After so much bad news about nature, not just from this spring but also from the last several years, I’ve noticed an abundance of birds, butterflies and bees as the seasons changed from winter into warm spring and summer days. So many different species visit my yard. I spot humming birds more than once a day, and watch them hover side by side with bees at the trumpet like flowers on my back fence.
On the trails, there are many species of butterflies, easy to spot. I know so little about them and the monarch is the only one I can for sure identify. A couple of weeks ago, a large one with pale yellow coloring enhanced with black markings took it’s time flying around the shrubs and I had a chance to get a good look at its beauty. It reminded me of something from the Victorian age, black lace in an ornate and delicate pattern.
Barney Frank talked to the press on Friday about the new bank regulations, and he told the reporters that they were being negative. The press responded that they were being careful to cover all possibilities. That’s a nice line, but it’s not true. The negative questions, the negative witnessing and reporting, all of it contributes to fear. People grab what the source they believe in tells them, often without question.
Thank you for insisting on clarity Representative Frank. For me, that means to hike in the hills, or to sit in my yard and enjoy all that comes my way. I am the witness.
Jane Glendinning
