Winter: A Spiritual Biography of the Season

Winter is my favorite season. I moved from Texas to nothern climates just to enjoy winter as I did in my childhood. Winter (the book) allows me to revel in Winter (the season). I like how the many different writers bring varying aspects to the topic creating a depth most books lack. Many of the features confronted my notion and beliefs of the season, but after time and reflection, I began to not only see winter in a new way, but I experienced it differently also. If you like to hibernate for weeks at a time while watching the snow fall, this is a great book to steep you in the season.

This is a great collection of works by a diverse range of authors organized by the different aspects of the seasons - renewal, playfulness, isolation. I had first picked this book because it had something from Annie Dillard in it but found a great number of other authors to enjoy in it; actually that has lead to a number of other great book finds - like Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm which has an excerpt in the book. Too often the years just fly by - we have a been there, scene that attitude which causes us to just gloss over much of life. This `spiritual biography of the season' invites the reader to slowdown and truly observe what is going on around then. So far this is the only one I have read in the series but certainly plan on similarly enjoying a similar look at the other seasons.