Have you ever stopped to read all the signs around us?
Do Not Feed the Birds or Squirrels
No Smoking
Beach Path
They clutter our streets, highways, parks, schoolyards.
Even our houses are full of signs.
Instructions to change filters, turn on appliances, set alarms.
We could fill our days with mandates and how-to’s.
Most, pragmatic or cautionary.
But, one that grabbed my eye was on a sidewalk in front of Reed Park.
In Santa Monica.
Advising: Wander Often, Wonder Always.
Two of my favorite things to do.
Doing them right now in Santa Barbara!
Wandering the harbor piers.
Wondering about silk floss trees.
How can I preserve the splendor
of lofty mountains meeting seas?
Lynn Benjamin
November 19, 2023
