Spring is springing & I'm in yard work mode lately. With our wedding fast approaching we are trying to get the yard in ship shape so that we can take advantage of our lovely trees etc as backdrops instead of too many pesticide laden hothouse grown flowers. ( bad for global warming !) instead we will only use those for our bouquets. The corsages, boutonnierres , etc will all be fake ( fabric, not plastic) , as will the petals the flower girl tosses from her basket. The table centerpieces will be live potted flowers, which we will give away and we will plant as many pink flowers in the yard as we can manage ! We also have our lovely cherry trees, grape vines etc. to look at. April 22 is Earth day "The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970 in the United States. U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson started this important day because he wanted to make people aware of the importance of keeping our planet healthy and clean. On that day, over 20 million people participated in what is known as the largest grassroots (every day people making positive changes in their community) environmental movement in U.S. history! Since then, more and more people have joined in the celebrations every April. Now more than 500 million people in over 180 countries participate in Earth Day activities on April 22 !" - www.ecokids.ca
so we will plant a rose bush or something on that day too.
Other Earth Day Ideas for you....
- plant something
- take a 'garbage free lunch' to work or school
- clean up litter from your neighborhood
- walk or carpool to work
- tell someone about Earth day !
- turn ou lights when you leave a room
- Eat locally - Support your regional farmers & farming industry: buying locally and in season is fresher for you, & better for the environment than buying foods that have been shipped hundreds of kilometers to your grocery store.
Happy Easter everyone, & be sure to think about what you are going to do for Earth on Earth day - remember, this planet is the only one we've got !
