New painting of a dozing lapwing, see here.

Of all the things we can do to save the planet, eating as little meat as possible is the easiest and most effective. I like meat, but I am a vegetarian because I love my children but I also care about my children (think about that for a moment!). But if I find roadkill or other dead animals it would be a a shame to waste it, right? (Yes, so I am a scavenger, aren’t you? What was the last time you killed an animal and ate it on the spot? Right: most meat we eat is days or weeks old and are killed by others; so the majority of us qualifies quite a bit as scavengers). In addition to being ethically responsible and sustainable, this is also the tastiest free-range meat there is. This city pigeon that had just been hit by traffic tasted real fine. (Don’t try this at home if you don’t know enough about bird diseases and corpse-freshness).

I wish you all, uhhhh… I am hesitating to say best wishes for everybody, because maybe all our wishing, wanting and taking is what’s destroying this rich and beautiful planet. Our stubborn belief in everlasting growth and technologic solutions proves more and more to be a silly fantasy. We have to reduce our human impact and start consuming less stuff. Are we qualified to make that change as a species? In time? I do not know, but I love to hope so. So I wish you all a really great and insightfull 2022! Love is all folks!

. New lapwing painting:  ‘Butterfly flight’ . Click on the image for more information. .