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Saturday, 9 May 2026

Earth - a beautiful place to live and explore!

This short post was prompted by the many news reports celebrating Sir David Attenborough, now 100, as being the calm, trusted voice of the natural world. Over the years it has been fascinating to watch and listen to him.

image from google

Earth is a beautiful place to live and explore, it has a unique set of characteristics that makes it suitable to support life as we know it, and the population of Earth is over 8 billion people.

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the four terrestrial planets namely Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Order of the planets from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (the dwarf planet).

It is perhaps difficult to comprehend that we are all traveling around the Sun at an average velocity of 107,182 kilometers per hour. And at the same time, we are also spinning with an enormous speed – that could be 1000 miles per hour depending on your position on Earth.

Perhaps it is also interesting to note that more than 95% of Earth’s ocean are still unexplored.

We need to look after our planet for future generations to enjoy.

All the best Jan

27 comments:

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Dear Jan, yes, we need to take care of our planet for now and future generations.

peppylady (Dora) said...

Happy Birthday Sir David.

Chatty Crone said...

Isn't that amazing?

Katerinas Blog said...

We definitely need to love our land!!
We need to take action to save it!!

Elkes Lebensglück said...

Thanks for this interesting report from Earth!
Have a wonderful day, hugs Elke

Granny Marigold said...

Happy Birthday Sir David. I watched part of Prince William's speech at the birthday celebration tonight.

Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 said...

A nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there

jabblog said...

David Attenborough is an amazing man - a voice of calm and reason, and always exploring this beautiful world and its natural inhabitants.

chica said...

Que nossa linda Terra seja cuidada e respeitada ! Mas... Nem sempore isso vemos! beijos, tudo de bom,chica

Shari Burke said...

It is indeed a beautiful earth. And what a treasure Sir Attenborough is :-)

Iris Flavia said...

I so agree. Care for this planet!

Giorgio said...

You're right, Jan: we have to limit immediate negative impacts in order to respect the environment for future generations.

My name is Erika. said...

The Earth sure is beautiful. I agree we all need to care for this planet.

Tom said...

...let's keep it beautiful.

Modrina Neba said...

Happy Birthday from me:))
Care for this planet!

Jeanie said...

Richard Attenborough is just the best. He should never, ever die for all he's taught us.

Christine said...

Happy 100th to David!

HappyK said...

It is a beautiful and amazing world God has created for us!! :)

Kim said...

I love his voice and watching his nature documentaries. I think they should be required viewing for young people.

Bill said...

We need to take care of the earth for those who follow us.

Sandra Cox said...

It's surreal, isn't it, Jan? And yes we do need to start taking care of our earth. Have a great weekend.

Rustic Pumpkin said...

If a small, blue orb of water with a fragile atmosphere, and dotted with areas of land with forests and glaciers suddenly appeared, hovering in a field somewhere nearby, we would flock to it and worship it in awe and with reverence. We would proclaim it the most mystical and magical thing we ever beheld. We would protect it, cherish it, and defend it with our lives, and do everything within our power to preserve it.

Think about it.

🌸 Debby/My Shasta Home said...

I had no idea that more than 95% of Earth’s ocean are still unexplored.That's amazing but also hopeful. Man hasn't gotten there to pollute it.

baili said...

Such a lovely post ♥️
Earth is our home and we must remember that any damage to our home can cause chaos in our lives!
I forgot the order of the planets,thank for reminding 👍🥰

Ananka said...

Our home is so important. Happy Birthday Sir David, a true champion of nature :-D

Conniecrafter said...

I agree we need to take better care of our planet!

Teresa said...

Felicidades y salud para este hombre que me encanta.