Within These woods: a collection of Northwoods nature essays, with original illustrations by the author

by Timothy Goodwin (author/illustrator)

With the eye of a biologist and the soul of an artist, Tim Goodwin guides the reader on a personal and educational journey through the Northwoods of the Great Lakes Region. He reflects on the elegance of the evolutionary process and the interconnectedness of all living things. At times a microscopic examination of the forest floor, and at others a far-reaching gaze into the wonders of a night sky. Goodwin explores this enchanted place and the delicate dance its history, geology, and organisms have performed since before recorded time. Along the way, he asks the hard questions about stewardship and spirituality that only connecting to nature and understanding our place in it can begin to answer.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction

238 pages, Paperback

First published April 13, 2015

Reviews

[Steve Voiles · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a comfortable review of the life in the north woods of Minnesota. Noting the peculiarities of various familiar species and rewarding us with small truths we did not know, Timothy mixes in some homespun wisdom gleaned from his family and personal experiences often drawing parallels between the survival of animals or trees to the best or most elemental aspects of human life as part of a larger system.

This is an easy book to pick away at over a long period of time, always comfortable and ready for a new meditation even after periods of distraction. I stretched in over a year, though I'm sure it could be read more quickly with as much satisfaction.