<p>A beautiful, bird-filled episode from the wonderful collaborative duo of writer Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris. Together they have created some of the best-loved books on the natural world in recent years, including The Lost Words.</p><br><p>In this transcendent episode they share their quite different visions of what rest looks like for them. Robert conjures a wild, bird-filled landscape in the Scottish Cairngorms whilst Jackie&nbsp;imagines taking a sentient ship to a melding of The Rain Wilds and Earthsea. Full of wonder, wild knitting, ‘glacial erratics’, laughter and of course plenty of nature chat, this episode is a true salve for the soul.</p><br><p>Links from the episode</p><br><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-book-of-birds-a-field-guide-to-wonder-and-loss-jackie-morris/2d5322d29fc5ce6f?ean=9780241404737&amp;next=t&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20920067905&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH3mBNanA46dUSqbi9V0Fbo6m&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhqfPBhBWEiwAZo196smTaKI2TT--sTUpvxYIAuc3ToikJS6SEiIg3eviKjxkqVhwjSrVJxoC78UQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Book of Birds</a> by Jackie Morris and Robert MacFarlane&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-words-rediscover-our-natural-world-with-this-spellbinding-book-jackie-morris/6c0d8240c1c88b12?ean=9780241253588&amp;next=t&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20920067905&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH3mBNanA46dUSqbi9V0Fbo6m&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhqfPBhBWEiwAZo196rtBKHDWCacsCZD9wN19qNpeuD56wiMW4AtB8fvgx-yXyS7Dw58irhoC0WkQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lost Words</a> by Jackie Morris and Robert MacFarlane&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-spells-an-enchanting-beautiful-book-for-lovers-of-the-natural-world-jackie-morris/1ebf8c985fd8f9c5?ean=9780241444641&amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lost Spells</a> by Jackie Morris and Robert MacFarlane</p><p>Jackie’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jackiemorrisartist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p>Jackie’s <a href="https://www.jackiemorris.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a></p><p>Robert’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robgmacfarlane/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p>Deep Deep Light pain brushes and paints <a href="https://deepdeeplight.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deepdeeplight.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-wizard-of-earthsea-the-first-book-of-earthsea-ursula-k-le-guin/1616436?ean=9781473223561&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23271372933&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH1fSLceaaTwTvNAlIhKLU8Bv&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhqfPBhBWEiwAZo196jHcoBBRpyJN-BFKY6hXb_cG1zhJfuJ8fdaNGRKGNkFN7arakRLEqRoC9ZYQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Wizard of Earthsea</a>by Ursula K. Le Guin</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-rain-wild-chronicles-the-complete-4-book-collection-robin-hobb/5e48171fde2ae11c?ean=9780008113735&amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rain Wild Chronicles</a> by Robin Hobb</p><p><a href="https://illustrationdept.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Illustration Department Podcast</a></p><p>Artist <a href="https://davidgentleman.com/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Gentleman</a></p><p>Read about Albrecht Dürer’s painting Young Hare <a href="https://www.visitingvienna.com/sights/museums/durer-hare/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-living-mountain-a-celebration-of-the-cairngorm-mountains-of-scotland-nan-shepherd/2534098?ean=9780857861832&amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Living Mountain</a> by Nan Shepherd</p><p>Read about artist Mark Rothko on the Moma <a href="https://www.moma.org/artists/5047-mark-rothko" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a></p><br><p>Visit The Clearing website <a href="http://www.theclearingpod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.theclearingpod.com</a> for a full transcript and to discover how to enjoy the episodes ad free and to access our bonus content</p><p>Buy Katherine’s books:<a href="https://katherine-may.co.uk/enchantment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>Enchantment</em></a> |<a href="https://katherine-may.co.uk/wintering" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>Wintering</em></a> | <em>The Electricity of Every Living Thing</em>:<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1124/9781409172512" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> UK</a> /<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-electricity-of-every-living-thing-a-woman-s-walk-in-the-wild-to-find-her-way-home/9781612199603" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> US</a></p><p>Follow Katherine on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></p><p>Visit Katherine’s<a href="https://katherine-may.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Website</a></p><br><p>Production Credits</p><br><p>Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins</p><p>Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong</p><p>Producer - Alice Lloyd</p><p>Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. 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