JohnNicholsfellinlovewithnatureasachildwhenhisfatherandgrandfather,bothnaturalists,taughthimthenamesoftheflowersandtrees,theheronsandbutterfliestheyencounteredonwalksinruralLongIsland,NewYork.WhenNicholsmovedtoNewMexicoasayoungman,hispassionforthenaturalworldgrew.Hebeganphotographingthelandandcrittersobservablejustoutsidehiskitchenwindow...andfarbeyond.InMyHeartBelongstoNature,Nicholsrecordshisforty-five-yearconnectiontotheTaosvalleyanditsmountains,wherehestilllives.Hisengagingproseandstrikingphotographsofferatributetohisinfinityinthisgrainofsand,repletewithmemoriesofwives,children,bighornsheepandrattlesnakes,andhigh-altitudesnowshoeexcursions--allofitapaeantothebiologythatsustainsus.
