At the age of 56, it occurs to me that I have roughly 30 years left in my life give or take a few. I've (sadly) never had kids. So in some ways my newly found environmentalism might be my way of leaving some sort of lasting legacy? I honestly don't know. I'm no dummy, I know that what ever I do is spitting into the ocean. However I also feel that not doing anything is morally bankrupt. You can make a difference in one persons life, even though you may never see that outcome. For whatever reason I've been coming across a lot of info on No Mow May - which is a simple idea to let your lawn grow wild during the month of May, allowing bees and other pollinators to do their thing and help re-establish a needed but diminishing species. I let part of my yard "go wild" last year and I'm planning on letting the same parcel go wild this year. Only I'm planning on never mowing that parcel of land again. I'm going to let it be abs
Can the City Mouse adjust to life in the country? The day to day adventures of a "city boy" in rural PA trying to adjust to things like chopping wood, growing his own food and dealing with the horrors of the complete lack of a decent Chinese restaurant.