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Shamarie Claiborne picture reminder of clues in nature Rambling commentary: Thinking outside the box; looking at nature; looking at what was and should be remember, recovered, and revived, and just a few of the people to listen to By Ed Waggener Billy Joe Fudge was intrigued by a Shamarie Claiborne scenic photo, Fog in The Holler. He writes, "Sharmarie's photo of a water-ladened spider web reminded me of a story I saw recently," and he sent a link to an ecology story he'd read, Turning Air Into Water He adds, "Just proves to me that we often times find solutions to problems already exist, however we must have our eyes open and be able to think outside the so called box." It's another reminder of huge benefits of just adapting ideas already present in nature, like this story on NPR which related how great composers have been fascinated by bird songs. Classical Music for the Birds,by Naomi Lewin And, taking a side step, it's a reminder of how, in just decades, home builders lose sight of simple ways to use plants, siting, window design, landscape, tree placement, and porch design to make homes more livable in summer and winter, with scarcely any impact on the environment. Linda and I recently got to experience so many of those advantages on evening visit to Gradyville, sitting on a front porch watching the night lights through a Big Creek mist, and listening to music of the night creatures, drinking iced tea, and enjoying a visit with a dear friend who appreciates every feature the builders put into an architectural treasure. It was easy to recall Jamestown Hill in Columbia six decades ago, when an almost identical experience could be enjoyed in what is now the city, when playing the guessing game of what will be the next car coming often took 10 minutes or more to finish. It wasn't perfect then. But so much of it was better that many think it's worth rethinking what we've let happen and how little it would take - doing or not doing - to get so much of it back at so little cost. That's why we want to listen when Billy Joe Fudge asks us to think about making the Square safe for Pedestrians; when Barbara Armitage wants benches, Creep Speed on the Square, and a less harsh, Prettier Columbia; when Mayor Bell remembers how wonderful it is in Charleston, SC, with their insistence on quiet; when the late Steve Hingle wanted us that we needed outside dining downtown and brought it temporarily in an act of civil disobedience which was wisely overlooked by enforcement, as so much should be if Columbia has more Mayberry; when Sue Stivers reminds us that everyday courtesy, just being nice, is Columbia's most important asset; when Donna Saunders wants quiet and sensible flow of traffic on her adopted Burkesville ST; when Alice Wheeler talks about her downtown park; when Vonnie Kolbenschlag reminds us that having parking lots without trees is inhumane; when Tom and Pen come home and remember when everything anybody could ever need or want was available Downtown on a Columbia which was a Walking Campus; when Downtown Churches stay downtown, grow, and prosper; when thinkers such as Dr. Ben Arnold, bring simple innovations from the past like window boxes and a delightful Fountain Plaza; when a county judge executive's leadership draws input from a widening host of Adair County's better angels to look at what was good about Columbia's past, what can be done to preserve the best of the past, and what can make it all better for people in the future - we want to listen. This story was posted on 2009-08-08 06:27:59
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