Good Morning Gina,
There's an Autumn feel in the air today along the Upper Hudson. After a few early June days in the 80s, it is brisk and cool this morning. The dogs had extra energy and Beth wore an extra layer as we had our porch time.
This got me to thinking about contrasts, and sensory cues. Looking around me I was reminded of the beauty of this place.
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| Hudson Morning |
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| Backyard Beautiful |
After getting a warm up on my coffee I picked up the paper and saw a story about an oil train explosion out west. The photo was striking and scary, in stark contrast to the scene around me.
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| The "Disaster Reflex" |
Sensory cues are strong!
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| Danger Lurks: Poisonous Flowers |
The dilemma so many of us feel: how to stir a sense of urgency, a percussive call-to-action to see further progress on PCB removal from "America's River?"
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| "Hey, nice thymus, come here often?" |
Many aspects of the true joy of the Hudson River -- its sights, energy, smells -- are so delightful that they almost force us to forget that there is trouble in paradise. It is in our backyards... and while we do mark progress, we also must do more than acknowledge the failures of the GE PCB project. More than our thymuses are at stake.
We must do more. Now, not in five years.
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| America's Biggest and Most Beautiful Superfund Site |
