Hi Robin...
-> As a sort of aside, I've noticed that people who were raised in a
-> city orient themselves by landmarks differently than those who were
-> raised in the country.
Oh, interesting.  I hadn't thought of that before but it definitely
makes sense.  I had to change my method of orienting myself when I moved
to this city (from another city) because here it's best to know your
route in detail, including what lanes to be in, and to know what compass
direction you should be going on each street that you'll be taking.
Sometimes even the native Calgarians can't find an address, specially in
the newer districts, and give up and go home.  It can be really fast to
get around town - if you have an up-to-date city map, make use of the
through streets, read all the street signs and avoid the cul-de-sacs.
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-> I am a supporter of a nature sanctuary about 40 miles out of town.
Just out of curiosity, what sort of habitat is it?
-> I finally decided that people who live in the country recognize
-> landmarks differently than urban folks and are more used to moving
-> around in spaces that don't have wall-to-wall buildings, blocks, and
-> straight streets.
I admire people who can get out in the bush and identify bird calls,
animal tracks, plants, habitats, etc.  I've gone on walks with the field
naturalist society here and it was very humbling when they'd point some
lovely bird which I hadn't even heard, let alone seen, because I had
been totally preoccupied with not falling over, or into, anything.
Perhaps the starting point for a city person in the country would be to
give names to specific natural objects.  You know, like naming a
particular rock based on something about its shape, then memorizing
where it is in relation to some other known location.
We're going to England in September and may get a chance to meet an
ancient pair of yew trees, 'Gog' and 'Magog', assuming they haven't been
cut down.  :(
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