The Book Of Nature


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Arctic Cotton



Arctic Cotton
Eriophorum

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Beauty of Forest Fire


Arctic Forest Fire Sunset
Taiga

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Popular Berries and Flowers


Raspberries and Fireweed
Epilobium Angustifolium
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"And so it begins" was the manner in with the previous page ended. What exactly has begun that has never before happened in recent time? A conversation has begun in which I must do a lot of careful listening. Who is listening? I have been shown that many people can hear the voice I'm hearing. Who is doing the speaking? There is an answer to this question, but let's say from the very onset, that I'm allowed to provide some answers but as most teachers are aware, answering a question will not help someone's learning as well as guiding others to discover the answer and in this particular case, recognition of the speaker and source of information depends upon a unique pedagogy.

As recently mentioned, my life has undergone some extreme changes in the last few years. I have gone from being a teacher of children in the collective society of Korea where eleven years put me in touch with a life force I’ve recognized in nature as it's expressed in the way social creatures live. What I means is simply this; my observation of the creatures of earth show that all creatures, be they bacteria, insects, fish, mammals, or reptiles either live alone or in groups. For example bacteria can live as a single creature or exists in colonies like the kind that make plaque on teeth. Fish can be loners like sharks or swim in schools like the tuna. Likewise wolves can live alone or in packs. Birds can be loners like eagle or flocks like geese. Humans are the same way but it seems most choose a “loosely” connected social group as facilitated by an “on/off” switch on their social communication device be it cell phone or computer.


Humans also possess a unique distinction from other creatures of the earth defined by characteristics which have a negative impact upon the natural planetary environmental balance as well as self predatory characteristic not found in other life forms of earth, except perhaps a virus or cancer cells which can completely destroy its host and in so doing destroy itself.


There are systems implemented by nature to preserve the natural beauty and balance needed to preserve harmonious life as shown above. The first image shows a plant that grows in areas that are boggy and wet, where the second picture shows the natural outcome of an imbalance where a lack of ground moisture supports environments where fires can easily start, and the last image shows the final stages of the second images for it depicts that first plant to bloom after a fire destroys all life in a given area. Aptly names fireweed simply because it is always the first plant to bloom after a fire.


Is there a connection between this balance in nature and humans influence upon forces that control nature? Perhaps it's best to let others think what might be a correct answer to this question.

Later it may be prudent to explore the way other human social groups express their conscious awareness of the “voice in nature.” We can look at how various habits of humans shows up in comparison to what people read in the book of nature.


I suppose the most important part of these writing is to show that life in a body made from the material of earth can be difficult, it can also be a graceful and lovely expression as with other life form on this planet. However, most animals have a special sense which some have observed just prior to events like earthquakes or major meteorological events; we can just say that they are aware of a voice that our artificial life support has severed our ability to discern. Trying to write an instruction manual on how to develop a ear tuned to appreciate music is what this effort is all about. There is the sound of a symphony playing in nature and the tone and rhythm has caught the attention of all of life, except for one species. I know I have been given a rare and precious opportunity, I need to exercise discretion and great care.Why do I say a rare and precious opportunity?

 



The ornate red lionfish as seen from a head-on view

A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium, seen swimming among schools of other fish


Colony of imperial cormorants (Phalacrocorax atriceps), Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
[Credit: © A_Sh/Shutterstock.com]colony in zoology, a group of organisms of one species that live and interact closely with each other. A colony differs from an aggregation, which is a group whose members have no interaction. Small, functionally specialized, attached organisms called polyps in cnidarians and zooids in bryozoans form colonies and may be modified for capturing prey, feeding, or reproduction. Colonies of social insects (e.g., 




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