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I love how little things make a POW. Thank goodness for Edward and your beautiful attention so such details.

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POW is a good descriptor for Edward! He was a dynamo.

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A really nice Friday morning read. Thinking about how we connect -- or don't connect -- with nature at each stage of our life reminds me of my own path toward birding in college. At a time in my life when I realized the world could be much bigger than what I had seen growing up, birds helped me discover a whole new layer to my surroundings. But I never would have gotten there without the small encouragements like the ones you write about here, each slowly nurturing that eventual fascination.

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Thank you Ethan. I am glad to hear you appreciated my essay. I like the phrase "small encouragements" and considering the possibility of subtle changes adding up over time. I hope that my writing can provide a steady stream of small encouragements to help people become a little more curious.

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I loved reading this. Your work always helps me to slow down and be ready to find all the moments in my day. I work outside, with children, in a garden yard filled with birds who knows us well. So I'm very familiar with that spark. It's quite a thing.

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I am glad to hear that you appreciated this essay and that you are familiar with that spark. It was a beautiful thing to witness. Thank you for letting me know that this essay resonated with you. I hope you have a spark filled day in the garden.

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This is fantastic! The schools should be doing field trips to your yard!!

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This is perfect, Bill. Really lovely and powerful all at once. Well done.

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Thanks, Jason. I am glad to hear that you appreciated my essay. It means a lot coming from you. When I read your comment I realized that creating something lovely and powerful is exactly what I was hoping to do.

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