This as I said previously, was my first attempt. But I ended learning so much of it, so many species that I have seen but have ignored now have a role to play in the neighborhood. And this was in a near-vicinity type of exploration so, ‘what other things are out there?’ I questioned. If I expand upon the subject, maybe someone in the near future may take this as an example and take the initiative to find out about the life that surrounds you on a daily basis. But, have I really learned something about the ‘wild’? Do I comprehend it better now? This definitely requires more study, more dedication on my part and a bigger sense of consciousness to form a real result.<\/p>\n
That being said, it is not only animals that can be part of a bestiary, but plants as well. And this is a key element because people tend to forget that plants are also living beings that play a huge part on the way we live. They may not have the same physical traits we often look out for when identifying other people or animals, but they are alive, just like us. Some we have a kinship of sorts, and we opt to take care of them, and others provide nourishment. Sometimes it is both. But while this encompasses the global truth, it still misses a face-to-face interaction, a way for us to relate to them and understand their place in our vicinity and keep them from being mere categories. And I make this statement thinking on the role this species have in the present, and the one they could have in the far future. Previously I talked about inspiring others to do the same I am doing. But how can I convince others this is worth doing? Simple answer: narrative. Everyone is bound to listen to a good story, specially if it is bound to real life experiences.<\/p>\n
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Did you see that tree I posted? Let me tell you the story of this tree. Just before Christmas season my mother bought a pine tree so that we may use it on the holidays. She bought it because it has been a while since we had a Christmas tree to decorate. But what will follow after Christmas? Why? Before arriving home, this was just another tree living in Llano Chico minding its own business when BAM!, mother swoops in and says ‘I want that one’, and then a man with a mattock comes over, digs the tree and loads it up into your car, ready for you to take it wherever you want.\u00a0 I understand she would want to replant it in the garden but, is it the right call? Wouldn\u00b4t it disrupt the regular flow of species that live nearby? Is it right to use the tree is such a manner? These are the sort of questions that pop up in my mind when I see these new holiday addition, and it makes you wonder what other relations we have with other species around, and if we are disrupting their natural cycle by interacting with them. This tree in particular will fulfill its role of pleasing us, but after that its fate is uncertain. We might replant it, yes, but what guarantees it will remain there?, after all we took if from its birthplace so we can use to to satisfy our needs. It makes you wonder what could happen when you stop looking.<\/p>\n
In case\u00a0you read the bestiary, one week after there was another huge storm, and guess who decided to stop by:<\/p>\n\n