go green or go home

as of late, it seems everyone in my life is talking about being "green". people at work have noticed that i usually do not recycle my diet coke cans and given me their spiel about how that is just absurd (i do admit it is just laziness - they even have bins here at the office). ive also been meeting people one after the other who are pursuing careers in the environmental sector of the world. and im sure it doesn't help living in the ripple with all the "granolas", but the more i think about it, the more im finding i am actually "green"and the voights do fit into the neighborhood...

for example, one of our friends came over last week to test out our new lawn mower. as she navigated our circa 1960s "reel" red mower (see photo below), she said she liked the idea of no gas and no electric to help the environment. so i thought - "wow, take that people - do you take it to that level at home? i think not. sure, your cans are helping...but really? really how much does your coke tab collection contribute to stopping global warming? i push my mower in my yard and have yet to use any sort of pesticide or insecticide on our yard". ok, so maybe my push mower won't stop the melting of the polar ice caps, but i am at least helping in my own, small way just like all those other can collectors....

so in effort to find of picture of this awesome purchase, i found the photo below lurking on the internet - i just couldn't help myself when thinking of the husband tending to the yard in this fashion...

since the weather is getting to be nice, we've started walking a bit more, supporting yet again the whole "green" initiative. true, it may not be like back in the good 'ol days of living downtown, but it is as close as you can get here in the circle city. in fact, yesterday we walked to the hardware store to purchase some more yard decor. (below is a photo of the really pretty dahlias we planted by the front door) after my experience last week with the fresh market in the neighborhood and a "green" sunday afternoon, i'm feeling inspired. not to mention i have some things to contribute to the betterment of society aside from turning the lights off after my husband 24 hrs a day...