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THE LIGHT OF SPRING
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Hard Cover |
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$35.00 |
ISBN: 0-9668619-1-4 |
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Book
Description
The
rebirth on the landscape is the most spectacular aspect
of spring. The extended daylight, the rapid growth of
vegetation, the new green, and the wild array of flowers
give us a rebirth of our own spirit. All births are tied
to the explosion of other births, the wild growth of
plants, and the abundance of insects. A few birds next
in late winter so their young hatch at the same time
that young rodents begin to appear above ground in April
and May. One of the icons of Yellowstone, the bison,
begins its birth cycle about the 20th of April and continues
for a month, and the rest of the ungulates begin their
birth cycles about the 20th of May and also continue
for a month. During this two-month period, when shivering
little newborns are on the ground, it could be a sunny
70 degrees F. or it could be 20 degrees F with three
feet of wet snow. With each birth, they hold the future
there for themselves, for us, and for all of life in
the universe. I see how small and fragile each of us
is, yet how overwhelmingly powerful the force of life
is. -Tom Murphy
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About
the Author
Tom
Murphy's photographic passion and specialty is Yellowstone
Park. Since 1975 he has traveled extensively within its
3400 square miles, hiking thousands of miles and skiing
on dozens of extended overnight trips in the backcountry.
His photographs have been used in numerous regional,
national, and international publications. Clients include
Life, Architectural Digest, National Geographic, Audubon,
and Time. Magazines such as Newsweek, The New York Times
Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Esquire, and
others have sent him on assignments. His first book,
Silence and Solitude, Yellowstone's Winter Wilderness,
won a 2002 Montana Book Award. The video "Silence
and Solitude" produced by Montana Public Television,
earned an Emmy nomination for Tom's photography.
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Reviews
"The
Light of Spring" is a generous gift from Tom Murphy.
He shares with us the eye of a painter, the mind of a
naturalist, and a poet's soul, all of it transported
by the strong legs and heart of a man at peace in a wild
environment. From tiny spiders to grizzly bears, he examines
the natural world of Yellowstone Park at eye level, giving
us a portrait as complex and captivating as birdsong.
Lots of books make you open your eyes. This one also
makes you listen. -Scott McMillion, author, "Mark
of the Grizzly"
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