John really tries to consider the environment when he makes a purchase and honestly, this guy really loses sleep over it if he doesn’t. It’s always bugged him that he has been using a gas mower and they are really, really bad for the environment. Like worse than cars. When we met he had a reel push mower (the old fashioned ones) that I thought was ridiculous. (That was before I saw the light and jumped on board with him environmentally and I now feel really bad I got rid of it.)

So John’s Earth Day gift to himself and to the earth was a new battery powered mower. he LOVES it! It’s SO quiet too! It sounds like a big box fan.

So here’s the man and his mower. I feel like I should insert a dramatic phrase here like, “An unshakable bond.” I guess i just did. 😉

BTW, those jeans are recycled too. The ONLY jeans that fit this man are Guess jeans and they are always $100 plus bucks and we don’t have a Guess here anymore, so when we found these gems at a used clothing store a few years ago we hit the jackpot. However, when they got a hole in them John was getting a cold breeze during his walks with the pugs so he patched them one afternoon all by himself. (Yea, like I have time to sit and mend pants. What is this, 1945?) It was the cutest thing though. He did a great job and they are still comfy and warm. I think the orange bandana is a cute touch. (That could be because I thought it up!)

Yea for you John! If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t know which # of plastic to recycle, and would never of considered cloth diapers. Thanks for helping me be a better steward of the earth. Our next goal is remembering to bring our own grocery bags to the store. It’s all I can do to drag myself to the store and remember my purse, but I’ll work on it.

So happy late Earth Day. We love you earth!