Is Nature Working With Us?

Maybe Nature Can Teach Us Something

Sketch is by the author

I’m tired of reading apocryphal stories about our impending doom, Instead I’m noticing the positives, like how a couple of years ago there were more blue butterflies in my area, or how I’ve noticed many new insects; ones that I haven’t seen for years. How about you?

While we can all do our part to save the planet from destruction, surely less belief in the totality of doom would help us all while we are living through this. After all, we are taught that what we believe comes true. With this in mind, perhaps we could interrupt our daily conversations about planetary collapse with some meaningful conversations about our positive interactions with nature and how we support nature, for example, in our gardens.

I’m staying with some friends and look what we’ve managed to grow between us this year.

Squash. Photo by Hermione

Blue flower. Photo by Hermione

This beautiful blue wildflower has sprung up in a patch where it is neglected. Sometimes, leaving things alone produces nice surprises.