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A Year in the Woods - Twelve Small Journeys into Nature (Paperback)
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A Year in the Woods - Twelve Small Journeys into Nature (Paperback)
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Loot Price R343
Discovery Miles 3 430
You Save R63 (16%)
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From the acclaimed author of In Praise of Paths comes a humorous
and modest Walden for modern times. As nature becomes ever more
precious, we all want to spend more time appreciating it. But time
is often hard to come by. And how do we appreciate nature without
disruption? In this sensitively-written book, Torbjorn Ekelund, an
acclaimed Norwegian nature writer, shares a creative and
non-intrusive method for immersing oneself in nature. And the
result is nothing short of transformative. Evoking Henry David
Thoreau and the four-season structure of Walden, Ekelundwrites
about communing with nature by repeating a small, simple ritual and
engaging in quiet reflection. At the start of the book, he hatches
a plan: to leave the city after work one day per month, camp near
the same tiny pond in the forest, and return to work the next day.
He keeps this up for a year. His ritual is far from rigorous and it
is never perfect. One evening, he grows so cold in his tent that he
hikes out before daybreak. But as Ekelund inevitably greets the
same trees and boulders each month, he appreciates the banality of
their sameness alongside their quiet beauty. He wonders how long
they have stood silently in this place-and reflects on his own
short existence among them. A Year in the Woods asks us to
reconsider our relationship with the natural world. Are we anxious
wanderers or mindful observers? Do we honor the seasons or let them
pass us by? At once beautifully written, accessible, and engaging,
A Year in the Woods is the perfect book for anyone who longs for a
deeper connection with their environment, but is realistic about
time and ambition.
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