“Socially Distant in Sunlight”

While many of us contemplate our own spectrum of introversion during this pandemic crisis. I would encourage you to go outside (weather permitting) and pull some weeds. Normally I wouldn’t encourage human-on-plant violence, but I hate grass (my personal weeds) and with all this brimming anxiety, pulling weeds is better than pulling hair. But what to do about those inner demons insipidly eking louder and louder? Drown them out, with some audiobooks. That’s what I do!

I love Audible, because I love listening to audiobooks while I garden. My pleasure comes from a lack of soundtracks, or excessively annoying background music. Audio books are like an eavesdropped conversation told by professional narrators who relish your divided attention. But most importantly, I like listening to audiobooks over music, while I garden, because I can still hear the birds and sound of my feet walking on gravel. It’s simply more relaxing.

So in an effort to keep you sane and relaxed, I have compiled 60 hours (-ish) of audiobooks that are garden-themed in order to keep you inspired while you pull weeds and contemplate how much TP your neighbors have stockpiled in their house.

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Runctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World Audiobook
Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World
By Emma Marris
(7 hours and 15 minutes)

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The Power of a Plant: A Teacher's Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools Audiobook
The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools
By Stephen Ritz and Suzie Boss
(8 hours and 46 minutes)

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Humankind: Solidarity with Nonhuman People Audiobook
Humankind: Solidarity with Nonhuman People
By Timothy Morton
(8 hours and 22 minutes)

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The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors Audiobook
The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors
By David George Haskell
(10 hours and 25 minutes)

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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard Audiobook
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
By Doug Tallamy
        (Pre-order, Releases May 19, 2020)

BONUS BOOK

Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues Audiobook
Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues
By Molly Harper
(3 hours and 3 minutes)
 This one is a “beach-reading” short story, but it’s also free

This List’s Total Listening Time:

59.933 hours

(60 ish, but this doesn’t include the Nature’s Best Hope, because the audiobook is a pre-order at this time)