My Little Corner

5/29/13

I was thinking, (very early this morning in a state of REM) about bees, fish, ashes for my compost..you know how it goes when you're dreaming. I don't see many bees anymore, not like it used to be. I've had a wonderful life, but now I worry; worry about the bee population..the fish population and the state of our country. The people who make the big decisions for us it seems, are making huge blunders for us. Are we going forward? Is some of the so-called 'progress' going to end up destroying us? I know that it is destroying the fish and bee population, among many other things.
  Our country is full of homeless, starving people, yet millions of dollars are sent overseas to feed and care for the hungry. Not that that is wrong, it's just a matter of priority as far as I'm concerned. What are America's priorities? It's reaching a point that I cannot contribute or donate to help, as I'm beginning to watch my dollars. Laws that we know nothing about are being passed daily that will end up debilitating our people, our country. That is just my humble opinion. What can I do about it; single solitary me? Nothing, except try to make my small corner of this planet a little better. I plant trees in my small corner..I plant flowers not just for the beauty, but for the possibility that it will attract a few more bees. It seemingly hasn't. Why? What is going on? Something is killing them.
 I think of the oil spills that are killing our fish and sea birds. Is that progress? In a sense, maybe. But there's got to be a balancing scale that will not only be contributing to us, but keep them safe also.
 I think of many things. Things that are just not 'right' in our battle toward 'Progress'. It bothers me that it is going to affect our younger generation.
 As far as the ashes go..that will help fertilize the vegetable garden in my small corner of the world.

(photo taken by my brother 2010)