How I learned to read the book of nature: a foreword
Reading the book of nature
On paying a particular attention
Pages from the book of nature
The earthly. Garden ; Woods ; Water's edge ; Earth's turning ; A litany of astonishments
The liminal. Birds ; Gentle rain, thrashing storm ; Wind ; First snow ; A litany of astonishments
The heavenly. Dawn ; Dusk ; Stars ; Moon ; A litany of astonishments
Epilogue: Lamentations for the book of nature.