Winter

by Dallas Lore Sharp

Winter
Dallas Lore Sharp, american author and university professor (1870-1929)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
-01- ABOUT THIS BOOK
-02- DEDICATION
-03- INTRODUCTION
-04- HUNTING THE SNOW
-05- THE TURKEY DRIVE
-06- WHITE FOOT
-07- A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO SEE THIS WINTER
-08- CHRISTMAS IN THE WOODS
-09- CHICKADEE
-10- A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO DO THIS WINTER
-11- THE MISSING TOOTH
-12- THE PECULIAR ’POSSUM
-13- A FEBRUARY FRESHET
-14- A BREACH IN THE BANK
-15- A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO HEAR THIS WINTER
-16- THE LAST DAY OF WINTER
-17- NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS

Genres: Nature, Science

84 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Willow · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the beginning chapters of this book; the beautiful descriptive passages, the lists of things to do, see, and listen for in the winter.

The chapters were long, and while my kids listened politely, I knew they were finding it tedious. Even I grew tired, though we only read from it once or twice a week.

Chapter 9 was overwhelmingly evolutionary and we ended up skipping most of it.

[Elle · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely little book. I love the spaced out chapters of what to do, what to see, what to hear, etc. throughout the winter, intermingled with highlights of animals to keep a lookout for during the season. I would recommend it for anyone who struggles to see the beauty or enjoyment of winter (a category I firmly fit in).

Sharpe's love of nature shines through, although I often wondered if Mrs. Sharpe was afforded these same quiet, refreshing ambles through the nearby woods or if she was too busy with the house and children.

" Winter within us means vitality and purpose and throbbing life; and without us in our fields and woods it means widened prospect, the storm of battle, the holiness of peace, the poetry of silence and darkness and emptiness and death. And I have tried to show that Winter is only a symbol, that death is only an appearance, that life is everywhere, and that everywhere life dominates even while it lies buried under the winding-sheet of snow."

[Sarah B · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The trouble with those who say they hate winter is a lack of knowledge. They do not know the winter.; they never tramp the woods and fields in winter; they have no calendar of the rare, high-festival days of winter." What a sweet little book that reminds me to get out and enjoy winter, to get to know it a little better.