The Nature of Spring (Seasons): 3

The Nature of Spring (Seasons): 3

by JimCrumley (Author)

Synopsis

Spring marks the genesis of nature's year. As Earth's northern hemisphere tilts ever more towards the life-giving sun, the icy, dark days of winter gradually yield to the new season's intensifying light and warmth. Nature responds... For our flora and fauna, for the very land itself, this is the time of rebirth and rejuvenation - although, as Jim Crumley attests, spring in the Northlands is no Wordsworthian idyll. Climate chaos and its attendant unpredictable weather brings high drama to the lives of the animals he observes - the badgers, seals and foxes, the seabirds and the raptors. But there is also a wild, elemental beauty to the highlands and islands, a sense of nature in animation during this, the most transformative of seasons. Jim chronicles it all: the wonder, the tumult, the spectacle of spring.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Publisher: Saraband
Published: 04 Apr 2019

ISBN 10: 1912235374
ISBN 13: 9781912235377

Media Reviews
Praise for Jim Crumley's writing: Wainwright Golden Beer Prize 2017, LONGLISTED (The Nature of Autumn); The Richard Jeffries Society & White Horse Bookshop Literary Prize for nature writing, SHORTLISTED; A delightful meditation. Stephen Moss, Books of the Year, Guardian; Nature writing is like trying to catch birds with cobwebs. Crumley's just has a higher tensile strength than most. Herald; Breathtaking...This nature book is a delight...words that freshen and sparkle the everyday world and sprinkle warmth and colour into the heart of it. Miriam Darlington, BBC Wildlife; Enchanting. Sara Maitland; A passionate, compelling, very personal work... the honesty of his voice is striking. Scottish Review of Books; Enthralling and often strident. Observer
Author Bio
Jim Crumley has written more than thirty books, mostly on the wildlife and wild landscape of his native Scotland. His work has been shortlisted for prestigious awards such as the Wainwright Prize and the Saltire Society Literary Awards. Jim is a widely published journalist and has a monthly column in The Scots Magazine, as well as being a poet and occasional broadcaster on both radio and television.