we need it

 20th December… blog’s birthday

Thirteen years!

Archive of first 10 years

http://patrickgoodacre.blogspot.com/p/annual-archive.html

Today is the thirteenth birthday of this blog. It has continued, publishing posts at a range of regularity (weekly for the first decade, until it’s much less-common, current state).

198,723 is the current count of visitors!

(photo of Surbiton Riverside, ten years ago)!

Tomorrow is the shortest day of the year.

It is truly mid-winter. This means that most people who read this will probably be approaching Summer!

:)

Tuesday 19th’s news of Iceland’s problems got me thinking.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67756413

Whilst the world may be very well heavily weighted towards celebrating Christmas, there are major problems as well. These problems must not be forgotten whilst we indulge ourselves. It may feel like Earth is waving its hand, crying for recognition. 

We must realise that we have harmed our home, perhaps beyond repair. We need it, we must love and care for it.