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Late Afternoons
She leaves the house at two thirty, as she does every weekday. It’s a sunny spring day with barely any breeze off the ocean, ideal fishing weather. Roy left at sunrise and will not dock his cuddy until just before the sun dips back into the sea, as satisfied with his day’s catch as the sun will be with the yellow and orange brushstrokes it leaves lingering in the sky, silhouetting grey clouds as darkness settles. She has plenty of time before meeting him in the harbour.
By L J Purves5 years ago in Earth
By the Sea
Simone glared at her date with annoyance. “ You do realize you're at the beach, right?” Caleb took a long swallow from the insulated can in his hand. He immediately looked back to his laptop before replying: “Working at the beach is the best of both worlds! You should have brought a book with you, Simone. There's an entire genre designed around that activity. You’ve heard of beach reads, right?”
By Eileen Kos5 years ago in Earth
Save the Ocean
David Attenborough states on his Netflix documentary “A Life On Our Planet”, “The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel, yet the way we humans live on earth, is sending it into a decline- human beings have overrun the world”. With a current world population of 7.8 billion people- it’s no secret that humans benefit (and continue to benefit) from destroying entire ecosystems. Our carbon footprint is as high as it’s ever been, sitting at 415ppm; warming our planet at such an alarming rate, that the damage will have unforgivable consequences. With our oceans covering 71% of the planet- one might think that it’s vast enough to endure cruel human treatment; but in 1998, film directors of “Planet Ocean” noticed the bleaching and death of entire coral reefs- and soon realized that the rise in global temperatures is being absorbed by the ocean, and that the ocean is dying.
By Kennedy Brown5 years ago in Earth
Into The Blue
Cold salty waves crashed against the rocks. His green eyes were sensitive to the setting sun as he watched his favorite ship and sailor sail into the open waters as a storm brewed on the horizon. She knew better, his thoughts wandered as he watched, climbing the stairs of the lighthouse.
By Misha Alsleben5 years ago in Earth
A Grand Old Dame
A single ship on the horizon? Nay, I would claim many thousands and be so bold as to claim that an even greater number of the souls aboard ships, boats, yachts, schooners, canoes, kayaks and all manner of water craft have lived because of me. You may consider that an arrogant statement voiced in the vernacular of earlier times, and you would be correct on both counts.
By Katy Doran-McNamara5 years ago in Earth
Nature By The Rail Trail
As a very young girl, raised right beside the trails. I was captivated by the whistle of the train. Never having to look at a clock or watch, the whistle blew on the hour. It was wonderful to know when your meals were ready and what time you had to be indoors.
By Cathy Deslippe5 years ago in Earth
Water Flashed Before My Eyes
I was told that at the moment of death I would see my life flash before my eyes. Stumbling through the desert that day, I expected to soon see everybody that I had ever loved, or a moment from my childhood. However, I instead saw nothing but water, the only antivenom to my terminal dehydration. Death seems to bring the victim what they most desire, with that often being more time – hence the lifetime of memories flooding in. I only wanted water.
By Alfie Saunders5 years ago in Earth
Can we fix climate change?
On St. Patrick's Day I went with my father to have dinner. We saw one of my father's friends at the restaurant and one of the topics we had was about climate change. He was saying that electric cars are worse than gas cars, and that we can't fix climate change so we might as well just give up (I'm paraphrasing). I was shocked! Why give up? That to me is cowardice. What are we supposed to do, give up and not even try? Tell our kids, grand kids and great grandkids "sorry we fucked things up, tough luck for you?" Or should we try and heal this planet?
By Robert Kegel5 years ago in Earth
Radish
The radish – underrated even by the one who named it – has been chosen to be forever known as rad-ish, not rad. From the onset of one’s introduction to this root vegetable, it is established, by name, as something that will neither disappoint nor excite. It is held in a state of never-ending mediocrity in the minds of most. While the exterior color is vibrant and striking (ranging from bright, almost unnatural, magenta to deep, solid red to vibrant purple and the more mellow shades of the plant world – whites and greens), the average onlooker is somehow immune to the radish’s commendable attempts at visual attraction. This is one rare, but consistent, instance in which people successfully avoid judging a book by its cover.
By Calista Marchand-Nazzaro5 years ago in Earth
We need to fly a lot less
It is well known that transport is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, mainly due to the fact that most forms of transport are powered by fossil fuels, the burning of which leads to the release of carbon dioxide and other waste products, some of which are also greenhouse gases. In the UK, for example, 22% of greenhouse gases come from road vehicles.
By John Welford5 years ago in Earth
