Chet Raymo muses on ditches and children:
http://www.sciencemusings.com/blog/2009/11/inner-savage.html
And a slightly related post (on nature in our lives) from ThisLivelyEarth blog here:
http://thislivelyearth.com/2009/11/28/nature-in-cities/#more-2310
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