Diane Ackerman

For #EarthDay, poet @DianeSAckerman's lovely ethos of living as an "Earth ecstatic" where others might subscribe to a particular religion brainpickings.org/2020/12/23/dia…

Is The Zookeeper’s Wife a True Story? Is the Movie Based on Real Lives of Jan and Antonina Zabinski? thecinemaholic.com/is-the-zookeep…

Think billions of horny teens. Last cicada-orgy, I was with Vera Rubin, pioneer of dark matter, as cicadas pummeled the screen door, and her slightly radioactive husband set off alarms at the White House. Cicadas will always remind me of brilliant, kind, fascinating, dear Vera.

I so enjoyed watching 50,000 or so migrating snow geese at #MontezumaWildlifeRefuge, a fabulous spot to behold tall, stately Sandhill Cranes, bald eagles, trumpeter swans, and lots of other winged beauties at the top of Lake Cayuga.

@Revkin @DaveDaviesWHYY Yes, wonderful!

If only to learn the astounding physiology powering the epic migratory exploits of the bar-tailed godwit datazone.birdlife.org/sowb/casestudy…, listen to @davedavieswhyy's interview with master bird writer Scott Weidensaul scottweidensaul.com on his new book: npr.org/2021/03/29/982…

@brainpickings Beautiful. Thanks for this. When I was a Freshman at BU, I always had a collected Dylan Thomas in my pocket. Didn’t know then the circumstances of his death, which are heartbreaking. Such a lush, tintinnabulating gift.

“Do not go gentle into that good nitght Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” On the first day of #NationalPoetryMonth, the little-known story of how Dylan Thomas wrote his masterpiece, with a rare recording of the poet himself reading it brainpickings.org/2017/01/24/dyl…

"Life is really a plural noun, a caravan of selves." --@DianeSAckerman. In Hebrew, life is literally a plural noun. Still, go reinvent your self, today's as good a day as any :)

@ThaliaGoldstein Thanks Thalia! Reminds me of the course of mine you were in, on creativity in the arts and sciences. That was fun! Hope you’re doing well. 💚

This vivid description of creativity struck me this morning. From @DianeSAckerman 's lovely 2011 book "One Hundred Names for Love." Will be the intro for #gmupsyc335 today

This Snowy Owl is such a magnificent creature! Been visiting him regularly at a rural airport where he winters, just to quietly behold him. Yesterday, alas, he was gone, driven off by a mob of crows. I'm so hoping he'll forget their bother-squad and return. What a winged beauty!

Love this! What a perfect gift idea! I’m so pleased to see “A Natural History of the Senses” in the stack! ❤️

@Phantasmaphile Aw, thank you so much, Pam; that’s wonderful to hear. I’m so glad my “Senses” still speaks to you, and that our paths crossed when you were in middle school!

@ThePlanetMark @flowill @dougfarrchicago @billmcdonough @dwallacewells @Dieter_Helm @MikeBernersLee Thanks! I'm happy to be in such fine company.

Take a look at our list of #mustreads covering #sustainability and #climatechange. #knowledge #widerreading #tuedaythoughts

Zoom talk on Friday, Jan. 29th, at 7:00 PM. "The Mind, the Brain, the Self-- and How Love Changes Everything." Intrigued? You can register here: lexingtoncommunityed.org/class/an-eveni…

“We are all shape-shifters and magical reinventors. Life is really a plural noun, a caravan of selves.” – @DianeSAckerman #DianeAckerman #TuesdayTip #theself #poems #poets #freshstart #presence

Superb message about bigotry, anarchy, and the appalling events of the past week. Please watch and share. facebook.com/arnold/videos/…

@GigiStoll Thanks so much, Gigi! I’m delighted to help you weather the pandemic.❤️

@nbatalha Wow! A heart's mosaic. What wonderful things to look forward to! ❤️

Happy New Year! I’m so ready for an inauguration, my 1st grandchild, a vaccination, and my daughter’s wedding. Let’s do this!

Congratulations @brainpicker!! What a heartfull, gorgeous children's book! Can't wait to send a copy to a young friend. I love snails and their cupid-like "love darts," but one needn't, or even be a child, to relish this wise, timely, loving, and sumptuously-told story. 🐌🐌🐌

I love "Smeyes!" Here are a few: "Coronials"-- generation conceived during pandemic. "Covideo"-- Zoom watching TV with a friend. "Blursday"-- The only correct answer to "What day is it?" "Doom-scrolling"-- Obsessively rereading bad news. "Before-time"-- Pre-pandemic days. More?

@Tetrachromatix Happy holidays to you, too!🎄🎄

@DianeSAckerman Happy holidays and what a thrill to hear from you! I wish you a snowy and all the blessings of the season.

Snowy Ennui #NYbirds #raptors #birdsofprey #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #TwitterNatureCommunity