Good morning, Bob. I had the same kind of thoughts on Friday, when we were studying aquatic macroinvertebrates at Mecklenburg County Stormwater Services. Each of those tiny larvae and insects is as amazing, in its way, as a bird or a whale or a primate.
It’s often been observed that human beings have a universal inclination to develop mythologies of the very beautiful, the very ugly, the fearsome and helpful ... but nothing we imagine is as spectacular as nature, if only we buckle down and study the big and small, the terrestrial and aquatic and subterranean world.
I think, when I was younger, and had no real thought as to what my future would have in store, that I noticed more and “found” more.
Nature sciences “wowed” me and I could never get enough of being outdoors. Now, it’s not quite so easy.
However, one of my nephews in St George challenged “us” to ride 200 miles in a month, and if I still had a bike I would give it a try, for sure! I love my family, even though they don’t have time for me. Being able to ride even a bit would help me to have some kind of dialog with more of them, locally. Not to mention, get me outside! ;o]