Hey how’s 2 posts within a 800 day period? Not too bad!
It’s Earth Week so I figured I’d toss ya some earth-loving things to do while we all social-distance.
First up is Monday, and if my calendar is correct, that is today. With all this sheltering in place I know people have legit lost track of the weeks as they pass so with that in consideration, today is a pass. Yea, total cop-out but its nearly 5 p.m. here and after all, it’s Monday. How much can you ask of me?
Tomorrow which is * checks calendar Tuesday * will be awesome and here’s why. The Lyrid meteor shower will peak and you should definitely spend all day planning to view it and then take all night to star gaze. Check out the deets. Pack a picnic. Bring a sleeping bag.
Use this site to find a dark sky near you
Okay now on to the big day: Earth Day! You’ve now spent a reasonable 24 hours awake if you went out to see the Lyrids. You’ll drive home as the sun rises just in time to do your favorite Earth Day activity. Mine is picking up trash out of waterways. If that isn’t your jam, check out Earth Day official site and ideas here. You can use the myriad of ideas for Earth Day to carry you through Earth Week. There’s no shortage of things to do, especially with all the sitting around we’ve been doing (don’t act like you’re spending more time being active now than you were this time last year).
This is a great opportunity to rally your kids, roommates, or encourage your friends and family to get out and give back to the planet just a tiny bit.
Once you’ve cleaned your park, written your representatives, petitioned for more green space and given the stink-eye to people indulging single use plastic, join me for a free event Sunday. I’ve been hosting a program called “Connecting to Nature at Home” and its all about engaging your senses to bring nature into your life while we stay put. It’s been gong super-duper, thanks for asking.
High five. Now get after some shooting stars and show some thanks to Mother Earth. And remember, you don’t need Earth Day as a reason to do well by the planet. We all share this place and in my opinion, it’s pretty jacked up right now so we need everyone in on this, 365 days a year.
K see ya!
Aaron