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SUMMARY:Lessons from Nature on Life\, Death\, Renewal\, and Legacy
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DESCRIPTION:Join author and photographer Margie Patlak for a virtual discu
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Within a short span of time\, Margie Patla
 k lost her mother\, sole sibling\, and father. Reeling from those losses\,
  Patlak returned to live in Down East Maine\, where she spent her childhoo
 d summers. While in mourning and writing about the wilder environment she 
 experienced at her new home\, Patlak uncovered many lessons nature was tea
 ching her about the nature of life. The three generations of monarch butte
 rflies that it takes to make their way from Mexico to Maine taught her the
  value of what is passed on from generation to generation\, and the dramat
 ic tides taught her how fleeting time is and the need to make the most of 
 it. Patlak will share several of the vital lessons she and others have lea
 rned from nature about life\, death\, renewal and legacy--lessons that hel
 ped her personally heal from her losses.</p>\n<p>Her talk will be illustra
 ted with her striking photos of the alluring Maine coast. Patlak&rsquo\;s 
 emotionally compelling presentation will be followed by an opportunity for
  questions\, comments\, and discussion.</p>\n<p>Margie Patlak is a science
  writer\, memoirist and photographer. Her memoir More Than Meets the Eye: 
 Exploring Nature and Loss on the Coast of Maine was given the "Outstanding
  Book" award by the American Society for Journalists and Authors in 2022. 
 Patlak's personal essays and articles have appeared in a number of newspap
 ers\, magazines\, and literary journals including The Los Angeles Times\, 
 The Philadelphia Inquirer\, The Washington Post\, Discover magazine\, Hipp
 ocampus\, JuxtaProse and many others. She has degrees in Botany and Enviro
 nmental Studies and divides her time between Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania a
 nd Corea\, Maine. Her latest work\, the photo book Wild and Wondrous: Natu
 re's Artistry on the Coast of Maine was published in 2023.</p>\n<p>This pr
 esentation is part of a quarterly program\, developed by Andover resident\
 , Richard Davis\, titled &lsquo\;You&rsquo\;ve Been Dying To Know About &h
 ellip\;&rsquo\;.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The program will be recorded and a link to
  the recording will be shared with everyone who registers.&nbsp\;</p>\nhtt
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