This Tender Place: The Story of a Wetland YearAfter the deaths of her father and father in law, Laurie Lawlor discovers an unlikely place for healing and transformation in a wetland in southeastern Wisconsina landscape of abundant and sometimes inaccessible beauty that has often been ignored, misunderstood, and threatened by human destruction. In her personal wetland journey, she examines the sky, delves underwater, and peers between sedges in all seasons and all times of day. An engaging and

[T]his is an almost universal guide to having fun in the wild

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"Even those of us without an affinity for winter will feel the draw of the season in the still landscapes clarified by white

spot the difference between some amazing creepy crawlies

What a gift their book is

The Birds of America presented 435 large

Book Excerpt:

Housman "The night is freezing fast"

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Afterword: Invitation to an Open Conspiracy: The Bartleby Project

This seed saving kit makes it easy to collect

"I wish I'd read this book before my children grew up