Mark Dahle Portfolios can be read in a few minutes and then enjoyed for a lifetime. Thought-provoking and beautiful, they feature an unusual combination of compelling photographs, brilliant paintings and deceptively simple text. This portfolio includes: From the book: All winter the ground was frozen, and Amanda waited for spring so she could plant the seeds. She danced. She sang. She twirled. She smiled. Once in a while, she shrieked - mostly at her brother. She hated waiting. But eventually the snow melted and the ground thawed and - finally - it looked like it might be time to plant the seeds. That night her grandmother called.