Whenever I feel discouraged, which seems to be a lot these days, I go outside. Nature never changes its course. It doesn’t whine about the weather, but behaves accordingly. It doesn’t beg for attention because it is too busy trying to stay alive.
There is much comfort in watching bees going about their business or taking awhile to sleep in the folds of a blossom. Watching bird couples scout for food and then share what they find with each other speaks to cooperation and partnership better than any human interaction I have seen lately.
I can feel the trees breathing from where I sit, far beneath their branches; and I cringe to think how ignorant are those who can’t accept that we need their presence for the very oxygen that we enjoy. It’s not simply that we can’t all get up and run to a rally or pledge large sums of money to conservation efforts. The heartbreaking truth is that so many turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the fact that this world is dying beneath the crushing weight of our careless humanity.
It is the same philosophy that addresses the messes left in a grocery store or a discarded half full shopping cart. The “Oh they pay someone to do that,” theory to support apathy extends to global and political problems. The idea that “nature will take care of itself” or “we’ll leave that to the experts” is a copout of the worst kind. Will someone clean up behind you at WalMart? Most of the time. This issue is not about ‘someone’ fixing things. It is about the plague of disregard that is spreading its fingers insidiously over the world.
They are right about one thing. Nature will take care of itself. If Biblical history is to be believed, it once rained for forty days and forty nights to cleanse the planet. If Science is to be believed there have been other catastrophic weather purges since the dawn of time. Make no mistake. Earth will survive, and no matter how many guns you have stashed, no matter how many properties you own across the globe or how much money is stacked in the digital memory of your bank account, it will not save you from Nature’s unraveling.
Well, we started out with a bang and perhaps we shall end with one. Or maybe just a collective surprised whimper.
I love my little piece of Nature and will do whatever I can to preserve it. It think I’ll start by having a party..a garden party. Here are a few of my guests!
Y’all come back now, y’hear?
Dreaming Reality 
35 responses to “The Garden Party #conservation #photography #nature”
The beauty of Nature rules in my life, and you are so right, She will survive. However, arrogant mankind will not if the trend keeps going in the way it is. Your photographs are glorious!!! Every single one! I can feel your heart in each one of them. You know where it’s at and yeah, I do too. xo
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I have been borderline depressed over the state of most things in our country at the present time.
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[…] weekend is here and it’s time to visit Cheryl at the bar and work our way around Linda G. Hill’s famous Stream of Consciousness Saturday […]
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😀
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I am fairly certain I have a reply. I just need to spend a few moments contemplating the reply out in the garden… I will be right back sooner or later.
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Ok John. I look forward to it.
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or it could be an evasive way of saying i prefer to be in the garden. gosh it is dark out here now….
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I got that. Thanks for clarifying..you know how I feel about it. The moon has been amazing this week too.
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Hear, hear! You are exactly right, Cheryl. Thank you for this post, and your photos are glorious. ❤️
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Thanks Jennie. This may be my last post. Once again WP is saying I don’t have room for any photos even though I have been adjusting my i age sizes and deleting old posts. ☹️
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Oh, no!!! Can you just delete photos (not posts) from your media library? I definitely need to do that myself.
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I have been, as well as resizing them. I did so many last weekend. Usually it takes a few days for the system to recalculate but this time it hasn’t caught up. I’ll keep trying as I am able. Have a great weekend Jennie.
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I hope,it works, Cheryl. Happy weekend!
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You too honey, and thanks!
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🙂
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Like you, I find nature is where I go to find peace of mind, to breathe. I love these pictures, and I actually reached out and tried to feel the fuzzy bee … it was so real! Great pics, great thoughts.
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Thanks Jill, for taking time to visit. These things are what keep hope alive in me. My heart is truly heavy for the suffering of this planet.
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Same here, my friend. I take pleasure in visiting your place, just don’t have enough hours in the day to come by often, but your photography and love of nature always lightens my heart a bit.
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I am happy to give you any moments of reprieve in these days. Hugs!
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Cheryl, I’ve always preferred the beauty of nature and it’s a shame that there is dying respect for our world.
Beautiful photos!
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I know that about you Mary. We have a lot in common. My heart aches for the cold heart so many have turned on each other and our planet.
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The world will survive us. I just hope there’s a few animals left to reclaim paradise. I love the pictures. Nature at its very best.
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Me too, Dan. And one or two humans to appreciate them. I had some newer ones to share but my media cache is put of room again. I spent a couple of hours continuing to resize my images.
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Ugh. I’m so sorry.
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Thank you.
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You say true things about nature, my friend. The earth will survive. All the money, all the guns won’t save anyone.
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Sadly true, my friend. So many people don’t want to a cept it.
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They think they have everything figured out. I just wish they at least stop burning forests. I hate to see those trees on fire. Makes me feel so depressed, so powerless and small.
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Me too. What’s happening to the rain forests is an abomination
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It is indeed an abomination. We are living in very ugly times. The destruction is sickening.
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Among many other things. We, as humans, are digressing in the ways of decent cooperation and cohabitation.
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Great post Cheryl! (in words and images)!
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I’m glad you liked it Gordon.
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That’s my kind of party! If Nature lives, we live. If Nature dies, well, we die.
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You got it, Pam. In a squirrel’s nutshell. 😏
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