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Jennifer Uehlein Reynolds's avatar

As far as finding an object, everything is pretty much covered in snow! But I did find five deer in my driveway upon returning home from a drink downtown with one of my girlfriends, and city girl that I am, I never cease to be amazed by their beauty. I am lucky to witness their fawn stage in the spring, so sweet and vulnerable, and their teenage phase, where they stamp their hooves at me when I encroach on their woods to walk back to my garden, and their adult stage, where I often get to see them fattened up for winter with their big puffy fur, and nurturing their young in the spring. I will never tire of watching the deer!

For my favorite nature-inspired text, I don't even know where to begin, but my most recent favorite is "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal Frozen Heart of Russia." What a title! And it made my feel like my Michigan winter is a walk in the park compared to tent camping in Siberia!

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Jill Hinton Wolfe's avatar

I hate that you can’t post a picture in the comments (that I can tell). But I’d post a photo of my dog’s footprint in the fresh snow that fell overnight. Fresh snow almost always makes me happy.

As far as a nature -inspired book, I was going to say “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed, but the I thought back even further & remembered how “My Side of the Mountain” by Jean Craighead George completely captivated me (George’s “Julie of the Wolves” was a close second). I was so taken with the idea of a kid being able to live in nature by themselves, I journaled about it for weeks.

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