Nature on the Doorstep: A Year of Letters, by Angela E. Douglas log cabin She currently lives in North

She currently lives in North Carolina

gorgeous photos from Kara's studio offer visual guidance every step of the way

and fine-lined drawings are reminiscent of an antique rendering

Oryx and Crake

-- Englewood Review of Books

Nature on the Doorstep: A Year of Letters, by Angela E. Douglas log cabin She currently lives in NorthNature on the Doorstep reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one's own backyard over the course of a year. In weekly letters, Angela Douglas shares the joys and curiosities of a decidedly ordinary patch of green in upstate New York cultivated through the art of "strategic neglect" sometimes taking a hand to manage wildlife, more often letting nature go its own way. From the first flowers of spring to cardinals