Spring Glory. The Parklands. Say it with Flowers.

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Imagine for a moment that we lived in a perfect world. A dream scenario of exquisite elements combining to make an almost perfect place to live in. Then imagine we called that place Earth... and it had seasons...each unique and breathtakingly different in turn.

Some of the people that live on Earth create grand houses and gardens while the majority have to make do with smaller squares of land to call their own.

But that's ok because everyone has the right to share the seasons. Parks were built in every town and city at great expense in the past to let the masses savour nature's gift as well.

Would that not be Utopia?

A world of colour and beauty for all. Free to enjoy.

If the sun became unbearable you could always escape down shady paths, filled with the scent of wild garlic.

In this world even humble weeds had a pattern that mirrored the constellations above.

It was an Eden then.

This world was filled with animals, birds, butterflies, fish, reptiles, and insects beyond counting. A few made their homes with us and became our friends.... treasured companions. We ate them last.

"What happened Daddy?"

"We ran out of food Tabitha. I lost my own children as I didn't have enough money to feed them. Food was scarce then. Even rats were in short supply. As you know you are genetically engineered from the household cat. She was clever and hid herself well. Unlike her you do not need meals to survive."

" Yes, but what happened before that!?"

"We messed up. It was only a perfect world for so long, then, gradually, we used up all the resources under the ground to build things we thought we wanted. By the time everyone decided we could live without them it was too late. We had already created 'Pandora' and she had the power to alter everything, everywhere, in ways we didn't foresee and that we struggled to reverse. For every deliberate correction we made she subtly altered a hundred more every day. Things started dying but we were too busy and engrossed in 'Pandora' by then and sleepwalked ourselves into a slow decline."

"Seduced by a machine of our own creation that could prolong life, predict previously unseen events,
and hypnotize the masses we took our eye off the ball then consoled ourselves with the thought that we could create again all that we had lost."

"but the reality proved more complex than we first imagined and we had fewer places left to put them so most remained on ice."

"By the time all the countries in the world agreed that the only sensible course of action was to limit population growth it was too late. Nature fundamentalists had created a stealth control pandemic which made ninety nine percent of the population infertile. We found out later it was irreversible which is why I saved you child and gave you a few human characteristics from my first born. You were all I could have after it went off. Everyone old died, disease spread rapidly, but plants were re-fertilized, and new lands colonized on the rotting corpses of the stricken. Very good for the ground when used as ash. This also solved the immediate problem of food as fresh 'Donations' could be stored for many decades. So much burning flesh would also have been a waste of precious coal and wood. Oil and tallow candles were obtained too for the fruitful among us to hoard. 'Bones will grow our future.'   'Donations are a lasting legacy.'  became common sayings for my generation."

"Now the world is fresh again and we have enough to eat once more. We will colonize the landscapes again with cyber animals like you until the few real ones we managed to save can increase in numbers."

"I have left the window open as this will be my last day of spring. It is now my turn to 'donate.' Shut it behind you when you leave. You will find others of your kind beyond the wall. All is good."


 (Thought you might like to see this post from the earlier days of the blog when I used to indulge occasionally in a spot of creative writing. Although from years back it does have a few similarities to today's Covid 19 lock-down which is why I've repeated it again.)

And to complement this colour filled post a link to one of the most beautiful and stunning five minute videos you will ever see or hear. That such things exist in our world, completely unseen until fairly recently, is a genuine miracle.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3h1j5w