"I confess that I am intrigued by the world of nature. In fact, to be honest, I am far more than intrigued - I have a compulsion to look at and to deal with nature. I want to see each and every part of it that I can, and in the process of looking so intently, I have found that nature can indeed bear the closest of inspections. I firmly believe that by learning more about the parts of things, we can learn more about the whole.

By seeing the precision and the appropriateness of the small, we can become more appreciative of the large. It never ceases to amaze me that a close view of natural details always invites an even closer view. I am endlessly fascinated by the components of the world around us, and the detail within the detail."