What I tried to do because I wanted to connect with fellow nature lovers.

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Sense of Wonder
Rachel Carson

Sense of Wonder
= The sensitivity to be wide-eyed at mystery and wonder

It seems she was trying to expand on this story at the end, knowing that the time she had left was short.

Though it remains unfinished.

Friends turned what the author, a marine biologist, wanted to leave behind into a book the year after her death.

What the author wanted to leave behind is too kind.
As soon as I started reading it, Michio Hoshino came to mind.

It is writing that draws close in the same way.

The method of trying to convey a sense of wonder through a child describes life just as it is, but nature is there with you, slowly by your side, and the book tells you to slowly feel, along with the seasons, that living things are alive in the same world as you.

It is a book that says that to you.

It is amazing that she left this behind as the thing she wanted to convey at the very end. I felt that her kindness gives off a resonance that makes everyone acknowledge one another.

Thank you for giving me the chance to read it.



And then,


The 🧚‍♂️ inside me whispered to me after I finished reading this very short book.

"Put out a 'Sense of Consider'."

"Just put it out there."

"You."

And so, I made up my mind.

That I would catch living things again this year.

Feeling living things and nature along with the seasons, and drawing close to them, means being able to experience time physically.

Just as there are seasonal insects for seasonal flowers, by just turning your eyes a little toward what is nearby, you can become somewhat more tolerant.

I was told by someone who dislikes them that they started to look cute after seeing them every day.

I was told that they thought they might try taking a picture.

I was told that they learned for the first time that they have beautiful patterns and colors.

I don't think there is any need to know their names or ecology in detail.

More than that, it is about turning your eyes toward the fact that "they are there"

I think it is fine to just think that you are sharing time together.

Gross. I don't like them.

That is totally fine. But by knowing that "they are there", I think you can become a little more tolerant.

What are you talking about?

Finally, 🦎 have come out again this year.