“Questions lead to further questions, and inquiry breeds insight. Gathering expertise brings both confidence and consolation. E. O. Wilson wrote: "You start by loving a subject. Birds, probability theory, stars, differential equations, storm fronts, sign language, swallowtail butterflies....The subject will be your lodestar and give sanctuary in the shifting mental universe.” NatureCuriosityObsessionObservationQuestionsE O Wison Book:Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness Source: Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness
“With my new habit of carrying binoculars everywhere, I feel imbued with a readiness to see, an attitude that my life itself is a kind of field trip. The urban naturalist has the terrific luxury of stepping out her door and into "the field," without long rides or carpools, or putting money in for gas and Dairy Queen. When does the field trip being? Whenever we start paying attention.” WorldNatureObservationAnimalsNaturalistEyes OpenSuburban Life Urban Book:Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness Source: Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness