Everyone is talking about the weather.
It doesn’t matter where you live — it’s snowing or icing, and the temps are dangerously low. Everyone is being told to stay indoors.
It’s for our own protection.
Yet in the midst of all this cold, a few bulbs can flourish in just a few inches of water.
In three days, I have watched them go from simple green stems to three visible blooms (and a hint of more to come).
Makes me believe that spring is more than just a groundhog’s shadowy promise.
It’s hard to admit, but not all eggs are sticky.
In fact, some of the first ones I encountered as a child were green. And I got to see them up close and up sized today at Universal Studios.
If you didn’t get the reference, it’s from Dr. Seuss’ amazing Green Eggs and Ham.
Even if you did get the reference, it might be surprising to discover that it is a food stand.
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Did you put a zucchini on your neighbor’s porch today?
lf you’re a gardener, today was a national holiday devoted to casting off the excess veggies from your harvest.
So I hope you paid it forward…
In produce.
On our evening walk today, Central Park was every shade of green.
As I came upon this gorgeous view, all I could think was…
What a doozy of a jigsaw puzzle it would make!
On an average day, New Yorkers like myself (non-car owners) are very earth-friendly as we run to work or do our errands around the neighborhood.
You will see us:
Or possibly:
Or, if our knees can handle it:
Even the subway is a very green choice (although there are things you need to know):
(Thanks, Nathan.)
Happy Earth Day everybody!
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“Nothing is sexier than a sharp, happy mind atop a lean, healthy body. Few foods are able to deliver this promise like kale.”
This is wrong on SO many levels.
No. No.
NO.
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Enough about sharks. Let’s hear it for the ‘little people’ —
Phytoplankton
They also live in the oceans and bodies of water, but they’re microscopic. Yet they are responsible for the production of most of the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Can sharks do that? No.
(And I doubt they would if they could.)
So, Discovery Channel, how about a week devoted to this teeny tiny miracle of nature? Phytoplankton concentrations have been decreasing each year since 1950 —
Let’s show ’em a little love.
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Well, I did it. I bought a whole watermelon at the store.
And now I have five pounds of regret in my refrigerator.
I usually spring for the over-priced containers of pre-sliced melon. I know they are gouging me, but it’s convenient…and I can eat that much.
Sure, that monstrosity in my frig was a bargain, but once I cut it — I’m gonna have to eat it all…or end up throwing half of it way.
Guess what I’m having for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next few days?
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There’s another big Powerball jackpot looming on Wednesday — $235 million — so I’ll be buying a ticket along with every other optimist out there.
Except I’m not so optimistic this time.
I’ve seen who wins the lottery, and it’s not people who live in Manhattan. The system maybe random, but let’s face it —
In this case ‘random’ appears to like small town stories. I’ve decided I need to take a train out of town and buy my ticket to have any kind of chance.
So, where should I go before Wednesday’s drawing? Remember —
We’re looking for local color that attracts GREEN.
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The Sticky Egg 
One man’s trash
At first glance, this looks a bit like a stained glass window.
Perhaps that was photographer and graphic designer Mandy Barker’s inspiration.
But her creation uses material debris found in the sea, not glass.
It’s part of her art series ‘SOUP’ which seeks to raise awareness of the mass accumulation of plastic in the world’s oceans. Mandy has even been nominated twice for the Prix Pictet Award, which is the world’s leading photographic award in sustainability.
I’ve learned a couple of things I didn’t know, so I’d say her artwork is doing the trick.
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