Roadside Distractions

Many years ago, a preacher asked the British biologist J. B. S. Haldane, "What inference might one draw about the nature of God from a study of his works?"  He answered, "An inordinate fondness for beetles."  When I drive the lonely stretch between Portola and Reno, making frequent stops to photograph plants and animals, I encounter some of the above items on a regular basis.  I'm thinking, "What inference might visitors from another planet draw about the nature of Homo sapiens from a study of his works?"    No wonder they don't stay.