Am I the only person who still cuts out articles of interest from the newspaper?  I rip recipes and travel tips from magazines and then put them in a folder.  An old habit, that leads me to times like this summer when I long to weed out these old files!!

I wanted to pass along the article (yes, I cut it out and put it in a folder) on pollination. Here is the link from the San Francisco Chronicle.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/05/HOIU11ICE8.DTL

Why has pollination caught my attention this week?  

Well, we have to care about the bees and the other pollinators if we want to continue to eat.  That's pretty basic.  I handle anxiety by taking action (which, could be good, could be bad.)

Also, we are all going through a lot of anxiety right now,  what with all the increases in food and gas costs and diasters of wind, fire, and water.  Making changes and doing things that benefit life are helpful to re-balancing our internal ecology.  

Y esterday Robert and I sat outside and watched a hummingbird bathe in my new fountain.  Either she did it twice, or she and her mate did it once, but watching that tiny being flutter it's wings in my fountain was a joyful moment. 

Happily, I also kept seeing bees visiting my newly-planted lavender and the blossoms still left on the old grapefruit tree.  

A few days ago, I weeded out some possessions. I recycled my collection of dolls and paper dolls, and some colorful silk scarves which I had picked up in Thailand, and gave them to my friend Zenobia.  Her granddaughters are visiting this week. Z just emailed  me to say the girls LOVE the dolls and the scarves for dress-up.  I am very happy.

According to the authors of the Fourth Turning (and the book I love so much, and intend to re-read this summer--Generations:  The History of America's Future from  1584 to 2069) Strauss and Howe, our current time is much like the 1930's!  Hmmm, dust-bowls, unrest, and foreclosures?  Well, hey then, let's get those victory gardens from the 1940's going.  Even Wal-Mart just signed contracts to purchase food from local growers within each state to save millions of dollars on transportation costs.

What is coming to your attention?