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City Nature: Tales of Ornery Plants, Opinionated Birds, Gardening Triumphs and Tragedies, and Capturing It All Through a Lens by Martha Retallick
Narrator: Lynn Norris
Category: Memoir, Audiobook
Praise "City Nature is a beautiful combination of color photography taken by the author in her backyard and tales of nature in the city. The author, Martha Retallick has designed her garden in such a way that water goes away from her home’s foundation and instead is guided towards the plants that require it for their survival. Her photographs document her gardening successes and her journey to successfully connect with nature in an arid landscape." -Amazon Customer, 5 star review |
ABOUT THE BOOK
If you’re a city dweller, you may feel like you’re “in here” and nature is somewhere “out there.” It’s in vast, distant forests, prairies, mountains, deserts, or other far-off places.
My name is Martha Retallick, and I’m here to tell you that, even in the heart of the city, we are surrounded by nature that insists on itself. Urban nature is powerful – it can push grass right through asphalt roads and force trees up through sidewalks.
Join me while I introduce my ornery desert plants and the opinionated birds that decide that my Tucson home is the perfect venue for nesting and raising their young, share gardening triumphs and tragedies, and explain how I capture it all through a lens.
If you’re a city dweller, you may feel like you’re “in here” and nature is somewhere “out there.” It’s in vast, distant forests, prairies, mountains, deserts, or other far-off places.
My name is Martha Retallick, and I’m here to tell you that, even in the heart of the city, we are surrounded by nature that insists on itself. Urban nature is powerful – it can push grass right through asphalt roads and force trees up through sidewalks.
Join me while I introduce my ornery desert plants and the opinionated birds that decide that my Tucson home is the perfect venue for nesting and raising their young, share gardening triumphs and tragedies, and explain how I capture it all through a lens.
Martha Retallick
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Martha Retallick is an award-winning photographer, writer, and designer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Michigan and has done additional coursework in graphic design and in building and construction technologies at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona.
Martha has freelanced as a commercial photographer, web and graphic designer, and business consultant. She has also worked on the editorial staffs of three different publications.
As a fine art photographer, Martha has hosted her own solo photography exhibitions and has been included in group shows at Tucson’s Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop and the Tohono Chul botanical garden.
In addition, Martha volunteers as a citizen scientist through daily weather monitoring and as an undergraduate admissions interviewer for the University of Arizona Eller College of Management.
Website:
https://westernskycommunications.com/
Martha Retallick is an award-winning photographer, writer, and designer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Michigan and has done additional coursework in graphic design and in building and construction technologies at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona.
Martha has freelanced as a commercial photographer, web and graphic designer, and business consultant. She has also worked on the editorial staffs of three different publications.
As a fine art photographer, Martha has hosted her own solo photography exhibitions and has been included in group shows at Tucson’s Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop and the Tohono Chul botanical garden.
In addition, Martha volunteers as a citizen scientist through daily weather monitoring and as an undergraduate admissions interviewer for the University of Arizona Eller College of Management.
Website:
https://westernskycommunications.com/