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The city planted Japanese cherry blossoms in our neighborhood about fifteen years ago, which I missed very much last year when we had to move. I confess to taking a quick detour a couple of times this April to see how they were doing, but I have enjoyed the white flowering trees that I have discovered run through this section, not just our block, as I go out walking.
I have no idea what they are, but it's apparent that the city planted the neighborhood with them, long ago, because they run in rows down several of the streets.
There are trees I can now identify by name that I never knew before, because I have become a reader of nursery catalogs. (That's a story for another day.) I see them as I drive by and say to myself, "Boy, those get huge." Be aware of the future; some of these trees are twenty feet tall or more.
I've become a spotter of lilacs, and the new deep purples and the white ones are my favorites. We had a bedraggled ordinary light colored lilac tree in the back corner by the garage at the old house, and I never cut pieces and brought them in. I didn't pay much attention to them, because we didn't use the garage; I would do better now.
There's a progression in this whole process, as the first things to bloom fade into the green they will be for the rest of the season, and something else comes to its readiness and opens up with color. The dogwoods are doing that, different trees are turning from flower to leaf in different ways; I saw one yesterday whose center section was still all pink while the circumference was green, rather than the spotty remainder of flowers sprinkled through the leaves. Even trees have their own individuality.
The nameless white trees that look like apple blossoms but aren't are the first out. Cherry blossoms follow, some earlier than others.
As they fade out, the rhododendrons come into their own. Camellias bridge those bloom times, azaleas bloom and stay a long time, lilacs are everywhere, and summer flowers are yet to come.
Don't forget the magnolia trees -- large and majestic, they can stop me in my tracks. I altered my daily walking path when I discovered a corner with a cluster of four different magnolias to pause under and gaze up through the branches.
There are tulips and daffodils on the ground early, and other types of flowers later. Each in its own season, and all a work of beauty.
I think the world is glorious, and lovely as can be.
A song of joy and love.
My thanks to God above.
The flowers that make me sing may not be your favorites. I have certainly looked at some, in pictures or up close, and admired them but decided that I don't want to actually have them. A few I think are weird.
Toad lilies, for instance, don't appeal to me at all, but many other lilies I adore. There are types of flowers or other plants that I love the look of, but they wouldn't be suitable for the space or conditions I have to work with, and that's all right. I can savor the sight of them when I encounter them elsewhere.
Emerson said, "Beauty is its own excuse for being". (In other words, beauty is reason enough for something to exist. In all the glories of this creation, made for us, beauty was part of the purpose.
Beauty, really, is our label for those things that speak to our hearts and our sense of wonder. They are the echoes of the joy we knew in the presence of our Father in the life we came from.
There is beauty all around us, also, in the faces of those we love, in the presence of those who are dear to us. Beauty shines in the eyes of faith and the smiles of welcome as we gather as Saints in the kingdom. Love lifts our spirits and our awareness of our blessings.
All things made for us have their own place and time. The seasons will turn, and they will return again, each with a purpose and gift for our lives.
Got a fruit tree, vegetable garden or flowers in your yard? Select some and deliver them to your neighbors. Plan some news to share with them and some questions to ask them also to spark further conversation to help build the friendship.
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The Stella Maris Apartments are located on the beach just 100 m from the resort centre in the buzzing cosmopolitan town of Fuengirola. This friendly 3 Star hotel is great for couples and families with a convenient location and 100 attractive studios and one bedroom apartments perfect for travelers on a budget. Surrounded by mountains, the glittering Mediterranean Sea and the famous white village of Andalucia, the property is just a few minutes' walk from the local train station which offers regular services to Malaga and Fuengirola. Malaga Airport is approximately 25 km from the hotel.
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Has anyone created learning goals and scales for read 180 workshops?
Is anyone out there using the Growth Goals Report for creating their SGO (student growth objective)?
This will be my tenth year as a Read 180 teacher, first with Universal. Â I teach at the William Davies Middle School since 2002. Â I am a special education teacher for grades 6 and 7.
I like to post brightly colored posters, student work, and award certificates for all passed reading counts quizzes - the kids love it!
I am excited to help my students improve their reading skills. I also want my students to pass our state test as required.
TORONTO, ON, Feb. 10, 2012 – Today, at the Ontario Forestry Association’s 63rd Annual Conference, Trees Ontario presented a paper entitled A Healthy Dose of Green: A prescription for a healthy population.
A Healthy Dose of Green highlights the direct links between the natural environment – especially trees and forests – and human health. These links include the physical, physiological, and rehabilitation benefits of forest environments, the physical activities they promote, and the many ecosystem services they provide.
Forests and green spaces have been linked to a significant decline in asthma, heart disease, diabetes, stress and certain childhood illnesses, as well as improved rehabilitation and faster hospital recovery rates.
This year, the theme of OFA’s annual conference was Healthy Forests for Healthy People. “It is important that we understand the effects of our natural environment on our personal health. Our aim was to draw attention to these effects so that proactive health promotion strategies could be developed,” said Tracy Smith, Executive Director of the Ontario Forestry Association.
Download the report or click here to view the video.
"I made this randomly and it was delicious."
Meet the perfect weeknight one-pot chicken dinner.
This is a very 'basic' recipe to start out with, but it needs a lot more herbs in it, in order to make it tasty. Chop up and add in some fresh Parsley, Thyme, Rosemary and Sage.
Extremely simple and my family loved it too. I would recommend pounding the chicken flat in order to get uniform thickness for cook time.
I've been making this all week for my dinner! So good! And easy too! It has perfect flavor (not too overpowering), with a moist tender inside and a crisp garlic crust.
Citizens were aghast why, of the eleven joint PNP and COMELEC checkpoints across the province, only one suspect armed with a unlicensed firearms was arrested while the 10 others escaped from the authorities.
How come? Where was police and Comelec capabilities.?
Since the imposition of the gun ban last week, authorities arrested only one person for illegal possession of firearm and eleven guns were seized.
The election gun ban is from January 13 to June 12, 2019. Prohibited during the period is carrying of firearms and weapons, hiring of bodyguards, and transportation of firearms, explosives, spare parts and raw materials. Meanwhile, the issuance, approval and release of firearms, permit to carry guns, mission orders and memorandum receipts of law enforcement agencies are suspended.
Those found guilty of violating the gun ban can be imprisoned from 1 to 6 years, deportation and permanent disqualification from public office and loss of the right to vote.
However, the checkpoints in Basay, San Jose, Vallehermoso, Siaton, Jimalalud, Bacong, Valencia, Amlan, Zamboanguita and Guihulngan City only managed to recover the ten guns purportedly thrown on the road by motorcycle riders who evaded capture.
Illegal possession of guns and ammunition is punisheable with 18 years in jail. So the illegal holders opted to throw the guns away on the road and evaded arrest. Did the police do a hot pursuit? It remains to be confirmed.
In contrast, a 39-year-old suspect identified as Dede Nosal was arrested in Barangay Dawis, Bayawan City for carrying a .357 Smith and Wesson revolver 10 live bullets for different types of handguns. The suspect, a resident of Barangay Kalamtukan, Bayawan City was intercepted and accosted for having in his possession an unlicensed firearm.
In sum, 6 pieces of .38 caliber pistols, 3 pieces .357 revolver and .22 caliber pistol along with 22 live were recovered by the roadsides near the areas where the checkpoints were established.
This afternoon Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released analysis of the results from its research on Apple, Inc. services for the fiscal quarter that ended March 31, 2018. CIRP found that Apple's service offerings have highly variable success in penetrating its US installed base.
For instance, iCloud has the greatest penetration, with 43% of Apple customers in the March 2018 quarter reporting using a paid iCloud account (Chart 1).
For Apple Care extended warranty, under 5% of iPhone and iPad buyers report purchasing this service.
For Apple Music, it falls between, with 25% of iPhone buyers using iTunes, and 16% of iPhone buyers using the Apple Music streaming service.
Josh Lowitz, CIRP Partner and Co-Founder stated for the report: "Apple has created a comprehensive services business, which becomes more important as hardware sales reach their limits. It seeks to sell a range of services to its considerable installed hardware customerbase, with varying success.
We analyzed three services, iCloud storage, AppleCare extended warranties, and the two music offerings, legacy iTunes and more recent Apple Music streaming service.
Other services, Apple Pay and App Store sales, which we did not analyze here, could be also considerable."
Mike Levin, CIRP Partner and Co-Founder stated for the report that "iCloud has the greatest penetration. It's well-integrated into the Apple operating systems, so users store and access data, photos, music, video, and other files across all Apple devices. Thus, iCloud compares well to established competitors, such as Dropbox and Google Drive."
Lowitz added that "AppleCare warranties have much lower penetration. Warranty sales depend greatly on the retailer where a consumer buys a product. At Apple stores, Apple sells only AppleCare, while other retailers sell their own warranties. Since Apple stores have a relatively low share of iPhone and iPad sales, AppleCare's penetration and market share among extended warranties reflects that low share."
Among music services, 15% of iPhone buyers use the Apple Music streaming service, much lower than the Pandora and Spotify free streaming services, about the same as the paid Spotify Premium, and greater than the paid Pandora Premium (Chart 2).
Levin added that "Not surprisingly, free versions of streaming music services are most popular. Of the free versions of Pandora and Spotify, Pandora has three times the penetration and Spotify has twice the penetration of Apple Music among iPhone owners. Among the paid streaming services, Spotify Premium has about the same penetration as Apple Music, while PandoraOne has about a third of the penetration."
Come join us for an exciting trip into the past with Abby the Archaeobus in partnership with The Society for Georgia Archaeology! Abby is a moving walk-through archaeology exhibit combined with hands on learning activities. Adults and children alike are sure to enjoy taking a hands on approach to learning about Georgia history. For more detailed information and articles please visit Abby's website: http://thesga.org/category/archaeobus/.
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When people hear the word protein they usually think of something relating to muscles. I know tons of people that take protein shakes multiple times a day in the belief that “the more protein the better,” and feel like the only way they can grow huge muscles is to take in as much protein as is humanly possible. My aunt, who is very active and probably weighs no more than 130 pounds, takes protein shakes every day because she thinks she needs them and they are healthy.
This entry was posted in Blogs, Protein and tagged bodybuilding, health, muscles, protein-shakes, proteins on August 17, 2014 by Robert.
Stretch before playing golf starting with trunk rotations.
For golfers, it is important to stretch before playing a round. Stretching provides maximum muscle flexibility, which can lead to full extension and a more powerful swing. Loose muscles are also important to prevent of injury. Before stretching, you should first warm up by walking briskly for about five minutes.
Begin this exercise by resting a golf club on top of your shoulders behind your neck. Place your hands at each end of the club. Twist your torso to the left so that the end of the club is pointing straight ahead, or as close as you can come to that position. Perform the same motion while twisting to the right. Perform up to 20 repetitions.
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold the golf club upright with your hands placed at the end of the shaft near the head, and with the grip end touching the ground. Move your feet back and bend at the waist until you feel a stretch in your back. Hold this position for 10 seconds, then repeat two more times.
Holding the club in your right hand and leaning on it for support, raise your left leg and swing it back and forth 10 times. Switch the club to the left hand and repeat 10 more times with the right leg. This helps loosen the muscles of the hips.
Extend your right arm directly out in front of you with your palm facing away from your body. With your left hand, lightly grasp the fingers of the right hand and bend them slightly backward toward your body. Hold this position for 10 seconds, then repeat with the other hand.
I had shown you some great prints I had purchased for the basement from Etsy shop, Margin. I wanted to showcase them in frames that would not take away from the colors or patterns; ones that appeared lightweight and modern at the same time while being unobtrusive.
I have them up on the walls in the frames I found last year.
I found these acrylic frames at Muji. They come with wire for hanging in either landscape or portrait position. I bought four of the 10.6" x 14.2" (outer dimensions) Inner dimensions (from the metal bolts) - 8.3" x 11.7" which fit the 8 x 11 prints perfectly.
But as you can see, the wire is not the best for hanging. It is tough to hide and looks untidy.
I am planning on using hemp instead.
But for now, here are the four prints along the stripes I had painted on the wall.
I am happy with these frames. They showcase the prints beautifully. Excuse the angle of the pictures. I was trying my best not to get any reflections off the acrylic frames.
I have had a couple of weeks to sort of recharge - more like catching up on paperwork, studying and other routine work after visiting family departed from NY. I have also been trying to get the kids' school supplies bought and sorted before the buying frenzy really being in August. We go back to school in early September but I feel more organized to get it out of the way once we have the lists in hand.
On another note, I need a new camera. I had been looking for one for a while and have found one but have not bought it yet. And on our road trip, while taking pictures inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., I dropped the point-and-shoot I have used for years. The zoom function is stuck. For now I am relying on my iPhone to take pictures like those above.
After recently experiencing and being frustrated at our electricity being cut after every oh so many hours, I was happy to hear Eskom announce that loadshedding was over for now. We just reached home on Saturday (after going to Park Rynie ) for the day & we experienced the last bout of load shedding, little did we know, that we had nothing really to be excited about..
During the early hours of Sunday morning (I’m always up the earliest and sometimes, I never sleep), I noticed that the water pressure was extrrrrremely low. Considering this as just one of those things, I plugged on my washing machine and waited for the machine to fill. My machine took an HOUR, yep, a whole entire ONE HOUR to fill water for the first fill ONLY. I was annoyed. I mean with three kids, a dog and a husband, I really didnt need any more drama on my hands.
Going to shower was my last straw.. the water was barely coming out of the shower.. it was as though someone was dropping the water, one drop at a time through a medicine dropper. I managed to shower, in a very bad mood too, mind you and then it just all fell apart. Dishes were in the sink and I was ready to wash them except now, they (yes, the powers that be) had COMPLETELY cut off our water.
Residents of our area did contact the municipality who replied by saying that they were not sure when water would be restored as a dam with low water levels was supplying our area. They were however dispatching water tankers.
Water tankers? Yipppeee right? WRONG. Because I have THREE small children and STAIRS to get to the road AND still a small driveway.. now, you want me to carry water up and down there? How would I manage? To make matters worse, this miracle water tanker was NOT coming to every road; instead it was parked off in one area for people to come collect.
But it gets better.. The place that this tanker chose to park would require me to walk up a hill with three small children (mind you, Myra is two months old..she would need to be carried), fetch water and then carry the baby and watch the other two while carrying a heavy bucket of water AND I cant even carry two because what about carrying baby? What about the elderly? How would they manage to do this? Those with walking sticks and wheel chairs?
Every month we pay our electricity and water bill on time. Im sure its not just us, most people do this. Yet look at the trouble that we are having; the services that we pay for are services that we receive when the Government decides to let us have them.
I heard on TV a statement about how the people are bad but the organization is not, okay, fine, agreed but what is the organization is doing to change? Is the organization not made up of those same bad people? Why is an entire nation suffering for the bad decisions taken by a few people?
I know, I know, people are apparently also to blame because they have voted for the ruling party and thats how the party got elected to make all these decisions that affect us BUT these people were also lead to believe that the party was capable of making good, informed decisions on behalf of its people. This belief was also generated by the fake promises that were made by said party.
I may not be too smart but as a woman, I use this thing called a BUDGET.. also, when budgetting, there are certain luxurious things that I may leave out if I feel that our spending is going overboard. For example, I need Lights and water to survive. So I won’t spend MILLIONS OF RANDS within this particular year to build a statue/monument but instead, I will use that same money to help in whatever way possible to KEEP THE LIGHTS on and potentially solve the electricity crisis. I can always build my monument later, its not like we dont have any at all.
Now as much as it sounds like all I’m doing is blaming the Government because hey, who doesn’t want to blame the government. They HAVE provided FREE WATER & sanitation to areas that have squatters etc. Sadly, these free necessities are NOT TAKEN care off. The water that we so desperately need is being wasted. Tongaat went without water for THREE days but in certain places, water is just flowing with no one to care to turn off the tap. Dont even THINK that I’m joking, I have VIDEO proof.
I have NO FRIKKEN idea on how to fix this country because I don’t even think we know its TRUE state of affairs.. to be honest, unless you’re in the presidential seat, I don’t think you or I will ever know.. so how will we work together to fix South Africa? Do any of YOU have a plan? Do you have an opinion? Does the wastage of our basic needs make you as mad as it makes me? Let me know in the comments about how you feel.
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