Baby turn OFF the light... Earth hour - Should we?

Hello everyone!

I'm sipping coffee with my computer right now. And I felt like "chatting" a bit, so here's my question:

Did you check this? http://www.earthhour.org/home/ . Our friends "Down Under" started this a couple years ago.
Will you be turning off the lights this Saturday? Earth hour will happen on Saturday, March 28th, 8:30pm for each timezone. I'm planning to do this, and have a romantic dinner with my hubby, starting 8:30. The food should be ready by then, there's no point in turning the lights but keeping the oven going... Candles, a stroll in the garden to check the stars and the moon? Sounds good?

Come join me for a candle-lit dinner!
Alexandra

If you will, travel with me (and give me more reasons to travel) to see our beautiful world!

I think it's a good time to take you to a trip! Feel free to jump in with photos of places or things that impressed you and that are worth turning the lights off an hour a year.

The first pictures are from the not-so-often seen Romania, because the best way to travel is the non-organized way. These are old pictures, taken with an old-fashioned camera, and scanned by me, so their quality is not the best (well, my scanning device isn't)

This is in Moldova region (not the country), close to the little village of Manastirea Casin

(geographically, Romania has 4 regions: Tara Romaneasca (south), Dobrogea (south-east), Transilvania (north-west) and Moldova (north-east)

On top of the world, same location

Muddy volcanoes (Vulcanii noroiosi), close to the city of Buzau, located in the Subcarpathian hills, where the Carpathian mountains bend, to turn from their North-to-South travel to the East-West.

The Red lake, a lake formed by a natural dam on the Bicaz river (Transilvania). One can see flooded trees that go through their petrification process.

Bicaz "Canyon" (I know, maybe it's too much to call it canyon, but in lack of the proper word...) (Cheile Bicazului) is carved by the Bicaz river through the Eastern Carpathian mountains, and connects Transilvania to Moldova.
A narrow road travels parallel to the river, along the whole canyon. Do you see me pointing down to show the river?

The Bicaz river through the canyon, passing furiously and muddy during a good rain

Bicaz lake/Poiana Largului is an artificial lake, created by a man-made dam on the Bicaz river, on the Moldavian side of the Bicaz Canyon.

I'm going to jump all the way to the western Romania, in Retezat mountains, the largest natural preservation site in Romania.
Here there are many glacier lakes.

Retezat mountains - view from a top

wild flowers growing through rocks

... and in the wind-blown meadows

The stork living on my Grandma's house (newer picture, from last year)

and some more familiar views (for the American traveler, or the International tourist in US)

Grand Canyon, AZ (picture taken by my father)

Painted Desert, AZ

Petrified Forest, AZ

Gorgeous shots.

I have a question: should we/can we keep our computers on for Earth Hour?

Hey, Dutchlady, thanks for coming over! I don't know what to say, I'll turn mine off, the only thing on in my house will be the fridge, I think. Do as you feel.

Guadalupe Mountains - El Capitan peak

spring in Guadalupe Mountains Natl. Park.

Tx mountain laurel flowering at Carlsbad Caverns, NM (March 09)

Honestly, if we were to do this once a week, once a month - think of how much power would be saved.
Every day I turn off everything & open blinds and windows well, except for the puter. :D
I am the only one here so I love the natural light & no big deal.
I unplug things that are not necessary, hair dryer, toaster, etc.
These things pull power wether we realize it or not. Not only do I save on my utility bill, but saving our power sources is a great thing. I do as much as I can everyday. Don't get me into recycling either! lol

if people were to do this just for Saturday though, it'd be awesome. BUT if it were practiced more often, that would be even better!

Thanks for the great pics. Mother Earth always has something breathtaking to offer us!

a view inside the Carlsbad Caverns

Welcome, 2racingboys to my bipolar tour (Romania and US)! and thanks for turning the lights off! (and recycling). If you like, please share some beautiful things worth preserving!

desert view at the base of the Organ Mountains, walking to Dripping Springs (NM)

some greenery on rocks, because of the Dripping Springs (Organ Mountains, NM)

White Sands Natl Monument, January 2009 - picture taken by my father

I'll search for some more pics, but until then, it's your turn!

Hats off to all!
(pic taken by my father)

Silversword fern on Maui

plumeria, rainbow and American Flag

Sunset on Naples beach on Christmas Day

The Taj Mahal

petroglyphs on Hawaii

Plumeria tree

Wonderful! please keep them coming!

Oh, I found one, I found one really sweet! taken by my sister (late March 2006)

sunset on Miami river (Miami, FL)

Manatee in Miami river, pic taken from our balcony

wow, love them all!!!!

Enjoying the tour's everyone and what a grand idea on "Earth Hour".

Some ruin's in Greece.