Herb Harvest

Tanya harvesting spring Yerba Santa, 2009. (Tomasito photo)

Yerba Santa

We very much like to harvest medecinal herbs in the hills near our Redding, CA apartment.

Some, like these Yerba Santa plants are at the peak of their growth on the sunny slopes in December after seasonal rains.

Tomasito, 2009



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Change

Tomasito (Tanya photo, 2008)

Change

Not easy to know how or what direction to take.


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Dam

Dam Site (Tomasito photo)

It is a shame that we humans seem to destroy nature every time we try to make things more comfortable and safe for ourselves.

I wonder if we will ever understand this problem in time to do something about it.

Tomasito, 2009

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Change

Ecological Destruction at Work 2008 (Tomasito photo)

Change—there is No Alternative

Poisoning, polluting and destroying the atmosphere, the waters and the habitat of most of the earth’s creatures and the natural balance of the earth’s ecosystems, the odd technologically-oriented species Homo sapiens has become THE global disaster: the cancer of the planet.

We are the problem.

Since we have the mentality to see this quite clearly, we could change-- hopefully in time to survive and perhaps even flourish as a species in a different “new world”.

Homo sapiens could accept our responsibility now for the general maintenance and well being of the earth or we will be eliminated as sure as any other too successful parasites die after witlessly murdering their host. We commit slow suicide as we destroy our host planet!

And, as a misinformed and arrogant leader in so many other ways, The United States of America is presently leading in the disastrous wasting of the earth.


So it is only appropriate that we unfortunate citizens of the USA lead in the process of regenerating the earth.

I do not believe the current spate of wars are the answer--killing each other is not enough.

We should change!

We could find the will—we have the means---to control and limit the human population now .

We might preserve and protect the other creatures that share our earth.

Or...

Tomasito, 2009

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Santa on Bridge

Tanya on Diestelhorst Bridge, December 2008. (Tomasito photo)


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