World's population could be 11 billion by 2100

United Nations population statistics show the world's population peaking at 11 billion by the end of this century...but who really knows?  https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-population-prospects-2019.html

Herons, cormorant

Photos from Thursday's nature walk:

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Doctors prescribing nature

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-doctors-are-increasingly-prescribing-nature?fbclid=IwAR2SinclIzEzPW8PfBQH7xjvwaIu-CJdoIHGMMY3RNdTobbInhctqNDdln0

Late summer wild flowers

We have lots of late summer golden rod and Queen Anne's lace in our yard. Some people classify them as weeds but I prefer to think of them as wild flowers.

Photos: Marge Ishmael

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_carota 

https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/goldenrod 

Labor Day/Working Class Hero

It's Labor Day here in the United States and this song by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band still seems relevant.

No forests, no life. Global Day of Action for the Amazon

March for the Amazon

September 5, 2019 - 4 PM – 5:30 PM

Brazilian Consulate In Chicago, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Supporting Organizations: Extinction Rebellion Chicago

Bolsonaro's Burning Brazilian Amazon

Rapacious capitalists blaze a trail of staggering destruction  across the Amazon rainforest.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/23/amazon-rainforest-fires-deforestation-jair-bolsonaro