tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post264573722641202443..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: Highway IronyGaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-90288023996030756002007-11-25T18:00:00.000-08:002007-11-25T18:00:00.000-08:00My heart truly aches as I think of how so many peo...My heart truly aches as I think of how so many people in this country now relate to wildlife - if it moves, kill it. They only seem to like "wildlife" when it's 2 dimensional (TV or photos)...or stuffed.<BR/><BR/>Stuffed animals make me yawn. What a waste. Why in the world would I bother taking a picture of them?!!!<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I do get excited when I see a neat-looking (living) insect, spider, toad or bird. There are so many incredible animals in even the most mundane habitats, and the smallest ones can be some of the most interesting.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I too feel so incredibly lucky to have "country air" to breath. (I envy you your stream!) I missed living in the country a great deal down in Mobile, and I know that wandering through our acres helps me keep problems in perspective. I wish there were more places in our countrysides where everyone or anyone could go to enjoy that country air and the perspective that it brings.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-4299800037104277002007-11-24T10:16:00.000-08:002007-11-24T10:16:00.000-08:00While shopping at Cabela's a few months ago, I was...While shopping at Cabela's a few months ago, I was amazed to see people snapping photos of the stuffed wildlife. They were even posing each other in front of the "taxidermied" displays!<BR/><BR/>Our property taxes were higher (again) this year, but as I was wandering down by our creek, I thought how luckly we are to have the opportunity to "breathe country air" and what a small price those taxes really are. I also thought, if only everyone could wander the country side on a regular basis, maybe our social (and emotional) problems would diminish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com