MORNING ROLL CALL! THIS ADDITION IS CLOSED

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch this Friday April 19th, 2019! We have a totally clear blue sky and an exprcted high of 58* and warmer this weekend.

We are spending today cleaning the house and picking up some hot cross bun for the weekend. 

Good afternoon to everyone on the Front Porch on this 20th day of  April! Hoping you all are having a great weekend. 

Good morning everyone on the Front Porch on this 21st day of April, 2019 and Easter Sunday morning. It is going to be 75* with clear Blue skies. We had our Easter gathering yesterday with our family at our house.  Our oldest daughter was going have a brunch but was not feeling well. We took advantage of the weather and grilled out for the first time this year. 

Hoping that everyone is having a restful day. 

Did you wear an Easter Bonnet today. Our Easter Bunny is our middle daughters American Bulldog. 

63* and cloudy had to check on friends camp this am. River did rise but, only roads, ballfields were covered.

Rest of the week should prove interesting rain, rain and more rain. River meets the Road

Time to open some windows.

Froze

Good morning everyone on the Front Porch on the 22nd day  of April Earth Day!

Nature’s gifts to our planet are the millions of species that we know and love, and many more that remain to be discovered. Unfortunately, human beings have irrevocably upset the balance of nature and, as a result, the world is facing the greatest rate of extinction since we lost the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago. But unlike the fate of the dinosaurs, the rapid extinction of species in our world today is the result of human activity.

The unprecedented global destruction and rapid reduction of plant and wildlife populations are directly linked to causes driven by human activity: climate change, deforestation, habitat loss, trafficking and poaching, unsustainable agriculture, pollution and pesticides to name a few. The impacts are far reaching.

If we do not act now, extinction may be humanity’s most enduring legacy. Here are some quick facts on the current wave of extinction and additional information about this problem here.

All living things have an intrinsic value, and each plays a unique role in the complex web of life. We must work together to protect endangered and threatened species: bees, coral reefs, elephants, giraffes, insects, whales and more.

The good news is that the rate of extinctions can still be slowed, and many of our declining, threatened and endangered species can still recover if we work together now to build a united global movement of consumers, voters, educators, faith leaders, and scientists to demand immediate action.

Earth Day Network is asking people to join our Protect our Species campaign. Our goals are to:

• Educate and raise awareness about the accelerating rate of extinction of millions of species and the causes and consequences of this phenomenon.
• Achieve major policy victories that protect broad groups of species as well as individual species and their habitats.
• Build and activate a global movement that embraces nature and its values.
• Encourage individual actions such as adopting plant based diet and stopping pesticide and herbicide use.

Want to do something simple? Next time you eat out tell your waiter you don't want a plastic straw!

 

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this last Thursday of April, 2019.

It is in the mid 50's with rain forecasted for this afternoon and evening. 

I have the stomach flu and cancelled playing in my golf league this morning. 

Hoping you all are having a better day today than I am.