{"id":3305,"date":"2026-04-08T16:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anandamayibaker.com\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:18:06","slug":"celebrating-our-precious-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anandamayibaker.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/celebrating-our-precious-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Precious Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello, and April greetings to all of you from Jazianzza Azzaza Buzzabee and me! We\u2019re grateful to have you as part of our hive, a hive of goodness, kindness, calmness, and, of course, honey! \ud83d\ude09\ud83d\udc1d\u00a0 \u00a0

There are two beautiful holidays this month that help celebrate and support the environment: The first is\u00a0Earth Day<\/em>\u00a0on April 22nd,<\/sup>\u00a0which marks the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. I remember being in college when this began, and my friends and I thought this was fun. Little did we realize how crucial this celebration of the Earth was! This important holiday offers us a chance to pay attention to how we\u2019re supporting our precious Earth and its inhabitants, including, of course, Jazi and all of her family, and to see what more we can do to protect it. The little guide below reminds us that from composting to recycling to planting a garden, there are significant actions we can take, as well as teach our children, that will help sustain our planet.\u00a0https:\/\/brevardzoo.org\/news\/10-easy-ways-celebrate-earth-day-year-long\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0

Arbor Day<\/em>, April 24th<\/sup>, honors the future of our planet by focusing on planting and protecting trees. If you have the space to do so, planting a tree with your child also plants a precious memory for them. Although I didn\u2019t have that opportunity as a young one, I hugged many a tree when I was little (and big! \ud83d\ude09) and can still remember the sense of awe and calm I received. I grew up with a Paper Birch tree that I would regularly peel off its thin bark and write little notes. My memories of that beautiful tree and the emotional support it gave me are so strong, even decades later.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0

Even if you can\u2019t plant a tree, you can take the time to hug a tree, to marvel at the veins in its leaves, to possibly even find a bird nest that you hadn\u2019t noticed before. Jazianzza adamantly urges\u00a0us to\u00a0pay more attention to nature and encourage our children to turn to trees, flowers, and insects, not just technology. Several times in her memoir,\u00a0Bee-Coming Strong<\/em>,<\/strong>\u00a0she noticed little things in the hope that her readers would want to bee-come aware of those things, as well. Unless we notice something, we can\u2019t possibly be in a position to want to protect and support it.\u00a0 \u00a0

Speaking of Jazi, she asked me to pass this fun little craft on to you. She would love you to draw a big smile and add two antennas on the bees, as well. If you want, you could make them out of pipe cleaners and even make one bent, in honor of our sweet little Jazi! Here you go\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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