Earth Day today and several things have changed since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, but generally things are worse than ever. Climate change, pollution, extinction are all galloping us on towards potential oblivion. There are many good people and activists, but they are fighting against big business and conglomerates and all kinds of different organisations which only want to make as much money as they can and bugger the rest! It is very troubling and hard to have faith in the human race.
When I was little I wanted to live on a farm and now I have the same desire. I would love to be close to the earth again. I cherish the plot of land behind our house with a passion, all the creatures in it are fascinating to me, and some are known to me, others I see in tracks or scats to identify that they were there. If ever the meadow and its woods are sold, or developed, I will die a little death and have to move away.
The turkeys are back and the toms have been demonstrating their very beautiful displays. They are the gentlest of adversaries, puffing themselves up like this and walking slowly and with great elegance, around one another, almost admiring the other, an elaborate dance in slow motion. And then suddenly, as if the testosterone levels are suddenly switched off, everything on them flattens and goes back to normal, and they begin pecking away at the ground for food together. "Oh, and how's your day been?" "Oh look, there's a tender morsel over there..."
And the females are drab brown creatures, hurrying along, looking like elderly ladies in raincoats that are too big for them. "Come on Mavis, or we'll catch our death....." "Coming, Agatha, hold your horses....."
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