Sample passages from the Poor Will’s Almanack Daybook Series — twelve monthly volumes of phenology writing available on Amazon.
This category offers sample passages from Poor Will’s Almanack Daybook Series — Bill Felker’s twelve monthly volumes of phenology writing that document the natural world from January through December. Each excerpt gives readers a taste of Bill’s distinctive voice: lyrical, precise, deeply rooted in place, and shaped by forty years of seasonal observation.
The Almanack Excerpts category is the best place to start if you are new to Bill’s writing and want to experience Poor Will’s Almanack before purchasing a volume. You will find passages covering the full range of Bill’s subjects — weather patterns, wildflower blooms, bird migration, insect emergence, gardening advice, farm cycles, and the philosophical reflections on time that give the almanacks their distinctive character.
The complete 12-volume Daybook Series — available individually at $14.95 each or as a complete set.
Readers who discover the almanacks through these excerpts consistently find themselves returning to Bill’s writing year after year as the natural calendar turns and the same seasonal rhythms repeat.
Bill Felker traces the origins of Poor Will’s Almanack — from a barometer gifted in 1972 to a lifelong practice of phenology, weather watching, and nature writing in Yellow Springs, Ohio.