There is a light rain this morning. It has been a while since we had any decent rain. The earth needs some water. We forget about these things living in the city. How delicate the balance is. The need for rain, sun, wind storms, lightning. It is all needed to keep the earth in balance and for all that lives on it to survive. Man keeps getting in the way of this balance. Keeps intruding and trying to control or change it. Sometimes man succeeds, usually with disastrous consequences. Building a big dam can kill many animals and change the local weather and climate. Nothing compares to the destruction of the atmosphere with ozone depleting gases. The earth has spent millions of years making us. In our short time we have destroyed so much usually in the name of progress. Progress means wealth for one person or a small number of people. Man has lost his true sense of value and wealth. Just leave the city limits and look around. The wealth is right there to be seen in the constructs of nature. Nature is true. The earth does not lie about anything. Only man does. Some days I am sure the earth regrets the emergence of man, that accidental mutation that set man apart from the rest of the creatures roaming the earth. What an unfortunate turn of events, creating the most destructive creature to walk the earth.