Discuss: Transmutations
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1 Bob Markarian Lawrence on Feb 13, 2009
2 Marian Van Eyk McCain on Feb 13, 2009
What a beautiful piece of writing: as haunting as those train whistles. Thank you, Peter.
3 Robert Riversong on Feb 16, 2009
“the tracks run both ways, and we can choose which way we’re headed.”
And the trackless landscape runs free in all directions.
It is, perhaps, time to get out of the train and off the tracks and return to right relation with the earth under our feet.
4 swan on Feb 16, 2009
If we’re lucky and smart, trains are going to make a big comeback. Instead of burning fossil fuels in jet planes, semis and cars, hauling our stuff and ourselves by rail is the sane thing to do.
5 Michelle Dodd on Feb 16, 2009
You’re adding richness to this Earth, and not just in words. Beautiful.
6 David Huffman on Feb 25, 2009
Another thoughtful and exquisite piece. Thanks Peter for helping bring greater awareness of ourselves, the places we live, and our connections with the Earth!
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I, too, made compost/worm bins out of cast-off pallets from our local hardware/everything store. My four year old grandson and I have a Sunday ritual of feeding the worms. He looks in amazement at how many worms crawl, eat, live and die in our compost.
The school that he will attend in two years has worm compost bins as well.
Thanks for the story and the thoughts. It is so hard to look at the story behind the goods and see the pathway that our “things” have taken.