Four Seasons on Bainbridge Island can provide visitors with a glimpse of the natural wonders beyond Winslow Way, and make a great gift for residents to share with off-Island friends and relatives. The beauty of the natural environment was one of the main attractions when Paul Brians and his wife Paula Elliot decided that they wanted to live on Bainbridge. After living and working for decades in the rolling hills of the Palouse country of eastern Washington, where most of the trees have planted by human beings, they were captivated by the wealth of trees, ferns, and flowers on the Island. In 1994 they bought a house surrounded by giant Douglas firs and cedars and began planning the garden of their future home. They established a conservation easement on half of their property and engaged in restoring the forest, planting cedars, vine maples, salal, and various blossoming native plants on what had been a bulldozed lot. Paul, who taught in the Department of English at Washington State University in Pullman for forty years, developed an intense interest in photography. He documented the couple’s travels to many different countries in a series of Web projects created in support of the World Civilizations course he taught at WSU. Some of his photographs found their way into print publications and television documentaries. When the couple finally moved permanently to the Island in May of 2008, Paul turned his camera more than ever on the natural environment.  The result is Four Seasons on Bainbridge Island, a series of photos of flowers, trees, and other plants, many depicting often-overlooked flowers, like Indian plum and heal-all in extreme close-up. There are pages in the book on the Bainbridge in Bloom garden tour and the Bloedel Reserve, and the text also describes Island parks and other natural resources to be explored.  The human celebration of the seasons is depicted in pictures of the Grand Old Fourth, the fall Harvest Festival, sledding in Battle Point Park, and the Chilly Hilly bicycle ride.