In the Mountains Green

“As a boy, I would walk out into the fields alone. Looking south, I set my eyes on the far ridge, wondering, not knowing, what lay beyond it. What world existed there? Now, as a man, I stand on the top of the Downs, up on the mountains green. To the south, the land folds down to the sea, but to the north the boy is there looking back at me . . .”

In a series of joyous, reflective, and inspired diary pieces, Peter Owen Jones takes us on a voyage through the annual cycle on a journey of inner and outer discovery. With the variety and color of seasonal life in Britain and the beauty of the Sussex countryside as his backdrop, Owen Jones observes the magic in the everyday—in the birds, bees, and butterflies, as well as in people. With lightness of touch and good humor, he calls us to awake to the world around us, to ourselves, and ultimately to meaning in life.

Originally published as a series of articles in Sussex Life magazine, these essays provide a delightful glimpse into the life of a nature-loving country parson.