Sandra from Slovenia has a passion for animals and fosters orphaned baby elephants with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Australia ZOO. She is trying to bring to the attention of bloggers the still functioning Ivory Trade.
Ivory trade is diminishing their elephant numbers severely... and why? "Between 8% and l0% of
Sandra states on her blog:
In March 2010 the l5th Conference of the Parties that are signatories to the CITES Convention will seal the ultimate fate of Elephants in Africa.
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Please, check out the link above and look through the DSWT to see what an amazing job they are doing. Please, share the plight of the elephants with your friends, on your blogs, on Facebook... It would mean the world to the African elephant, all the caring people and me. Write to CITES (http://www.cites.org/) and help the African Elephant!!!
Thanks Sandra for all this information!
I love the oceans and don't get to spend enough time by them. For Scenic Sunday I am going into the archives and showing a little bit of Canada's east coast in Nova Scotia. This is a beautiful province with so much to see. If you haven't been there it is well worth the trip!
One of the catches by the fishermen is lobster. I had the best lobster dinner I have ever had here. There is a small restaurant and a gift shop. In the shop is the lobster pound where you can pick your lobster and souvenirs and when your lobster is cooked they serve it to you in the restaurant.
I love to drive on the back roads and look at the scenery. By myself, just relaxed and put away the worries for another day! When I find a musical little stream like this, I will pause just to listen to the music of nature. The sound of the birds, the water and even the squirrel who chatters above in a tree. When you blend it all together, it becomes a symphony!
Go to other Watery Wednesday sites here!
At this time of year in Ontario, when it is cold and frosty, the best thing to do is to curl up in a big easy chair with a blanket and a crackling fire in the fireplace. I love to read and I hope you do too! I have printed a short story from Native Folk Lore I think you may like. There are those who dislike the crow. Maybe this story will change your mind! We have many crows around here. They love to steal shiny objects for their nests and I have even heard of them stealing golf balls. They are very bright and inquisitive and tend to stay in family groups. Enjoy the story about our feathered friend!
I was traveling down a back country road the day after a snow storm and saw this sparkling little brook. In the background is a little walking bridge to allow walkers over to the other side. I liked the way the cedar rail fence lay down on each side as if to allow the brook passage through.
The road passed over the brook, giving me a view of both sides. On this side a tree has fallen, reaching over to the other embankment. An animal bridge has been created in it's demise. I imagined the chipmunks, squirrels and raccoons crossing over from one side to the next. Nature provides!
I would eat icicles when I was a child. Crunch them right up and relish in the cold! I found these on the side of the shed. I wasn't interested in eating them now!
There are many other scenes from around the world. To see them got to Scenic Sunday!
There is a forest behind my house. I used to frequently walk there and the kids all took hikes and played in the woods. I hadn't been back there in some time and decided it was time. I had a wonderful walk, all by myself. It is just isolated enough to be a little scary walking alone. ( I like that!) Not fear of humans but more so animals. There are many coyote, fox and the occasional wolf. There has not been anyone attacked back there but still when you cross the fresh tracks of a pack of coyotes it makes you pause. I did pick up a big stick!
I am glad it's over. I thought I would have a terrible Christmas holiday but it turned out OK. Regardless, I am still glad it's over. There is too much hype and stress around Christmas that leads up to the day. The day after seems so blah! Not to mention the other 363!
One thing about putting Christmas behind us is that we are on the road to spring now. The worst months here are January and February for cold and snow. Once that is over it doesn't take long to get into March and some warmer weather. Something to look forward too. Already you can see the days getting longer!
I haven't given up! Not at all. I will just need to find different means to get into college. I am also continuing home study from books and the internet. If I can get into a web design course I will go in knowledgeable! There is an amazing distance education course I have found online. I have found applications for government student loans and grants. We will see about funding. Won't get too excited yet. This is the same government who already messed up my application for Second Career financing.!
There is something about being sneaky and being police that just seems so wrong. This is exactly what a taxi looks like in town, but if you look closely you will see it is a police car made to look like a taxi! The top light says "Police" and then gives the number. No other markings. There is the red front lights to turn on when they pull you over for speeding past the taxi cab though!
I wonder if we should make our taxis look like police cars?
It is too cold to go for a walk today. -20Celcius. I think I will pull from the archives a photo for Scenic Sunday.
This part of the Canal, very near the downtown area has skate rentals shacks. I rented a pair one evening and tried skating after many years off the skates. It was a hoot and I am sure any one watching me felt the same. I did get some great photos though. Hot Chocolate, coffee, Hot dogs and fries can all be found but the best of all is the famous delicacies, Beaver Tails (a delicious pastry) for sale! I posted the recipe awhile back. If you are interested you will find it here.
For more wonderful scenic views go here.