Respect for distancing is nothing new. Mother Nature's been teaching us all along. Only now are we mandated overall. Touching poison ivy or poison oak will make you sorry. A porcupine or skunk make sure you know if you've come too close. A bite from a brown recluse spider or Lyme tic can turn your …
Are Closed Borders Opening Minds?
Interesting that the greatest power to reducing the spread of the coronavirus and death count, is closing borders (and our doors). Heated protests over border crossings are quieter now. Political correctness pummeled common sense yet it is our greatest individual defense against the virus. I usually don't express political opinions on the internet because they …
Nature Teacher: We may be One but We are Not the Same
Gardening teaches me so much about living life. Besides providing quiet time to regenerate, and avoid constant interruptions of marketing ploys or messages that can wait, gardening offers opportunities to look more deeply into life. Stepping into the tomato patch today, I notice some are ripened red, some still green, some are somewhere along the …
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Thinking Twice about Trees
Friends of Different Feathers
These guys (or gals) don't look alike but they respectfully share from the same feeder, while happily chirping away. People could learn a lot from them. I learned a lot from Jamaicans when visiting their homeland. Most Americans warned me ahead of time to "not go off the resort premises," but strolling down the beach …