2021 Life Logs, Day 112: Happy Earth Day 2021
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Weather: Partly Cloudy, Windy, and COOL: High 47, Low, 36 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Earth Day 2021 was a cool one on Cape Cod. I had to get my winter coat and gloves back out for my morning walk with Shadow and even needed my winter hat for our late afternoon walk. I wanted to do some things outside for Earth Day but decided those things would just have to wait until it is warmer. I spent my day finishing Chapter 15 about Windbird’s time in American Samoa. Mark and I spent an entire month in Pago Pago Harbor on the main island of Tutuila. The island is unbelievably beautiful place on Planet Earth and we met some very special people there. So, writing about such a special place felt like a tribute to Mother Earth. Tomorrow I will be with the Goldpebbles. Then hopefully over the weekend I will have time to edit the chapter and move on to the next island group. But in writing about American Samoa, I have decided that I would love to go back and visit there again.
Last night I talked to Justin and gang in Puerto Rico. Justin sent a text that said, “Want to Skype? We can show you Ziggy’s new braces and my new stitches.” I responded, “New stitches for what. Let’s Skype now.” Thankfully the stitches were in Justin’s leg. He somehow got cut on broken glass while building a hay shed and needed six or seven stitches. But he is fine. Ziggy’s braces looked great. I could hardly tell he had them. The upper braces are white so you have to look hard to see them. The lower braces are silver and are mostly hidden by his lower lip. He has only had them for a day or two but is already getting used to the feel. Coco has taken over my birthday present for Ziggy, a basketball hoop. She has discovered that she loves ‘shooting hoops’.
Tonight I tuned in to a one hour WGBH Zoom presentation of Boston Talks—Our Earth. It was an Earth Day conversation. There were two guest speakers, Dr. John Rowden of the National Audubon Society and Dr. Heather Goldstone of the Woodwell Climate Research Center. Dr. Rowden spoke about the importance of planting native trees and plants to support bird life and Heather spoke about the climate change. She was asked to summarize the eight hours of today’s presentations by world leaders. I loved the way she did that in such a positive way. After listening to her, I felt positive about what we CAN do rather than feeling the total despair that I often experience when I think about how overwhelming the climate challenge is that faces the world. It was a positive way to end Earth Day 2021.
