Captions : I watch people throw aluminum cans in the trash, and I think of all the stories I’ve heard about the over-mining of aluminum, the erosion that happens, and the trees that fall down. Dar Williams

Captions : My family life reads a bit like ‘Little House on the Prairie.’ I was big sister to Joan, Renee, and brother William, and we grew up in Dalkey, a little town 10 miles outside of Dublin. It was a secure, safe and happy childhood, which was meant to be a disadvantage when it comes to writing stories about family dramas. Maeve Binchy