During my walk in New Harmony...I stopped by the greenhouse...spending some time with a world within a world.


Whenever I pass a greenhouse...if I can I always stop. Somehow the idea of a self contained bio-system intrigues me. Very large greenhouses even create their own atmosphere. It is a mini version of our world. The humidity rising, condensing and falling back to provide needed moisture and nutrients to continue the circle of life. Another feature of greenhouses that always draws my attention is how the light always plays on the glass panes. It is different each time I look as the sun moves across the sky.

I never really had access to a greenhouse when I was growing up but if I did...it would have been one of my favorite places to go to...a place all my own that I could enter and shut the door behind me...leaving me alone with the quiet yet very active environment. No sound from the outer world, just he drip, drip drip of moisture condensing on the panes. Looking from the inside out would give me a whole new perspective of the world outside. The discolorations of the glass from years of trickling water would create a diffused fairytale world as I gazed out through the old wooden door. I really think it would have been a world that I wouldn't want to leave.

The next time you pass by a greenhouse...take the time to look...really look.

Dan