Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
David Ryan hiked the Appalachian Trail and wrote a blog about Tinker Creek, complete with lots of pictures. He even talked to Annie Dillard's former neighbor, whose tree she used to sit in for hours. (Source.)
Okay, brace yourself: Giant Water Bugs can grow to be up to four inches long. Yes—you read that right: four inches. (Source.)
A key component to transcendentalism is the tenet of leading by example…which is exactly what Dillard does with both her year at Tinker Creek and her book. (Source.)