Earth Day Reverie
For a green blogger, what one chooses to post on Earth Day carries quite some significance.
I debated.
I thought about adding my voice to those expressing disgust at the commercialization of Earth Day. But I tried that two years ago.
And this year?
The same company that I took to task on Earth Day 2008 had their PR firm approach me about publicizing their tactless displays…
I thought about writing an update about “A Travesty on Earth Day.” It was two years ago Earth Day when a Bethesda developer chose to chop down eight beautiful, healthy, four-story high, towering trees in the heart of downtown to make way for a condo building….
Two years later…and those trees are gone forever, with no luxury building in sight.
I thought about writing an update post on the launch of my client, Green My Parents.
But heck, I spent the better part of the day tweeting about Green My Parents anyway!
Instead, I decided the best thing I could do for Earth Day was to get outside.
Watched as my eldest boy admired a tree branch.
Let my younger son think that leaves were a type of “toy” from the Earth.
And me? There’s nothing like lying in the soft, sunlit grass – enjoying Mother Earth. (Even when reminders of the constant pull of our commercial culture are literally right at hand).
And your Earth Day?
— Lynn
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Lynn, it looks like you had a great Earth Day. I was stuck at work all day, feeling like I’m catching a cold. But that’s part of being on Planet Earth too, right?
.-= Beth Terry @ Fake Plastic Fish´s last blog ..It’s Earth Day. So Why Hate… Anything? =-.
Aaaah…the dreaded Pokemon stuff…we have it too! But that doesn’t mean my boys don’t appreciate the great outdoors! I wrote a similar post…about appreciating what we have instead of running out to buy something new in the name of Earth Day.
Hey Beth, hope you are feeling better today! It’s hard to be stuck in an office, especially if you’re in one where the windows don’t open! But I will tell you I miss the steady paycheck and 401K plan of my corporate days! Everything has trade offs!
Micaela, too funny…I thought of you when I saw the pic my son snapped. I think we need parallel lives…in our minds we’re dark green, in our convictions we’re dark green, but the reality is….being a Mom in today’s world pretty much means you’re doing well if you’re “light green” unless you live in an eco-village or send your kids to a crunchy private school!
Thanks to both of you for your comments!