A photographic diary of a small Midwestern farm and the family whorsquo;ve made it their homeIn Roshara Journal; father-and-son team Jerry and Steve Apps share the monthly happenings at their familyrsquo;s farm in central Wisconsin. Featuring Steversquo;s stunning photos and fifty years of Jerryrsquo;s journal entries; Roshara Journal captures the changesmdash;both from month to month and over the decadesmdash;on the landscape and farmstead.The Apps family has owned Roshara since 1966. There they nurture a prairie restoration and pine plantation; maintain a large garden that feeds three generations; observe wildlife species by the dozens; and support a population of endangered butterflies. In documenting life on this piece of land; Jerry and Steve remind us how; despite the pace and challenges of modern life; the seasons continue to influence our lives in ways large and small. Jerry explains that his journal entries become much more than mere observations: "It seems that when I write about somethingmdash;a bur oak tree; for examplemdash;that old tree becomes a part of me. . . . Writing takes me to a place that goes beyond observation and understanding; a place filled with feeling and meaning."In the tradition of Bernd Heinrich in Maine; Barry Lopez in the Canadian Arctic; and Aldo Leopold just an hour down the road in Baraboo; Jerry and Steve Apps combine observation; experience; and reflection to tell a profound story about one place in the world.
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