In today’s world it is proper to re-use or repurpose as many items as we can. Our recycle bin is out at the curb side right now waiting for the truck to pick it up. We attempt to put as many paper, cardboard, and plastic items in it as we can. We still have a lot of non-recyclable items that go into the trash bin.
Being the senior environmentalist in our neighborhood, I like to set a good example for others to follow.
As you may understand, I do like an occasional cup of coffee, and it may be difficult for you to believe that I reuse the coffee grounds. Have you ever used the same coffee grounds to make a second cup of coffee? That second cup of coffee would be somewhat weaker than the first but that may also make it milder to the taste. Getting to use the same coffee grounds two or three times is a big savings, and may qualify you to be an environmentalist.
It may be difficult for some of you to understand why I recycle the coffee as I do. I learned how to do this from my mother. We were definitely not rich, and had to make good use of everything. I remember mom and dad taking vegetable scraps like peelings out to the garden spot rather than putting them in the trash.
My mom would occasionally take coffee grounds and put them around her flowers as a fertilizer. I take my used coffee grounds and drop them around the black berries. So far, the black berries do not taste like coffee. No, I don’t make a second cup of coffee out of my coffee grounds, although I did accidently one time attempt to make a second cup of coffee from the same pod, it was ugly looking and I did not drink it.
Wow, I think I need a cup of coffee…
My coffee has been ingested, for that one person that means I drank my coffee. Let’s get away from coffee and I want to comment on birds. This is the first year that I have noticed birds using the bird houses year round. The birds that used them as nest this summer, appear to be using them this winter. I don’t blame them, heck I think it is a good idea.
I have also seen new birds, birds of a different variety checking the bird houses out. Something else that I noticed, about two weeks ago there was a baby bird in a nest at the back of the homestead. A baby bird in the winter times seems odd to me.
I bet the world warming is what caused the birds to be confused, and think it was spring. Get ready, spring is coming. Spring starts officially in March, it will be here before you know it.
Regurgitate nope, recycle yes!
Senior environmentalists and one time good guy; Don Ford
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