Happy New Year

Weather in the last two year has been very strange. 2010--2011 saw lots of snow, even in April and then lots of rain. 2011--2012 saw hurricane Irene, a blizzard in October and then absolutely no snow; the temperature and weather, now, feels like summer. The garden is also behaving strangely. The bulbs of Daffodils, Iris, Lilies and Crocuses shooting out new leaves. Newer leaves are also emerging from the Persian Lilac tree. Leaves of Rose bushes and other flowering plants are looking invigorated, as if spring has arrived!

Thus, I am really worried about what's happening to our climate, environment, nature. I got more worried as I went for grocery shopping yesterday and wherever I went - A&P, Shoprite, Indian Grocery Store, Target - I found that people were using plastics to packet and wrap everything. Even potatoes were first wrapped in a thin plastic bag and then those plastic bags were put into the grocery store bags which are all made of plastics. So, two different plastic bags were used to buy just one vegetable - potato! Each individual vegetable were bagged in similar ways, using two different plastic bags!! I hope people do recycle those bags.

So, I hope that 2012 will see more people becoming aware of climate, environment, nature and takings steps to protect them; more countries of the world coming together to limit pollution and greenhouse gas emission, pass resolution to protect natural resources and environment, upheld clean air and water acts and exist peacefully.

Honor the sacred.
Honor the Earth, our Mother.
Honor the Elders.
Honor all with whom we
share the Earth:-
Four-leggeds, two-leggeds,
winged ones,
Swimmers, crawlers,
plant and rock people.
Walk in balance and beauty. -- Native American Elder