If you find you have more free time right now, this might be a great time to read old blogs you may have missed, to share with friends, and even to offer us feedback and suggestions.Īs we write this blog, we are all isolating ourselves at home because of the novel corona virus, and finding ways to keep calm. At the Blog site we have made quick links to older posts for you and have other links (e.g., Resources). In general, the Blog shows better with each larger device and is much more complete should you ever decide to go to the Blog site itself at: We post each Thursday morning. You may need to view these photos on a computer, tablet or iPad if they do not show up on your cell phone. We hope our Readers are keeping healthy, safe and well, and that these photos are beneficial in the spirit in which they are offered – our contribution of positive thoughts and calming images to help keep spirits and resilience high, in these unsettling times. We are sharing positive energy offered by the natural beauty of our feathered friends, as captured by Lucy’s photography. Richard St.This seems like a good week for calming photos of birds, mostly North American. Barbe Baker Man of the Trees Paul Hanley BWNS His encounters with historical figures like FDR, Nehru, and George Bernard Shaw are eye-popping, as were his accomplishments. He was also an Edwardian eccentric whose obsession with trees caused him to neglect his family the devout son of an evangelical preacher who became a New Age hero an unapologetic colonial officer fired for defending indigenous Africans a forester who rarely had a steady income a failed entrepreneur and inventor a proud soldier and peace activist a brilliant writer, speaker, and raconteur who made wild claims about the effectiveness of his conservation efforts. He saved lives, too, through his ceaseless global campaign to raise the alarm about deforestation and desertification and by finding effective, culturally sensitive ways for people to contribute to a more peaceful and greener world. Barbe Baker was an inspirational visionary and pioneering environmentalist who is credited with saving and planting billions of trees. It was published by the University of Regina Press. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist. The publication of Man of the Trees: Richard St.

Man of the Trees by Paul Hanley