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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 06:20 PM Apr 2020

One of the incredibly sparse silver linings...

..in this complete catastrophe is that we may, together, for the first time in living memory, see how beautiful our spaces are when not flooded by dirt, smog and pollution, and maybe, just maybe, determine we will maintain them that way.

I had a huge bubble bee in the kitchen this morning and we gently encouraged it out the window. It was actually a joy to see it. Maybe, just maybe, this pause on planet earth will give us the vigour and resolve we need to do things very differently in the future...



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One of the incredibly sparse silver linings... (Original Post) Soph0571 Apr 2020 OP
Ban fuel burning vehicles from all cities. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #1
amazing how a 5 day rain storm clears the air nt msongs Apr 2020 #2
Not to mention hardly any cars spewing. nt babylonsister Apr 2020 #3
Yeah, maybe that's got a little more to do with it. ZZenith Apr 2020 #4
Wow! mcar Apr 2020 #5
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