 2007

I had a flood in my office some time ago and quite a few books got drowned. They don't dry out too well, but I found it very hard to throw them away.

I've got the Inflatable Pig book now, shall read it next week when I'm (officially) on holiday. There's a long list of really horrible tasks awaiting me! But I shall sneak a bit of time for LT.

inlägg gjort av GeraniumCat vid 11:37 am (EST) Aug 6, 2007

You can have all my hadedas. ;-) They're evil, noisy and messy. I live very close to a golf course so I get to hear them all the time, sometimes even at night. As if that wasn't bad enough, a group of them have now decided that they like the roof of the apartment block directly across from me. Every time I look out the window or go to the garden, there they are, staring at me. Sometimes they come to my garden. My cat is terrified of them. They hiss at him and chase him away. It's great entertainment. :0)

inlägg gjort av izzybee vid 2:23 pm (EST) Aug 2, 2007

You probably saw "Sorrow's Kitchen ..." in the Complete Sentences category, but I had used it earlier as well as one of the 5 titles that have most grabbed my attention; it's been a long time since I read it. I was going to write to say that you seem to have really liked my "Islands" game as you made multiple entries there!

inlägg gjort av Seajack vid 1:17 pm (EST) Jul 29, 2007

Thank you for your sweet comment... Thankfully I was able to save [i]some[/i] of my grandpa's books. Love your picture!

inlägg gjort av Heather19 vid 10:31 pm (EST) Jul 26, 2007

Hi again, Carol! I've been away, too, but nowhere exciting. Oregon sounds great - here in the UK it has rained relentlessly for weeks; even here, where we have missed the floods, everything is wet, so I shall get the other Gimlette book, as reading about Paraguay may take my mind off constantly wet feet (and dogs).

When I was a kid my dad made and sold lapidary equipment, so we used to have people show up from collecting trips all over the world, with rocks and sometimes fossils, and seaside visits always involved trudging along staring at the ground, no sandcastles for us!

Have a great trip!

Jodie

inlägg gjort av GeraniumCat vid 5:28 am (EST) Jul 23, 2007

a smile your way, i love the picture!

inlägg gjort av Tim_Watkinson vid 8:30 am (EST) Jun 28, 2007

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