The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp — Read

I have had many a person ask me, "What is the best way to learn about the out of doors? " and I always answer, "Don't try to learn _about_ it, but first go out of the house and get into the out of doors. Then open both eyes, use both of your ears, and stand in one place stock still as long as you can; and you will soon know the out of doors itself, which is better than knowing about it."

"But," says my learner, "if I go out of the house, I don't get into the out of doors at all, but into a city street!"