<p>Be sure to read Hal Borland&#39;s other bestselling classics&mdash;<em>Hal Borland&#39;s Twelve Moons of the Year</em> (hardcover, ISBN 978-1-63561-901-0); paperback, ISBN 978-1-63561-900-3) and <em>Book of Days</em> (hardcover, ISBN 978-1-63561-760-3; paperback, ISBN 978-1-63561-759-7), published by Echo Point Books.</p><p>Living in a world circumscribed by up-to-the-minute news and electronic tools we barely master before they are out-of-date, we attempt to shield ourselves from environmental events which threaten to overturn our constructed reality. Naturally, in such fast-paced and topsy-turvy surroundings we watch the sky and earth for signs of regularity; looking to the changing seasons for hope and rejuvenation, and seeking out the voices of those who speak of constancy in the changes of the natural world.<br />
Hal Borland was such a voice. Every week, beginning in 1941, in the editorial pages of <em>The New York Times</em> he would speak of living on the land&mdash;this natural world we all try to understand. In this collection of 365 of his essays, arranged daily within the twelve months, he writes with a familiarity of the ways of the country that is at once humble and resiliently knowledgeable.<br />
In <em>Sundial of the Seasons</em> you will find page-long ruminations on such topics as &ldquo;Fog&rdquo; (&ldquo;a unique blend of mood and weather&ldquo;), &ldquo;The Bumblebee&rdquo; (&ldquo;Bumblebees tolerate man, up to a point&rdquo;), &ldquo;Dandelions&rdquo; (&ldquo;Neither flood nor drouth seems to discourage it&rdquo;), and &ldquo;Fishing&rdquo; (&ldquo;The fish caught are only a lesser part of the catch&rdquo;), all in celebration of the everyday events of life in the country.&nbsp;<br />
Begin each day with the gentle wit and wisdom of the person who, for nearly four decades, wrote his &ldquo;outdoor editorials&rdquo; in an engaging and inimitable fashion eagerly read by thousands.&nbsp;</p>