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laurieb755 's review for:
Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
by Thor Hanson
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Author Thor Hanson (https://thorhanson.net/) lulls you into thinking you are in his backyard with him, only to blink and discover that you are actually indoors at home. His descriptive writing drew me in and I was there observing along side him in his Washington State backyard, nestled on an island. Truly the subtitle for this book, The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door, says it all. This is a lovingly crafted journal-like book filled with mysteries and delights of the biological world that are "just outside your door" and just under your feet or up in the trees.
I read a chapter each night and it was as if reading a grown-up fairy tale except that this story is real. With each subsequent day I found myself more observant, slowing down to look for whatever there was to be seen right in front of my eyes if I simply pause and pay attention. I was more curious about what was under my feet, and a bit more respectful of all the annoying insects – even the gnats that nibble on my ankles!
While my husband and then I read this as a borrowed book from the library, it is a book that I could see having on my shelf for sharing with grandchildren…
I read a chapter each night and it was as if reading a grown-up fairy tale except that this story is real. With each subsequent day I found myself more observant, slowing down to look for whatever there was to be seen right in front of my eyes if I simply pause and pay attention. I was more curious about what was under my feet, and a bit more respectful of all the annoying insects – even the gnats that nibble on my ankles!
While my husband and then I read this as a borrowed book from the library, it is a book that I could see having on my shelf for sharing with grandchildren…