This book brings together 57 of the best black-and-white photographs of Marion Patterson, who describes her work as -photographs of the intimate landscape, simple and contemplative like a zen garden.- The images focus on the natural surroundings of the central California coast and Sierra--rocks, waterfalls, creeks, trees, seashells, sand, driftwood, and kelp washed ashore by the tides--as well as images from the Southwest and the deserts of California. The book provides a quiet meditation on the beauty of our natural environment in a manner that reflects the author's lifelong ties to the West...