While I often feel one with nature, and lose not a seed or spark of life and even now, separate the seeds from dead headed zinnias, salvias and such; crumble cilantro, dill and basil into labeled jars, the natural world doesn’t always think this frugal way.
Forgotten and unsecured leftover Halloween candy in the shop was gleefully found by mice. So little did he (they?) nibble, and yet each individual wrapped piece was tainted, like the little brother sticking his finger in the cupcakes.
Not just here; it’s been a thing that bothers me and why I fight them off. A rabbit chews off all the lower branches of a baby quince bush, but eats a leaf or two. A dozen tomatoes damaged with a single bite. Tons of peaches nibbled here and there where squirrels munched, all start to rot within a single day. Sit there, eat one, two, a dozen, I don’t mind; but not just a single bite of each.
One with nature? Maybe not.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology
Nature being what man was put on this earth to rise above…
Lovely string of words you have there!
Mind if I trip through your archives?
You’re right; most people are not frugal and the squirrels nibbling peaches would put them to shame. After all, man created plastic.
I’d be pleased if you’d like to look through–they are by category if that makes it more focused.