Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
ISBN: 0-9668619-1-4
Author: Tom Murphy
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The Light of Spring

by Tom Murphy

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.

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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