What Would Our Lives Be

It Takes Time--loose, Unstructured Dreamtime-- To Experience Nature In A Meaningful Way. Unless Parents Are Vigilant, Such Time Becomes A Scarce Resource, Not Because We Intend It To Shrink, But Because Time Is Consumed By Multiple, Invisible Forces; Because Our Culture Currently Places So Little Value On Natural Play.

The Dugout In The Weeds Or Leaves Beneath A Backyard Willow, The Rivulet Of A Seasonal Creek, Even The Ditch Between The Front Yard And The Road-all Of These Places Are Entire Universes To A Young Child.

The Future Will Belong To The Nature-smart...th E More High-tech We Become, The More Nature We Need.

Now, More Than Ever, We Need Nature As A Balancing Agent.

The Woods Were My Ritalin. Nature Calmed Me, Focused Me, And Yet Excited My Senses.