This book of color nature photography is a heartfelt memoir celebrating the joys of nature, family, and friends, the sacred healing power of nature, and the renewal and joy of being in nature alone. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both naturalists, writer and photographer John Nichols portrays and reflects on the cycles of life in the Taos Valley of New Mexico. The book contains color photos throughout. John Nichols has written 13 novels and nonfiction, as well as a collection of essays, and four other books of photographs.  This is a hardcover book, 9.50 inches hig by 2.00 inches deep by 11.00 inches wide.