Hello from the future!

I went for a walk through the city at dawn today. You wouldn’t call it a city to 2021 standards, but more like a human-inhabited forest. The sidewalks are made of grass, the streets smell of pine trees, and the birds sing their hearts out every morning.

Dear Phaedra….I am loving all the beauty around me in the lush gardens of the rain forest. We have plenty of sunlight and rain to keep the foliage green and the air is so pure. We developed new innovations to keep our planet healthy.

Dear Ari – Our future planet has sunny skies and palm trees and I hear sounds of the waterfalls which give us our source of clean water. It feels and smells like spring – the awakening of the leaves on the trees and the smell of the rich soil.

Hi Hans Hope you are keeping warm. This is the view from the top of Penang Hill, across Fairhaven, back to the mainland. I’m pleased to say that these new low-wind-speed turbines do actually work! What a relief! Cheers! Chan….

Hi Chan Thanks for your cards – reminding me of warmer days! It’s bitterly cold here in Newfoundland. Not seen any bears yet. The Arctic refreezing project is coming on well. That crazy machine we designed works a treat! Ciao! Hans………..

Hi Hans A cool restaurant in the New Orleans district of Fairhaven, just off the main canal. There are loads of rowboats to get around and a really fun atmosphere, it’s a nice touch. The residential district behind it is charming, lots of bikes, Cheers! Chan…

Hi Hans, I am back at our favorite restaurant in Penang Fairhaven, Mexican/Russian/Chinese fusion, awesome! I loved your idea for repurposing the advertising industry to fix the climate crisis. Hilarious and inspired. I really think it could work! See you at the Ocean Orchards next week. Cheers! Chan………………………..

Light. Cities and communities blanketed with solar panels: art, shade, power, justice, income, empowerment, jobs, community, resilience, value. Our lives re-layered with the cycles, warmth, energy, and life-giving nourishment of the sun. Grassroots innovation.

Green, verdant, a taste of dust, the heat of the day and the clean smell of rich earth

The best thing about this vacation is the quiet, broken only by seabirds crying in the wind while sail ships move silently across the bay. And the fish! Next time you’re here, you have to try it–so wonderful to finally be able to taste something from the sea again.

When you walk around our neighborhood, you can smell a heady mix of all the herbs that people are growing in wall-mounted boxes, or freestanding planters. The air pollution that we choked on for decades is still clearing, and the mornings smell of wet stone.

I never forget where I am. The climate controlled living area inside my well appointed tent; the smooth, clean tile floors; the streaming video library just a voice command away.It’s all gone in a rush as I step outside and the vegetal smell of the jungle greets my nose.