The honor of sharing this guest author and her newest post is HUGE for me. Franke James is an artist and a journalist. Her environmental essays, a wonderfully creative bloggy expression completely unique to her, speak to me.
Each one, like “giving birth” Franke says, lands in my heart with such impact. I feel this woman’s words and art in every part of me. She is a vibrant green walk the talk lady who a year ago gave up her SUV, and planted a green driveway. I admire the heck out of her.
Besides being cool, connected and a brilliant writer. She’s especially nice. Her generosity shines here with this post and her willingness to guest author here at Best of Mother Earth
Bloggy confession: when I first started blogging I wasn’t frequenting other blogs. I actually had never seen a blog before. I had never read a blog. All I knew was that a blog would give me a stronger presence on the web. All I knew is that if I had something to say or write about that a blog would be a medium for me. As a creative spirit imagine how I felt when I first read Franke’s work. You can see my over the top emotional gushy and very first blog comment ever at her post My SUV and Me Say Goodbye
Franke James is one amazing discovery for sure and one who I feel can move green mountains.
I’m titling the post “Paradise Unpaved”, which connects with singer Joni Mitchell’s old song — see excerpt below:
Big Yellow Taxi
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
They took all the trees
Put ‘em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see ‘em The song continues but that’s the part that connects with my post.
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Karen Hanrahan ~ Wellness Educator/Nutritional Consultant/Blog Publisher
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Karen,Thanks for debuting my Paradise Unpaved visual essay! Knowing that you were waiting for it just put that little extra pressure on me to push this baby out! Also fun to hear from your fans! Thanks for the opportunity to be a guest on Mother Earth.
Your ever so welcome Franke. Nothing like a deadline and a gesture of goodwill – I love that I can share you and your work!