"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Friday, July 29, 2011

Last night

severe thunderstorm, lightening and heavy rain. We naturally flooded AGAIN. Most notably the street I live on was called an emergency situation and the street became in-passable due to flooding. I had a friend call to check on us since she heard about our street flooding. Our basement flooded really bad, probably the second worse I have ever seen it in the 18 years that I have lived here. The yard and some of the garden has also flooded, and naturally the chickens are wet again as well. Did I ever mention that I HATE extremeness? That seems to be what 2011 has been about,

extremes:

weather
politics
family issues
work issues
friend issues
teenagitis
swamp issues
vacation costs
still no tax return issues
wildlife damage in the garden
more that I have forgotten

No wonder I am tired. We only have 5 months left of 2011, but if they turn out anywhere nearly as bad as the first 7, I'm not sure I am can make it....seriously, I'm not sure I am joking here....OK, enough, off to vacuum again and then settling in for bedtime........real soon.

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 5:15 PM

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