John Diamond (doctor) (1934) Australian doctor
Source: Facets of a Diamond: Reflections of a Healer (2002), p. 11
“Man brings all things to the test of himself, and this is notably true of lightning.”
— Aldo Leopold, book A Sand County Almanac
“February: Good Oak”, p. 8.
A Sand County Almanac, 1949, "January Thaw", "February: Good Oak" & "March: The Geese Return"
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