About - The Books
A Breeze In The Trees is actually my third book and was originally written as a Chapbook. Depending on your source, a Chapbook is typically a shorter, more content focused booklet that is usually 20 to 40 pages and focuses on a specific topic. In this case, the topic, or subject of this book is the small forest area behind my house and the quiet calming effect it can have just by taking a walk among the trees.
This book was written during the summer of 2025 while I was either walking through the woods or at least thinking about it. I provide a bit more detail in the Introduction, have a look and let me know what you think!
All the photos were taken in the woods or in the surrounding yard. The cranes, the eagle and the deer are frequent visitors, as are all their friends. They are always welcome!
Rhymes, With Windows, my first book, started on January 1st, 2023 and ended on December 31, 2023. My plan, for the duration of the year, was to write something each and every day.
Before I began, I decided I wanted to somehow combine this endeavor with my interest in photography. On January 1st, while looking out onto my front yard through the window in my den, the thought of also adding the window popped into my head. I took that first picture, wrote those first words, and repeated 364 times - one year of looking through the glass.
I hope you enjoy!
R. W. Stauter
About - The Author
R. W. Stauter is a husband, father and grandfather who has been writing for fun for many years, primarily about his own personal perspectives on life and living in the world that surrounds him in his home state of Minnesota. He enjoys writing, photography and almost anything that keeps him outside during any time of the year.