Sorry to have been so distant. Things got a bit complicated for a while. But now they’re settling down. I know that’s not very “blog” of me, but…
In the meantime, there’s I’ve begun recording chapters of John James Audubon’s Delineations of American Scenery and Character, or Episodes. These were sprinkled through the first three volumes of the Ornithological Biography, which he begain publishing in 8 volumes in 1831. The 60 essays are at once amazing and very, very sad. Even as he was chronicling the New World and it’s creatures, he was waving goodbye. I thought it might be worth a listen:
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