Life in ruins by Robert Macfarlane

[@cynthiacassel]

That’s a wonderful lecture. Thank you.

[@squatch545]

I hope this series never ends. It's been fascinating so far.

[@shelleymcafee8197]

Robert Macfarlene is such a phenomenal Thinker and Writer - I’m excited to hear him lecture! Thank-You for posting this, I wish (hope) that his lectures would all be uploaded!

[@alisonaddicks1584]

Every one of these lectures is of value, thank you all for the posting.

[@jylyhughes5085]

Thank you for this precious lecture by Robert Macfarlane, one of my favourite most-loved writers.

[@cynthiacassel]

What a wonderful find - his thoughts in shorthand

[@cynthiacassel]

I love the part about the light coming through the wall of a cathedral -

[@cncshrops]

What wry sense of humour prompted the posting of this, now? And how optimistic to think of nature recovering lost ground in our absence. That is a consolatory thought, to be sure.

[@moyadapne968]

When our town in NZ had deserted areas after our devastating 'quakes ('Red Zones'), it was interesting to see some of those areas 10 years later. Nature had taken over. Creatures abounded, including rats. Kind of beautiful.

[@CanVultus]

“Optimistic” no it’s actually observed fact not optimism. You must be uneducated. There are plenty examples of this already. The areas around Chernobyl being just one.

[@deedeequast9148]

This lecture took place on January 27, 2012.