Soapbox

Forget being green. Green is easily mocked. It’s polarizing. It’s better to talk about attempting to live a sustainable lifestyle environmentally and financially, and hoping others will do the same. It implies living within your means, respecting the environment and researching how to do it without bothering others. Most people I know sympathize with the goals of sustainable living but surprisingly few (at least to me) bother putting much of it into practice. Not sure why that is.

Below - my pond halfway finished with a few water lilies in place. Rain barrel on the right.