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The only official Earth Day Event I could find in Norfolk would involve a 60 mile round trip to Kings Lynn, so I think I shall save the fuel and stay home. Here's a collage of a few things happening round here this week which contribute to the good of the environment...
- My 'whirligig' in the back garden, using sunshine to dry the washing.
- Broad bean plants flourishing in the raised bed - no pesticides being used, and also beans are good for fixing nitrogen in the soil.
- three damaged garments mended which might otherwise have been discarded
- my water butt - using the collected rainwater for my plants rather than fresh tapwater
- that's my feet in the roofspace of the Lathe Palace, while I was fixing up insulation. Bob will be able to use the workshop in winter without extra heating.
- the cigarette-ends box at the village pub. Now out of use for patrons, as there are birds nesting in there!
These are all very small actions - but they all add up.
I am particularly pleased with myself for my part in the insulation work. Four things I hate - working at height, working in confined spaces, working next to a big hole, and working in extreme heat.
But we want to do the job properly, and Bob is a big chap, and a bit too large for the task. In order to fix the insulation under the sloping roof, I had to squeeze myself into a tiny space, wriggling on my tummy, then lying on my back, wielding a heavy duty staple gun. I was squashed, and nervous, and it was baking hot up there yesterday afternoon. "Just think of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel" he said, encouragingly
"I feel like I am trying to tunnel out of Colditz !" I replied.
Are you marking Earth Day in any way? What is your favourite eco-activity?
That was wonderful of you to get up there in the attic space to put up the insulation!
ReplyDeleteEarth Day - I'm afraid I will be adding to the air pollution and consumption of fossil fuels by driving myself to my doctor's appointment and back, tomorrow.
But watching your own health and wellbeing is important !
DeleteI wish I was marking it! It seems to have passed me by in terms of planning for it!
ReplyDeleteI get a joy out of collecting the school teabags to compost as it's a small thing but it's a visual reminder for being careful for our staff and the numbers have added up.
I also feel happy about growing my own and trying to relocate things to a new source. For instance, CBC bought some treenut and date butter and hated it but just left it in our cupboard. I don't like dates so I didn't want to eat it but yesterday took the jar and offered it to my Gamelan leader who was super excited and gleeful to receive it. Sometimes, it's worth having a think before taking actions!
Every day IS already an Earth Day for you. I'm glad you found a good home for the nut butter
DeleteMy garden is busy marking Earth Day. Soil enriched with Blood fish and bone (I dont even like saying that). Tomato bed dug over and ready. Broad beans strung using last years's green string. Peony support ready. Bees buzzing alreay around various plants.Eggshells saved as a deterrent for slugs. Now going to sit down.
ReplyDeleteYou have definitely earned a sit-down. I wish they could come up with a new name for BF&B too, although I recognise that it is good to use natural fertilisers which are part of "The Circle Of Life". I hope it is as sunny in Coirnwall as it is here in Norfolk today
DeleteIt's been that much of a whirl for us this week that I didn't even realise that it was here!!
ReplyDeleteI do lots of the same things that you do.
Oh and also I don't eat meat or dairy so I don't contribute to what is the worst thing for the planet and for the health of it's inhabitants. Not preaching, just saying. It's scary when you read the figures.
After reading your blog for so long, I know you are like Kezzie- everyday is EarthDay for you!
DeleteYou deserve a medal for getting up there stapling insulation! I hope you weren't stiff afterwards.
ReplyDeleteThis day will not be marked in any particular way but I will continue my small efforts, switching off lights that are not needed, composting, conserving water where possible even though we have our own excellent well, reusing scrap paper for notes.
Reusing scrap paper is always a good idea.
DeleteThose are awesome things. I think the insulation is a big deal. Respect for you sorting it out.
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