Honorable ‘I.M. Carrot’ – Emissary, Kingdom of Vegetable** – Photo: L.Weikel

Fly-Fishing Assessment

Let me start this post off by acknowledging that some of you had surprisingly strong opinions regarding fisherpeople and their environmental hygiene. As I may have said somewhere in some comment, the Tohickon is a tremendously popular place for fly fishing. And while I have encountered the occasional fishing line tangled in a branch or in a bush along the banks, my overarching experience has been positive.

This was at least sort of confirmed today when we took our walks and found slightly less garbage than we find on a usual day. I’m going to take that as a good sign. Given the huge increase in both traffic and parked cars at High Rocks State Park yesterday, I would not have been surprised if there’d been a proportional increase in trash. I was pleasantly surprised. Perhaps there was more awareness being exercised this year than in years gone by? Whatever caused it, I applaud it!

Now to get to the crux of this post, as evidenced by its title:

Vegetables Demand Seat at the Table

Vegetables are finding their voices. They’re demanding recognition.

Indeed, the Kingdom of Vegetable sent an Emissary to provide proof that they are peaceful beings who want only to be recognized as sentient co-tenants on this planet.

This Emissary is an impressive specimen who came in a 10 lb. bag of carrots. She apparently witnessed a few of her compatriots being peeled and eaten raw and wanted to let us know her brothers and sisters from The Gardens are accepting of their lot, but do want us to know a few important facts:

1. They are happy to lay down their lives to feed us, but they need our awareness brought to their sacrifice.
2. It is not OK to assume they don’t have feelings.
3. It is not OK to dismissively deride humans who have had traumatic injuries or illnesses that leave them incapable of conscious response as ‘vegetables.’ This dishonors all Beings.
4. We, as humans, need to know that we are not, in fact, ‘all that.’ Indeed, the only reason the Kingdom of Vegetable is permitting us access to their emissary is because she clearly has ascended to the ‘next level’ (witness her clear and shockingly obvious 3^rd eye activation, which actually looks like it needs medical attention).
5. The Emissary is a Team Player and is working directly with us to raise the overall vibrational frequency of the planet.
6. Finally, the Kingdom of Vegetable is tired of all the attention going to ‘the four legged, many legged, winged ones, furred ones, and finned ones.’ They want that same attention paid to them, and they are willing to earn it.

Rules of Engagement to Be Discussed

I’m going to be sitting in council with Her Honor to see if we can come to a mutually agreeable method of communication and understanding. The citizens of the Kingdom of Vegetable seek to be awarded messenger status.

I have to admit, I was startled when I pulled her out of the bag, reached for my peeler, and met her face to face. Obviously, she was startled too.

This is what happens when you write 140 blog posts in a row. You start talking to carrots. Erm, I’m sorry: I meant Emissaries of the Kingdom of Vegetable.

I.M. Carrot, Emissary: Kingdom of Vegetable**;  Official Photographer: L.Weikel

(T-971)  **This will certify that these are unadulterated and completely accurate photographs of the Emissary’s appearance ‘straight out of the bag,’ as it were.