Tomorrow we commemorate Earth Day but do we do enough on all the other days of the year?
In a very tiny way, I try to do my bit by reducing waste wherever possible, re-using some things and recycling others. Recently I've been reducing the already small piece of lawn in my garden, planting drought-resistant plants and using water wisely.
We all need to realise that climate change is a reality. The Algarve is no exception - we've had a tornado, cliffs along our coast are disintegrating under strong winds, rain and tides, and spring is arriving later and later every year and turning too quickly into summer.
This is a picture of fields in the Alentejo, flooded like I had never seen them in 8 years of travelling between the Algarve and Aveiro.
Are you doing anything special for Earth Day?
Where I live further north in Portugal, the rains have been dreadful this year. There were floods and landslides all over. Then suddenly it was as if someone flipped a switch and summer arrived.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting. It does seem that many places in the northern hemisphere have skipped spring this year.
DeleteI find it so interesting to see evidence of changes happening due to global warming. Thanks for the pic!
ReplyDeleteYet sometimes those changes can be so devastating!
DeleteWe try in our household to make an effort every day by doing simple things. I love traveling and seeing this wonderful earth. I want it to be around for generations and generations.
ReplyDeleteSame here. I know I could do more, though.
DeleteThank you for stopping by my blog. I've been thoroughly enjoying reading yours!
ReplyDeleteI must confess I knew very little about southern Portugal, so your posts have been very informative. It seems your plantlife and average temperatures are much the same as ours in Florida.
Ok I'm off to explore more of your postings!
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Thank you for popping by. Another thing Florida and the Algarve have in common is that both are popular areas for people who retire.
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