A Year in Nature: A Celebration of the Seasons by Lia Leendertz

A Year in Nature is a captivating journey across the countryside through the seasons. A delightful voyage through the seasons, each page sparkles with wonder and gentle surprises.

From spring's first blossoms dancing in the breeze to winter's quiet hush beneath a blanket of snow, A Year in Nature celebrates the magic woven into each month, where birds chatter like storytellers, leaves whirl in secret ballets, and raindrops compose lullabies on mossy stones.

With this beautiful collection, you are invited to wander meadow paths, pause beneath starlit skies, bring nature into your home and marvel at the tiny miracles often overlooked. It's a joyful reminder that nature's calendar is always full of enchantment. This is a book to treasure all year, every year, and the perfect companion to A Year in Story and Song and A Year of Feasting and Festivities.

Highlights include:

January - In the ancient meadow, the hedgerow in January and inside a beehive in January

February - A nature table for February, toad migration and winter rainbows

March - The vernal/spring equinox, garden wildlife in March and bird of the month

April - The pond in April, brimstone butterflies and flower on the month

May - Garden and weather folklore, 'The feast of Beltane' and May dew

June - Nature weaving, the hedgerow in June and Midsummer

July - Flower of the month, summer hailstorm and inside the beehive in July

August - Flower and leaf mandalas, dragonfly migration and the grasshopper chorus

September - Corn dollies, autumn equinox and daddy-longlegs

October - Make Halloween nature wands, preparing for hibernation and the moon illusion

November - Making a space for November, preserving leaves and mellow mists

December - Mark the winter solstice, types of frost and "cherry tree carol'