Glossary

den bästa stockelden

(Swedish, “the best logfire”) A bushcraft fire made from two large long logs, one atop the other, with a careful air-gap. It will burn long enough to get a nights sleep. Known in Finnish as a rakovalkea gap fire.

• Kirtley, Paul (2018) Sámi Nuorssjo: the Best Log Fire
• Aitchison, George (2014) How To…. Build a Finnish Rakovalkea Gap Fire
• Perkunas (2011) Rakovalkea, a gapfire or maybe a longfire.

kintsukuroi

(Japanese) The art of repairing pottery, with gold or silver joining the pieces, and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.

tsundoku

(Japanese, 積ん読) Buying books to read someday.

woodland

Simply “the woods” in American English. A forest open enough for sunlight to reach the ground, allowing undergrowth. The wildlife is also less threatening than in darker, more primeval, forests.

komorebi

(Japanese, 木漏れ日) tree filtered sunlight.

shinrin’yoku

(Japanese, 森林浴 “woodland bathing”) A type of nature therapy.

waldbaden

(German, “forest bathing”, see also) A type of nature therapy.

waldeinsamkeit

(German, “forest solitude”)