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S and I had a nice afternoon stroll at Camp Long. It was pouring all day but sunny for about an hour. We jumped over rocks, saw a duck, a squirrel, lots of dog tracks and some tiny trees jumping in puddles.
Great weather. Lots of plants to plant but no volunteers. Glad I have my family. We planted lots of plants in the Very Berry Patch today. We also spent a lot of time with Plant identification.
I made a plan on how high these berries will grow and needed to put them in the right order so they all will get sun light. for all the wonderful opportunities this year gave me. For doing meaningful work. For inspiring friends. For healthy kids. For curious minds. For a great neighborhood. For community.
Made a trip to Camp Long for Green Seattle Day, helped with registration, Tim gave a short speech, 5 big volunteer groups (a brewery, P4tP, WSHS, a law firm) planted lots of new plants:
Not sure who planted it but I plan to protect it. I put a couple of sticks around it so no one will step on it. It is kind of close to the path between the Very-Berry-Patch-Edge and the latrine.
Learnt that Garry Oaks are drought resistant which would explain why this is doing well after a long dry summer and all the other little trees we planted in late Spring didn't do so well. I am so excited for acorns. I hope this little tree will grow and be strong, especially if all the Holly trees West of it will be removed, it will have a really great spot.
Love this video showing how much fun we all can have in nature.
Our family participated in the Climate Reality Project Training in June together with some of our Plant for the Planet and Seattle350 friends.
Climate Reality Leadership Corps just released a video on youtube and Sarah and I made it (0:23). We also spotted our friends Jill, Sue, Rachel and Rusty in the video. I first heard about this at a Forest Steward meeting, I believe and on a Plant Identification walk at Seward Park a little later. This is very concerning and as of now, it isn't clear what causes the die off. More information about it is on this blog:
http://sewardparkswordferndieoff.blogspot.com// My motivation is my deep love for nature, for my kids and for the greater community. I like supporting green innovation and would like to make an positive impact. My mind is always spinning around creative ideas trying to solve a good problem.
In 2013, our family lived an ordinary life in a town home in a mixed-income community in West Seattle, rushing to preschool, bus stop, work, diverse kids activities, errands, school meetings, workout. Just like everyone else around us - being part of the rat race. I remember feeling isolated, spending most time with my young kids, missing old friends, adult conversations, depressed about my daily options and social life. One Summer Night I dreamed about bees. The next morning I read about someone wanting to bring bees to my neighborhood to educate the community about their importance. I was intrigued by the idea. I sent her an email right away and went on a walk with Lauren. We became friends, came up with a plan and built a beautiful home for the bees in our little Park next to the Pea Patch. As a family we met our neighbors, became part of a community and gradually also became environmental activists. We found a climate organization for families and slowly but surely stepped up our game. We rallied, went to Olympia to meet with our legislators, marched, wrote letters and postcards, our kids gave speeches, we testified for Clean Air and our commitment to lead a good fight became stronger. We took in the values - we moved to a smaller home, changed our lifestyle and learnt less consume equals less rat race, which also allowed us to leave our stressful jobs. Overall we make more conscious decisions about how we spend our time and money, how we shop grocery and clothes, how we entertain ourselves and who we call our friends. This led us to the Climate Reality conference - with our friends - learning how we can become better leaders. I would like to do more research on steps to prevent food scarcity, using less resources, rebuilding culture and community, educating, how important all this is. Questions I want to find answers for: What will grow in hot areas? What will the future most likely look like? What is the impact I can have? What are the organizations that work on solutions and might need me? It would be great to see more people being activated, requesting and making the right choices because they make conscious decisions. Sharing our story and passion to inspire others. We all want to enjoy a healthy environment with lots of plant and animal diversity. We need to protect our land and specifically our trees as a unity because Mother Earth needs our protection.
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