Earth Day

Today, April 22, is Earth day. This is the day that we bulldoze mountains, extracting lumps of coal, allow oil to pool upon the ground below the metronome-like bobbing of oil wells, spew thousands upon thousands of pounds of carbon monoxide into the air, and dump toxic materials into the water! Wait, I have this backwards. That's what we do EVERYDAY! For this one day, stop and look around. Observe the blue of the sky, the feel of rain upon your face, take wonder in a rainbow, the song of a bird, the wisp of the breeze, the texture of grass, the roughness of bark, smell the earthiness of soil, be amazed at the flight of the dragonfly, see the joy in a young child's eyes, smell the sweetness of a flower, feel the soothing touch of sand between your toes, dip your hand into the river, and watch the fish swim by. This is Earth day - She gives us beautiful gifts each and every day; the least we can do is appreciate them.