good 'n planty

This discussion comes from the ask.metafilter site where someone asked:

"What do you look at/notice, as you wander through the world, that I probably ignore?"

Here are some answers I liked:

"Take a moment to notice sometime that when you turn the tap in your kitchen, fresh, clean water comes out. Sounds like a tiny thing, but makes you richer than most people in the world."

"...I also keep my senses open to the trees. Dylan once said: *You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows* - and in observing the trees - it's right on."

"... two-colored boletes are worth noticing, and I never would have found the ones in my own front yard if I hadn't had a book on wild mushrooms as a kid.
I also have found hundreds and hundreds of four-leaf clovers in my life."

 "I love the beauty of the prairie."

"...I also notice plants. I look at what plants people have in their yards, and how two very similar houses can look completely different with different landscaping. If i'm in a garden I look at what the similarities and differences are (leaf color, size, shape, placement, flowers...) in plants of a same species."

"The way rainstorms make the leaves look."

"Whether/how you could get around without a car."

 A good thread to read if you're interested in becoming more observant.