Reading the Rocks – Jenny Odell

Spending time with a landscape opens us to the language it speaks.
Can we quiet our own voices enough to hear what the Earth has to
say? This week, Jenny Odell takes us on a walk through the folds
and furrows of her Oakland neighborhood, listening for the memories
embedded in the shape of her surroundings. Sensing the language of
her local terrain, she begins to tune in to the age-old
conversation between rock and water. By cultivating this sustained
attention, Jenny shows how we can ask a place, as we would a
person, what is your story? Read the essay. Learn more about your
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