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July 01, 2012

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shoney

The lily pads! Wow! What a pleasure and a blessing, thank you for sharing them with us. I love that you can show a range of emotions in this blog instead of only the ones that we think are acceptable. Thank you too for sharing a cooling experience with the reader, who like me, may be trying to everything to escape the heat.

Erin Block

The dichotomy found (especially in areas such as National Parks) blows my mind. And saddens it too. But what beauty still remains... "Here was life, continuing, despite everything." Great post.

Sally

I loved the transition you went threw in this piece...Anger at the lack of awareness so many people display. They are consumed by their devices and own worlds. But the fact that the environment then brought you that solace you spoke of that healing that we can't help feel out there surrounded by soooo much life everywhere you look, life goes on in the real world. I think in the end nature will do what it needs to do to survive or adapt and we humans if we don't adapt will be wiped out. For sure many humans need a wake up call!

Laurel

The idling engine always gets my blood boiling too, especially in places like these. I first encountered this about ten years ago at a beautiful place in Southern Alberta that was pivotal to the bison hunt for the native people. There is a museum there and an endless view of the wild grasslands. People had actually gone into the museum, which takes at least an hour or two to get through, leaving their engines running and the air conditioning on so it would be cool in their cars when they got back! I later discovered that Albertans did this in winter too, when they went in to shop at the mall, they left their cars running with their heaters on! Fortunately, even in a place where burning fossil fuels is considered patriotic because their economy depends on it, I noticed anti-idling bylaws in place in some towns and cities when I was there this summer . . . so at least someone is trying to stop the madness.

Kathy Kaiser

Laurel,

I'm glad to hear that some towns have anti-idling laws. I wonder if that would work in Colorado.

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