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Inspiration can come from anywhere. What inspires
you? As a physician, I am daily touched by the awe-
some resiliency of the human body and spirit. As a
wildlife artist, I am moved to capture the elegant intri-
cacies of a feather on paper. As a gentlewoman farmer,
I am roused by the natural cycles and metamorphoses.
As a mother, I am motivated to protect and nurture
life. All of these inspire me to act in large and small
ways that make a difference.
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For example, last year I was pleased to win certi-
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tion’s Wildlife Habitat program; I display the plaque as a way of encouraging others
in my rural neighborhood to do the same. If you like the idea of becoming a local
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wildlife activist and steward of the land, you’ll like this month’s articles, “Gardening Linda Sechrist
for Wildlife” (page 16) and “Wildlife-Friendly Lawns—from the Ground Up” (page
17).
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For me, one of life’s great joys is helping to foster nature’s magic. Ever since my
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daughter Liz (now 13) was a little girl, we have invited caterpillars inside when they
are ready to pupate. We find Eastern black swallowtail caterpillars on dill plants or
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and monitor their progress in our gardens until they are large and sluggish. Then
we bring them in on their native plants and watch their transformation to a beauti-
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ful species-specific colored chrysalis. My scientist’s mind knows what will happen
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next. But I am always just as surprised, joyful and amazed as my daughter is to find
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a newly emerged butterfly in my kitchen ready for its first flight in the garden under
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ence” all around the country (page 22) as well as the story of this month’s cover
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13) and “Realizing Possibilities” (page 26).
I still remember when Liz found a caterpillar of unknown lineage one year that
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ate and ate before forming a cottony cocoon. She obviously planned to be a moth Although some parts of this publication may be repro-
and we promptly forgot about her for the rest of the winter. Then, late that spring,
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one day my joyous daughter burst into my bedroom with a beautiful lacy white
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