Tuning in On Nature

You can hear the patter of rain on leaves and the hiss of wind across a field of dry grass; but that is not listening to the plants of this green world as they grow. Behind the poetry of the landscape is a chorus of dramatic events. Bright colors, fragrance, marvelous design, are but outward expressions of never-ending activities. Listen again – not with ears, but with your imagination. You may hear the whirr of pollen grains through the air; the echo of bursting seed; the tinkle of sap in the...