some praise for the book (available on Amazon or from me)

"When I first encountered the writings of Master Matsuo Bashō (nearly 40 years ago now), I was immediately moved by a poetic quality he had that I would later come to think upon as “culturally-informed bioregional biophilia”: a love of place and the Nature-Spirit of that place. I suspect many of you are bioregional biophiliaists as well, whether or not you are creatively-inclined. In that regard, I would like to recommend a new book in the wider genre of the love of place and Nature by Nirvan Hope, Words and Photos: Little Enchantments, Volume 1. Thirty-three photographic images from the mountains, forests, and beaches of the Northwest Pacific, with accompanying written reflections that inspire contemplation." Hawk of the Pines, Poet.