Earth Day and Beyond

Hello Friends,

Our Earth Day Festival here in Sandpoint, Idaho was a smashing success. Gave away nearly 350 wee trees to those who promised love and care for them.

The Earth Day Song, Our Mother was well received and continues to make its way around the world and into the hands of many who appreciate the message and simple arrangement.

Now is time for me to ask "what will I do to keep the eco-awesome spirit for the rest of the year? One thing I've decided is to look at where I spend my money and check to see if those companies are doing the right things for the well-being of the planet. I am letting my buying decisions sway according to those findings.

Till next time,

Dawnya

Our Mother - the Earth Day Song Video

I enlisted my son, Kale, to put together a video of beautiful images for Our Mother, the song I wrote to honor Mother Earth.

You will enjoy Mother Earth largely through the eyes of two teens, Jasper Gibson and Kale Miller.

Thanks also to Todd Shepard for his sunrises!

Enjoy!

What'll We Do For Mother Earth

This weekend my sweetie and I were headed out to take a walk, but decided instead to clean up a mile of the road that leads to our home. We figured it would take an hour or so, based on the litter we could see as we drove by. Nearly four hours later, and three trips to the dump, we were done! (Well, except for a few tires and a metal paint bucket that we need to dispose of at a different site).

We smelled funky, looked worse, and were both lamenting about our aching backs. No, there is nothing glamorous about picking up beer and pop cans, old carpeting, car batteries, and stuff I cannot and do not want to name. But, nothing a nice hot shower wouldn't fix.

Funny, I wasn't aware that I had avoided looking at our surroundings while they were littered and forlorn. But now the mile of Baldy Road before our lane is beautiful again (although we have seen a pop bottle that someone missed during cleanup).

A Crazy Idea, Downloads to Save the World

Earth Day is just around the corner. Our Mother is a song to honor Mother Earth and a fundraiser for Eco-Awesome Non-Profit Organizations.

Don't just listen. Download the song. And tell your friends to download it too! Post the link to your site or Facebook, blog about it, talk about it, tweet about it, and I dare you to sing it at the top of your lungs. Together we can make a better earth for everyone.

Our goal is to raise $500,000 by the end of April ... One download at a time!

A download will only cost you a buck (but you can give as much as you want). Can't get outside to plant a tree or pick up trash? That's OK. When you download Our Mother, this sweet tribute to Mother Earth, you are doing your part.

Download song at: http://dawnyaclarine.bandcamp.com/track/our-mother

Thank you for supporting Mother Earth!