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Nature Journal 4
Yesterday I went for a walk with my son and my parents. We love a good walk in nature and we've been coming to the same place in Betteshanger for about three years now (ever since my parents sold the family home and moved into a smaller and more easily managed bungalow) to walk the family dog. Before this we would walk in the fields at the back or front of our home. The views were lovely and the walks were very enjoyable. However, now we have slightly more diversity on our walks as we head in and out of smaller wild sections of land. There are of course fields but also, woodlands and areas that nature has reclaimed.
By Charlotte Fay5 years ago in Earth
The End's Beginning
The sky banners a beautiful color scheme stretching across the tye dye sky. This is now called home? We walked for weeks before we found refuge in this weathered pole barn. Back home there wasn't much left unrumaged through so we were forced to flee and find clean air here. I took several deep breaths, clenched my mother's heart shaped locket between my finger tips, and lead my friends loudly and proudly with "always moving forward"!
By Amy Kovacs5 years ago in Earth
Feel Better - Bring Outside In
Introduction Science finally catches up with what we knew by instinct. Having spent more time outdoors than in, I can testify to the benefits of being outside. My therapist recently pointed out that most of my photo albums that showed me smiling as I was growing up were taken outdoors. My inside face was usually solemn and subdued.
By Dale Allman5 years ago in Earth
The Rise and Rise of the Inca Dove
On December 4, 2003, I scribbled a note in my diary about the Eurasian Collared-Dove who got into a kerfuffle with a Common Grackle. Knocked off the feeder, the Collared-Dove flew to a nearby tree, where it landed next to a tiny Inca Dove — the first ever spotted in my yard.
By Amethyst Qu5 years ago in Earth
Despondent
There is only a few of you left, you are beaten down and exhausted from watching your homes go up into flames and your loved ones murdered right in front of you. I didn’t mean to do this but you made me unfortunately. As my waves crash all over the land and swallow everything in its path, all you can hear is the screaming of those left around you but you can’t get away from me. You don’t have any where else to go anymore. My body starts to shake and crack. So everything falls, everything you’ve ever known into the deepest levels of hell. I can’t help it, you made me do this. You have left me no other choice. You set off the weapon and it ruined me. Demolishing every beautiful thing I created. You disintegrated your own kind just for greed, and power. You can never turn back now. I can’t help but be disappointed in you. You caused enough damage already, can’t you see that I’m dying?
By BrynnDyn Walking Elk5 years ago in Earth
What's Buggin' You?
Not all Bad Actors! BUGS! We hardly notice them unless they are bugging us! The word 'BUG' originally referred to a ghost or hobgoblin. Little mean spirited things. Today we call any small creepy crawly thing a bug. We hurl curses at them when they bite us. We spray, screen, and squash them. We try to electrocute them, trick them, and some folks even eat them - - chocolate-covered ants anyone?
By Carolyn F. Chryst5 years ago in Earth
Carbon Neutrality 102: Credits, Offsets and How Capitalism Hijacked Climate Action
BP, Shell, Total, Repsol, and Equinor are 5 of the major oil companies of the world that have promised to go carbon neutral by the year 2050. If you do not understand what carbon neutrality means, I’d suggest you read this article before you read any further.
By Rishi Rathi5 years ago in Earth
Neighbors Are Quiet Drama
Spring 2021 A couple of Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks have been visiting the dead tree a bit after sunrise each morning. It’s the tree the Red-Bellied Woodpeckers nested in earlier in the season, but now they’ve finished, and a pair of European Starlings has claimed one of the cavities. As I study it over the first cup of wake-up coffee, I observe a small drama that reminds me of the delicate dance we do when deciding how to handle difficult neighbors.
By Amethyst Qu5 years ago in Earth
Pocket, Planet, and Planning: Why Your E-Bike Commute Is an All-Round Saver
We're always looking for new ways to save, whether that be the environment, our money, or our time. But as we rush about our day-to-day schedule, there is one aspect of our working routines that we neglect. Between home and work, the daily commute can appear insignificant.
By Alicia Walker5 years ago in Earth
A Pollinator Named Polly
Not so long ago, a friend was preparing some materials for Pollinator Week with any number of activities intended to raise public awareness of pollinators. This year, the week ran from June 21-27, and it was an important event because flowering plants tend to be indolent beings.
By Amethyst Qu5 years ago in Earth
