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Everything has a shelf life.

It’s just who’s doing the thinning and restocking which impacts.

Storm supplies, relationships, trees. All have their allotted days.

Despite being whacked by hurricanes from both oceans, time to diminishing the storm supplies.

Enough toe bruises from the stacks bottled water crates stashed in the laundry room. OK to munch on the sandwich crackers, small boxes of cereal you can eat without milk, and yes, you can now have the gummy worms (Don’t ask. Storm craving histories sometimes guide purchases.).

“Doc, tell me the truth. She’s ghosting. Not texting me back. Is it my wardrobe? Limited vocabulary? It’s the bolts, right? I’m just too nutty.”(USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)

November often creates self rotation, too. Looming holidays create relationship pressure.

Apparently its prime season for ghosting in the dating community. Things seem to be fine, fine, fine, then the texts, the emails – all contact – is MIA – even the Ouija Board can’t find them.

Psychologists say it may be because some people, especially younger ones, have never learned how to say a “good” social  goodbye or to say “I’m sorry”. Could be they don’t want to feel guilty about making the other person sad, so they just vanish without a trace, leaving the dropped party to wonder, to feel pain and a ton of guilt about doing something wrong and not knowing what it was.

Ghosting is haunting in any season.

It’s obvious trees recognize seasons. But I do wonder if some of forests’ fall shaking and whispering isn’t because they know what’s coming for some of them: being used as holiday decor and to warm a more fragile species. Do they consider the sacrificial ones heroes or victims? 

Maybe someday we’ll know. There’s more to trees than what meets the bark.

Forests have shelf lives naturally. It’s a natural cycle as one species breaks into an area, then as that one depletes the nutrients that particular tree group requires for growth, other tree species moves in. Fast growing pioneer pines, give way to longer living oaks once the ground is prepared. You could say that’s a little like people.

So in honor of shelf life of leaves, here’s a lovely window into forest’s fall seasoning – with limited free viewing!

AutumnWatch New England Episode 1 : (full episode expires 11/13/18) Grab a seat at the campfire with get ready for a fall adventure. Native American culture, wildlife, and beauty.

• Peek at leaf-changing science (discover how forests there are very much like they were 400 years ago – even after deforestation, hurricanes – fixed by Mother Nature herself)
• Catch backyard drama (Look, the squirrel fisticuffs around 56:00 are hysterical)
• see wildlife photographed at night by a professional. Look, the views of the raccoons on the picnic table, the deer, the coyotes are worth clicking in. Gotta love that Momma Black Bear’s butt on the rocks.

AutumnWatch Episode 2: (expires 11/14/18)

• “Swirl into the world of maple syrup.
• Take a trip to Maine’s Fryeburg Fair, discover the magic of caterpillars…”
• Watch the birds soaring across New England skies each fall.” Amazing HAWKS! Lots and lots of migrating hawks. 

AutumnWatch Episode 3: (expires 11/15/18.

• Are leaves turning red to act as sunblock for trees? Science takes a look.
• Also visit a heritage family cranberry farm/bog.
• Of course there are pumpkins: fairy tale pumpkins. Towers of glowing pumpkins.
• “Catch gangs of turkeys and listen/watch a famous bird artist. Peek into the world of nighttime critters with Bob Poole.” The nighttime critter cams are outstanding. Watch the wolves.

As not everyone can get out and get the benefits of hiking, (“How Hiking helps anxiety and Depression”), these little videos are real treats – and a break from all the election noise and what-is-wrong-with-people news.

Get off the shelf: grab some leaves and give them a shake. Maybe trigger some childlike fun.

Crunch and shuffle on!

Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge.

 

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