Countryside Contemplations

In our quest to find a place for quiet reflection, this simple but beautifully curated book on the wonders of the natural world provides a place for rest and contemplation. This book features a selection of quotes, extracts and poetry on the folklore, wisdom, and customs of the countryside.

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'In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.' - Margaret Atwood.   


Through evocative passages and quotes inspired by the countryside, this stunningly packaged book offers a rare opportunity to slow down, step back and receive the natural restorative power of nature. The contemplative words will transport you to a space of quiet reflection as you simply sit... and be. 


'Soon will the high Midsummer prompts come in


Soon will the musk carnations break and swell


Soon shall we have gold-dusted snapdragon


Sweet-William with his homely cottage-smell


And stocks in fragrant blow


Roses that down the alleys shine afar


And open, jasmine-muffled lattices' ...


Mathew Arnold, Thyrisis: A Monody to Commemorate the Author's Friend, Arthur Hugh Clough