Suggestion

Mid-April here in the Northern Hemisphere is a good time to start a seasonal interaction with environment. It is one of my favorites.

 

In an urban setting, pick a small yard or patch of soil which you pass on foot every day. It can even be a crack in a sidewalk. Simply check in every day or whenever you remember to. Look at what is happening there. Take it in. Apply it to your own life.

 

In a more natural setting, pick a yard or a field or a patch of woods. The process is the same. Look, observe for a few moments. Apply what you've seen to your own life.

 

If you are a gardener or a farmer, I have just been preaching to the choir. I apologize, but even a farmer may lose some appreciation or application of the impact of change in Nature on his/her own life in ways other than financial. This could account for the damage some farmers do to the Earth in the name of productivity.

 

I have planted a plot of wildflower seeds. This is my intentional screen for observing seasonal change. Yesterday I unveiled and greeted the first tender shoots as they emerged from the soil, which had been covered against frost with some garden cloth for a couple of weeks. I have kept a photo journal of previous gardens. This plot is simply there for my daily appreciation and contemplation. It is also my contribution to my concrete-bound environment.