HAPPY EARTH DAY 4:22

golden dragonfly, Venice Ca

Man did not weave the web of Life
He is merely a strand on it.
Whatever he does to the web
He does to himself.

Chief Joseph

Recycle...visit do not damage..leave no trace of yourself in the wilderness..pick up trash, not just your own....protect all animals, fish and plants ......Keep children well they are our future...keep the oceans, rivers, streams, clean of chemicals and pesticides.
Progress should = improvement, NOT further DESTRUCTION!

Happy Earth..everyday

GOOD FOLKS by Phil Perkins

When evening shadows lengthen
And th' night time settles down,
I like to sit an' ponder
On th' good folks in our town.

Th' folks who have a moment
For th' children at their play,
And wave a cheery greeting
As they pass along th' way

The kind of worthy people
Who would always  be your friend,
Good folks  who'd never fail you...
Who'd be faithful to the end.

Ah, yes, I like to pnder
When th' evening stars appear,
On th' good folks of th' village
Who spread happiness and cheer.

The folks who never falter
When there's something they may do
A burden to be lifted,
Or a friendship to renew.

Th kindly folks who linger
At your bedside when you're ill,
An' think of naught but comfort
As they do your bid and will.

Old folks and old friends.....cannot be beat

Tell Him Now..gratitude to people in your life

If with pleasure you are viewing any work a man is doing,
If you like him or love him, tell him now;
Don't withhold your approbation till the parson make oration,
And he lies with snowy lilies o'er his brow;
For no matter how you shout it, he won't really care about it,
He won't know how many teardrops you have shed.
if you think some praised is due him, now's the time to slip it to him,
For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.


More than fame and more than money, is the comment kind and sunny,
And the hearty, warm approval of a friend ;
For it gives to life a savor---makes you richer, stronger, braver--
And it gives you heart and hope and courage to the end.
If he earns your praise, bestow it; if you like him, let him know it;
Let the word of true encouragement be said.
Do not wait till life is over and he's underneath the clover,
For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.

"Daddy" Silverwood circa 1900's USA

" A little more"....Lessons learned..good old American Folk Poem

"A little more kindness and a little less creed;
A little more giving and a little less greed;
A little more smile and a little less frown;
A little less kicking a man when he's down.
A little more "we" and a little less "I"'
A little more laughs and a little less cry;
A little more flowers on the pathway of life
And fewer on graves at the end of strife".

Old words and apt for any generation, sadly.