A Gift to Celebrate Earth Day 2011

Hello, my wonderful blog friends! Today is Earth Day, and appropriately, I've been thinking a lot lately about how I can give back and help protect and improve the world we live in. If you think about it, "going green" or "saving the planet" is about a lot more than taking care of nature. If we keep the Earth's ecosystems healthy, nature will take care of us. Sustainability and stewardship can help feed the hungry, provide clean water for the thirsty, and maintain health and well-being for all.

As a small step towards this big goal, I would like to give you a free gift (feel free to share it with others, but please no commercial uses). I hope the Native American Proverb I've chosen for this free desktop wallpaper will inspire us and remind us to be thoughtful about our actions, our purchases, and our choices.



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Have a very happy Earth Day! I would love to hear about some of the things you're doing (maybe pledging an act of green?) to celebrate the day and help the planet. Please leave a comment, or use the Simply Linked widget below to link to your website or blog post describing your Earth Day plans.

Hump Day Happiness

Happy Earth Day everyone! Does anyone have special plans to give a little back to the Earth today? I'm going to do some little things today at least: pick up litter if I see it in a parking lot, use reusable shopping bags (or ask for no bag at all), and ask if I can get my travel mug filled up at Dunkin Donuts instead of a styrofoam cup. There are so many little things we can do to make a difference. Of course big events are great too - and there are sure to be some this weekend as well as today.

I'm going to do something a little different for Hump Day Happiness this week, and give it an Earth Day theme. As always, please join in and post some of the things you're grateful for in the comments! I so enjoyed reading everyone's lists last week.



Ok, here goes... I am grateful for:
1) The birds singing on this cloudy morning.
2) The warm rain soaking my garden.
3) The delicate beauty of red maple blossoms.
4) Frogs singing in the vernal pools.

So, how about you?

To learn more about what's going on this Earth Day, click here.