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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

oh, how deeply I love her…

Develop. Inspire. Transform.

hand-in-hand,
we traipse this land,
passing by trees, and foliage
as we glide,
together, one step
in front of the other…

we hold
within our hearts
a special place
for our mother, and

look up
with adoration,
a sense of satisfaction,
and the most gentle elation

as the light

cascades softly
off the trees,
through the glade,
and in front of me, and

I see,
and feel free…

as the warmth
caresses my being
in its entirety, I say
a silent prayer, and

give thanks
on this day,
for this moment
of time alone with my mother

oh, how deeply I love her…

In response to the WDYS #100 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; James Wheeler@ Unsplash


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Map Porn Part 2: The Most Beautiful Geological Maps on Earth

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Where Art Meets Science

Scientific visualisations often can look just like objects of visual art. The previous installation of this series, there were topographical surveys visualised on both our moon and Jupiter’s moon. This time, we are focusing on our own Pale Blue Dot.

These maps are not only utilitarian and functional, they are works of art in their own right.

The World’s First Geological Map

Created by William Smith in 1815, this was the map that changed the world and set in motion a century of scientific exploration. Smith’s efforts are remarkable for the time because Smith was not a gent from the upper class, but came from a respectable farming family. As a result of this snobbery, Smith’s map was largely ignored and subsequently plaigiarised. Smith spent a year or so in a debtor’s prison due to his lack of funds. It was only later on in life…

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Thank you, Jeff: Time for a reset — LANDBACK Friends

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

The Spirit tells me it is time for a reset. My whole life I have tried to protect Mother Earth. Live without a car, live in small apartments, protect the water. Protect us from pipelines and other fossil fuel projects. Organize nonviolent direct actions. I learned what I could about the many atrocities related to […]

Time for a reset — LANDBACK Friends

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The Perfect Harmony

From The Quill

The beat syncs with my heart in perfect harmony. My heart has been dancing to the rhythm of life, finding love in the lovely romance that it is.

It has been long since I last lusted over the life I live- long since I let the wind touch my bare skin- long since I leaned into the curves of my own smiles.

Deep in my heart I know I will rise again. I know, one day I will wake up to find myself gasping at the sight of the myriad of colours, ; I will hug each tree on my way to work.

Until then, I am waiting; staying patient and embracing each emotion under the Sun that chooses to greet me. I am nurturing my garden, trying to find my music- taking life one step at a time-

And one day, just like that- I know I will reach…

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Teens: Know why it is important to vaccinate them against Covid-19 – Magic Mixture を

“Teenagers are a group considered to be at low risk for severe forms of covid-19, this is a fact. However, they transmit in the same way as adults. That is, if we think about reaching a collective immunity, it is necessary that they are also vaccinated ”, says Eduardo Jorge Fonseca, pediatric doctor and member of the immunization department of Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP).

“It is clear that we have reduced cases of death and hospitalization because of the acceleration of vaccine”, completes the specialist.

Source: Teens: Know why it is important to vaccinate them against Covid-19 – Magic Mixture を

How the Dixie fire was stopped just shy of 1 million acres – Los Angeles Times

Fewer wildfires and more controlled burns — as well as the reintroduction of Indigenous burning practices that were aggressively stamped out by fire-suppression policies — may be the best path forward for the state, and will help create a mosaic of burned areas that could keep wildfires like the Dixie from spreading out of control, he added.

But transitioning into more of a “stewardship mode,” where fuel treatments are performed and maintained at scale, will require renewed effort and resources. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a $15-billion climate package, the largest such investment in state history, which will include about $1.5 billion toward wildfire response and forest resilience.

And President Biden’s expansive infrastructure bill, if passed, would allow for more than $3 billion for wildfire-risk reduction, including mechanical thinning, controlled burns, infrastructure projects and structural defense, all of which will most certainly be needed in the years to come.

The alternative to doing that work, multiple experts said, is a future of far more Dixie fires.

Source: How the Dixie fire was stopped just shy of 1 million acres – Los Angeles Times

Incapaz de restaurar un mundo que ha roto, el ser humano ambiciona conquistar el universo

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Incapaz de restaurar el mundo que ha roto, el ser humano ambiciona conquistar otros planetas, no con la idea de extender la vida y transformar el universo en hogar apacible y en paraíso colectivo; su anhelo e interés consisten, principalmente, en dominar, someter y explotar a la gente, a los pueblos de la Tierra, saquear riquezas y controlar todo, en una guerra sin tregua, simplemente para endiosarse por un rato. Ha olvidado, parece, que su estancia en el mundo es temporal y que la verdadera dicha, antes de proseguir la caminata a otras fronteras, se basa en el bien que pueda derramar para sí y en beneficio de los demás. Resulta incongruente desgarrar, arrebatar y aniquilar la vida en un entorno que le es natural y propio y, a la vez, buscarla en otros planetas. Ni siquiera ha explorado…

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