Been traveling in the hot and humid midwest and always enjoy meeting plant friends in their natural surroundings: chicory, pokeweed, boneset. And the night noises and firefly shows, wow. People are real nice here as well, waving at me as I walk and all. I think most Americans are kindly. Supposedly we all hate each other (or are at least suspicious) but that's not my experience when I travel.

Maybe folks should travel a little more to meet real people in other states. I dunno about the cities (where weeds and woodpeckers aren't abundant), but at least on the quiet back roads. I'm always encouraged when I do.