Pee in the Shower—Save The Planet

I am all for conserving our resources.  I recycle, compost yard debris and kitchen scraps, use canvas bags for shopping.  I have a vegetable garden and do lots of other things.  I do all these things because I want to.
The British have now floated this new(old) method of saving the planet that I am not so sure I want to do.
Perhaps other folks have other ideas about this. Would love to hear your thoughts.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/debates/6560930/Should-gardeners-urinate-outdoors.html

Slide Show in Space

Filmmaker Michael Benson’s photos and essays explore what was happening on earth when
light left these celestial bodies.

These are spectacular and

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October’s End

 

Listen
Bewitching spirits
Detach and glide
Effortlessly in golden profusion
Silently.

Change of the Season

Spaced, even and serene
the hall clock chimes the half hour
Vibrations of change.

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Clear October nights
Jupiter chasing the moon
Patchwork quilt snuggling

Meditation on a Raindrop

On my walk this evening, I  see clouds gathering on the far horizon.  The sun has gone down behind a bank of black clouds like a top heavy mountain range.  There is no wind.  Sheet lightning stains upwards, then fades.  I let the dogs run ahead and smile as they enjoy their freedom. My attention is drawn back to the clouds.  In truth, they could be anything.  In truth, the brewing storm is inside.

In a place of severe drought, rain speaks the language our souls  long to hear.  A lover kissing us all over, sending chills to our core. A rinsing of the third eye. Raindrops become the tranquil beauty of water edified by the heavens,calming the storm inside.

Iran Demonstrations

Over the weekend, I watched with amazement, events unfolding in Iran.  What struck me  was that in spite of the clamp down on reporters and news agencies, videos and eye witness reports are getting out via Twitter, Face Book and cell phones. The Internet has changed how we interact with the world.

These demonstrations are not about supporting either of the candidates but about supporting freedom and trust in leadership.  It is about a human need and right to live beyond fear and suspicion.  It is another example of a new universal paradigm arising that leaders can no longer rule through force and fear. It is about the power of truth. In this, they deserve our support, not in an aggressive or militaristic way, but with our hearts.

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Haiku 2 (Lunch with Girlfriends)

Conversations warm
as summer breezes lifting
spirits high,  like kites.

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Time

Time, I have learned, does not freeze
nor do moments in it.
The unstoppable current on which we
all ride, at our various speeds,
on our various journeys
through this astonishing world.

Each moment in each place in nature
a remarkable coming together
never to be repeated precisely so.
Of lives crossing paths in time
Like twigs swept together
then swept apart, in stream eddies.

©Bonnie
May 24,2009

Spring History

Laughing gleefully,
bare feet left fossil tracks
splashing through puddles.

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