Perspectives from Beings and Beyond
Explore with us as we delve into nature's diverse interpretations through different beings and mediums.
Happy New Year everyone!
Connecting the dots is our way of making sense of the world. We do this by focussing on the often-forgotten aspects of the natural world- blades of grass, fungi, a lone warbling frog.
The overarching theme this month, and let's be real, with all of nature, is wonder.
In our treks in the Dancing Frog Habitat, in the books we read and the podcasts and music we listen to, we feel profoundly moved by the might of nature, her generosity and her genius.
We hope that each piece of writing and information here will fill you with a sense of joy and astonishment.
In Tupac Shakur's poem, we learn of strength and resilience, and we see the meaning in the quote, "If grass can grow out of cement, love can find you anywhere."
The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature’s laws wrong it
learned to walk without having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.
Delve into the utterly absorbing world of nomenclature - of researchers and indigenous tribes, and how the terms we use to describe species need to be carefully, cooperatively thought out.
The book we recommend for this edition is Ways of Being by James Bridle.
Read the book to understand different types of intelligence - animals, plants, machines, and natural systems, and how it manifests in what each system knows, does, understands, and exists.
A genetic anomaly creates a bird that is not just delightful but essential - only the second recorded instance of its kind in over a hundred years - in our exploration of the avian world.
Do plants have memory? Do they exhibit learnt behaviour? Find your answers from the mimosa pudica plant.