{"product_id":"nature-on-the-doorstep-a-year-of-letters-paperback-softback-9781501768118","title":"Nature on the Doorstep; A Year of Letters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501768118","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNature on the Doorstep\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Year of Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAngela E. Douglas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501768118\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 2 diagrams - 2 Diagrams\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with wide-eyed wonder, these lighthearted letters charm. This book has plenty to offer those looking to discover the magic in one's own backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e (Publishers Weekly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature on the Doorstep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one's own backyard over the course of a year.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the first flowers of spring to cardinals singing in the winter, Douglas shows us the magic of welcoming unexpected plant and animal life into one's backyard. A paean to the richness we find when we stop to look and let be, \u003ci\u003eNature on the Doorstep\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the role humble backyards play both in conservation efforts and in an expanded appreciation of the living world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch 22, 2020: On the horns of a dilemma\u003cbr\u003e March 29, 2020: Spring is coming...\u003cbr\u003e April 5, 2020: Wordsworth's flowers\u003cbr\u003e April 12, 2020: Vultures and rabbits\u003cbr\u003e April 19, 2020: Bloom where you are planted\u003cbr\u003e April 26, 2020: Winter's dregs\u003cbr\u003e May 3, 2020: The English daisy\u003cbr\u003e May 10, 2020: Bud burst!\u003cbr\u003e May 17, 2020: And now it's summer\u003cbr\u003e May 24, 2020: Chipmunks and woodchucks\u003cbr\u003e May 31, 2020: Looking up\u003cbr\u003e June 7, 2020: Natives and aliens\u003cbr\u003e June 14, 2002: Save the bees!\u003cbr\u003e June 21, 2020: A terminological jungle\u003cbr\u003e June 28, 2020: Empires under the maple tree\u003cbr\u003e July 5, 2020: Fireflies: a wonder of the Ithaca world\u003cbr\u003e July 12, 2020: The Deptford pink\u003cbr\u003e July 19, 2020: Blue jay birds and blue jay humans\u003cbr\u003e July 26, 2020: Call my bluff\u003cbr\u003e August 2, 2020: Termite mound or Italian villa?\u003cbr\u003e August 9, 2020: Happy families\u003cbr\u003e August 16, 2020: The orthopteran orchestra\u003cbr\u003e August 23, 2020: Backyard munchers\u003cbr\u003e August 30, 2020: Wasps galore\u003cbr\u003e September 6, 2020: The official end of summer\u003cbr\u003e September 13, 2020: Garden silks\u003cbr\u003e September 20, 2020: Late season flowers\u003cbr\u003e September 27, 2020: The War of the Seasons\u003cbr\u003e October 4, 2020: The backyard harvest\u003cbr\u003e October 11, 2020: Making a living in the backyard\u003cbr\u003e October 18, 2020: The winter birdseed feeder is back in business\u003cbr\u003e October 25, 2020: Fall colors\u003cbr\u003e November 1, 2020: The end of the 2020 orthopteran orchestra\u003cbr\u003e November 8, 2020: Fake news!\u003cbr\u003e November 15, 2020: What's on today's menu?\u003cbr\u003e November 22, 2020: It smells to high heaven\u003cbr\u003e November 29, 2020: Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater\u003cbr\u003e December 6, 2020: Hawk, beware!\u003cbr\u003e December 13, 2020: Life in the leafless trees\u003cbr\u003e December 20, 2020: Nearly a foot of snow\u003cbr\u003e December 27, 2020: Mass Sparrow Attack\u003cbr\u003e January 3, 2021: Celebrating the last day of the year\u003cbr\u003e January 10, 2021: Winter sounds\u003cbr\u003e January 17, 2021: Sparrow Wars\u003cbr\u003e January 24, 2021: The daily red squirrel\u003cbr\u003e January 31, 2021: It is nothing but winter—winter, cold and savage\u003cbr\u003e February 7, 2021: A Miller B nor'easter and a Bumpus event\u003cbr\u003e February 14, 2021: Finding their voice\u003cbr\u003e February 21, 2021: The daily crow commute\u003cbr\u003e February 28, 2021: Periwinkle for tea\u003cbr\u003e March 7, 2021: Snow fleas\u003cbr\u003e March 14, 2021: All change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Comstock Publishing Associates","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52608083919128,"sku":"9781501768118","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/nature-on-the-doorstep-a-year-of-letters-paperback-softback-9781501768118","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}