tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post2030419811964858843..comments2024-02-25T13:25:26.434-08:00Comments on Owl's Farm: Taking Care of the RootsOwlfarmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373358232893937182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post-82856960299823360112008-09-07T14:07:00.000-07:002008-09-07T14:07:00.000-07:00You are! I'm fond of travel writing in general (w...You are! I'm fond of travel writing in general (which makes it fortunate that I know Lucy), and have read much of what Iyer's written. But he's also beloved by many of my favorite writers, including the late Ellen Meloy. By all means read something--he's published a great deal that shows up online.Owlfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373358232893937182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post-9319213906510968852008-09-07T12:58:00.000-07:002008-09-07T12:58:00.000-07:00This really doesn't have anything to do with your ...This really doesn't have anything to do with your post, but I have to comment on Pico Iyer. His name keeps on coming up in one of those bizarre synchronicity things. I hadn't even heard of him until my sister-in-law got to photograph him at an event and <A HREF="http://libbylewisphotography.blogspot.com/2008/05/pico-and-marc.html" REL="nofollow">blogged about it.</A> Maybe I'm supposed to read him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post-24421802863622828362008-09-01T09:28:00.000-07:002008-09-01T09:28:00.000-07:00You're absolutely right, of course: better some th...You're absolutely right, of course: better some than none. What worries me, however, is that when the trendiness wears off of it becomes too expensive, or interferes too much with established lifeways, it might all be abandoned.<BR/><BR/>The real hope seems to lie with the children. It's their future we're messing with, after all, and judging from what my own students reflect, I think that issues of sustainability are much more deeply ingrained in them, and therein--as with all things tied to the future--lies hope.Owlfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373358232893937182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post-54427753464773954942008-08-30T12:50:00.000-07:002008-08-30T12:50:00.000-07:00Great post, as always, Candace! It is a shame that...Great post, as always, Candace! It is a shame that there is such a superficial commitment to the environment these days, but better superficial commitment than none at all. I would love to see people reflect more deeply on these things, but I wouldn't hold my breath (sorry that I'm a bit skeptical--I think that's what comes of studying history).Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197591307149394913noreply@blogger.com