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If you’re seeing double, that’s because we are resending this newsletter. The one we sent earlier today had a tech glitch. Our apologies. We’ll make sure we triple-check these things.
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Hey Ogre, hope you had a great start to 2025!
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Our newsletter has a new name: Naturally. We see that word as a portmanteau—Nature’s Ally—and that describes the purpose of The Green Ogre. As we unravel Nature’s layers for you, our stories evoke a sense of wonder about the ordinary wildness of the spaces we inhabit, as well as of the great, vast outdoors that lie beyond. And our goal is to inspire you to become Nature’s steward in your own little—or great—way.
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Tell us your nature story!
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While we cannot afford to pay you since The Green Ogre is a self-funded non-commercial project, you’re assured of the services of the finest editors and storytellers in the business, and a platform to share your extraordinary experiences with the world and give them a home where you can always find them, rather than squander them to be forgotten on social media.
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Think about it. Meanwhile, take your pick of our top stories of early January. We have more coming!
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When does a birding trip become a pilgrimage?
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Did you know that the fabled Hamsa of the Nala-Damayanti story from the Mahabharata was probably not a swan as was imagined, but a Bar-headed Goose? That’s just one fascinating nugget you’ll discover in Beej’s travelogue about meeting thousands of Bar-headed Geese, which migrate covering a distance of over 4,800 km from the icy lakes of the Tibetan Plateau to the lowland wetlands of Karnataka.
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When things fall apart, a book holds them together!
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Jennifer Nandi’s book tour diary continues. As she enjoys taking No Half Measures to Ladakh and Kashmir, the home front begins to unravel. She returns to a musty smell in her flat, an infestation of ants, a jammed freezer, and a blocked credit card! Yet the book continues to sell, and glues together her tattered world.
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Meditations on the shore
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“We seek stability in life when the most opportunity is in transitions. It took a tidal transition and a pod of sea mammals to remind me of this,” writes Andy in this meditative travelogue from Amed on Bali’s eastern coast.
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A vacation by the beach, especially if you’re not so much of a beach person, can offer an opportunity to reflect on life.
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