One way or another, the sun is a brilliant source of energy. It drives the weather, so wind, waves and hydroelectric. Plants use its energy to build energy-rich compounds that we can use for food or fuel. The energy locked up underground in coal and hydrocarbons has the same ultimate source. Maybe we can cut out the middlestage and use solar cells in more places than we use them now. Cells are neither particularly cheap nor particularly efficient, (and I guess, the commercial world being what it is, that cheaper means less efficient and vice versa) … but they are being improved in both respects. Don’t say the sun never shines in northern England – it’s shining here today. Unfortunately our roof points in the wrong direction. But anyway, something for everyone to think about.
I had an early walk again this morning, to avoid meeting too many people – a couple of miles of delight before the day begins. Today there was a drone above me for a minute or two. I still feel it’s not quite right to be out at all: but I don’t think I get near enough to anyone to put their life or mine in danger.
Counterintuitively, not walking very much seems to leave me less energetic than when I was walking reasonable amounts. It’s a mood thing I guess.
God of love,
we praise and thank you
for the energy of the sun,
the way it gives us life,
the way it lights our planet
into glory
and paints the dull rock of our moon
in silver.