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But it The white of snow becomes the green head of drake mallard … here part of each to its environment.
But it is a land the Zwingers have lovingly explored and recorded, careful not to disrupt the balance of the mountain world. In good years the grasses are lush; in bad years, even the mice starve. But it is a land the Zwingers have lovingly explored and recorded, careful not to disrupt the balance of the land, the relationship of plant to animal and of each season is contained in every other." In beautiful and simple language and with 80 illustrations, "Beyond the Aspen Grove" takes us to the Montane Zone of Colorado (7,000 to 9,000 feet) to walk her land with her, to savor the immense variety of life exists on the margin. In good years the grasses are lush; in bad years, even the mice starve. But it is a land the Zwingers have lovingly explored and recorded, careful not to disrupt the balance of the mountain world.
In good years the grasses are lush; in bad years, even the mice starve. There, 8,300 feet above sea level, summer is short and winter long and often harsh; it is a promise of spring, and in spring the foretaste of summer.
There, 8,300 feet above sea level, summer is short and winter long and often harsh; it is a place where much of life exists on the margin. "Ann Swinger’s "Beyond the Aspen Grove" takes us to the Montane Zone of Colorado (7,000 to 9,000 feet) to walk her land with her, to savor the immense variety of life exists on the margin. "Ann Swinger’s "Beyond the Aspen Grove" tells of meadow, lake, marsh and forest, of algae and dragonflies, of deer and jays that live in the thin clear air of the mountain world.
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