Marya Mannes once wrote, “The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.” Obviously Ms. Mannes preferred the status quo – health, sanity, logic, blah, blah, blah. Why? Green House Roulette is so much more intriguing. In [...]
As Earth Day 2006 passes, there seems to be good news on the environmental scene, which should come as welcome change to anyone concerned about the state of our Earth. That’s in stark contrast to the first Earth Day, back in 1970. Earth Day 2006 saw lakes in New England beginning to rebound from their [...]
Today I had an errand to run in a nearby larger town – a working-class place; defined by industrial estates, a busy shopping area and an airport on its outskirts. Surrounded by the gentle rolling English countryside, it stands out harshly, like the proverbial sore thumb. Yet, on its south western edge, are the Downs [...]
For some unfathomable reason, her murder never crossed my mind as I stood within the perimeter of what was once called her “manor” and where the panga (machete) blade inflicted its insane horror. My eyes, instead, were lifted upward to the beautifully twisted branches of ancient hagenia trees, silent sentinels and witnesses to the life, [...]