Happy Earth Day!

I would plant a tree but I don't think I have any more space... in fact, did I tell you BGE was here the other day and they are taking out a bazillion trees in my back yard? A humongous poplar!! How in the heck are they going to take out a poplar? If I knew anything about estimating height, I would say it's 500 feet tall! Course I don't know anything about it so you'll just have to use your imagination. Barry says it's probably at least 100 years old. Wonder if he knows anything about estimating age?

I digress.

He was at work when they came by and I knew he would freak out so I sent him a video of which trees they marked to cut but it wouldn't send so I had to put in on my xanga. (Blogger...ugh.) If you would like to be bored to tears...or outraged if you're a tree hugger like us....you can view it here:

http://video.xanga.com/YoLinda

It's sort of funny, seems like Big Foot will appear at any minute...but alas, nothing but the sound of other trees being cut down in the distance. And my feet crunching the leaves, but my feet are small.

Again I digress.

At first I was really upset about them cutting down this tree. In fact, I still am. When we first bought this house 25 years ago, BGE came out and started butchering my trees. I had a big ole argument with them and ended up coming out with my german shepherd and making them get out of my yard or else!!! Now that I have grown up (sort of) I can understand why they want to cut them, they have been under all sorts of heat around here with people losing power and being really upset that it's not turned on immediately, people round here hate to be inconvenienced for a minute of their lives. It's a double edged sword cause we want the trees but trees get old and fall down. And we want power. Especially since we are paying out the butt for it.

Total digression: OMG Have you seen the price of electricity lately???? We are going to end up living by candlelight and cooking over a fire... JEEESH!!! How do they expect people to pay THAT?

Anyway. I don't want them to cut the tree because it's a living thing and it shouldn't be ours to cut. But I don't want the tree to come down on our house either. And they are willing to do it for free. Well, free in that our electric bills will probably skyrocket even more. It's hard being a grown up who understand that idealism doesn't pay your bills.

Tell that to Cory who went running out with a large knife when he saw the orange tags to cut them off. Sigh. Course he's never paid an electric bill in his life. Yet....

Go on out there today and hug a tree. And don't forget to recycle. And for goodness sakes, don't throw your trash out your car window-- were you raised by bears??? What is up with that?

Namaste' Earth!

And Happy Birthday Jami!!!