Hello all!!!
Today is the day we talk about some water. First, if you have the time, I'd like if you could go to the water calculator:
http://www.h2oconserve.org/wc.php
My personal water footprint, using the information with my family at home, not my college consumption was about 713 gallons which is considerably low compared to the nearly 1200 gallons of water that the average American consumes. Look at your footprint, and consider the easy changes you could make, like taking shorter showers or using less gas... which really does reduce water (did you know that?). Water is such an important and limited resource that more than anything, we need to savor it.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/the-challengers-deep-sea-brethren/
This is really interesting-- not about conservation of water.. but exploring depths we've never seen before..
James Cameron went below the surface of the sea, to greater depths than if you were to flip Mount Everest upside down... and was able to capture pictures of this alien-like ecosystem we know so little about. Check it out :)
I love water! I know that sounds ridiculous.. we all love water. It's necessary for our survival.. required for us to live. We use it everyday.. because we actually have to. It's needed to grow the plants we eat, to quench our thirst, to keep us clean, and it's huge for recreational purposes. I'm a Minnesota girl.. I grew up in the lakes. We fish, we swim, kayak and canoe, we go in our speedboats and tube, ski, or wake-board. Water is something we not only need, but something we enjoy. It's beautiful, serene, and offers a whole array of animals that we can enjoy-- like my personal favorite, salamanders. As a Minnesotan, I truly enjoy being able to find our state bird, the loon, on my favorite lake. Water is something more of us need to take a minute to truly appreciate and build a better relationship with
Always,
H.Eilene
The pictures are from May's Ledges in Brule, Wisconsin (taken by me)
You have a cool blog. There is a great mix of writing and photography. One suggestion I would make would be to have a headline for your blog - from what I can tell it is about your experiences with nature mostly with an underlying conservational message. But try and make that present on your homepage and it will help you attract readers.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is awesome! You're right, water is great! I could spend my whole day in water! I could actually really use a glass of water right now...
ReplyDeleteTake a look at this: http://www.reddit.com/r/waterporn
(ignore the stupid name)
It has a lot of awesome pictures of water in it. I would recommend it to any water fanatic like me :P
Thanks Anonymous dude/dudette! I appreciate the feedback :)
ReplyDeleteAlso.. InvaderPhantom.. I'm not sure how I feel about the name of that.. But I'm glad we share a love of water. Gotta love reddit. :)