Lucky for me that Marjolein Bastin's A Walk in the Woods is tiny enough to slip into my purse. It made all of us hanker for a tromp through the woods as we rediscovered the citizens of the forests. Bastin thinks "walking in nature is one of the greatest feelings of completeness you can have", and she communicates the power of nature to enchant and instruct in this special little book.
We were reminded of the mysteries we encounter in the natural world- all the details which don't fit snugly into any of our manuals or classifications, how a family of badgers emerges at twilight to go about its business in the dark.
Owl pellets are a source of wonder and a means of identifying various owl species which live in your locale.
Snails carry little worlds of their own.
