Some things are worth saving

So awhile ago I wrote a post on Lazy Days (aug. 31, 2006). Basically in that post I realized that I've have been lazy in regards to the environment in which my children are growing up in. I vowed to do something about it, now my solution is not going to stop global warming, or impact very many people, but the animals around my house are going to be happy. When we first bought our house, 5-6 years ago we were one of 5-6 houses on our immediate street and probably one of 30 houses in my immediate neighborhood. What this means is that there were tons of empty lots filled with trees and wildlife all around us, we thought how awesome. Our kids can run, bike, and be free to roam our neighborhood without too much worry on our part, in short the kind of childhood we had always wanted for them. It has been great, but in this relatively small amount of time, we are now one of 9 houses on our street and there are more than 100 houses in our immediate neighborhood. This obviously means no more frollicking in the "woods", less and less wildlife everyday, basically not enough nature and too many neighbors for my taste. Yes, this was inevitable but no one really saw it happening with the quickness that it did in our area. We have seen black racers (snake), marsh rabbits, turtles, tree frogs, whooping cranes, countless other animals flushed from their homes (even a very scared rattlesnake on a bike ride one day) due to the development out here. Which brings me to my point. The kids and I have decided to create a natural wildlife habitat as sanctuary to some of these animals (hopefully the rattlesnake is long gone :) So to keep track, for school and fun, I have created another blog. If you're interested check it out

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