tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post2166783540659545744..comments2024-03-28T10:23:33.705-07:00Comments on Rogue Strands: A life lit up by birdsMatthew Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-56904081628688005932016-04-04T04:39:07.432-07:002016-04-04T04:39:07.432-07:00By chance I was reading "Farther Away" b...By chance I was reading "Farther Away" by Jonathan Franzen (essays) last week and was surprised to read that he had a mid-life conversion to bird-watching - "around the time my marriage was breaking up ... I made a conscious decision to stop worrying about the environment ... then a funny thing happened to me. It's a long story, but basically I fell in love with birds ... And so, yes, I kept a meticulous list of the birds I'd seen, and, yes, I went to inordinate lengths to see new species"Tim Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578925224900533603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-55184169422418302742016-04-01T07:41:55.503-07:002016-04-01T07:41:55.503-07:00Dear Matthew
I agree that Matt is both a great po...Dear Matthew<br /><br />I agree that Matt is both a great poet and a great ornithologist. As I write this I am watching a magpie pecking away at the seeds my neighbour has just planted. At first I thought that she was alone but luckily I spotted her mate skulking in the branches of a nearby tree.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.com