What I Learned From Animals

I have really been inspired by Robert Hruzek’s challenge to the High Calling Bloggers this month:  What Have You learned from Animals? There is so much to say that I don’t know where to start. My natural inclination is to talk about the Godlike unconditional love and acceptance that I see in our golden [...]

Backyard Gardeners

Well, I am back in the garden & have been furiously trying to plant tomatoes before the plants get too root bound or die because of the record May temperatures here in Seattle.  Evidently I am part of a rapidly growing group of urbanites who have discovered that food not only tastes better straight from [...]

Art to Change the World

Well I missed Earth Day, but it is never too late to enter into the spirit of going green. Here are some powerful images by Chris Jordan that relate to the statistics of consumption & help us to recognize the extent of the problem.
This series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens [...]

Sydney switches off the lights

Here is a great video of the Sydney skyline last night - with the harbour bridge and opera house lights going dark.

How Much Water Do You Use

Many people believe that the wars of the future will be over water and not over land.  Billions of people in the world lack access to clean water, yet many of us take fresh clean water for granted and use far more than we need.  How do you do with water usage?  You might like [...]

Earth Hour 2008

Would this work in your city?

Award Winning Design for Green Building

Here is some interesting news out of China about an award winning design for high rise sustainable building.  Looks fascinating -there is hope for the future.  Check it out

More Churches Going Green

Here is some encouraging news that needs to be shared as the season of joy approaches.
From a religious perspective, global climate change is a moral crisis. Not only because it affects future generations and those around the globe, but because it will hit hardest among the “least of us,” the vulnerable communities and people in [...]

Christmas Cactus in Bloom

We spent this morning in the garden weeding, planting bulbs and tidying up but the real treat was when we came inside. My Christmas cacti are in full bloom delighting my heart with their beauty and variety. The glory of God truly does shine through such creations. Enjoy

And orchids too - [...]

Going Organic

Here is an interesting article in the New York Times on Five Ways to Go Organic.  One of the things that amazes me about articles like this (good though they are) is that they rarely if ever mention the value of growing our own food.  We produce about 50% of our own fruit and vegetables [...]