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Showing posts with label September. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September. Show all posts

Monday, 14 September 2020

'Read a New Book' Month


The month of September is 'Read a New Book' month - so now is the time to pick up that novel you have been eyeing off, or grab that DIY manual that you bought, and finish off that project, or even a technical manual to help you get the most out of that new gadget you bought.  

When you crack open the pages of a book, you find yourself caught up in a new world of events and characters - or just a world of  information.   The best books - yes, even instructional manuals, lead you through a storyscape that builds and shares with you the vision of the author, no matter if it is a world in a galaxy far, far away, or how to build your own 'whatever'.  (And we all need new 'whatevers'!)

Read a Book month is there to encourage you to read as many books as you can in your life - which translates to living MANY lives, learning new things and opening your mind up to new ideas and philosopies.  

How to celebrate??  Read, read and READ!  Read new books, try new authors, investigate new genres, learn new things and new ideas.  

As George R.R. Martin said in 'A Dance with Dragons' - "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.  The man who doesn't read lives only one"

Friday, 4 September 2020

September - National Biodiversity Month

September is National Biodiversity Month, with lots of specific days in there to celebrate, and to support various threatened or endangered species throughout the world, along with their habitats and biomes. 

1st September             International Primate Day
5th September            International Vulture Awareness Day
7th September            National Threatened Species Day
12th September          National Bilby Day
19th September          International Red Panda Day
22nd September        World Rhino Day
25th September         Save the Koala Day   (Activities run for the month of September)
27th September         World Rivers Day 

Did you know that apparently, here in the Barkly district, there are two or three pockets of Bilbies that are, if not thriving, at least not doing too badly? 

So, which is your favoured animal?  And what are you going to do to help support it?