Tag: lake

By: Acacia Leonor Greenidge, 11, Canada/Trinidad&Tobago

I have a question for you. And I have an idea too.

I love the lake. It’s stunningly beautiful here at Sauble Beach, and the water shimmers in the sunlight. The waves amaze, and the sunsets seem unreal, just like when you stop using the computer and it changes to those breathtaking photos. The black silhouettes at sunset are so cool that you don’t have to be a professional photographer to take awesome photos. The trees and forests on the way to Carson’s Camp are as stunning as the stars and constellations, which you can see very well here.

I love the lake. I love the sunsets, the trees, and the stars. My question is: why can’t we see stars like this in the city?

And can we make good decisions about our future when we can’t see the stars at night? Here you can even see the satellites in the sky. Why can’t I see stars in the city every night? How can we make good decisions about nature from cities where we stay inside all day? At Carson’s Camp, the total minutes we spend inside must add up to about one hour. No one stays inside too long on purpose, except to sleep, rest or avoid the rain.

And my idea? Well, the breeze and the trees here are so inviting that people barely use their cars. Could the way to save and share life on land be to spend more time around lakes, sunsets, stars and trees, and not be so busy that we ignore their beauty?