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“Something in us longs to see a hundred thousand birds—not just imagined birds, but real ones. Such a spectacle of numbers reassures us that nature has not been completely conquered, that we have not set our

foot against all its magnifcence.” [Janisse Ray, from Wild Card Quilt]

he land is a body. We are as dependent upon it for wellbeing as the soul is on its feshly frame. In

Ecology of a Cracker Childhood , Janisse Ray writes, “The landscape that I was born to that owns my body: the uplands and lowlands of southern Georgia.” For Janisse and

Janisse Ray and Raven Waters are doing their part in setting an example and educating the

community about caring for the land.

Listening

to RedEarth

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story by Teri R. Williams photos by Eric Love

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