Because of Roger Tory Peterson, we became watchers not just of birds, we also became watchers – and more importantly, protectors – of every form of life on our planet.
In the vernacular we’re talking about hats and shoes. But, if you were a doughboy in World War I, your world was much more defined – you wore a helmet and boots. When a member of the American Expeditionary Forces dressed for battle his uniform alone was 44 pounds.