Nothing like a well-packed Berthoud bag.

Mini-laptop, hardback book and cycling clothes for the longer ride home.

On the train now a little early haven’t travelled this way around in ages. It’ll beat the wind though and I didn’t need to get up so early.

Now to read a little of Ness, by Robert Macfarlane. Introduced to his work by the beautiful record by Hayden Thorpe which was inspired by his reading of it and the obsession with Orford Ness that followed. I sense I may have to ride over there.

#cycling #BikeTooter #commute #luggage #RobertMacfarlane #bookstodon

Cardiff folk, 'Underland' the documentary based on Robert MacFarlane's book is on at Chapter next week.

#Cardiff #ChapterArtsCentre #RobertMacfarlane #Underland #film

https://www.chapter.org/whats-on/underland

#WhatWereReading : Joe's favourite read of last year has just come out in paperback - Robert MacFarlane's wonderful Is a River Alive? from Penguin Books

Highly recommend and inspired reading.

#books #livres #nature #NatureWriting #bookshops #librairies #bookstodon #IsARiverAlive #RobertMacFarlane #RecommendedReading

L'Huffington Post - News, inchieste e approfondimenti HuffPost: Robert Macfarlane, Storia, fiumi, vita e segreti di uno scrittore naturalista

Uno di quei rari esseri umani capaci di essere poetici, senza sforzo, semplicemente, perché vivono, viaggiano, e restano aperti a ciò che accade nel mondo. Dalle montagne al sottosuolo, fino all’ultimo libro, "È vivo un fiume", definito dal Guardian come “uno dei più grandi eventi editoriali del 2025”

Robert Macfarlane, History, rivers, life and secrets of a naturalist writer

One of those rare human beings capable of being poetic, without effort, simply because they live, travel, and remain open to what happens in the world. From the mountains to the underground, to the last book, "A River Is Alive," defined by The Guardian as “one of the greatest publishing events of 2025.”

#RobertMacfarlane #ARiverIsAlive #Guardian

https://www.huffingtonpost.it/cultura/2026/01/10/news/robert_macfarlane_storia_fiumi_vita_e_segreti_di_uno_scrittore_naturalista-20911465/

Favorite Books of 2025

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/12/13/best-books-2025/

Is a River Alive? Book Club(Final meeting: December 11, 3:30pm ET)

We'll gather three times this fall to discuss the three parts of Robert Macfarlane's new book. We discussed the introduction and Part 1 in October. At the second meeting in November, we'll discuss Part 2, and in our 3rd meeting in December, we'll discuss Part 3 and the Conclusion. Join via Zoom.

https://zoom.us/j/7750874170?pwd=aWR1Y213MlFkMVh3MWQ3UHFkMjJxQT09

#GaianWay #BookClub #IsARiverAlive #RobertMacfarlane