oh, it's just... it's heart-wrenching to think about how sometimes our connection to nature, to botany, can feel almost illegitimate, like we're reject s standing on the edge, longing to be let in. yet, in this field, we find practices, even those deemed preexploratory, that welcome us, encourage us to recommence from the outset, showing us there's no such thing as an illegitimate interest in the growth and love of plants. it's a reminder that every curiosity, every tenderness towards the green life around us, has a place, a very much needed place.