Without guile, sarcasm, irony, mockery, I-Told-You-So-ism, satire or derision, the message I wish to share today, inauguration day, is this Kingston Trio song.

What does it really look like when we get down the road? It’s up to us, isn’t it? This is no time to blink.

The story this picture tells is the relentless march of “progress” and how we continue to eradicate nature in favor of more and more and more and MORE cement and “convenience”.

Although every day should be Earth Day, it’s cool that we have a day to heighten awareness and reflect on doing a better job caring for our world. Checking on the Earth Day happenings at EarthDay.org, I found that one of the ongoing ecological campaigns…

A wake-up song appropriate for a jet-lagged traveler is actually a wake-up call for much, much more.

A photo from the Storyteller blog called Lonely Future elicits dystopian fears and musings about how the health of our environment could be politicized.

This is my patriotism: I want it to be America the Beautiful forever. For my kids, and yours.

Earth Day reminds me that our world is fragile and needs care, and that I should be an agent for positive change.