After several days of heavy downpour, frightening those of us who have watched large hunks of Whidbey Island slough itself into the sea, Earth Day burned glorious with sun. I celebrated by taking my recyclables to the Bayview Recycle Park, and then taking Snickers for a walk in the woods.
As Snickers took off like a rocket through the underbrush, I strolled the still-muddy wooded path, observing the dappled spots of sun taking their shapes from the leaves and branches above. Tree trunks lying on the ground, thrown down by winter storms, nursed communities of mosses and ferns. Overhead, birds swooped and clouds scooted in the wind.
Earth Day, I thought;
how can there be only one day per year to celebrate all this?
We need an ongoing Earth Year, continuous, never-ending, to remind us every minute of every day to honor and respect the overwhelming beauty and complexity of our planet, our home, our Earth. Maybe it should be called "Earth Age," the era when all humans band together to take back our planetary health. I hope your Earth Day was as beautiful as mine. Peace ...
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