Porter and Austin

I enjoyed reading Porter, her language and story telling abilities made it a joy to read. So far I feel that many of the writings we have read discribe nature. Here she nature is much more of an adventure to see it. FInding the moth and seeing it, studying it was a big adventure that she was longing to have and then finally did. Even taking the pictures was an adventure, people were out and about and she was "working as fast as I could make my fingers fly". Not only the hatching moth but the excitment and anticipation made it seem like such an exciting event. I like adventures (though I rarely seek them out), but I would have gotten excited for the Cecropia.

While reading Austin my mind travelled to amazing plants and animals. Here I am in Northern Indiana sweating more then I ever have and reading about plants and animals that have a limited source of water but survive, (without complaining).

One of the comments I like is "Trust Indians not to miss any virtues of the plant world!" How is it that many Native peoples around the world (not all) have been able to live for so long without major damage to the earth and the rest of us who have moved around the world have messed things up. Would this be a reason for our culture (and the many generations before us)to be so disconnected from the world, because we don't have the native vegetation in us? I don't know it was a thought that I had.