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We all know what to do to fight climate change We should have been on a war footing in the 1970s, when the consequences of our selfish stupidity began to manifest themselves. Eventually the . . . ....
Leaving them to drown is not humane, as they take a long time to tire out and die. I know because on occasion I rescue them, tired and tailless, from the dog’s water dish. Wall lizards have been on the Island for more than 50 years, longer than the author and probably most of his readership, yet we don’t try to drown, shoot or sticky trap them just because they “aren’t from around here.” Leave the lizards alone! On our small farm we have been growing crops and living in harmony with the lizards at “ground zero” in Central Saanich for four years. They scurry around the greenhouse starting on the first sunny days in February and live in piles of leaves and rocks around our farm. ....
Another vehicle pulled in beside me to also take in the views. The driver and lone occupant in his vehicle was at least 12 feet from me. As I sat there with my window open I noticed the strong smell of cigarette smoke. It was the driver beside me, smoking in his vehicle with his window open. Each time he took a drag and exhaled I would get a strong smell of the smoke. It was totally calm with no wind yet I could see the blue smoke drift across my windshield and the hood of my vehicle. I could not believe the smoke could carry like that outside. ....