Wishful Thinking

A LOCAL NURSERY'S sign read: "1 part soil, 2 parts water, 3 parts wishful thinking".

This "gardener's recipe" is a bit like life's recipe for turning desires into reality. But although things do seem to evolve by themselves, more watering and less wishful thinking might produce better results.

Wishful thinking is a comfort but we all know it's the digging, weeding and quenching of the soil that keeps growth lush. I've seen plants turn to dust in rainless summers when water restrictions come into play. The season seems to produce less showers and more forest fires nowadays in BC. So far, the southwest coastal corner where one expects more rain remains green with many roadside flowers to bury my nose into during my walks. I can't help wishing smell-o-vision was available for these recent shots.

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Where There's Smoking, There's Fire

JULY WAS RAINLESS in southwest BC and in other areas of the province. Current dry conditions continue to create an extreme risk of forest fires during August. Campfires and smoking are banned in many public places. In fact, smoking is banned in most parkland areas, although you wouldn't know it by the cigarette butts that I see scattered everywhere on my walks.

It is not uncommon to see butts littering pathways and roadsides. It makes me wonder how many fires are caused by folks who smoke when walking through wooded pathways or who toss cigarette butts out of car windows. It seemed okay in the Bogart and Bette Davis era when people apparently didn’t know any better. Throwing a smoldering cigarette dramatically to the ground was cool then. But seeing people suspend logic about where their deadly sparks might fly during recent times really burns me up. People can learn more about fire prevention and camping etiquette in BC here.

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