Points of Light: Curious Essays on Science, Nature, and Other Wonders Along the Pacific Coast

Points of Light is the winner of The Tamaqua Award for a collection of short essays. The book offers a banquet of topics, all focused on the wonders of nature, many focused along the California seacoast. The essay collection offers an expansion exploration of eco-systems, habitats, the wonders of wilderness, coastal regions and shorelines, environmental exploration. Animal and sea life, the insect world, the world of birds and flight, very little escapes the eye or pen of Cameron Walker. The book is divided into six sections, which travel from the wonder of outer space to the inner landscape of family ties. While science and the imagination are often seen as separate realms, these essays celebrate the connections that exist between the known world and a deep sense of mystery and awe.