Happy Earth Day!

Just the other day I was looking over a pocket calendar I have and noticing the different holidays. Earth Day caught my eye and a tinge of guilt set in. I admit since moving away from the West my green ways have diminished some. I thought back to previous Earth Days when every year Mark would come home from the OSU campus with an Earth Day t-shirt for me. This very same afternoon of reminiscing Mark came back from running errands with Grant and what should he pull out of the bag; an Earth Day t-shirt for Kim. I smiled.

Today I am thinking about:
Corvallis, Oregon and it's beautiful greenness and never ending hiking trails.
Seattle and Mt. Rainier and recycle bins that are bigger than the garbage bins.
My summer in Australia & New Zealand.
Outdoor School with my sixth graders.
Salmon Watch.
Camping with Mark.
Wearing Birkenstocks in middle school.
Mimi & Granddad's flowers.
Corn on the cob...from the garden or Tweets.
Walking home from high school with Sara.
Earths & Globes I've collected.
America Dream Pizza & New Morning Bakery.
Road trip to Canada with Mark & Grant.
Gracie at Destin.
Painting.
My new Dogwoods & Hydrangeas and my Dahlias yet to bloom.
My Japanese Maple in Sumner.
Taking pictures in a field.
The beautiful earth we live on.
How blessed I am.