Nature on the Doorstep: A Year of Letters, by Angela E. DouglasNature on the Doorstep reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one's own backyard over the course of a year. In weekly letters, Angela Douglas shares the joys and curiosities of a decidedly ordinary patch of green in upstate New York cultivated through the art of "strategic neglect" sometimes taking a hand to manage wildlife, more often letting nature go its own way. From the first flowers of spring to cardinals

"For pure whimsy

What are the likely benefits--to us

and prints it contains

five Coretta Scott King Honor Awards

costing one shilling (the equivalent of just 5 pence today)

New Testament Selections

Every spring

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owing to a case of mistaken identity

Kristy's writing style is delightfully engaging and instilled with curiosity and a sense of wonder

Instead she became a librarian

a guide to the constellations