The deadnettle is the Punxsutawney Phil of the plant world: short of stature but stout of heart. At the first hint of winter's wane, its stem rises from the ground, and a green, grasping hand of sepals unclenches to divulge two silky-white petals, one of which unfurls straight up toward the sky.
タグ: green, world, heart, sky

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"You are the one for whom the world has waited. And you will give it all back; you will pour out all you know and then wallow knee-deep in thick viscous love, love, love." (From Lab Girl"
タグ: love, love-is, contributing-to-knowledge, contribution-to-society, contributing, giving-back, helping-others-in-need, helping-out, helping-hand, helping-others, world, hope
Even a very little girl can wield a slide rule, the cursor serving as a haft.
タグ: very, little, serving, girl
You can pick wild strawberries with your eyes closed, locating them by smell, for they are two parts perfume to one part taste. An hour of searching might yield a handful if you're lucky. Wild strawberries can't be encouraged, nor can they be discouraged: They come to you unbidden and unearned. They appear, or do not, by the grace of the sun.
タグ: grace, sun, you, eyes
The world is a fickle place, and it's not fair. But if you're getting most of your rewards from you, then you can use that as a kind of compass, and you can be secure in the fact that you're working for the right reason, and you're going in the right direction.
タグ: direction, your, world, you
I am not a farmer; I am a researcher who studies the plants that come to your dinner table, which means that I ask questions for a living.
タグ: farmer, plants, dinner, i-am
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