Earth Hour 2014

Earth Hour 2014.

Saturday 29th March 2014.

8:30pm - 9:30pm

I remember last year's Earth Hour where I switched all the lights off in my flat in Kingston whilst I had candles in my room.

I had dinner by myself with the candles and was writing my dissertation. Of course, in a peaceful and quiet moment it would be ideal if I shared the moment with someone special - unfortunately not. I went on YouTube and watched Mcfly sing life for Earth Hour. It was interesting to see there were thousands of people watching the same channel as I was at the same time during Earth Hour.

I am not the most "green person" I must admit but it is something really great. The world is changing and animals are becoming extinct, it is worrying. A little goes a long way and although things can't be changed it can be enjoyed and playing a small part can also make us realize how much we rely on lighting.

I cannot imagine the days where lights were quite a luxurious thing to have. A flick of a switch or pulling of a handle and lights come on. The days where people used candles and worry about the wind blowing the candles out. It seemed really scary but I tried it last year by myself and it was rather scary.

I suppose dark, windy and raining doesn't help and certainly being alone doesn't either.

This year's Earth Hour I have a better idea, as some places will take part in switching off their lights for Earth Hour, some places also participate. I want to be able to search for an area and go to a park or somewhere dark and take photos of the stars.

Light pollution meant we can hardly see the dark skies and stars, I want to be able to go and enjoy the darkness. I want to be able to do that with the person I love.

But looks like it will need to be another time - but Earth Hour is always on a Saturday.. Maybe just watching the stars on another random day or so will do (not really to be honest).