Happy New Year

Happy New Year of reading, with new books about Greg Mortenson's ongoing efforts, the centennial of the University of Michigan Biological Station in northern Michigan, some fiction, and a new collection of Wendell Berry poetry. There is never a shortage of good books to read and never a shortage of reasons to open them, particularly this time of year, when the days are short, the nights, long, and the light more appropriate for reading than for running.