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A Glimpse of Nature — Oaks: Some ID & Ecology

The foundation of nature study is the habit of watching and wondering, of making observations and asking questions, a habit that I try to practice daily and to encourage through this blog.   These simple, and sometimes brief, observations quickly point to the complexity of our world.  

In writing A Glimpse of Nature, I hope to demonstrate the joys and accessibility of nature study AND to focus attention on some of those complexities.  As unwise as it may be to combine both, here I go again.  Let’s start with the visible.  

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