25th December 2021
Happy Christmas! Wishing you a season of joy and blessings as we celebrate the incarnation: the mystery of God taking on human form.
Counting on … day 41
Category: Counting On …
Reflections and actions during COP26 and going on
Counting on … day 40
24th December 2021
A word for whales. Whales are important as tiller of the oceans. They circulate nutrients that are essential parts of the food chain and in particular nutrients needed by phytoplankton. These serve the same function as leaves, absorbing carbon dioxide and sunlight to create oxygen. As we count on whales doing their bit to maintain the global ecosystem, so they should be able to count on us not to harm them.
However as has been widely reported, various groups are launching a last-chance bid to stop Shell using shockwaves in the Wild Coast of South Africa – a fragile ecosystem that is a vital whale breeding ground. The applicants, which included Greenpeace Africa and fishing groups, had been seeking to stop the survey on the basis it could cause “irreparable harm” to the marine environment, especially to migrating humpback whales in the area. (Yahoo News)
Do check out this Green Peace petition: https://pages.greenpeaceafrica.org/shell-wild-coast?_ga=2.165965239.820789156.1640103673-781902025.1640103673
Counting on … day 39
23rd December 2021
Keep a look out when you are outside – there is lots of wild life to see: starlings and blue tits on the bird feeders, robins in the trees and even bumble bees. These bees don’t hibernate but rely on winter flowering plants.
Counting on … day 38
22nd December 2021
Make a Christmas banner. This one is made from felt to hang indoors. I have used 100% wool felt rather than the more widely available polyester felt as it is kinder to the environment.
