“Conservation is sometimes perceived as stopping everything cold, as holding whooping cranes [any endangered animal or plant] in higher esteem than people. It is up to science to spread the understanding that the choice is not between wild places or people, it is between a rich or impoverished existence.” — Thomas E. Lovejoy
(‘Forest Service for Environmental Ethics’ fundraising letter, November 2002.)
Adrienne, Ayla, grandpa and grammy Shiels and I enjoyed a wonderful trip to the Missouri Botanical gardens. In the picture above, I was teaching Ayla about carnivorous plants.
Well, I just got your blog address and was so excited to see all the fun stuff going on in your life. Moving and settling in, Derek's job, and of course, your beautiful new child. Nick and I read your birth blog, wow you are so strong! We were amazed. Its wonderful to hear everyone is healthy and well! We miss you guys hear in Big Rapids and hope to see you sometime in the near future :)
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Amber Edwards
thanks Amber and Nick! Ayla says hi!
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