Relative values
I try to save the lives of ants and beetles and butterflies; frogs and lizards and turtles and birds; and sheep and mice and kangaroos, when I can. Oh and people too, if needed.
ecology
I think not
Why would anyone build a house on top of a hill? Well, yes, no flooding, not much frost, good drainage, little fog. But, seriously, does all that make up for the constant wind?
Curses
More frightening hot weather is on its way. All you can do is hunker down, wait it out, hope for the best, fear the worst. And send a curse at those who have stopped all action to prevent climate change.
Nowhere to run to
Killing hot weather is on its way here after Xmas. A giant wall of hot air like a tsunami approaching on land
I breathe, therefore I am
I am breathing in, breathing out, like all the other living creatures sharing this planet and this air. But more, that air has been shared by all the creatures who ever lived, been refreshed by all the plants that ever grew, since the beginning of Earth time. Each new breath combines all the old breaths
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Morning traffic
In the early morning light insects go about their business, taking no notice of people going about their business. But both are the business of hungry birds.
Siesta
A rabbit sitting on the lawn, in the shade, under a trailer. For once relaxing, sleeping, safe from death screaming out of the sky
Seasons in the Sun
Impossible to decide which season would be best to die in: Summer with its heat and blue skies; Autumn with hints of frost and snow; Winter with the warmth of hearth and home: Spring with flowers and promise of flowers. But whichever I choose I would be desolate not to see the following one.
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Numbers racket
How many stupid and ignorant people does it take to destroy a planet? I guess we’ll find out pretty soon.
Sparrow dreaming
I don’t mind sparrows though I guess I should. They didn’t ask to come to this alien continent, and they are trying to make the best of it.