These are a few of my favorite things.....

Most of us have been told to stop and smell the roses. It must have been a biologist, or a truth seeker, or a butterfly who coined that phrase. This page is dedicated to that - to the stopping, and the smelling. The links will take you to some of the websites that find favor with me; one is for the "fungiphiles", one is for the green thumbers, and one will not only tell you where to catch fish, but will also indicate when the tides are low, as well as showing you how to clean a razor clam. It is required, of course, that you fearlessly navigate through the choices at those sites. I would invite you to notice the world around you, to savor even the lowliest of events. It was such a moment as that which inspired my ODE TO THAMNOPHIS Thamnophis, by the way, is the genus name of the garter snake. the day was hot the sweat did pour i pulled at weeds i do abhor i sought some shade my skin to cool and there you were you were no fool but i had entered your domain your meal engulfed you made your claim i watched your eyes your checkered back i marveled at the fear you lack you watched me you didn't dash you worked it down that slippery stash but once you finished your delight you slipped completely outta sight there's one less slug and one fat snake a Kodak moment this did make!! Vicki June 1998

	Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. Richard Feynman
	Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. Kahlil Gibran
	The next time it begins to rain....lie down on your belly; nestle your chin into the grass, and get a frog?s-eye view of how raindrops fall...The sight of hundreds of blades of grass bowing down and popping back up like piano keys strikes me as one of the merriest sights in the world. Malcolm Margolin

Fungal Fun	Playing with Plants	Fish Finder

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