Step away from that screen

Blue Jay on branch

Thought for today from the Story of Stuff Project ...

"Why sit and stare at a box beaming messages indoctrinating us into consumer culture for hours a day when there are so many more enjoyable alternatives available?"

The power of walking!

"It is solved by walking."  

-St. Augustine

I've discovered that some of my most creative thinking occurs when I'm going for a walk or a run. It can also be beneficial to "buddy up" and visit with a friend in order to gather even more insights and discussion.

Pete Seeger Puppet at 2014 Heart
of the Beast May Day Parade

“If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.”   - Pete Seeger

Wow. How well stated is this?  I've often thought of all the cheap plastic junk on store shelves is shameful.  So much is short lived and will quickly end up as a long-term waste problem.  

Our planet would be so much better off if we "planned with the end in mind."  Too often products are cheaply made and quickly used or broken, and then become long-term waste problems.  I see way too many of these things floating in the pond at Bassett Creek Park.

Anti-fracking float

Art in Bloom continued

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More art in bloom

Art in Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Ripples

As the water exits the pond at Bassett Creek Park in a large culvert it forms ripples.  Before long it will be in the Mississippi River and then down to the Gulf of Mexico.  Happy journeys!