chestnut not roasting

This is what a chestnut looks like when it has just begun the process of germination.

We don't live in a temperate climate, but mum has planted it anyway.

If it survives and thrives, i shall post about that.

it's cold here, but our mango trees have yet to flower.

the boeing 777

for those of us who feel guilty about flying even though we <3 travelling:

Boeing's initiatives, ladies and gents

2012

The U.N. has declared 2012 the year of sustainable energy for all.

for more information, visit: http://www.sustainableenergyforall.org/about

dragonfly!

Here's the orange-bummed dragonfly on mum's chicku sapling.

Fun fact: a young dragonfly is called a nymph.

Oooooooh :D

smaller steps

my last post, 6 whole months ago, was about the small steps you can take. philosophizing about them more than actual suggestions. i thought the first six months of 2011 were tough. i'd no idea what tough was.

at the start of a new year, i hope for the best- for me, my family and friends, and the living organism that supports us all: our planet.

i've noticed that when i feel down in the plastic-choked dumps, something from the natural world amazes or amuses me: cormorants blackly gleaming by a still pond. a stingray leaping out of a river. a cat with a milky stain around its mouth. brilliant and demure flowers. my mother clucking over her chickens (and chicks).

will i make paper, or buttons of coconut shell this year? i hope so.

good green intentions. it's all in the mind.

so- cross your crooked bridges. carry your reusable bags. care for the world.

skaal!