Little Pink Flower

Nature is beautiful, right? Shouldn’t we try to bring more of it into our everyday lives? Here are some ideas that anyone can do. I am proud to say that I have tried all of them, and speak from personal experience.

Photo: Andrew_N

1. Open the window. Feel the breeze. Of course you’re also letting the wasps and mosquitoes fly in. Oh well, that just makes it a more authentic experience. Even better if you’ve got any driving rain, burglars, or a dumpster located nearby.

2. Get some chickens for your backyard. If you get a rooster, it will have the added effect of bringing angry neighbors into your life, but that’s okay. You don’t want life to be dull. You’ll get eggs for free, that is, if the snakes they attract don’t eat them first.

3. Grow some tomatoes on your patio. If you manage not to kill them, you will have the pride of serving something that you grew yourself. Notice that I did not say “for free”. By the time you buy the fancy dirt, fertilizer, stakes, baby plants, nets, cages, pots, etc., each tomato should cost about $4.21. Caution: Make sure you’re cat doesn’t think the tomato plant is its litterbox.

4. Read about it. I’ve found that reading Thoreau’s Walden and other classics are more enjoyable than getting an asthma attack in an old moldy cabin that has spiders. Okay, I lied. I haven’t read (much) of Walden, but I have read Old Yeller. I love that story. Makes me want to go and make beef jerky out of something.

5. Cook something that was once alive. These days, it’s pretty easy. Whether you’re grabbing some squash from the produce section or a hunk of dead cow from the freezer holding the brisket, you’re getting a little closer to nature. Throw away the Cheetos. It turns out they cause ADHD.

6. Hang a picture on the wall that shows nature. It’s the ultimate safe way to observe bears.

7. Pack a picnic. Make sure you don’t put any Cheetos in it or you may go crazy. Go to a park and enjoy the experience. Don’t let the bees, ants, wasps and myriad small children that will swarm around your food bother you. Work on achieving that state of Zen you’ve been striving for. The 102 degree heat will help you practice “living in a state of mindfulness”.

8. Use sea salt. It brings the ocean right to your taste buds. (Hey, I should be writing ad copy!)

9. Breathe. Air makes up a crucial part of the natural world. Breathe as much of it as you can.

10. Get a pet. You will get to see where you stand in the pack (dog) or ponder whether or not your pet would eat you if you died and no one found the body for a few days (cat). Nothing brings you closer to nature than watching your dog eat cat turds, so perhaps get one of each.

There are many other ways you can enjoy nature on an everyday basis. Also, cutting a hole in your ceiling might bring in some nature as well, unless you live on the first floor of an apartment complex. Then everybody would have a surprise and there would be legal crap involved. So, you might want to stick with the ten I’ve mentioned above.

Unless you have something better…;-)

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