Jeffrey Bland stands by his apple tree and reflects on how plants translate their genes into leaves and fruit each day. He connects these natural cycles to human circadian rhythms and our dependence on the food supply that comes from photosynthesis and seasonal renewal.
Well, good morning. I'm standing here next to my favorite apple tree in our little orchard this morning. It's a beautiful morning, obviously, and just thinking about the process of renewal, rejuvenation, circadian rhythms, and the amazing thing that we learn by looking at nature. And we think of the trees waking up and plants waking up and starting into this incredible process of translating their genes into leaves and flowers and fruit and all All the kinds of things that we depend upon that starts our whole nutrition cycle. And it's just kind of a reminder of the world in which we live and how connected we are to our food supply and to the process of photosynthesis and ultimately to the beauty of how our food finally produces itself. So yeah, that's my message this morning. Just a A moment of thankfulness and really joy watching my favorite fruit tree start its process here for the late summer when we'll get the joys of the fruit.
