Life Transplanet

I received a couple of movie tickets from the Greeley Tribune for blogging on their site, so Britton and I decided to go out to dinner and see a movie. We were trying to determine the last time we went out to a movie. It must be over a year. We usually get them in DVD form for free from the library. Libraries are the best!!

Me with the free tickets

We saw WALL.E. because Britton loves Pixar technology and we went to Toy Story for our very first date what, oh, over eight years ago now! It was crazy though because we were the only people in the theatre without a companion that was 10 years old or younger. It was kind of funny. But hey, as an adult, we can choose whatever we want from G to X, I suppose!

WALL.E had a good message about the amount of consumption and trash we generate on a daily basis and how this is destroying the Earth. The people of the future were big blobs that couldn’t even move and were totally tied to the (future) television. The ironic disappointment I see, however, is that our current “Buy N Large” of Wal-Mart type stores are selling “WALL.E action-figures”. The message seems to be lost…we don’t need more junk…Interesting how our fairy tales warning of the “big bad wolf” have turned into the big bad…us.

WALL.E says, “PLEASE, stop consuming!”

Here is a classic BUY NOTHING DAY commercial

The feel of dirt under your feet and hands really brings you back to nature and the source of our food and life. I transplanted a few of the tomato plants in the garden and worked in the greenhouse a little as well. The tomatoes are growing well and some even have small green tomatoes on them.

Green Tomatoes Growing in the Garden

While I was in the greenhouse I also found Mr. Toad again. But at least this time he didn’t have a near-death experience like the last time (I didn’t step on him).

Señor Toad

Close Up

I noticed some condensation dripping down on me and when I looked up, I saw a scary sight:

Hornet/Wasp Nest just beginning