In this new and expanded edition, writer-illustrator Barbara Bash has re-created her chronicles of meditation and contemplative wandering during a series of solitary country retreats. Combining beautifully hand-calligraphed journal notes with watercolor-and-pencil drawings, she captures exquisite moments of magic in the natural environment: a dragonflys brief pause, a surprised deer in tall grass, a lumbering skunks visit, the woods at twilight. Nature lovers, gardeners, and anyone who enjoys solitary country walks will recognize in Barbara a kindred spirit and will find hours of pleasure in these pages.
Sixteen pages of drawing exercises have been added to this paperback edition.

Barbara Bash has written and illustrated a number of prizewinning books on wildlife and natural history, and she teaches calligraphy and field sketching workshops in the U.S. and Europe. She lives in New Yorks Hudson Valley. Her website is at www.barbarabash.com