Happy Earth Day

[growyourwings]

Happy Earth Day

I was thinking earlier about making a post in celebration of Earth Day. But I felt a little overwhelmed by the thought for some reason.

But nothing beats Carl Sagan, one of my heroes:

Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot"

Some of my Earth Day resolutions:

• I will increase my usage of re-usable grocery bags rather than using the plastic or even paper bags provided by the store. I purchased several of the reusable grocery bags this past January and have had a spotty record of using them.
• Bob is terrific at recycling. I've been lazy at the same. I will try to be more like Bob.
• This spring/summer/fall I will buy more produce from local farmer markets rather than from grocery stores. In other words, buy more locally. I wish I could say I would grow my own. But my track record there is lousy. I tend to kill plants.

Seems like so little--I should be able to do more.  But each little bit helps.

And a tribute to Earth's majestic mountains...

And a final message from Carl Sagan:

 

ETA:  Okay I didn't start out thinking about Carl Sagan--I just went looking for pertinent images/clips/something for Earth Day.  I'm now obsessed with various Carl Sagan clips on YouTube.  I'd forgotten how much I loved this man when Cosmos first aired on PBS and then later when I read just about every book he ever wrote.  What I would have given to meet this man.  One of my biggest fantasies when I was younger was that he was my teacher and mentor.  If I'd known what fangirling was back then--he would have been among my first.