Beautiful roses in front of the Welcome Center/Nelson Administration Building at Beatitudes Campus
Beatitudes Campus is alive with sights of color. I have yet to pass by a blooming tree or flowering rose bush, when walking from the Plaza Bistro to the Welcome Center/Nelson Administration Offices, without seeing you residents in awe of all of the life springing up around us. What a beautiful world!
All around this planet, people will be observing Earth Day next week. But here, on our Beatitudes Campus, we are planning for Earth Week! Elders for a Sustainable Future, plus other residents and staff, are designing special events from Sunday, April 17th (creation-focused Vesper services) to Saturday, April 23rd (Community Garden Party). In addition to week-long offerings like daily TED Talks about our environment, there will be daily specials such as a Landscape Stroll to learn more about trees and other plantings that beautify our grounds. Be sure to attend the Friday night program, Mothering EARTH, a multi-generational presentation including children from CASA Academy.
Don’t miss Tree Talks during Earth Week. Do you have a special memory of a favorite tree? Do you have a story about how trees have impacted your life – for better or maybe not so much? When I was a little boy, a friend and I built a little bench for two high up in an Orange Tree where no one could see us. We spent hours sitting, talking and dreaming. We even put a seat out further on a limb so we could peak through and keep track of everyone down below. I can still smell the Orange Blossoms as I became a part of that tree every Spring. To this day, I drive by the old house and I can see the now aged tree in the backyard and wonder if my little fort is still there. I have yet to work up the nerve to ask if I can take a look to see. What are your tree stories?
Watch the Community Channel for daily thoughts, and a special edition of the Roadrunner Extra is coming, all dedicated to the beauty of our world and its precious existence.
You might want to promote the week by posting on your apartment door a beautiful picture of nature. Also, consider signing the pledge to do your part to Reduce/Recycle/Reuse. With your involvement, this promises to be a memorable EARTH WEEK.
See all Earth Week related gatherings and events here: https://bcampus.org/events/tag/earth-week/
