Emily's Musings

The Path

Just finished The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe by Chet Raymo, a professor of physics and astonomy at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA. The book "chronicles the universe he has found by closely observing every detail" of his one mile walk from his house to work. "He connects the local to the global, the microscopic to the galactic, with a scientist's curiosity, a historian's respect for the path, and a child's capacity for wonder." It was a lovely read and leaves you wanting to go out for a walk in the woods or to plant something and watch it unfold over time. There's a wonderful environmental message, but mostly a great sense of how amazing the world is and how we should stop and take a look at it.