Are you blind to the beauties of nature?

BasilRathbon · 09-10-2008, 10:15

The past couple of days have been lovely crisp Autumn ones; bright blue skies, a thin veil of mist hanging above water, brilliant trees shedding their golden leaves onto the woodland floor as a low setting sun creates long shadows.

Yet on the bus, on the train, in the street it appears nobody's looking. They're all playing with their phones and iPods, gawping at their laptop screens, yapping into their mobiles and ignoring the beautiful show taking place outside the window, if only they had the time and desire to stop and look.

Have we all forgotten just what a delightful world we live in and all the wonderful views it's so easy to miss? Have we become blind to the beauties of nature?

Dozy · 09-10-2008, 10:19

I'm forever admiring the beauties of nature - I spend most of my time in front of a mirror!

slickwitch · 09-10-2008, 10:20

I can't believe how much this season always takes my breath away.

It fills me with overwhelming nostalgia every year. The smells, the colours, the strange feeling that darkess is coming and so this beauty must be clung to with every sense we possess.

Autumn

slickwitch · 09-10-2008, 10:21

Right sod the painting. I'm off out with my camera!

foxforcefive · 09-10-2008, 10:24

Aww Basil, how sweet, you are such a geek!!!

I do share you sentiments though, and love nothing more than taking a hike in the country.

theripsaw · 09-10-2008, 10:25

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Originally Posted by BasilRathbon

The past couple of days have been lovely crisp Autumn ones; bright blue skies, a thin veil of mist hanging above water, brilliant trees shedding their golden leaves onto the woodland floor as a low setting sun creates long shadows.

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Have we become blind to the beauties of nature?

It hurts to see the fine things one is missing whilst sitting behind a desk in a city centre office, so its best to ignore them and see what 34C Tina thinks of the credit crunch

horribleblob · 09-10-2008, 10:25

No, I'm not; sometimes I look at the beauty surrounding us in such very minor detail, that people think I'm a bit

I think those three years at art school changed/warped me forever.

slickwitch · 09-10-2008, 10:28

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Originally Posted by foxforcefive

Aww Basil, how sweet, you are such a geek!!!

I do share you sentiments though, and love nothing more than being someone's bike in the country

Yes it has been said!

ShinyPurple · 09-10-2008, 10:55

*sigh*

Look outside...it's perfect...a lovely crisp autumn day. One of those days just begging you to go out for a walk

Oh well - time to go back to dabbing camomile onto my little boy's chicken pox spots

Dozy · 09-10-2008, 11:31

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Originally Posted by ShinyPurple

*sigh*

Look outside...it's perfect...a lovely crisp autumn day. One of those days just begging you to go out for a walk

Oh well - time to go back to dabbing camomile onto my little boy's chicken pox spots

Ahhh - poor you. And poor little lad - is his name ShinyPink??

Berlin · 09-10-2008, 11:53

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Originally Posted by foxforcefive

Aww Basil, how sweet, you are such a geek!!!

If that makes you a geek, then I am a fully paid up member of the geekhood. This my favourite season. I love that scent of turf fires which appears around these parts in autumn, together with that little crispness in the air. Not to mention apple crumble with apples fresh from our own trees. Mists and mellow fruitfulness, I love it.

pk014b7161 · 09-10-2008, 11:58

ive just seen a couple of beauty,s

MrNM · 09-10-2008, 12:07

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Originally Posted by BasilRathbon

The past couple of days have been lovely crisp Autumn ones; bright blue skies, a thin veil of mist hanging above water, brilliant trees shedding their golden leaves onto the woodland floor as a low setting sun creates long shadows.

Yet on the bus, on the train, in the street it appears nobody's looking. They're all playing with their phones and iPods, gawping at their laptop screens, yapping into their mobiles and ignoring the beautiful show taking place outside the window, if only they had the time and desire to stop and look.

Have we all forgotten just what a delightful world we live in and all the wonderful views it's so easy to miss? Have we become blind to the beauties of nature?

We get entangled in other things. I do notice a lot more these days though - and need to get the sunday morning walks in the peak back on too! Nothing better!! When I have the financial situation banged into touch I'm moving to the lakes!

Ousetunes · 09-10-2008, 12:15

The wife and I headed out to Millers Dale near Litton in Derbyshire yesterday. We went because we'd seen a great programme on BBC4 about the railway that used to run through the valley.

We parked up at the former railway station and walked along the viaduct and then down to the river before returning to the car. The colours, the sounds and - something I think adults forget because they don't go out playing like they did as kids - the smells were fantastic.

We have some stunning scenery on our doorstep and in autumn it is probably at its most impressive. Good for the old stress levels too!

Minimo · 09-10-2008, 12:16

I agree, its the best free show in the world, the colours are breathtaking. Yesterday and today the weather is just perfect. If its like this tomorrow I`m off for a walk in the park and bugger the hips and knees for once.