For all who have never climbed a tree
Sometimes I wonder if snails of that variety which was aplenty in our backyard in the 1970s have become extinct. Gazing at those creatures as they made their leisurely way across the concrete path was a regular pastime as a kid. Where, too, have the beetles gone? One shake of the African oil palm in our garden used to bring at least half a dozen of them tumbling to the ground.
Gone, too, is the guava tree from whose branches I admired the aerial view of our wee garden (if you can call 7 feet off the ground "aerial").
Those were the days of play -- always outdoors, in the company of creepy crawlers, winged creatures, trees, grass, open air, open space. Today's generation grows up with electronic playthings and indoor games, which is not always a positive thing. As this article stated, "nature has become an abstraction, the stuff of PBS specials rather than daily life."
posted by sunnyday at 6:52 PM
2 Comments:
Kathryn Judson said...
Thanks! I'd missed the Christian Science Monitor article and didn't know about the book. I've linked there and given you a hat tip.
2:18 AM sunnyday said...
I also came across the book review through a link on another blog. Great of you to pass by! And thanks for the hat tip =)
Hope to see you again soon, kathryn.
Oh btw, I like the emphasis on "Politely." on your blog =)
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