Celebrate Earth Day Every Day!!!

John Denver has an album about Earth Day, our planet, and how we are killing not only it but each other. In his Earth Day Song he says:

Celebrate earth Day,
every day
Celebrate earth Day,
every day
Celebrate land and sea
Celebrate you and me
Celebrate earth Day,
every day

Although I try to be more conscious of the world around me, I am as wasteful as a human can get. My city does not recycle and so I don't either. Shame. One thing I do try to do is plant things. I am not as good as I once was, but I try. These pictures are the pictures of Hope. Hope is my tree from the Arbor Day Foundation in 2007. Here is the story of Hope:
I planted this tree as a twig. Because it was so small, I tied a red ribbon around it so it could been seen. My neighbor mowed it down 3 times, my daughter stepped on it several times breaking it off, and it refused to die. I saw strength in this tree that was the basic story of my life. "Keep getting back up, Grow and refuse to give up" In February of 2008, I transplanted it to my new home across town from where it started out. Last spring, it came back established and the pictures today show how well it is doing. I would say it is about 4 ft tall and is beautiful. It is strong enough to bend in the wind and rise up from nothing to be this beautiful. This tree is my contribution to cleaner air. Next to it is one that we planted last year also from TADF. It is supposed to be a dogwood too, but I don't really know what they are. I will take pictures of the other one soon. Maybe every year I can add a dogwood to the yard and get a nice "crop" of trees going.
I hope you did something good for the earth today and every day ahead. When your day is harsh, think of Hope. I do.
Be blessed.

Wine, Women & Wool Thursday

Good evening!!! Even though I still feel like crap, I went to my Thursday night out with the girls. I just can't miss it!!! I took my New Nordstrom Hobo Bag knockoff with me and the ladies loved it. I do too!!! I finally was able to post pictures of it here. It is so soft and pettable in person. Wish you had computer touch a vision...LOL I still have the sniffles and coughing and gawd I hate the coughing!!! I am working on new projects and will post them to you as soon as I get them done. I made a tube out of knitting for my Cpap machine and it looks like a purple Elephant nose but it really does keep the hose warm. I may have to make and sell them for others afraid of drowning.
One more very exciting thing happened to me today. I won an ebay auction for John Denver's album "Aerie" I asked for it for my birthday and it is so rare it is tough to find and even here it was over $30.00. The auction I won today is one still in the plastic, a poster included for less than $20.00. I was overjoyed. Thanks to my daughter for the birthday present!!!
What is on the hook here??? So many things but one of them is part of my Chinese Christmas with my Thursday girls, a small bag, a wrap (knit), and several other unfinished items. If I could crochet & not sleep I think I would right now...LOL
OK I am off to work on my bags.....Be well and may God Bless you in all your ways.