Man's Mindless Destruction in Nature
No matter how big the problem we South Africans need to work together to find solutions, blame is at the feet of all who live here.
Sharing works of Dr Ian Player who passionately tried to protect wilderness worldwide, a link to document revealing some of the path Man and the Wilderness an entertaining, enlightening read about this area, walking with his diary taking notes as he went.
Wilderness
By Dr Ian McCallum
Have we forgotten
that wilderness is not a place,
but a pattern of soul
where every tree, every bird and beast
is a soul maker?
Have we forgotten
that wilderness is not a place
but a moving feast of stars,
footprints, scales and beginnings?
Since when
did we become afraid of the night
and that only the bright stars count?
or that our moon is not a moon
unless it is full?
By whose command
Were the animals
through groping fingers,
one for each hand,
reduced to the big and little fives?
Have we forgotten
that every creature is within us
carried by tides
of earthly blood
and that we named them?
Have we forgotten
that wilderness is not a place,
but a season
And that we are in its
final hour?
Controversy reigns over estuary health, how to manage this gift in our land or leave it to nature. Earlier intervention appears to have created a plug of mud, movement between estuary to sea accessing water for wildlife to thrive.
Tides move as does sea sand carried in, inland silt created plug would perhaps require a helping hand by dredging once again to bring depth back into channel to assist movement in water between sea and estuary.
Channel my be here today gone tomorrow, tides change appearance in the blink of an eye.
We are all connected, nature will take back what belongs to her, walk lightly with respect for everything. World Oceans Day is observed in month of June, this should be every day.
Large Eco-systems, there is no quick easy answers in rehabilitating, we must observe what happened in the past to try plan into the future.
Recently the estuarine plug broke open naturally, 18 April 2022 floods most are hopeful the reeds would die off with salt water entering the system once again.
All photography my own using Canon Powershot SX730 HS camera. Any queries or requests please drop a comment below or make contact with me, have a wonderful day! Photography without tripod, go with the flow wherever life takes you. NB: Amateur photographer in nature, keep smiling!
Thought for Today: "All plants are our brothers and sisters and they talk to us and if we listen we can hear them." - African Proverb
