Like my parents, I have been a long-term believer in Nature as a major force and influence in my life/our lives. (There is also much to be said in favour of the role of church in many people’s social lives.) Nature has been a palpable long-time Wordsworthian companion and more physically, mentally, and spiritually present in my life, from my only-child days growing up onward. For me, there is a peace that passeth understanding connected with the presence of Nature.