Peter - - It is an interesting issue, this idea of identifying things. It's so satisfying to know somethings name, just as it is pleasing to remember a person's name when you run into them in a random place. That said, I sometimes feel as if I spend more time worrying about the name and less time paying attention to the plant itself and appreciating it for what it is. It's like going to an art museum and saying "oh look, there's a Van Gogh, a Rembrandt, a Hopper, etc" and not noticing the details of the colors or composition. Is it about seeing and being seen, or something deeper? I don't have an answer, but I know that I am happier being oblivious when in the woods, so I can pay attention to smells and sights and the feel of things, and being more conscious when in a domesticated space, where I am curious about names and relationships between plants. That may of course be because I'm more of a flower/veg/grasses person than I am a tree person. Nonetheless, my work with permaculture has inspired curiosity about fruit tree and other guilds. So much to think about. Anyway, thank you again for your commitment during this ecochallenge and for sharing what you learned with others and, in the process, inspiring others to do more as well. Yay!!