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Nov 20, 2021Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

There is so much that this post brings up. A plus of the pandemic worldwide shut down was how people were marveling how clear the air became with no driving, no flying, no smoke from factories. The air here in LA hadn’t been so clear in years. Aerial shots showed full city skylines. The people who live at the base of the Himalayans were shocked to see how tall they truly are. There are gifts that covid has brought to humanity.

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Nov 19, 2021Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Thank you Alexander for scenic photos, videos, article recaps with heads up for tomorrow.

The weekly countdown highlights how precious time is . . . Your selfie frozen in the Canadian winter, one of a kind (-:

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Nov 19, 2021Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

The incredible Sir David Attenborough! I watch & hear him every opportunity.

β€œPerhaps the most significant lesson brought by these last 12 months has been that we are no longer separate nations, each best served by looking after its own needs and security. We are a single truly global species whose greatest threats are shared and whose security must ultimately come from acting together in the interests of us all.” Who could argue that?

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez made my heart swell with words that should never be needed in Congress. But still Republicans failed in decency.

I was much too lengthy yesterday so I will conclude by saying the photos are beautiful & you made a very nice substitute for Luna.

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Nov 20, 2021Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Wow, a lot to unpack.

Agree with every word David Attenborough says and could listen to him all day. One sentence stuck somehow "put a value on nature that goes far beyond money". I think that's exactly what we need to do. How we get there - I have no idea.

Loved the Komodo dragons video, read the Justus Rosenberg article with great interest and got angry when listening to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - how did it get to this?

Thank you for sharing all of this and putting it together in a newsletter for us to read. I'll need some time to digest and go back to it later.

I think we're letting not getting a picture of Luna slide - you photograph pretty well yourself ;-).

I've only tried snowshoeing once - not enough snow in my part of Switzerland. Canada looks perfect for it! Looking forward to more nature pictures - especially winter ones.

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