Will urban sprawl spread so far that most people lose all touch with nature? Will the day come when the only bird a typical American child ever sees is a canary in a pet shop window? When the only wild animal he knows is a rat - glimpsed on a night drive through some city slum? When the only tree he touches is the cleverly fabricated plastic evergreen that shades his gifts on Christmas morning?
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Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not read more
Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.
The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.
Nature uses as little as possible of anything.
Nature uses as little as possible of anything.
At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still
And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,
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At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still
And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,
When nought but the torrent is heard on the hill
And nought but the nightingale's song in the grove.
Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.
Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.
Aim for the stars and you'll make it to the moon. Aim for the moon and you'll never make it read more
Aim for the stars and you'll make it to the moon. Aim for the moon and you'll never make it through the atmosphere.
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against read more
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.rn
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.rn
