Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Magic in the Garden

Science has an explanation for the way plants make something from nothing. The idea of photosynthesis seems to depend on the conservation of mass & energy. If E=mc2, how much sunshine does it take to make a cornstalk or a squash vine? It can’t be much. Where does the mass of mushrooms originate?

Many years ago spontaneous generation was disproved. We know that maggots make flies. Earthworms are hermaphrodites; but it still takes 2 to tango. They lay big eggs that make a lot of little earthworms. Their manure is the richest natural fertilizer one can obtain that doesn’t have weed seeds. I still like to think of these things as magic, or at the very least divine. I know the way that the growing garden makes me feel is magic; or is that just a chemical/electrical reaction in my nervous system?

Scientists really like to spoil all the fun. Where do scientists come from anyway? Is that spontaneous generation or photosynthesis?

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/

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