Life is a thing that mutates without warning, not always in enviable ways. All part of the improbable adventure of being alive, of being a brainy biped with giant dreams on a crazy blue planet.

There is that unique moment when one confronts something new and astonishment begins.

Devising a vocabulary for gardening is like devising a vocabulary for sex. There are the correct Latin names, but most people invent euphemisms. Those who refer to plants by Latin name are considered more expert, if a little pedantic.

Adventure is not something you travel to find. It's something you take with you, or you're not going to find it when you arrive.

We are defined by how we place our attention.

Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn't fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive.

Couples are jigsaw puzzles that hang together by touching in just enough points.