On the streets of New York City words and pictures fall around you like leaves in the forest.
Along the walk there are cascades and…
cliffs and…
colorful canyons.
Shallow pools line the way and offer a chance to reflect…
and celebrate the glory of nature.
In this Arcadia on the Hudson,
Nymphs and…
Satyrs dance with the animals.
And when the night comes…
and [...]
Michelangelo, Creation of Stars and Planets, 1508-1512, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome.
Today, April 22, 2008, is Earth Day. Its approach was heralded by Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich and Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who appeared together on TV, warming a park bench as they promoted cooperation on global heating.
Too bad the Pope, while in New York last [...]
Every time I hear a plane pass low over Manhattan, I wonder if the whine of the engines heralds the next missile made of jet fuel and people. I heard a plane as I was walking through Wall Street, which is at once an historical site, a financial center and, after 9/11, a trauma point. [...]
