DAY 40

On this 50th Earth Day we planned to create a zoo in the front yard, but it was cold and threatening rain this morning. Miss Nine set up her zoo in the dining room window. We rummaged through the recycle bin and pulled out some materials to reuse in crafting. Miss Nine got creative and made a few things to share with the family. She also made a small planter stand for succulents to put in her room.

It would seem that this shut down has been good for Mother Earth. Billions of people off the streets and restricted travel have caused a vast reduction in air pollution and other threats to our environment. Turtles are nesting on beaches in Thailand in record numbers. The sky over Los Angeles is amazingly clear of smog. Zoo keepers in Hong Kong have tried unsuccessfully for ten years to get Pandas to mate. They finally mated in the absence of zoo visitors. I have said many times that the best hope for planet earth is the extinction of human beings. We seem to be proving that theory. I really hope that we learn from this and go on to make changes in the way we live. We are seeing in real time what can be done to improve the environment for ourselves and the creatures that we share this planet with.

Forty Days. This plague of biblical proportions seems to be never ending. Even Noah got a reprieve after forty days and forty nights of isolation on his water craft.