Yesterday I was sitting in the car waiting for my daughter to come out of school, and because I was parked in a different place I was texting her a message to let her know where I was. However I was so intent on my texting that I failed to notice she had already seen me until she opened the car door  jumped in, and I screamed. It occurred to me that I was so busy with the screen I missed real life until it jumped in beside me.

 

I mention this as I watch the launch of the iPad, a beautiful looking piece of technology with " the best browser experience yet " according to Apple, I like technology and I like what I can do with it, but I hope that as we spend more and more time online, everywhere, we still remember occasionally  to look up. Anne Dillard once wrote that "all too often creation plays to an empty house"

 

There is much beauty around us; much to be noticed  I hope we don't miss it !