There is a profound joy that can come from observing the natural world; the key to making it come is to observe with a sustained and devoted intensity. This idea came to me in one of my pleasant Sauntering hours of the recent past, reading Sir David Attenborough’s remark about an exhibition of artists whose works evoke the wonder of nature (The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 14 March – 21 September 2008):
There is a common denominator that links all these artists. It is the profound joy that all feel who observe the natural world with a sustained and devoted intensity.
For a brief biography of Sir David Attenborough, click here.
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