I’ve recently read A Year In The Woods: Twelve Small Journeys Into Nature, by Torbjorn Ekelund, who tried to spend one overnight a month, for year, in the forest near where he lives. I enjoyed it, as a reflection on being a father and trying to reconnect to the wild places near him.
He called his overnights “micro-expeditions” because his hikes were short, and in close proximity, and he camped near the same spot each month, to notice the changes of the world on a manageable scale.
The book, told in twelve chapters, one for each month, fits nicely into this season of Write Out, which kicks off next week.
I appreciated the twelve Epigraphs that started each chapter, so I have gathered them here (August is the only one I shortened, because it was long and spilled over to two pages. I just used the ending here).
Peace (and explorations),
Kevin
I love the pace of this feldgang. Thank you for the music of you blog. Charlie Parker would be proud.
ASIDE: Ever wonder why the anti-spam is not consciously mispelled. Seems like a useful security feature.