If You Go Down To The Woods Today, You're Sure Of A Big Surprise
I recently visited my hometown. The old homestead was surrounded by houses. Since then I've had bad dreams about being surrounded by houses with the yard getting smaller and smaller. The memories I had of studying history in a tree overlooking blueberry bushes were blasted asunder. The wild grapes we used to pick when we were playing hide and seek are gone. They are replaced with duplexes and junky looking condos. The yard next door where we used to swing for hours in one of those big ole New England lawn swings has been populated with not one, but THREE houses. It's enough to make you cry.
If You Go Down To The Woods Today, You're Sure Of A Big Surprise: "Society's current mindset ignores the positive attributes and influences of nature and the environment. They build in the countryside, chop down our trees, kill our wildlife and sell off playing fields in schools. What does this preach to the youth of today? For example, when was the last time you saw a group of kids get excited about going to the countryside or going for a walk with the dog? And if you have, you must admit, it’s rare. This has contributed to kids being more prone to obesity and ..."