One day we were asked to hike out into a field at the edge of town to gather raspberries. I learned from Buster that being naked is also natural. It was my first experience of sleeping naked, and I enjoyed it. He said he slept naked in the summer with the fan blowing on his body and invited me to do so also.
I slept with him in his bedroom in the back of second floor, which was a warm room in the summer. The family had adult children actually closer to my parents’ age but also a boy about two years older than me called Buster, and it was fun to do things with him. Letchworth State Park, NY, Genesee River Gorge, middle falls I especially enjoyed picnics at nearby Letchworth State Park because there was a lot to explore there along the Genesee River gorge with its three waterfalls. They later moved into the town of Perry and we visited them in the summer, staying for a week. He had worked on their farm during the 1930s. My father had friends who lived in Perry, NY. But many middle class urban families got out of the city during the summer, maybe to a family cottage. This was before the time when families took long vacation trips across the country. I grew up as an urban kid in Buffalo, NY in the 1950s. I think these reminiscences are relevant to the topic. Having just turned 75 in 2018 I’m drawn toward reflections on my life, especially my younger life. “Getting back into nature” implies that I was once there. Here I discuss several ideas about the value of getting back into nature.īut bear with me first while I engage in some autobiographical reflections before getting into the heart of this topic. A number of my blog articles have to do with nature, the care of the earth, the relationship between our bodies and Earth’s body, and the yoga articles dealing with the five elements.
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