JENN McKINLAY: One of the takeaways of my childhood was that my parents were nature lovers. We lived on several acres of land on the Housatonic River in northwestern Connecticut and most of my childhood memories are from time spent outdoors.
Hiking, boating, fishing, gardening, picnicking, camping--we did all of that and more. I think a deep love of nature is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me. When I'm outside and I hear the birds singing, smell the scent of the creosote after a rain, or just touch grass (as the kids say), I'm at peace.
I hope I was successful in passing on my love of the outdoors to my sons. Given that they spend many of their weekends fishing, hiking, running, or rock climbing, I think I did.
So, today, I want to talk about National Wildlife Day. Every year on September 4th, this day invites us to pause and reflect on the incredible diversity of life that shares our planet. From the smallest pollinators to the largest mammals, wildlife plays a vital role in keeping ecosystems balanced and thriving. This day is not only about celebrating the beauty of nature but also about raising awareness of the urgent need to protect it.
Wildlife provides us with so much more than breathtaking scenery, although Mother Nature does a heck of job with that, too. Bees pollinate the crops that feed us, wetlands filter the water we drink, and predators help regulate populations keeping the balance. Yet, despite their importance, many species are at risk due to habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and illegal poaching. According to conservation groups, thousands of species face extinction in the coming decades if stronger protections are not put in place.
National Wildlife Day is a reminder that protecting animals is a task we can all take part in. Simple actions make a difference. Planting native flowers in your yard creates food and shelter for pollinators. Reducing single-use plastics helps keep oceans safe for sea turtles and seabirds. Even small choices, like supporting eco-friendly brands or visiting accredited wildlife sanctuaries, can have a positive impact.
On this National Wildlife Day, let's all take a moment to step outside, listen to the birds, watch the bees at work, or simply breathe in the air that forests provide. Let’s celebrate the wild and commit to protecting it. Because when wildlife thrives, so do we.
As for me, I recycle everything I can, use canvas grocery bags (when I remember to get them out of my car!!!), I try to shop second hand for everything from furniture to clothing so as not to fill up the landfills (plus, thrifting is fun!!!), and I plant lots of pollinator friendly trees. I know there is more to do so -- hit me! What do you do, Reds and Readers, to help the wildlife and save the planet? All suggestions welcome!
Like you, Jenn, we reuse as much as possible, recycle, use canvas grocery bags, cultivate bee-friendly plants . . . . sometimes it doesn't seem like nearly enough, but we do what we can.
ReplyDeleteI firmly believe every little bit helps!
DeleteYes, I recycle and compost every week. Have to use recycled bags since our grocery stores no longer provide any plastic or paper bags. My edible balcony garden include flowers which attract pollinators.
ReplyDeleteAnd for the ocean critters, I donate each year to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre. They rescue hundreds of distressed and orphaned marine mammals (mostly baby seals and sea otters) every year and provide them with state-of-the-art veterinary care. The baby seals are usually released. Orphaned sea otters are non-releasable since they required 24/7 care with humans and are transferred to the Vancouver Aquarium. I virtually adopted the 2 newest sea otters (Luna & Tofino) on their 1st rescue-versary this summer.
Grace, I would also say that your carbon footprint is smaller than most, since you use public transportation, or walk, exclusively. That is easier to do in a big city like Ottawa, but it is still significant.
DeleteWe also have lots of native plants in our gardens many of which produce berries and seeds that attract birds. I spend a lot less time in the yard now that we no longer have Kenai in our family, and we have allowed plants like thistle and goldenrod to flourish in spite of their tendency to take over completely. Irwin has been our gardener since we moved here in 1984, but he can't spend whole days in the garden like he used to back in the early days, so things are a lot wilder than they used to be.
DeleteTrue, since I never learned to drive, I walk or cycle at home. I rarely use public transit in Ottawa since it is riduculously expensive ($4) but I am an avid user of public transit when I travel. Asian cities I recently visited such as Singapore & Taiwan put North American systems to shame. We have designed our cities to force its citizens to be car-dependent.
DeleteYou are so right, Grace. We are so backwards regarding public transport in the US, in particular. It's a downright disgrace.
DeleteSingapore takes it to an extreme. Only a fraction of its 6 million population owns a car. Why? It costs $100,000 to get a driver's license! Then you have to buy the car, and pay for gasoline, insurance etc. So, you build a world-class public transit systems for 90% of the population to use, with fares that are 25% of the cost of what I pay for in Ottawa.
DeleteAwww, you're an otter mama, Grace. I love this so much.
DeleteYes, I fell in love with Luna & Tofino when I visited the Vancouver Aquarium last October. They were 4 months old and just starting to interact with the adult sea otters.
DeleteI see a lot of wildlife. A bear broke another of my apple trees last month. I actually planted the ten trees for the apples for the wildlife, and I want to yell at the bears, "Just eat the apples! Don't smash the tree!" (They don't listen.) However at this time of year the deer, coyotes, foxes, crows, and ravens are after the fruit all the time.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of financial support, I give to the organization SAVE THE SOUND, which is monitoring and lobbying against pollution of Long Island Sound. I have lived 5-6 hours from the Connecticut coast for over 40 years, but its sights and sounds are imprinted on my memories, and all of those ecoystems are now threatened. One of their many projects has been to locate and remove all the abandoned lobster traps littering the floor of Sound. (Selden)
I love this, Selden. Apples for wildlife! It could be a thing. I grew up in Niantic, CT - right on the Sound - and it is summer to me. Had no idea about the traps. Ugh.
DeleteThank you for holding these efforts up to the light, Jenn. Needing to be in nature is one reason I could never live in a big city.
ReplyDeleteI have a kind of ratty front yard (refuse to fertilize grass and a big old swamp oak shades a lot of it and sucks moisture for its roots). All summer I've had "Native plant landscaper" on my longer-term to-do list. I want to hire someone to remake it into a grassless pollinator garden. Right now the goldfinches are going to town on the seeds of my tall sunflowers, and I've left the flowers on the oregano and a couple of the basil plants for the bees. Hummingbirds have been feeding from the Rose of Sharon all summer.
Otherwise, we recycle, compost, and reuse as much as possible, never take a plastic bag from a store, and walk instead of driving whenever possible. When we do drive, we both have Priuses, and mine is a plug-in hybrid, easily charged from our solar panels.
Edith, I'm glad you drive Priuses. I think limiting CO2 emissions from gas driven cars and manufacturing plants (including coal driven plants) do the most harm and driving an e car or hybrid is the most effective way of reducing air pollution. And installing solar panels producing electricity is also a way of cutting down on gas producing appliances.
DeleteEdith, my new car is a Hyundai hybrid. My daughter has an Ioniq 5 all-electric, and when we visited her in May I drove it a couple times and loved it. Our next car will probably be an EV, but we weren't quite ready to take that next step.
DeleteYou're fabulous, Edith! I love all of this!
DeleteGood for you Jenn! We donate to lots of nature-and-animal-loving organizations, including one we stumbled over years ago in Australia. We also have the worst lawn in the neighborhood because I won't let John use pesticides etc. His garden this year is a pollinator's joy, even if taken over by pumpkins:)
ReplyDeleteLOL, I love it. Yeah, my small backyard (only non-native desert area for the dogs is all crab grass).
DeleteThanks for this reminder, Jenn. We are great nature lovers here, too. I grew up roaming the fields and forests of my small town before we moved to the suburbs.
ReplyDeleteWhen I met Irwin, I was thrilled that he loved being in the outdoors as much as I do. Our vacations with our kids were all camping and hiking in the National Forests to our north. When our kids left the nest, we traveled to National Parks, keeping up the the outdoors themes.
Now, I recycle and try to cut back on using plastics. I buy few items that are already packaged.
As for donations, there are about 30 wildlife and nature organizations that I support. I have been donating to some of them since 1979.
You're the best, Judy! My parents were big National Parks people, too. Such amazing beauty out there!
DeleteLike others here, my 'lawn' is not pretty--some grass, some ground cover, lots of weeds. No fertilizers, no weedkillers. No chemical sprays on the fruit trees either, so the fruit isn't perfect, but the wildlife doesn't seem to mind. Living rural, I have to drive to get groceries, get to work, etc., but I consolidate errands so as not to make separate trips. Being rural means I can have a clothesline, which I use, cutting down on need for electricity. Also have a full basement, so have clotheslines inside also. Whenever I can get them, I add pollinator-friendly flowers to the flowerbeds. Funds are limited, so I donate when I can to groups fighting on a bigger front instead of those directed at specific wildlife. And how would I choose? Elephants? Wolves? Sea life? Birds? It can be overwhelming when so much needs doing! I'm profoundly grateful for everything everyone does to help--no matter what the scale!
ReplyDeleteIt is overwhelming! I'd love to see a real lifestyle shift in the USA - maybe the upcoming generation will get it.
DeleteAs you probably know, we do our best to support and encourage monarchs, and although we had only a few this year (6), and raised only 1 (a girl), we were pleased to see that someone else in our area did really well. As an aside, when the kids were here on the weekend, Scott said, where is the butterfly from that cocoon? Sure enough, there was an empty chrysalis on the window frame half way down the stairs, where we pass it several times every day. Neither of us saw the green cocoon attached, nor see a butterfly emerge or fly about the house, and it definitely was this year’s cocoon. Weird!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the milkweed garden was filled with flowers, and filled with the most marvelous nature. I decided that this was the year that I would learn to identify ‘bumble bees’ and invited over a new neighbour who raises honey bees. She was pleased to point out the various bumbles, and confirmed that about 25% of the bee population was honey bees – maybe hers? The garden was also full of hummingbirds, hummingbird moths, cabbage whites, yellow swallowtails, the black viceroy and only the occasional monarch. Because the collection in the garden was all of the non-stinging variety, it was just a pleasure to walk through them and enjoy their buzz and lifestyle with impunity. Did you know that when their bee life is terminating that they just lie down and die? That explained the several that I found laid out on the leaves. I was afraid that there was poison somewhere about, but she said, no, that is just their way of life.
Meanwhile, the paper wasps in the pollinator garden did have a very non-similar fate. I offered them the choice to live in harmony, but they decided to fight me all the way – so one night my hero arranged their demise. Sort-of sorry…
We had yellowjackets in two different raised beds in the garden last year. They won, I'm afraid. Outside the garden fence, any yellowjacket nests are fair game for our resident skunks. They have a fine old time digging them up at night, when the beasts are quiet, strewing comb all over the place.
DeleteI like the bumbles' method of good-bye. Very civilized.
DeleteLike you, Jenn, we recycle as much as possible. I use cloth bags for grocery shopping. I still have the same cloth cold bag, which I bought Before the pandemic. I kept my old jeans, which I'm always mending. I buy very few new clothes these days. I keep clothes that I wore at University. I separate my cardboards from the glass jars. There is recycling bin for glass and another recycling bin for cardboard. I learned that in Scandinavia, they have more than two kinds of recycling. I use Trashie, which are bags where you can put in clothes, shoes, and towels that are beyond repair and send them in the mail. The company will recycle everything you send. No landfills!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up, I learned to respect wildlife. I remember watching hummingbirds near the outdoor cafe on campus. Now with my cochlear implants, I can hear some of the birds. If it is a good day for me. For a long time I was resistant to getting cochlear implants because it required lots of disposable batteries. When the company started using rechargeable batteries, then that was when I got my cochlear implants. I did not want to add to landfills.
Very conscientious of you, Diana, and I'm glad the company made the batteries rechargeable.
DeleteWe recycle (our city has recycling pick up). But, hrough the Nextdoor Neighbor app I found a young kid who is collecting plastic bottles to take to the recycling center for money. He uses the money to buy fishing gear now, after initially being able to buy a new fishing pole from the recycling.
ReplyDeleteWe've replaced a lot of our gas appliances (HVAC, stove top, oven) with electric. We have solar panels on our roof, my hub drives an e-car and I drive a hybrid.
The one thing we do is buy stuff via Amazon. I know it's not the best way to help the environment but sometimes we can't get a lot of stuff locally.
Sometimes Amazon is the only one who has what you need, especially if you're out in the burbs or rural. It's understandable.
Deletehttps://alumni.princeton.edu/events/tigerside-chat-inside-colorful-world-birds-and-their-eggs
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting talk about birds and their eggs that has some amazing facts about birds.
I know Hallie is a bird watcher!
Oh, thank you!
DeleteSuch an important issue to raise, thank you Jenn. The impact of global warning on wildlife and the environment they need in order to thrive should be evident to all, but sadly the lifestyle humans prefer seems to be very resistant to change. Like others we recycle assiduously, but so much never actually gets reused; the distances we drive on a regular basis and lack of charging stops means no switch to electric vehicles for us as yet, and then there is the minerals for batteries issues. I garden with pollinators in mind like others and we have 5 acres that we leave as wild forest. I support organizations that work in areas with personal meaning for me - 4Ocean, they clean plastic garbage in areas especially affected globally and create local employment, Sheldrake Wildlife Trust for helping elephants and other orphaned wild animals in Africa survive and reduce human-wildlife conflict, The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado that rescues and cares for the many exotic animals that still unfortunately end up in untenable exhibits and broken “zoos, as well as wild mustangs. I am so glad that these and other wonderful organizations exist.
ReplyDeleteLove 4Ocean and Sheldrick - you can actually follow their progress online, which I love. Hub has a sea turtle named Jerry Garcia somewhere out in the Caribbean because we most def support sea turtles, too.
DeleteThis is a great topic, Jenn, and vital for all of us.
ReplyDeleteI've been using reusable grocery bags since 2001, when I bought my first one in Paris. A couple years later I gave one to each family member, along with a coupon for a really good metal water bottle. I keep water bottles in my car, and refill them frequently. Even my husband uses his cloth shopping bag.
Speaking of water: That is our most urgent crisis, as Grace would probably agree. We have spoiled our own nest, so to speak, and have used our vital resource unwisely and wastefully.
Plastic water bottles and plastic shopping bags are a huge problem, and incredibly wasteful. Plastic uses not just petroleum, but also SO much water in the manufacturing process. The bags get used for mere minutes and thrown away, which makes me cringe. I got really hung up on the garbage mountain scenes in Slum Dog Millionaire, as well as the scene of the waterway absolutely clogged with plastic from bottles and bags, a scene not exclusive to Mumbai. Recycling is not enough; we need to eliminate using plastic, especially single-use, as much as possible.
It has gotten a lot harder to avoid plastics in clothing, though. Even "cotton" shirts and jeans have synthetics blended in them. Every time we wash polyester and nylon, along with microfiber items, we release more plastic into the environment.
Human beings are "wildlife", too. Self-respect should go hand in hand with respecting all of nature.
I love my metal water bottle, and it's fabulous that some public places (airports, colleges) have specific water-bottle refill stations.
DeleteYes, that is so nice! The hospital where my mom has been several times has that, too.
DeleteWhen we have gone on safari the first thing they do is hand each member of the group a freshly filled water bottle with the recipient's name. Then they point out where to refill them with clean, filtered water. In Kenya it is actually illegal to take single-use plastic bags into the country. It's rare that luggage is checked for them, but you wouldn't carry one on the street.
I have used my stainless steel water bottle & coffee travel mug for many years. Happy that Ottawa recemtly added refill stations in the ByWard Market and downtown Ottawa for visitors.
DeleteAgree 100% - plastic is the devil.
DeleteIn Portland the recycling and the yard debris (including kitchen scraps) are picked up every week, the garbage every two weeks. I love this. I also pay for Ridwell, which picks up plastic film, multi-layer plastic, and plastic clamshells, as well as other stuff that can't go in the blue bin. Ridwell makes sure it gets recycled. If Ridwell comes to your city, check it out!
ReplyDeleteI have an electric lawn mower (still have small pieces of lawn and I don't mow much) and an electric car. I've gone to the gas station for air a few times over the years, but haven't bought gasoline in a long time.
One thing that really disturbs me is outdoor lighting. It interferes with bird migration, particularly in the fall and spring. Unfortunately, many neighbors have motion-detecting outdoor lights.
Oh, I didn't know that about outdoor lighting! Good to know.
DeleteWe have more than our share of wildlife. We are on a hill, next to open space and have deer, foxes, jackrabbits, skunks, raccoons wandering past the house. We also have coyotes who sing at night but we don’t see them. And probably a mountain lion or two as I heard a snarl one night.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been a hiker all my life and need to escape to nature to feel whole. We recycle everything. I wish I didn’t need the car to get anywhere but I’m too old to get an electric bike
That reminds me, the Hubby bought an electric bike. With my balance, I can't ride a bike, but a friend's wife has a three-wheel electric bike she offered to let me try out. Not quite a tricycle, but more stable. Now that we live in a smaller town, it would be a great way to zip around.
DeleteI've been looking at electric bikes!
DeleteWe try to use reusable grocery bags - when we remember to put them back in the car after emptying! You wouldn't think that was so hard. I do not have a big flower garden, but I pick things that attract pollinators for the vegetable garden. I tried to plan sunflowers this year, but I think they were drowned in all the rain we got this spring. I'll try again next year, but start them indoors. We recycle (one frustrating thing about Ligonier is the township doesn't pay for recycling service - we found paper/cardboard recycling, but plastic/glass is a challenge). I switched from plastic to glass for leftovers, etc.
ReplyDeleteWe do have cases of water in the basement, but it's only for emergencies: water main breaks, stuff like that. Otherwise I have a nice metal bottle from work, but I need to get a straw. The mouth is not "user-friendly" when the bottle is less than half-full.
I switched to bar shampoo/conditioner and my laundry detergent is sheets - no big plastic containers (plus, the products contain fewer chemicals, so better for me as well). I switched to a dishwasher tab from the same company that makes my laundry detergent, so fewer chemicals in the tab and again, cardboard box not a big plastic bottle.
I've gotten super-picky about clothing. I prefer 100% natural fibers - cotton, wool, etc. - which means I'm buying a lot less these days and sometimes second-hand. There are things I can't avoid (like a raincoat), but I try.
I drive a plug-in Prius, same as Edith. My husband just bought a new RAV4, but the hybrid version. And we put solar panels on a couple of years ago and I try to select an energy supplier that is most, if not completely, renewable for what the panels do not provide.
I've been using sheet detergent for years, too, Liz. It sure takes up a lot less room, too, and even the paper package is recyclable. Some people have said they didn't think the sheets work as well, but I've never had any problems.
DeleteSame, Karen. I find my clothes are just as clean. Oh, and I ditched dryer sheets in favor of wool dryer balls. The Hubby doesn't think the towels are as soft, but I think they're just old. LOL
DeleteKaren, I switched to sheet detergent and dishwasher detergent tablets that are packaged in paper after you and Grace wrote about it on the blog a couple years ago. Thank you. You have raised the bar for me!!
DeleteI always have reusable bags with me for grocery shopping and I put presents into similar bags that I receive as gifts from Audubon and other wildlife organizations. I love reusable bags.
I also bought a dozen kitchen towels made from flour sack cotton which I use in place of paper towels for wiping vegetables and I bought a dozen bar rags for cleaning up counters and wiping up spills. In our whole house, we now use about 6 rolls of paper towels per year.
Also, I have many reusable containers to cut back on plastic bags.
Yes, TruEarth detergent sheets & wool dryer bags have changed the way I do laundry at home & while on vacation.
DeleteJudy, that is awesome. I use the wool dryer balls, too, along with 2/3 cup of white vinegar in the rinse cup. It softens the laundry, reduces odors, and cuts the soap so the clothes are cleaner. Try it once, and see what Irwin thinks.
DeleteTruEarth is a Canadian company, isn't it, Grace? I think that may have originally been Rhys's recommendation.
Oh, and instead of paper towels I have been using the Swedish dish towels for 2 or 3 years. They go in the washer, and last almost forever, are super absorbent, and have a nice texture for tough spots. And cute patterns!
DeleteGrace, I use CleanPeople, which I also think is a Canadian company. They have all sorts of all-natural products for the home.
DeleteKaren, I use wool drier balls, too. I quit using the vinegar because my repairman said it can cause wear in my washer. Instead, I use Tru Earth drier sheets that you add to the wash cycle.
DeleteI feel very smug about the things I have been able to change. I feel ashamed of the things I am addicted to using.
I'm a huge advocate of natural fibers and shopping second hand. I don't need everything I own to be stretchy. My only exception is gym clothes but they last forever (probably not a good thing).
DeleteYes, TruEarth is based in British Columbia. I like that they donate a month's supply of laundry sheets to people in need with every $25 spent. I checked their website and they have donated 58 million laundry sheets to date.
DeleteI've "wilded" much of my property; admittedly, it's because there's a lot of acreage and I have too many other things to do. But I'm mindful about letting the leaves stay where they fall, encouraging native flowering plants and milkweed, and not mowing until June. One of the payoffs? I'm seeing so many more bees and butterflies than I used to, AND hummingbirds! It's been an education to see how much they rely on flowers we usually call weeds.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for this - as long as it's done mindfully. There is a house up by my sister where the owner claims this is what they are doing. In reality, it looks like they are using it as an excuse not to take care of their property. My problem with letting things go higgledy-piggledy is that you wind up with residents you really don't want around - like rats and other vermin. Not that rats don't serve a purpose, but I don't want them in my yard!
DeleteYou can't have dandelion wine without dandelions :)
DeleteI will add that I'm heartened by my thirty-something sons and their wives showing great dedication to the environment, from growing their own food and belonging to food coops to reusable vegetable bags for the fridge, glass food storage containers, and driving small hybrid cars.
ReplyDeleteSame! The hooligans are much more mindful than most adults I know.
DeleteThere is a group of people in my town who are planting and maintaining pollinator gardens. They have planted one in front of the library near me. The plants are labeled with both the scientific and the common name.
ReplyDeleteThey also offer information to anyone who is interested in setting up their own garden
Yay!!!
DeleteWe've had a native plant/pollinator friendly garden for many years. No pesticides/herbicides, and we provide constant water sources for birds and insects. The past couple of weeks there has been an entire flock of robins having a "spa day" in the fountain every morning. We recycle, reuse grocery bags, etc. I try to shop at our local farmer's market every week, partly to support our local farms, but also to buy stuff that doesn't come in packaging. I also donate to big "make a difference" organizations like The Nature Conservancy.
ReplyDeleteDebs, The Nature Conservancy is one of my favorite charities.
DeleteI hadn't thought of them. Thanks, Debs!
DeleteI don't use poisons or harmful chemicals on my grass or plants. My flowerbed out front was planned for butterflies and bees. I save cardboard and cans for recycling. I take the plastic bags to recycle at one of the stores that has a bin. I use detergent sheets for the washer and wool balls for the dryer. I save the bags from the local wine store and give them back when I've collected a few. As for critters, as long as they stay outside where they belong we're fine.
ReplyDeleteLOL - yes, critters need to be outside.
DeleteReading the comments from those who forget the reusable grocery bags in the car makes me grateful that I have to use Uber…planning the trip to the grocery means collecting the bags, the list, my purse, my house keys, and me. May forget the list but never the grocery bags! Just noticed Uber has a “green” option for rides..,need to look into that. Happy almost Friday. Elisabeth
ReplyDeleteA green option? Hmm. Good to know.
DeleteI don't do nearly enough, and I hope to change some of that. We do put out bird feed that attracts cardinals and sparrows, occasionally house wrens, and doves (although our doves seem to be missing lately). We have two hummingbird feeders, and it's fascinating to watch those tiny zooming birds. My husband and I have both been surprised by seeing a monarch butterfly, as we hadn't seen any around us for quite a long time. And, I love my baby bunnies. I don't often know where the nest is, but if I do, I make a wide circle of some colored flags so that the yard guys don't mow there. I've seen a good number of baby bunnies and juvenile bunnies this year, and I think I know where one nest might be, but I've decided that momma bunny is doing a good job of having a nice deep hole and covering it well after feedings. I donate to different wildlife organizations, such as World Wildlife Fund and International Fund for Animal Welfare. I intend to start donating to some more. I'm looking for a good place to donate against bear bile farming. I want to start using canvas bags at the grocery, too.
ReplyDeleteBear bile farming??? Oh, no, I have to go look.
DeleteI recycle but not nearly enough. On my to-do-list: sign up for composting. I like to think that my benign neglect (NO pesticides or weed killers...) of a good-sized garden is making a contribution. I imagine all the insects I'm NOT killing. And the nesting spots I'm providing for birds. My yard is also a massive buffet for an arm of bunnies.
ReplyDeleteI had my plumber take out my garbage disposal 20 years ago - it definitely spurred my composting!
DeleteRunning in so late, but this is so wonderful, Jenn! I am so happy with our pollinator garden, it is swarming with bees! And I love love love reading all of your comments. Thank you for this, you all!
ReplyDeleteYou’re in for a busy month, Hank!
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