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Notes from a Summer Cottage - The Intimate Life of the Outside World (Paperback)
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Notes from a Summer Cottage - The Intimate Life of the Outside World (Paperback)
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Loot Price R257
Discovery Miles 2 570
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'I went for a walk around the garden. A great tit warbled above a
patch of coltsfoot. I felt a thousand discoveries awaited...' Notes
from a Summer Cottage by Nina Burton is a beautifully written
nature memoir about the time spent renovating a cottage in the
Swedish countryside, and all the species that she encountered her
during her stay. Did you know that there are more ants altogether
than the number of seconds that have passed since the Big Bang? And
that in relation to their size, their anthill cities can be larger
than London and New York? Or, that a bird's migratory instinct is
so strong that an injured stork once escaped captivity and was
found six weeks later having walked 150 kilometres, following the
migratory path of his flock on foot? What begins with a renovation
of a an old summer cottage swiftly turns into an exploration of
nature, life and philosophy, in which Nina Burton reveals the inner
lives and hitherto unknown habits of the animals with which she
shares. Within the walls, the ceiling and the floor of the cottage
and its surrounding garden, she encounters a host of animals-ants,
honey bees, foxes, squirrels, blackbirds, badgers, pigeons, deer
and many more-all of whom have made her house and garden their
home, and all of whom cause Nina to reflect on their role within
our world.
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