Currently reading: Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World by Hoyt and Schultz. It's an intriguing collection of excerpts from natural history writings, literature, mythology, art, popular culture... and it all involves insects! It's one of those reads that rewards you many interesting tidbits of information. Each section is fairly short, so even those who have a hard time digesting dry writing can easily enjoy the science sections. There is even Gary Larson bug cartoons interspersed throughout the book. Cultivating Delight: A natural history of my garden by Ackerman One of those pleasing and casual reads. I generally enjoy writings by naturalists, this particular book focusing on the observations of the wildlife activity witnessed around the garden. This is something I hope to include in later entries, wildlife surveys of my own green surroundings. I guess I've already embarked on this endeavor through my garden album online. This is an ongoing project I've started in order to document the species and flowering times of the wildflowers that occur in my garden and around the other parts of the front and back yards or along the sides of the house.