Five Books For Spring that Celebrate Nature
I love reading books set in the current season and especially those that evoke that season well. Last year I put together a list of five books that felt like springtime either because they were set in that season or they evoked a sense of new life and new beginnings. This list is a little different, because with the exception of The Wind in the Willows, these are mostly pure nature writing and memoir, and they all take place in England and Scotland.
Cherry Blossoms at Parc de Sceaux
If you take the RER B just south of Paris in the month of April, you’ll discover the most amazing grove of cherry trees in Parc de Sceaux, planted in perfectly-formed French straight lines.
A Book of Poetry for Lent
The poems themselves are beautiful and leave me with at least one line I find particularly meaningful. In addition to each day’s poetry, Guite writes about each poem, explaining why he included it in a collection focused on Christ’s 40 days in the wilderness and the Christian’s life seen as pilgrimage.
Books to Welcome Spring
The metaphorical calendar page is about to turn over to March, and the signs of early spring are visible in France: the first daffodils are up, the Japanese cherry blossoms have opened on their spindly branches, and the sun has been shining almost all week. It really lifts the spirits after the grey and rainy winter, and I started thinking about books that remind me of spring.