Mother Nature's Communication with Planet Earth

She sought updates from philosophers, scientists and animal control officers about her favourite planet ~ Earth. Addressing her humans on Earth, said, A picture is worth a thousand words ~

and I am in receipt of roaming bears...cuddly looking pandas...and colourful birds.

“Loving wildlife,” she responded,
“will make you rich beyond measure.”

To Mother Nature, Steve answered,“If we can teach people here about wildlife, they will be touched,”

Several updates, she received with facts about food and habitat.

Hugh Macmillan voiced his grief:

Nature looks dead in winter because her life is gathered in her heart.

You, Mother Nature, wither the plant down to the root,
that she may grow up again ~ forever and stronger.
You call her family together within your innermost home

to prepare her for being scattered abroad the face of our Planet Earth

Zukav's OpinionThe Winter Solstice has always been special to me, beyond imagination.
It's a time of pain and withdrawal
that produces something joyfully inconceivable ~

like the Monarch Butterfly, masterfully extracting itself

from the content of its cocoon!

Then bursting into unexpected glory.

Patiently, Mother Nature listened ~ then philosophically advised:

Wherever there are wild animals in the world,

there is always an opportunity for Caring, Compassion and Kindness.

Alexander von Humboldt then declared,The most dangerous world view is the world view
who have not viewed the world.

Kindly note, Mother Nature,
that despite the growing number of threatened species,

there is also a growing list of species that we are saving from distinction:
the Giant Panda...the Mountain Gorilla, both who were 'down-listed'
on the International Union for Conservation of Nature ~ and
who were on the Red List of Threatened Species' in the past decade.

With Mother Nature's attention, Alexander continued:

In Canada, the peregrine falcons ~~ the hooded granadier (a marine fish) ~

have all been assessed as 'not in risk in Canada,' ~ thanks to Conservation efforts!

In addition, Mother Nature, botanical-wise, inputted:

the small white Lady's Slipper...wood bison... and Rocky Mountain-toad frog

have been 'down-listed.

Ye, on Earth never noticed the 'beauty of nature'

because ye were too busy trying to create it!

EARTH is YOUR HOME!

Thomas Pine acknowledged, “My country is the world.

Other contributing factors are our Forests...Progress on Climate Change...
and Better information re our Species and Protective Areas.
These shine light on places in Canada and around the world.

Listening to the foregoing conversations,
Mahatma Gandhi agreed in believing,EARTH provides enough to SATISFY every man's NEEDS ~

but not every man's GREED!

Mother Nature conceded with C.S. Lewis who concluded,You are mever too old to set a new goal
or to dream a new dream.

To Mankind, Mother Nature proclaimed:The ecological system which God created on Earth

is so unique that 'yours' is the only habitable planet in the space system.

Mother Nature's Counsel to Mankind is Something to ThinkAbout:Earth is 4.6 Billion years old.

Let's scale that down to 46 years:
We've been here for 4 hours.

The Industrial Revolution began one minute ago:

In that time, we've destroyed more than 50%
of the World's Rain Forest!

THIS ISN'T SUSTAINING!

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As writer of the foregoing, I relate to Mother Nature a personal experience:

So trusting are some birds to humans, that for 2 succeeding summers

a pair of Mourning Doves frequented my 3rd floor balcony

to build a nest upon a black-wrought-chair...lay eggs...hatch them...
and raise their babes...feed them...raise them until learning to fly.

At the time, I daily recorded their activities and published them on my website.

Surprisingly, one morning, I noticed a gathering of grasses, weeds, leaves flatly assembled on the far chair. Soon I discovered frequent visits of a pair of Mourning Doves (attained from an in-depth and colourfiul Bird Book). For hours, I observed at a distance, their comings and goings... He or she arrived on hydro wires to message changes of hours 'incubating' the nest eggs. One day, sitting near her, she allowed me to gently touch her silky-black wing feathers. I certainly had an in-depth study of this pair of birds...she had the 'night shift' and he the day time shift..each.bringing back food for the sitting spouse.  When the eggs hatched, I felt like Granny Dove.!

Merle Baird-Kerr...written January 11, 2020

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