52 blessings--#5
WATER!
* Most of the earth's surface consists of water; there is much more water than there is land.
* Water can not only be found on the surface, but also in the ground and in the air.
* There is the same amount of water on earth as there was when the earth was formed. The water that came from your faucet could contain molecules that Neanderthals drank...
* The overall amount of water on our planet has remained the same for two billion years.
* Water moves around the earth in a water cycle. The water cycle has five parts: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration and surface run-off.
* In a 100-year period, a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about 2 weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere.
* Groundwater can take a human lifetime just to traverse a mile.
* Most of the earth's surface water is permanently frozen or salty.
* Water regulates the earth's temperature.
* If all the world's water were fit into a gallon jug, the fresh water available for us to use would equal only about one tablespoon.
* Less than 1% of the water supply on earth can be used as drinking water
* The total amount of water in the body of an average adult is 37 litres.
* To flush a toilet we use 7.5 to 26.5 litres (2 to 7 gallons) of water.
* In a five-minute shower we use 95 to 190 litres (25 to 50 gallons) of water.
* To brush your teeth you use 7.5 litres (2 gallons) of water.
* For an automatic dishwasher 35 to 45 litres (9 to 12 gallons) of water is used.
* Bottled water can be up to 1000 times more expensive than tap water and it may not be as safe.
I think I've mentioned a time or twenty that I'm addicted to water with ice. Even when it was -20 degrees, I would have my hot cocoa and then a glass of water with ice. Plain water just won't do. It must have ice in it. Even when I just want a little drink, I put an ice cube in it. I know, I know. Weird. Still, that's the way I like it.
I know that I don't think enough about how much I use water every day. Hygiene, cleaning, drinking, recreation, fish tanks. Water every where. My list of water loves consists of:
* Hot bubble baths
* Water with ice drinks
* Clean showers
* Dishes cleaned in a dishwasher
* Boats on a lake
* Fish swimming
* Freshly brushed teeth
* Newly scrubbed clean faces
* Rainstorms in gentle temperatures
* Winter snowstorms on quiet evenings
* Frost on leafless trees
* Gardens growing
I'm grateful for all the forms of water.
I'm sure there are more. What water are you grateful for? Leave me a comment today and tell me.
About half way through my pregnancy with Reed I wanted ice all the time. I'm sure I was somewhat anemic as I wanted to crunch it all the time. I was even annoying myself with how much ice I ate. Now I don't crunch it but I have to have it in a glass of water all day long. I love ice cold water, I'm addicted! Good to know I'm not alone.
I love my 2 month old in his tub of water, he's oh so cute!
Posted by: melanie | February 17, 2008 at 05:54 PM
Please don't think me base...toilet water, that's what I'm grateful for.
Posted by: Neighbor Jane Payne | February 17, 2008 at 06:25 PM
Water! I'm a bit of a water addict myself. When I was about 10, I read the tidbit about how our water is the same water that was on the earth millions of years ago. That always fascinated me.
I'm a fanatic about making sure that there is no liquid in anything I throw out. I know it's odd, but I can't bring myself to throw away a cup that still has ice in it. If I do, that water will be trapped and can't move back into the cycle!
Strange, I'm sure, but these are the things I think about . . . .
Posted by: noodle | February 17, 2008 at 08:36 PM
Water! I'm a bit of a water addict myself. When I was about 10, I read the tidbit about how our water is the same water that was on the earth millions of years ago. That always fascinated me.
I'm a fanatic about making sure that there is no liquid in anything I throw out. I know it's odd, but I can't bring myself to throw away a cup that still has ice in it. If I do, that water will be trapped and can't move back into the cycle!
Strange, I'm sure, but these are the things I think about . . . .
Posted by: noodle | February 17, 2008 at 08:37 PM