The nature of some neighbors

 I know exactly what it is about my downstairs neighbors that rubs me the wrong way 

At my neighbors petition, the new owner of the house chopped down a kind cherry tree that had been around for more than 15 years 

Every year providing robust fruit and a sweet home for my bird friends 

They also took down the grapevine that had been growing for years without bothering a soul and providing for mediterranean grape leaf wraps 

There was a fig tree that they went on to remove and one that may have been a peach tree too, I’m not too sure

There was also a larger tree that provided shade and privacy in the summer without any threat of fall whatsoever 

Once chopped down mushrooms have made their appearance as what’s left of the tree begins to rot 

They have removed bushes from the property and worst of all, they have turned the yard into a partial dump 

Now the yard has 2 way too big bbq grills that barely get used, plastic lawn chairs that have seen better days 

A glass table with an umbrella whole but no umbrella and chairs that could be done without 

They throw out so much garbage to simply sit at the side of the house with useless things like styrofoam, old printers, fake plants… 

I just can’t understand how or why they have this odd attitude towards nature that is so good and giving to us 

But I guess they get it in other ways like when the gofer eats the tomatoes they plant among the plastic containers they leave in the yard after taking out the plants to be transplanted 

Oh and my neighbor had the audacity to say that I her crops get eaten because of me when she literally let’s them rot instead of picking them when they’re ripe and ready to give away 

She’s upset that I feed the birds, the squirrel and the cat that stops by on occasion to munch on food that would otherwise be thrown away 

She doesn’t understand the struggle we experienced throwing away food that would be all over the floor after my bird friends would peck at the garbage bag trying to grab a snack 

She doesn’t consider team work with my animal friends to make things better for everyone 

Instead she thinks the gofer eats her crops because I give them snacks and not because he’s a gofer that will dig tunnels and do what he wants

A squirrel friend will occasionally leave me ‘gifts’ of partially eaten food like a tomato or avocado here and there to say ‘hey boo, I appreciate you’ and although a simple nod would do, I’m not complaining 

I guess some people are like the lion & the tin man, without a brain or a heart 

To understand that we come of the earth but the earth does not come of us 

And so it is important to work together with nature and understand that it is a true blessing 

When your trees grow and give you fruit 

That the trees are our lungs and because of them we breathe 

But they just don’t get it 

And I’m completely over it…

-Bionica

And then there were 3

I saw on the news that a Long Island beach had to close because of a shark sighting 

Apparently 3 of Jaw’s cousins decided to come to shore and say hello 

So people ran afraid of what might happen 

Yet the ocean is where the sharks live! 

It really shouldn’t be a scary surprise to humans

And so I wonder if anyone ever put on the thinking cap of the shark 

For example, what if the shark said

‘Mayday mayday mayday!! Humans invading our home!!! Get them OUT!!!’

Which is why they decided to bring out the big fins and collectively come together 

To make sure humans stay away 

Instead of being afraid of a shark sighting, humans should be more attentive to caring for the ocean 

Keeping it clean so that the sharks could have a lot of fresh ocean to swim in 

Without having to look for other things at the shore 

It could be that they went to shore in search of food and found humans with sunscreen invading their waters 

I’m not saying that people shouldn’t go to the beach, but I am saying that we need humans need to be more conscious and understand that we share this earth with other species 

I’m saying that we should be more caring and respectful of nature 

Because when we aren’t, the sharks literally just come after us to make sure that we stay back 

Let’s give nature the surprise of her life by showing love and respect, let’s take care of that which is around us without tearing things apart 

In understanding that we live in a shared earth space, we move forward in conscientious decisions fully aware that we can simply affect things for the greater good 

And there is nothing wrong with being good… 

Bionica

Just Wear It

So the new norm is that you have to wear a mask pretty much everywhere you go 

But although it’s something that has been happening for the past 3 months

I still can’t get used to it 

Having my face covered as I breathe in my own hot breath while picking up bread and cereal at Shoprite isn’t all that fun 

But I do it, because the CDC is as moody as ever and is forever changing their mind

One day you hear the virus lasts days on surfaces and a few weeks later they it doesn’t 

Who does all that and why?

It’s annoying and I’m over it 

But not to the point that I’m going to go out to the supermarket without my mask 

See the way I see it, it’s somehow better to be safe and prevent 

The one thing that I can be sure of is that my mask keeps foreign germs at bay 

And for the girl that has bus pants to go to Shoprite a la Dr. Sheldon B Cooper 

Well it’s a thing I’m going to do just to be extra careful 

And I completely understand that the body needs fresh air to thrive

I mean come on, trees are the lungs of the planet 

But for the moments that I’m inside I’ll wear the mask 

I think about how doctors wear them for surgeries that are hours long 

And I tip my hat to them 

It’s quite a feat 

But for the people that complain about having to wear the mask 

Well, if necessity is the mother of invention then why aren’t they inventing something good like more outdoor spaces with amazing air quality so people can shop outside, to keep enough of a distance that if they want they can forgo wearing a mask if they wish to do so safely 

I’m over hearing complaints with no attempts to a solution 

Get it together people 

Oh and am I the only weirdo that smiles under her mask while wearing dark sunglasses thinking that people can see me while trying to be friendly 

Happens all the time

Ah to be me…

Bionica