“As the spring comes on, and the densening outlines of the elm give daily a new design for a Grecian urn, — its hue, first brown with blossoms, then emerald with leaves, — we appreciate the vanishing beauty of the bare boughs. In our favored temperate zone, the trees denude themselves each year, like the goddesses before Paris, that we may see which unadorned loveliness is the fairest.”
This book is a compilation of essays and articles that delve into the experiences, challenges, and joys of living and interacting with the natural world. It covers a range of topics related to outdoor activities, environmental awareness, and the human connection to nature. more
Thomas Wentworth Higginson was an American author, editor, and social activist known for his advocacy of women's rights, abolitionism, and socialism. His works spanned poetry, novels, essays, and criticism, with his most famous work being the autobiographical novel 'My Life and Times'. Higginson's writing style was influenced by both Romanticism and Realism. more
“Life is as inexorable as the sea.”
“Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said.”