For the second year in a row now the community of Igiugig participated in the global movement of Earth Hour!

At promptly 8:30 pm, Alaska Standard Time, all lights, televisions and hopefully computers were shut down for an hour.  In my house, I had a crying girl and a very upset boy that he had to keep lights off.  Ida, with all of the kids in our neighborhood, took a stroll around the loop to celebrate this fun evening.  Our neighbors across the street (Alex and Terek) enjoyed the darkness.  As I drove into town I was pleased to see that most homes were participating fully.  Over at Barb’s they were enjoying a game of War by candlelight that lasted until well after earth hour was over, while at Nancy’s the candles were lit for some relaxing aromatherapy.  Mary and Tess spent the time talking a walk around the village.  I know there were a few houses reluctant to shut off their televisions and video games, their loss for not partaking in this world wide event.  Perhaps next year, no one will have a choice and the generator might just happen to shut down!

Thank you to all of those who showed support to raising awareness on global warming.