Angelic Celestial Colours

"No one will protect what they don't care about, and no one will care about what they haven't experienced'".
 
These are the words of Sir David Attenborough - who has done more than any other person in the UK to profile the beauty of the natural world and it's animal kingdom. I read this quotation in the context of an article about children and how they are now often raised.

For many children these days over reliance on Computer Games, TV, and other electronic media have resulted in them having limited exposure to nature and all it has to offer.
The sense of freedom and renewal that can only be achieved by being outside breathing fresh air and truely sensing the beauty of the world can never be matched by any form of virtual reality.
The National Trust have just published a list of 50 things a child ideally should have experienced by the time they are 11 - and they are all outdoors activities.

Reading through them I have a 10 year old and I think we've managed 29 out of the 50 - certainly room for improvement, and most have been achieved through the efforts of my husband Jon who is far more of an outdoors type than me. And that's the point really, it's not just children that need nature, us grown ups do to!
I wonder how many YOU have done either as a child, or an adult - if your score is low maybe there's still time to improve it.

As adults, we are just as guilty as our kids of spending too much time on our computers (and I know you are reading this on one, so excuse the irony!). The point is we need balance, and an antidote to the electro magenetic smog of modern life which drains us, and will affect our sleep, the biochemistry in the body, and most importantly can zap us of our joy of life. CLICK HERE TO READ ON.....