I enjoyed your thoughts! I too have my mood effected by the weather.

Your writing made me think about how New Orleans, in many ways, is an environmental leader with all of the experts in green building, solar, and coastal restoration. Everyone in New Orleans knows the importance of restoring the coast and everyone seems to know the terms. Yet, we still don’t have municipal recycling and we still use styrafoam and plastic bags at an alarming rate. So in some ways we are still so far behind.

Thanks for sharing, because I love thinking about how our everyday activities are intricately tied up with the natural world. Urban environments fascinate me!