This essay is one of my favorite pieces of writing. Evocative, sensual, wild, and thoughtful.

"The sun had just set. I was relaxed on the tree trunk, ensconced in the lap of lichen, watching the lily pads at my feet tremble and part dreamily over the thrusting path of a carp. A yellow bird appeared to my right and flew behind me. It caught my eye; I swiveled around-- and the next instant, inexplicably, I was looking down at a weasel, who was looking up at me."

"The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobly in its talons. I would like to live as I should, as the weasel lives as he should."

https://genius.com/Annie-dillard-living-like-weasles-annotated

#writing #nature #mindfulness #reading #books