January 8, 2015
(This is part of a 365 project during my 70th year where I write and
illustrate a blog on each day's gift.)
Every year, as soon as we have our first snowfall in the
Baltimore region, I hear over and over again the slogan, “Think spring.” Maybe
that’s part of human nature. We always yearn for what is around the next bend.
One thing that I love about this area is its contrasts.
Maryland has mountains, seashore and cities; it is both hilly and flat, high
and low, populated and unpopulated, urban and rural. And its citizens are
diverse—people from many countries, with different skin colors and religions.
I don’t think spring
so much as I appreciate the weather contrast that Maryland has. I love every
season for what it offers…winter for its unique sounds and bleak contrasts,
spring for its new full green, summer for its carefreeness and laughter, and
fall for its color beauty and crisp air. Each season also offers a contrasting
side …back aches from shoveling show in the winter, hay fever in the spring,
uncomfortable humidity in the summer and shorter days in the fall.
Changing seasons give Maryland a fully-developed
personality, a diverse one. Diversity is part of the richness of life, both
socially and environmentally. Envionmentalists know that biodiversity is
important to our planet but contrasts in life experiences also contribute to
life’s fulness.
I seek people and information sources that do not affirm
what I believe. I go to art shows (Anything
Goes exhibit opening at Gallery 788 tonight) that stretch how I see art and
its influence. I am intrigued by the multifariousness and contrasts in life.
Today’s gift is
contrast.
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