I Miss Earth Worms. Do You?

                                                            

Main story - understory - in a monoculture worms and bugs no longer exist.

Bees, fleas, worms, germs,

humans are but one part of the ecosystem.

We have become the impatient species. Too busy to let nature replenish itself and too puffed up with our own sense of importance to acknowledge our utter dependence on its generosity.

- David Suzuki

                                                        

   

                     I MISS EARTH WORMS. DO YOU?     

      

                 

Travelling around the world and Australia, we have seen various monocultures. Large expanses of a single crop. And while these are hugely efficient for crop production and harvesting, they have devastating environmental impacts.

I MISS EARTH WORMS. DO YOU?

In this painting the child/birds are eating processed food stored in small plastic containers. The mat is plastic. There is no diversity in the crop in the background. A monoculture. A system recognized to destroy biodiversity of creatures in the soil, including worms.

BATH

Traveled early to BATH. First impressions were not favorable but had a cruise on the River and I started to like it . . . then walked through the city streets and I thought it was lovely.

 

The Bath Roman baths were interesting and the Cathedral was lovely.

 Morris patterns and architecture everywhere.

 Visited Victoria art gallery

Victoria Art Gallery

Did the hop on hop off bus around the city and countryside, staying in a house on an estate surrounded by orchards and gardens . . . want more time in Bath!!!!

On way to the cotwolds again . . .  then onto Amsterdam. More water, more greenery . . 

Stoneleigh, Cotwolds

Cotwolds. What a beautiful part of the world. 

We were blessed with good weather most of the time, but did have the occasional drizzle .  . I guess that is why it is so green! We stayed in a gorgeous old cottage with thick stone walls, huge flagstone floors in kitchen and hall and stairs so steep and narrow they were almost a nightmare . . . 

It was nice to stay put in one place for a few days.

We spent an afternoon at Blenheim Palace. What a gorgeous place. 

Wish we had more time to explore the gardens.

Throughout the Cotswolds the Architecture is varied and interesting.

Spent day with my girlfriends daughter and family for a very enjoyable day. Extremely cute son and a kitten with character and a Scrumptious meal for lunch.

Another two days looking at the gorgeous countryside and dropping into all the wonderful villages full of character.

Eating all the pastries and teas with devonshire cream . . . my clothes are shrinking.