The Midnight Trapeze: Why Seeing Leopard Slugs in Your Garden Is So Rare

and which forms of life deserve patience and respect.

Nana’s “Witness Rule”

Nana’s “Witness Rule” offers a simple response to moments like this: “if you’re lucky enough to see a secret, your job is to protect it.”

The rule recognizes that witnessing something rare does not grant permission to interfere. The observer’s role is not to touch, separate, frighten continue reading …