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See the British year afresh and experience a new way of connecting with nature - through the prism of Japan's seventy-two ancient microseasons.
Across seventy-two short chapters and twelve months,writer and nature lover Lev Parikian charts the changes that each of these ancient microseasons (of a just a few days each) bring to his local patch - garden,streets,park and wild cemetery.
From the birth of spring (risshun) in early February to'the greater cold'(daikan) in late January,Lev draws our eye to the exquisite beauty of the outside world,day-to-day.
Instead of Japan's lotus blossom,praying mantis and bear,he watches bramble,woodlouse and urban fox; hawthorn,dragonfly and peregrine. But the seasonal rhythms - and the power of nature to reflect and enhance our mood - remain.
By turns reflective,witty and joyous,this is both a nature diary and a revelation of the beauty of the small and subtle changes of the everyday,allowing us to'look,look again,look better'.
It is perfect gift to read in real time across the British year.
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'A fresh new look at the microseasons of nature's calendar,seen through Lev Parikian's eyes - with his usual humour,attention to detail and beautifully written prose.'Stephen Moss
'Buy this book. Plant it somewhere handy and whenever you're in need of a "spark of joy"pick it up and read a few pages. Its wit will make you smile. It will transport you to a wilder,gentler,more beautiful world.'Ann Pettifor
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson LimitedISBN: 9781783966387Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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