I started this project just weeks ago with an almost new pair of leather gloves. Heavy duty ones. 100% pigskin.
This morning I noticed a hole in the left index finger. I can’t believe how quickly I’ve worn a hole in these gloves.
I’m not ready to ditch them yet, of course. They still have plenty of life left in them. They’ll help me lift and haul lots more rocks. But maybe they won’t last as long as I expected.
I read a prediction (or maybe it was a headline or a tweet, not sure) that because of COVID19, by 2070 our planet would still be habitable, people would have a renewed connection to nature, and the climate in general would be on its way back. This is a stark turn of course from the climate predictions pre-pandemic that in fifty years our planet would not be well.
Maybe nature is showing us how quickly she can respond when we make big changes. Suddenly, because we don’t want to die, we are staying home. Because of this we already have clear skies over China and Los Angeles, dolphins returning to the Venice canals, and me digging in the earth, opening myself to her again.
Thanks for reading. I‘m off to grab my gloves and dig for a while.
Jimmy Allen
Ginger Allen