From Gary Trethewey, Cherryville, South Australia
I am somewhat mollified that Richard Smyth has aired some unpalatable but necessary facts on our relationship with nature. Some say they are nature lovers, but only the bits of nature with bike paths, horse riding or 4WD tracks, and with trees removed to see the view. I so often find that people’s expressed love of nature is based on fantasies, and that much actual nature is avoided because it is uncomfortable. Connect with nature by all means, but connect with the realities, not the children’s fantasies (10 January, p 19).
