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the adventures of a professional female volleyballer player and her pups zula and daisy-mae

the colors of natureJanuary 4

Have you ever taken the time to appreciate how beautiful the colors of nature are? There is so much subtlety and the contrast with the colors of  things people make can be jarring. Take a walk today and see what I mean! 

and there are the trees....

so beautiful!

You can get on your back and just gaze up for the longest time. Colors, sounds, motion .. Squirrels run around and birds work on their nests. You feel small, but also part of it and that is beautiful.   

merry christmas and all of the other holidays!December 24 2008

 Merry Christmas!!

 It is the time of year when candles and stars are up against the darkness.  There are many holidays that come with the shortest days so enjoy those that are part of your life.

Be close to yours and enjoy the food, the stories and especially the love! Zula and Daisy Mae remind you to think about your animal friends too!

build or fix something todayNovember 28 2008

Today is Black Friday when everyone goes to the malls for the sales. 

Here is another idea 

Why don't you spend some time repairing what you have or making something with your own hands. Homemade things make wonderful gifts from the heart and fixing stuff means it isn't going to the dump and you save. 

This is really good if you are a kid. Show 'em how creative you are! Zula and Daisy Mae would do it if they could, but you can't imagine how dangerous they are with power tools.

(image is cc geishaboy500)

burn that bird!November 26 2008

Get out there and exercise before and after Thanksgiving dinner. Play football, run with your dog, bike or even just walk - but remember to be active!

(image cc by xybermatthew)

the cheapest way to save energyNovember 24 2008

We're all facing living with a bit less these days. Giving up some things may be hard, but others are easy and will save more than money. 

It is easy to give up burning money - let's see how.

It may not seem sexy, but the cheapest way to save energy and lower carbon emissions is conservation.  Some types of conservation are very easy.  Unplug things that use electricity around your home when you aren't using them.  TVs, stereos, PCs, set top boxes, game consoles.  You can plug them into power strips to make it easy and this may save more than a hundred dollars a year for most of you if you are serious - and lots of carbon too!

It is wrong to burn money, but this is exactly what you are doing when you aren't switching your stuff off when it isn't being used.

This is something where you kids can lead the way!  Set the example.  Make sure things are switched off on power strips when they aren't in use.  You can read about what California is doing and write to the people who run your state and the country and ask them why they don't do the same things.  Figure out how much you can save and maybe you can even make a deal with your parents and get some of the savings for making it happen.  Y