“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” So spoke Hamlet the famous words challenging the perceived wisdom of what was, is, and can be known about the world. I found myself thinking about them upon the arrival of the copy of the forthcoming “The Hidden Meaning of Birds – A Spiritual Field Guide” by Arin Murphy-Hiscock.
Every so often, a new book comes along that when first seen causes me simply to stop and stare at it in awe with mouth agape. But never before has the mere picture of such a book caused me to do so – until today.
Volume seven of the Bloomsbury Wildlife Collection is now available, and in his most recently published Sunday Book Review, it has Mark wishing for a Northhamptonshire coastline so he can more easily visit the tidepools about which he has learned from reading this new book.
One of the subjects that will soon become a very hot popular topic, and indeed already is such among the more forward thinking and ecologically minded among us, is that of the state of the planet’s supply of potable water. And very much a part of this is the topic of groundwater. But for many, acquiring a solid understanding of this topic is quite a challenge indeed. One only need begin looking for a source to improve one’s knowledge and almost immediately find oneself in the deep end of the pool.