The Dead of Winter
Flickr One of the many dreary winter photos Every time I have walked outside recently, it feels dreary because there are no leaves on the trees and all of nature seems to be colorless. When I walked into the greenhouse for my botany class, however, I noticed how vibrant the plants looked even in the middle of winter. It felt like two completely contrasting things, where the greenhouse plants have no idea about the environment around them. It made me think about Bob Dylan's quote within McLuhan's book, "Something is happening, but you don't know what is it, do you Mister Jones?" There is so much change happening around the world in terms of technology that if you aren't immersed in it, you won't know what is happening and will be stuck in the past, similarly to the indoor plants not knowing what is happening outside. I realized what I wanted to do for this project when I walked into the greenhouse and saw all of the plants baking in the sun because it remin...