I am always taken back by simple things in nature since I moved to the city. I remember one night last summer Jon and I were outside Jon's grandfather's house in the subburbs and we stopped dead in our tracks when we looked up and saw...stars! It is too bright here for stars. One time I saw a butterfly outside my window...we live on the 33rd floor! That is really high for a butterfly I think but I appreciated it. Today I was driving home from work and a thunderstorm was coming. I forgot how green the trees and grass look before rain. It absolutely took my breath away. I tried desperately to take pictures of it on my cell phone while I was driving - but that didn't feel safe.