Countryside Contemplations Av Trigger Publishing

'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.