Spencer Byles Does Nature Better Than Thoreau

And yet, in spite of the labor and isolation, Byles is seldom satisfied with his work. “I don’t feel the work really sits that comfortably within its surroundings until nature begins to reclaim it. It becomes less of a part of me and more a part of nature. I work in a ‘living’ environment that’s constantly changing. You are witness to both the growing and dying back of all the plants and trees. It’s slow but the more time you spend in nature the more you recognize this constant movement.”