The Pros and Cons of Nature Study

 One of the advantages of having a good background in nature lore is that when you're doing a mundane task like splitting firewood or raking leaves, you're much more likely than the average person to see something interesting, like this Leaf-footed Bug hanging onto a catkin of our birch tree.

 One of the disadvantages of having a good background in nature lore is that when you're doing an important task like splitting firewood or raking leaves, you're much more likely than the average person to see something interesting, like this Leaf-footed Bug hanging onto a catkin of our birch tree.