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What to Look for in Autumn
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52 pages, Hardcover
Published January 28, 1960
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E.L. Grant Watson
33 books7 followersPublished under the name E. L. Grant Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson was a writer and biologist. Besides some 40 books he wrote a lot of essays and short stories.
He was educated at Bedales School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a B.A. in 1909. Before his marriage in 1919, he travelled Australia, Fiji, Canada and Ceylon.
He was befriended with a multitude of writers and poets and his work spanned fiction, travel writing, nature essays and metaphysical and philosophical studies.
He was educated at Bedales School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a B.A. in 1909. Before his marriage in 1919, he travelled Australia, Fiji, Canada and Ceylon.
He was befriended with a multitude of writers and poets and his work spanned fiction, travel writing, nature essays and metaphysical and philosophical studies.
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September 5, 2020
The changing of the seasons is one of life’s many quiet joys. I love the signs of autumn: spiders spinning webs in the hedges, blue-black scarab beetles on Southborough Common, skeins of wild geese flying high, toadstools in the forest.
My primary school was a converted oast-house in Rolvenden, where John Wesley had once preached under a nearby oak. In September, the beams were always hung with hops, and at home there were apples drying in the attic. I loved the harvest hymns, and often whistle “We plough the fields and scatter” now as I walk along the lanes through Bough Beech’s fields and woods.
I treasure my copy of Ladybird Books’ What to Look for in Autumn, published in 1960. One page pictures women picking up potatoes in the field. When we lived in the Sussex village of Robertsbridge, I met a lovely old lady in her nineties, who had farmed there since 1947. She recalled that when she and her husband first moved there, they employed almost everyone in our lane of about thirty houses to pick the potato crop. By the 1990s, none of the residents worked on the land.
Some things change, and some things stay the same, thank goodness. There are still hops, apples, blackberries and conkers to be found in the hedgerows of the High Weald.
My primary school was a converted oast-house in Rolvenden, where John Wesley had once preached under a nearby oak. In September, the beams were always hung with hops, and at home there were apples drying in the attic. I loved the harvest hymns, and often whistle “We plough the fields and scatter” now as I walk along the lanes through Bough Beech’s fields and woods.
I treasure my copy of Ladybird Books’ What to Look for in Autumn, published in 1960. One page pictures women picking up potatoes in the field. When we lived in the Sussex village of Robertsbridge, I met a lovely old lady in her nineties, who had farmed there since 1947. She recalled that when she and her husband first moved there, they employed almost everyone in our lane of about thirty houses to pick the potato crop. By the 1990s, none of the residents worked on the land.
Some things change, and some things stay the same, thank goodness. There are still hops, apples, blackberries and conkers to be found in the hedgerows of the High Weald.
October 22, 2018
A nice little intro to the flora and fauna of the season.
October 23, 2023
Beautiful and useful book also a very nostalgic read. Illustrations are lovely
December 6, 2024
Blessed Autumn Equinox 🍂
This is such a beautifully illustrated book.
This is such a beautifully illustrated book.
June 20, 2022
Such a nostalgic read
October 8, 2024
there is no autumn where i live but boy, was i living it through this book
October 30, 2024
• Explores topics like bird migration patterns and plant life preparation for winter in the days of 1960's.
• Highlights the interconnectedness of nature and the importance of life's cycles.
• Blends scientific facts with poetic musings for a unique reading experience.
• Deepens understanding of the natural world and encourages observation of environmental changes.
• Ideal companion for nature lovers, casual readers, or those seeking a peaceful, reflective read for the autumn months.
• Nostalgic and beautifully illustrated drawings to further visualise the description of each page.
• Highlights the interconnectedness of nature and the importance of life's cycles.
• Blends scientific facts with poetic musings for a unique reading experience.
• Deepens understanding of the natural world and encourages observation of environmental changes.
• Ideal companion for nature lovers, casual readers, or those seeking a peaceful, reflective read for the autumn months.
• Nostalgic and beautifully illustrated drawings to further visualise the description of each page.
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