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Dawn Light by Diane Ackerman
Dawn Light by Diane Ackerman








Dawn Light by Diane Ackerman

Daily walks back and forth between locations gave me "time on the ground" in the urban wilderness.ĭawn Light resonates strongly with me, covering a multi-faceted swath of interests, and amplifying the ideas underlying my Moments in the Park project. May many people have the opportunity to behold the planet from space, and return with a fuller sense of what 'home' means.Īt least once, may madcap roosters serenade us at dawn.Īs a teenager, I discovered Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses at a used bookstore - since that time years ago, I have returned to Ackerman's lyrical prose again and again (luckily, she keeps writing!) Dawn Light came at an interesting time - one where I was truly experiencing these precious pre-dawn and dawn hours in the beautiful city of Vancouver, BC. May our schools teach us to marvel at our humble origins and the minute stuff of the cosmos, and the fascinating life forms we have nonetheless become. May our health plans cover green holidays to parks and wildernesses as some Scandinavian plans already do.

Dawn Light by Diane Ackerman

May playing in nature not be regarded as idle. May our cities be redesigned to include more trees and windows providing a greater sense of sunrise, sunset, and seasons.










Dawn Light by Diane Ackerman