Hanako means flower girl in Japanese. Hanako lived the majority of her life in the pure spring waters of a pond at the foot of Mt Ontake near Oppara. It’s believed that the purity and relative isolation of the pond contributed to her longevity. Hanako lived through the English colonising of both Australia and NewContinue reading “Hanako the 226 year old koi”
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Comforting Thought: Your Mind Is Part of the Ecosystem
Our mental and ecological health are linked writes Timothy Morton for the MIT Press Reader. Recognising this interdependence can change how we relate to the world and to ourselves.
Book Review Beep by Bill Roorbach
Poignant, hilarious, psychedelic and deeply rooted in other-than-human #intelligence. Read it and laugh, then cry for all we stand to lose if bright, intelligent non-human #animals no longer live alongside us. #monkey BookReview #books #BillRoorbach #quote
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