Nature around The Year Quotes

“There is water everywhere you look. Perhaps it is not immediately apparent because it is not always a liquid; water can appear in many other forms. There is more water on the earth’s surface than anything else.”

“It is winter. Everything looks dark and drab in the silent, deserted forest. Any movement is muffled by the trick carpet of dead leaves. The sun stays low over the horizon, often hidden by mist all day long.”

“Every month something different happens in the world of nature: birds are migrating, there’s a spring tide, or it’s harvest time.”

“Why do animals hibernate? What causes summer storms? How and when do tadpoles turn into frogs? How do plants grow, and why do the seasons change?”

“Vipers, adders and blindworms sleep 12 or 16 inches below the ground. The frogs have buried themselves in the waterlogged mud at the bottom of the pond; the toads are deep down in the earth, too deep to be affected by the cold.”

“Patches of snow are still lying in shady corners and hollows; the sun, low in the sky, hasn’t started to warm the frozen earth; but already there are signs that spring is coming.”

“There are many exciting things to discover and to know about in the ever-changing world around us_and may exciting questions to ask.”

“The boldest birds, the sparrows, arrive as soon as the food is thrown out. They look more like little balls, with their feathers fluffed up to give them better protection from the cold.”

“But plants do not need to eat other plants or animals for food; they can make their own food. The green parts of a plant do this by making food from carbon dioxide and water.. The process by which plants make this food is called photosynthesis, which means ‘building with light’.”

“The ice on the pond is good and solid, and people are skating. Everyone is laughing. Eyes are shining, cheeks are glowing. It is amazing that everyone can be so hot when the weather is so cold, but there is a good reason for it: the human body produces heat, in the same way that a boiler does.”