Mark W. McGinnis: "This is a group of twenty essays some with 'big' themes such as beauty, death, ego, freedom, and sex. Also included are two reflections on great men -- David Bohm, a 20th century quantum physicist, and the19th century poet Walt Whitman. A series of essays in the collection build toward my evolving philosophy that I call 'Naturalism.' Each essay is accompanied by a painting from my "Sentient Landscape' series.