When I started paying closer attention to all the small insects around me, I felt like I was in an alien world. There are so many otherworldly and bizarre looking creatures just outside your door, you just have to get used to looking for them :)
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frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
This is my answer to people who are sad that FTL space travel is probably impossible. There are wonders right around you that you don’t even know about. Space will always be there for humanity to explore. We don’t have to be in a rush. Tons to learn about right here. It’s not worth going to space if we leave a burnt cinder of a planet behind us.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 5 days ago
chocrates@piefed.world 5 days ago
There are truly alien things on our planet of we just look at the edges.
Life seems to spring up everywhere.
Also the upcoming field of plant intelligence is so interesting.
clockworkrat@slrpnk.net 5 days ago
Or even people who insist on going to other countries for their holidays. For most of us using Lemmy, there will be so much in a 200 mile radius of us that is wonderful but we will never see because we insist on holidays going even further afield.
Unless you live in the Midwest, in which case I don’t blame you for going further.
adminofoz@lemmy.cafe 5 days ago
Im from the Midwest but moved in my twenties. Rediscovering the Midwest when I travel home to visit has been great.
Last time I was there I ate my first mayapple. They just grow there and are a tasty fruit you cant buy in the store. Most locals haven’t even ate one because of it isnt in the grocery store it might as well not exist for most people.
Next up is a pawpaw. I can’t wait. I’ve already been watching tree identification guides.
clockworkrat@slrpnk.net 5 days ago
Aye, that was a bit of a tongue in cheek comment. I was hoping someone would pop by to correct me!
bent@feddit.dk 5 days ago
I have been doing a lot of vacationing “at home” this year and it’s been a blast. Helps that it’s been the warmest summer in recorded history (as long as I don’t think about it too hard).
Going abroad and discover other cultures and climates is great and all, but it’s so easy to miss how great it can be close to home or just a few hours by train.
icelimit@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
My colleague insists on always flying abroad “tickets are so cheap!” When we live in one of the most scenic country on the planet.