♥ i am not a plastic bag.

hendrik kerstens photograph of paula via now in color.

an homage to vermeer.

in case you haven't gotten the memo -

plastic is out and green is in.

ok, ok so maybe one of the most arguably memorable scenes

from the oscar.winning film, american beauty (1999)

does happen to involve a plastic bag dancing and twirling in the wind

like a gorgeous autumn leaf.

maybe it's solitary beauty did move young, troubled teen ricky fitts to proclaim:

"sometimes there is so much beauty in the world,

i feel like i can't take it,

like my heart's going to cave in."

but you know what?

shy, depressed ricky fitts was all wrong.

what he should have been crying about

was not the simple beauty of a plastic bag blowing in the wind,

but rather the fact that trillions of plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year,

and of that, less than 1% of plastic bags are recycled.

or the fact that thousands of animals lose their lives to these plastic bags,

either by unknowingly ingesting them or being suffocated by them.

or the fact that land and ocean fills are overflowing with plastic bags,

which are breaking down into dangerous toxins that are contaminating our planet.

now that, my friends, is something to cry about!

and the sad thing is, its true.

it is up to us to save our planet.

you can start to take steps towards
erasing your carbon footprint by
making simple changes like:

taking a bike, public transportation or walking everywhere,

turning off all lights when they are not needed,

taking shorter showers,
setting your thermostat lower,
planting your own garden,
buying locally,
bringing lunch and beverages in re.usable containers,
recycling as much as you can,
borrowing library books over buying new ones,
supporting "fair trade" products and fair labor practices,
and bringing your own eco.savvy bag to market
instead of using earth killing plastic bags.

in case the handle has already torn off your flimsy grocery store tote bag-

here is your chance to win your very own

hayden–harnett

GREEN IS GOOD bag.

this bag is fabulous not only for the message that it spreads on the outside,

but the message of good will that it spreads on the inside.

100 % of proceeds for these cute organic totes goes towards

farm aid, the non profit organization committed to keeping family farmers on their land.

please leave a comment below with your name and email address.

i will be picking a winner at random,

and will announce it this friday!