Finding the Line

With the eye of a naturalist and the pen of a

philosopher,
Brenda Peddigrew invites us to share the beauty of her home,

which rests along
the bank of the Little Kennissis River in the beautiful Algonquin

Highlands of
Ontario, Canada. She immerses us in the wonder of changing

seasons, weather,
and daylight through essays with titles like Pursuing

Silence, Seasonal Cleaning,
Living the River, and Every Day the Same

Walk.

Each essay delivers a succinct and well-crafted verbal picture of

her rural surroundings
and then paves the way for a universal, deeper delving into

every
man and every womans life. How can we become stronger by

weathering a
harsh winter? What if we did the same walk every day and

really, truly saw the
miracle of daily change? Why not cleanse ourselves at the turn

of the seasons?
Th is is a book that shows a profound sense of place in the style

of classic nature
writers like Sigurd Olson and Aldo Leopold. It reminds us of the

gifts and
insights that come from the simple ritual of going outside our

own door every
day with our powers of observation on full alert.


Ann Linnea: author of Teaching Kids to Love the

Earth

Deep Water Passagea Spiritual Journey at Midlife

Keepers of the Treesa Guide to Re-Greening North

America