photo credit Donna De Palma What if, one year, there wasn’t any
Spring? Snowdrops, crocus, and our earliest Spring flowers never
opened. Daffodils failed to bloom. Tulips no longer colored our
gardens in April. We just assume that nature will do what it
does every year. How complacent of us to expect a show of color
each year–crab apple and cherry blossoms, magnolia, Japanese
maple–from white to crimson–every variation of hue. Yet a world
away from this natural display is the world of political action,
social change, environmental protection–needed now to ensure
future Springs, the natural cycles we’ve come to know. Social
action has to become political action to preserve the
environment as we know it now. Sure, awareness and local
activism are first steps. And, it’s true, our political system
doesn’t exactly inspire these days. But how will we make
progress with environmental issues, or simply protect what we
have now, if no one is willing to slue the beast? I’ve talked to
conservationists, environmentalists