March 25, 2007 - Springtime Cometh |
A thought occurred to me yesterday morning that I, as a human being, may not be living in my natural environment. Or at least, not as organic as it should be to make me feel a part of this world. My furniture is made of God only knows...but metal and glass, and synthetic fibers. I've been having to read food labels a lot more lately because of health issues, and I am frightened by all the things I've eaten that I dont know what they even do. My a/c pipes in cooler air when needed, but it only gets to me AFTER it goes thru the handler outside, blows its way thru the coolant system, pushing thru a filter, then thru the ductwork (which I'm sure hasnt been cleaned since this old place was built), to finally make its way thru the air vents to my lungs. While my eyes have no problem seeing the computer screen I work in front of seven days a week, they do strain and ache to take in a horizon outside my window. More often lately, I find myself in front of the tv engaging in a one-way, predetermined conversation with A&E, CBS, and the Encore Family when one of my very best friends lives right around the corner from me.
Maybe I just have Spring Fever, although we dont really have a winter here where I live. I do know that when I turn down the volume of my inorganic world, I seem to hear more birds singing even in the darkness before the dawn. When I turn off the a/c and open the windows, the air smells of life, and when the sun sits up in bed each morning, she lights the world up with a smile. |
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March 25, 2007 - Roses |
| Posted by bgillock |
Well written, thanks.
When spring comes around I think of the Run for the Roses, and all the prep races for the Kentucky Derby. Ocala is near you, and I love that part of Florida this time of year.
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March 30, 2007 - Nice |
| Posted by Ginafish |
Yes, life is too cloistered away from Nature for most people. Often as I sit down to eat, I think of the different ways the food has made it to my table versus how food got to tables 70 years or 40 years ago. No longer do I can vegetables from a garden. I don't even have a garden. My milk comes from a dairy farm 3 hours away. But my cheese comes from unknown cows probably states away. I eat fruit from Florida and California during the winter, but try to eat local peaches, melons and apples during the summer.
I find that camping or sitting on my front porch on a regular basis helps me stay connected. |
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