And the Rains Came Down for Earth Day, 2006

apparently we're skipping 2006

http://www.earthsite.org/

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I hadn't planned to do anything meaningful today - but I'd hoped to take the ferry to the Toronto Islands with Set and the dogs today. That's a bit washed out now <wrinkling> There was going to be some good outdoors as a pack time.

Can't even hang the clothes out to dry, though I'm known in the neighbourhood for causing rain by hanging my clothes out.

I'm xeriscaping, using a clothesline, bought a bicycle at the end of last summer, using public transit whenever possible - working on my think globally, act locally challenge for this year ---> less car use.

The mayor of our city promoted a 20-minute cleanup yesterday afternoon. At 2 p.m. the offices of the city sent out their staff with small bags to do what they could. It was a nice spring day for it, as well.

The condo building that I moved into in January backs onto a ravine, which is conservation ground in this city. There is a walking path through it, and judging from what I can see from my balcony, the bottled-water drinkers and the smokers have been busy here through the winter as well. A group of us from the condo are going out at 10 a.m., armed with garbage bags and gloves, to do some clean-up.

The weather turned gusty and rainy overnight, so I expect the group will not be a large one.

On the upside to the current April rains - the rhubarb in the backyard is looking splendid (about a month ahead of schedule).

the rain won't hurt the rhubarb as long as it's in cans....

It has turned really ?? cold here 10 cm of snow in the last 24 hrs. We should not get snow until at least june.

http://ski.mtbuller.com.au/snowcams/chamois.html

revegetation planting soon. Gaia can wait a while.

Thanks for that link, dadpad.

I've just put it in my favourites.

It's a great reminder of our 'inversosity'.

not as cold as I'd thought it would be though




Those are nice moderate numbers to my skin.

... arrived in my email about 20 minutes ago ...


I hope tico's got a good rainslicker on. The rain's really coming down here right now south of the Don Valley. The dogs are not impressed.

After planting 2 sizable alfalfa fields and seeng then just sit and euxde dust, Im glad for the rain. Its fitting that today was the reminder that nature bats last.

Heres some photos of the Maritimes area , as seen from Passamaquoddy Bay,

http://www.easternmaineimages.com

Here is where they wish to build 2 large Liquified Natural Gas offshore terminals (LNG). The Canadian Govt, since the LNG carriers will have to ply Canadian waters for a bit, s having none of it because they are convinced its a fragile environment and the fish restoration need not be a sword of a catastrophe hanging overhead.

I just knew someone would say that. really cold for us is minus 6 or there abouts It only gets to that on a few days each year. (and we dont mind a bit)

Glad to see all you people.

I've been saving the sleeves from the morning newspapers and using them as disposable gloves for my trash collecting efforts. Most of the sleeves can't be recycled, but reuse also reduces the landfill.

I went in and picked up some used books to read yesterday - will forward them to another friend in a couple of weeks. We figure 3 or 4 readers to a book is a good "use less/reduce/re-use" plan. I think I'll put a Bookcrossing sticker in them, so they can be set free after our group is done with it.

Two big (garbage bag size) of too-big clothes are ready to be donated to Goodwill later today.

I believe in setting books free, but the double congratulations come from the Goodwill discards. May you walk even more lightly on the earth in weeks to come.

good for you Noddy, please share the flowers with ehbeth for both your efforts.

3.3" of nice gentle rain all weekend. It ws so gentle that my new hay fields werent even showing any runnof gouges. Im so pleased.

Dadpad--

Thanks for the posies--and the sweet thoughts.