I am not indifferent to the swallows who chirp and fly in the open space at the end of my street. From my balcony I see their festivities when the world is quiet and the sky is pale But as the day sets in and the sky grows bluer their chirps get quieter or rather - everything else gets louder. The delivery truck unloading teas and tomatoes at the natural food store across the way. The city bus starting its route down the one-way street. The sidewalk cafés setting up and filling up with breakfast visitors. And my own world gets noisy, too. My son calling for me, my almost-audible to-do list in my head, pings of messages on my phone, the hustle and bustle of morning busy-ness. The swallows carrying on rejoicing their flying grub. Their high-pitched noise in the background now merely a memory of music. I often wonder why else hears them? Who else notices, or cares? I often forget to check at midday as I cross the street or wait for th...
Documenting a thought experiment. Reflections and reviews where inspiration and insight strike. With an inclination towards food systems, ecology, spirituality - and their interconnections. The author is Alexandra Buck, food systems activist and thinker with roots in the US Midwest, heart in Peru and feet touching the ground in Valencia, Spain.














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