It has not been an easy week. Some good things, lots bad, some disappointments, a few victories... we've earned some nature time to recreate, relax, dream and maybe learn but that's not the intention it's just to say - whew!
The wonders of the salt marsh
“In harsher environments you tend to see more cooperation, as opposed to competition, among the species,’’ says Farnsworth. “All of the organisms are at the extreme, and they seem to have evolved so that they interact in more positive ways.’’
Wow. It’s risky to anthropomorphize nature, ascribing human attributes to plants or animals. But can’t we wish that our own harsh conditions - of economic instability, declining resources, and environmental threats - could actually make us more cooperative? |
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