Berrien County Youth Fair

This albino horse was in residence in the "Wonders of Birth" barn, one of my annual favorites.

Many more amazing animal encounters for this city kid at the fair.

Ron Mueck

Astonishing.

Plastic Bags are Evil

Salon has a great story today about plastic bags - the ones we get at the drugstore, the grocery store, the produce market, the office supply store - just about everywhere. Michael Stipe of REM once said, "when you throw something away, where is away?" Plastic bags are the pefect example, because they just won't go away. Even if you try to recycle them. According to the UN Enviornment Program, there are 46,000 pieces of plastic litter floating in every square mile of ocean.

What are we doing???

The solution? The article discusses alternatives - the only one that makes any sense is to bring your own. Reuse a paper bag or canvas one from home.

Caterpillar

Found this impressive specimen the morning after our entire back porch was torn off. Don't know if there was any connection between those two things. I wanted to take more photos, but it is so humid here right now, the lens of the camera kept fogging over.

Recycling

Recycling bins are now in our 47th Ward of Chicago.
They're quite blue but I feel greener already. I even rode my bike instead of driving twice today. It's a snowball effect.

Different Butterfly, Same Tree