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Vernal Pools
[Okay, all these photos are tidal pools not vernal pools, but it’s all I could find in my photo stream (these taken at the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland) and more evidence of their disappearance!] VERNAL POOLS Vernal pools are small … Continue reading
Us, Unmoored
US, UNMOORED Politically, economically, nationally, individually, and collectively, society appears to be unmoored, going through a time of great doubt and debate, where polarized opinions rule the day and there’s hardly anyone standing in more or less neutral center anymore, … Continue reading
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Trust
TRUST In keeping with my slow march through the 12 virtues of the merchant priests from the book “Sacred Commerce,” this is Trust. Trust squishes her eye lids shut and runs her fingers through her long brown hair, willing her mind … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, Albert Einstein, anxiety, help!, hope, light a candle, nap, naps, perspective, trust, trust the process
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Silence (the sound of)
Silence (the sound of) Years ago I read an article in the Utne Reader, called In Search of Silence, about Gordon Hempton who created One Square Inch, a project dedicated to identifying and preserving places in the Hoh Rainforest of … Continue reading
Posted in Earth Day, man-made sounds, Olympic National Park, Uncategorized
Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, conserve hearing, Earth Day, happy earth day, hearing conservation, in search of silence, man-made sounds, Noise Pollution, Olympic National Park, One Square Inch, Silence, silent city, the sound of silence, Utne Reader
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Renewables
Renewables Every April my garden explodes with color and vibrancy, a newfound life after the doldrums and dormancy of winter. I’ve planted a lot of perennials, so other than raking, weeding, and mulching, I don’t have much to do (!) … Continue reading
Posted in circular economy, ecosystems, electricity, environmental conservation, environmental effects, extinction, hydroelectric power, regeneration, renewable, renewable energy, solar power, Uncategorized, upcycle, upcycling, urban renewal, writing
Tagged #atozchallenge, 6th Extinction, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, April showers, biofuels, cells regenerate, circular economy, dispose, Green New Deal, hydroelectric power, linear economy, make, May flowers, mother earth, regeneration, renewable energy, renewables, solar, solar power, take, upcycling, wind
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Question the Status Quo
QUESTION THE STATUS QUO The other day I took my husband to get a blood test, something very specific that required special vials and a centrifuge and what not, so we had to go to the hospital to have it done. … Continue reading
Posted in dance, Uncategorized
Tagged 24/7, Beauty, believe nothing, Buddha, common sense, happy dance, joie de vivre, navigating life, Question Authority, question the status quo, spring, status quo
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P3
P3 The Ancient Romans knew that if all roads were eventually going to lead to Rome that they were going to need a little outside help in making it happen. Creating or redesigning large public works systems is no easy, … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, public private partnerships, public works, ROI, Uncategorized, water, water conservation, water security
Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, Ancient Romans, bioswales, blog, blogging, collaboration, Costco, Culver City, macro projects, micro projects, problem-solving, public private partnerships, public works, rain gardens, return on investment, ROI, water conservation, water security
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One Less Bag
ONE LESS BAG I’ve talked about this before so if you’re bored and stifling a yawn I can’t say as I blame you, but this $&/t’s important so listen up anyway. Years ago, as a kid working the register — … Continue reading
Posted in bag, paper bag, plastic bag, shore, Uncategorized, work
Tagged #atozchallenge, Environmental Protection Agency, Jersey shore, one less bag, Richard Nixon, tempest fugit, waste, work
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My Pestalotiopsis Microspora
My Pestalotiopsis Microspora If you would have told me that a world drowning in plastic could be saved, I would have my doubts, but if you then told me it was a mushroom doing the saving, I would say you’d … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blog challenge, Uncategorized
Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, blog, blogging, Great Pacific garbage patch, health, mushrooms, Pestalotiopsis Microspora, plastics, waste, waste stream
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