Project Wild Edges

 Idea one have the public share their  photos and stories about the wild edge of their pets. And those who want can also share the wild edge of their pet which mirrors somethings that they are learning about in themselves. I write by example. Poetry/ prose or Jenny can add her story about the garden newt.   After these are collected, then we have a contest. 10 best entries go into our Greeting Card Collection box of 12 ( One is Perry and One is Mochi - or Jenny's  by example). Then we sell these cards and we put the money towards our project- 100% of the profits support Project Wild Edges. Idea two Stone Soup An weekend of stories that all from all points of view. Telling and retelling of other short stories that inform our values of nature and this wild edge. Best 4 presenters, as voted by the audience, gets a $ prize and tickets to our show! Food for discussions too. A practice of MC set-ups Two Truths and a Lie An weekend of stories that all from all points o...

Storefront window sign in downtown cafe shows the connection that one person who loses their job due to the “ COVID-19 : Fear and Uncertainty “ has to our whole economic system.  Similar to the roots of a tree, one person’s loss of income has far reaching effects. In the diagram above, nature symbolizes our interdependence. Does our town then appear to be a dying forest effected by disease? If so, how can we nurse this system back to health?

The story of this Camellia Hedge is a story of a woman dressed in pink who has been rushing around in her nice clothes, and then gets caught in the rain without an umbrella.  “Spoiled!” she says to herself, as she takes stock of her soaked clothes, her soggy shoes, her fallen hair, her dripping mascara. 

I see so many fallen trees and branches creating a perfect ground for wild fire to spread. What to do with this observation?