“Infrared
satellite imagery, optical telescopes, and the Hubbel space telescope
bring vastness within our visual sphere. Electron microscopes let us
wander the remote universe of our own cells. But at the middle scale,
that of the unaided eye, our senses seem to be strangely dulled. With
sophisticated technology, we strive to see what is beyond us, but are
often blind to the myriad sparkling facets that lie so close at hand…
Attentiveness alone can rival the most powerful magnifying lens.”
- Robin Wall
Kimmerer, Gathering Moss, A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
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