23rd March 2013: snow, sleet and rain.

Today I went to my dads, played my uke, did a bit of work, went to costa in waitrose for lunch and a hot chocolate and then did some other stuff but that was about it :) Doctor Who and The Voice are back on my TV in a week :)
And sorry that today's photo doesn't link to today's super blog but it was a photo I took today and edited and I liked it :)

The weather is horrible recently, it's supposed to be spring… yet, we've still had lots of rain and snow. I'm not sure it's been over 6 degrees in the past few weeks either. The amount of cups of tea and hot chocolates I've had recently and the amount of times I've come home and got under my duvet with trackies and a jumper on is a world record. I was born in a heatwave, the middle of Summer '96. Well, that's my excuse for constantly moaning about cold weather, even when I've got a standard pair of trousers on and about 4 layers on my top half I'll be freezing. Still, scientists and environmentalists will probably say it's all down to climate change and everything, which probably does have an effect but I don't know the ins and outs of it. However, I watched Tom Fletcher's latest YouTube video and he was persuading people to join in on Earth Hour, which I think is a great idea, if it was a clearer night it would have been even better because in the major cities there would be less light and city pollution meaning they'd be able to see the stars. However, with this stupid weather the sky is full of rain and snow filled clouds, meaning no clear sky :( it would have been great as people could have sat outside and actually escaped the world of technology and man made things and just look at history and natural beauty (I'm being cringey right now, but get over it). The amount of times, especially in the summer, I have just sat outside at about 9 and taken in the stars, the sound of distant traffic and foxes and owls calling, and the breeze. I saw DofE as the perfect opportunity to see the stars from a different angle, hear different night time sounds and see and smell different things. Just think about it, next time you find yourself lost with the world, go for a walk, take in the smells, the sounds, the sights. Or sit outside as the sun is setting and take in the colours. Or sit under a clear sky and etch the stars appear one by one and watch them twinkle whilst the nocturnal animals come to life.
Use nature in the right way, tonight between 8.30 and 9.30 turn off just your lights if you want, or go all out turn of your tv, radio, don't use your phones/iPods just for an hour. Take in the planet. The only one like it in our solar system. Use it wisely. Before it runs out and dies.

evan.