routine and place
a quick geography of routine
everywhere where there is interaction between a place, a time and an expenditure of energy, there is rhythm.
%%purple%%henri lefebvre%%, %%green%%rhythmanalysis: space, time and everyday life%%
%%blue%%i've moved more times than i've fingers to count%%. between provinces, countries, states, cities and towns. i've lived both urban and rural lives. i recently moved, again, and this has gotten me thinking about routine and its connection to space.
%%green%%i'm highly adaptable%%. i was born in the prairies at the base of the rocky mountains, and it is a place where you need to adapt and respond quickly to the weather. i learned to adapt to my environment as a child. since, i have lived near oceans, in deserts, in fog forests, and now, again, in a dry valley at the base of the sierra madre mountains.
%%purple%%each place i've lived has had its own rhythm, its own routines, and here is no exception%%. i have lived in the city near here before, but the rhythm and associated routines were completely different. here, it is calm, but requires much more work, upkeep, and maintenance. the garden needs more than just water; it needs consistent care. we need to rely on neighbours and the community a little more, so even %%yellow%%daily communication has changed%%.
Routines have changed due to our new geography, and this changes the way we interact with and see the world around us. new tasks, new rhythms, and new ways to treat and interact with the land. %%green%%it is a beautiful thing, the geography of routine, and it can teach us so many new things%%, %%yellow%%so long as we pay attention%%. and that is what i love about my new place, it forces me to pay attention. %%green%%i welcome these new rhythms%%.