The Lay of the Land (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Dallas Lore Sharp

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332317502 ISBN 13 : 9781332317509

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the rhythms of the seasons through a seasoned naturalist’s eyes. This engaging volume invites you to a world of marsh, meadow, and wood as the author watches muskrats, birds, and trees prepare for winter and spring. Rich in observation and feeling, it blends science with vivid daily life in nature.

From the clever muskrat winter lodge to the first hints of spring beneath a thawing path, the book shows how creatures adapt and how we can notice the world more closely. It blends intimate field notes with broader reflections on memory, place, and the small wonders that anchor our daily lives in the outdoors.

• See how animals plan for cold weather and how their choices affect the landscape around them.


• Trace seasonal migrations, weather shifts, and the stirring signals of early spring.


• Learn a practical, close-to-home approach to nature study in any nearby patch of land.


• Enjoy lyrical prose that marries natural history with human wonder, from meadow to city park.

Ideal for readers who love thoughtful nature writing, accessible science, and a calm, observant voice that invites you outside.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Lay of the Land

We have had a series of long, heavy rains, and water is standing over the swampy meadow. It is a dreary stretch, this wet, sedgy land in the cold twilight, drearier than any part of the woods or the upland pastures. They are empty, but the meadow is flat and wet, naked and all unsheltered. And a November night is falling.

The darkness deepens. A raw wind is rising. At nine o'clock the moon swings round and full to the crest of the ridge, and pours softly over. I button the heavy ulster close, and in my rubber boots go down to the river and follow it out to the middle of the meadow, where it meets the main ditch at the sharp turn toward the swamp. Here at the bend, behind a clump of black alders, I sit quietly down and wait.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332317502
• ISBN 13: 9781332317509
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 230
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