I haven't written on this blog for a long time because I've been writing mostly on one of my other blogs, Old Woman on a Bicycle. The reason I've been writing mostly on that blog is that I've been spending all my time painting, going to art shows, and doing photography, rather than reading. Since, this blog, Gayle's Stream of Consciousness, is mostly devoted to what I've been reading, it's been terribly neglected recently. However, I have started reading--mostly when I'm on some mode of public transportation--Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas. Undoubtedly, I will write a post on that great work eventually. I'm also very interested in the current political scene which I write about on my other blog called "One American Mind."
I did take a lot of photos today when I went to my gym at the Greenbelt Recreation Center in Staten Island, to workout, which I try to do 3 times a week. The Greenbelt in Staten Island refers to preserved land in Staten Island that is in its pristine state and that has never been developed and hopefully will not be. The Greenbelt is home to many wild birds, small animals like various rodents, turtles, opossum, and also purportedly some deer, but I've never seen any except for deer-crossing signs.Following are some of my photos from today. Take in consideration that it isn't quite spring yet here. What I love about Staten Island is that it has lots of rural places and beautiful old houses.
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day....Henry David Thoreau
In wildness is the preservation of the world
....Henry David Thoreau
Going to the woods is going home...John Muir
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| Spring Pond, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island, NY |
In every walk with nature one receives
for more than he seeks...John Muir
for more than he seeks...John Muir
P.S. I started a new blog called Staten Island: The Wild Side, which, from now on, will be the venue for my nature photography and any nature writing I may do.
