Fortuitous Findings
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feng_shui_houseWhilst weed-whacking the area around the gate leading to the power pole, I hit a hard lump on the ground.
I kicked it with my shoe and it unearthed. As it was in the way of the gate opening I picked it up thinking it was a heavy root or a rock, and LO and Behold, it was the gatepost cap that's been missing for months at least. I kept having an impulse to rig up something to cover the open post, but never did. So I cleaned it up and put it back in place.
Humidity about 2000% so after nearly filling one 45 gallon bag with the weeds (alas poor little blue butterflies, I had to cut down nearly all the weeds you like) I came in for a rest & to have some of the automatic soup I made this morning before getting the ladder to cut the hedge bits I couldn't reach.
I had finally remembered thawing a pack of 3 chicken breasts in the fridge earlier this week, so I threw them in a pot of water this morning with baby carrots, ancient celery (it had *dried* to leather), poultry seasoning, a bit of onion powder, and salt, and let it cook while I was doing my morning chores before starting the backyard work. After a while I wandered in and it looked nearly done, so I threw in a couple handfuls of Jasmine Rice, more water, more salt, and let it cook some more. By the time I got myself ready to go out back, the soup was done. Good thing, because I learned that it is NOT wise to have anything cooking while I'm outside. Smoke is icky, and hard to get out of the house, and scrubbing burnt pots is a pain (I since learned that you can boil baking soda and water in a burnt pot to clean it, but I haven't tried it yet.)
Whilst I was out I saw at least 3 species of butterfly I haven't got a photo of. Still don't. One is a very orangish sulfur. One is a white butterfly with gray markings. And one has light yellow forewings and dark yellow with a marking on it hind wings. And then there's the Red Admiral I saw once months ago when I didn't have my camera at hand. Butterflies! Come! Pose! I shall adore you!
When I came in to cool off I googled 'Methods of Transportation' thinking I might doodle more giraffes later. The Million Giraffe site is losing momentum! He might not make it at this rate! So, anyway,
While Googling 'Methods of Transportation' for giraffes I found this:
The Degree Confluence Project- this is way cool IMO
The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures, along with a narrative describing the adventures it took to get there are then posted on this web site. This creates an organized sampling of the world.
I (Alex Jarrett) started the project in February 1996 because I liked the idea of visiting a location represented by a round number such as 43°00'00"N 72°00'00"W.
A confluence is defined as a flowing together; a meeting place (often of rivers).
In our case a degree confluence is the exact spot where an integer degree of latitude and an integer degree of longitude meet.
http://confluence.org/information.php#dcp
When I went out with the ladder, thunder rumbled and the clouds were black. So I ...stopped and looked at a mockingbird sitting on top of the hedge I'd cut. It was a short-tailed bird, with a few dark speckles in the chest feathers, so a young one, and probably not a very good flier. It walked around the branches to get a bit further away from me, but I think I got a few good shots.
Well... maybe I'll finish the hedge-topping tomorrow. I'm not standing on a ladder with a metal pole in my hands in a thunderstorm. :^)
I kicked it with my shoe and it unearthed. As it was in the way of the gate opening I picked it up thinking it was a heavy root or a rock, and LO and Behold, it was the gatepost cap that's been missing for months at least. I kept having an impulse to rig up something to cover the open post, but never did. So I cleaned it up and put it back in place.
Humidity about 2000% so after nearly filling one 45 gallon bag with the weeds (alas poor little blue butterflies, I had to cut down nearly all the weeds you like) I came in for a rest & to have some of the automatic soup I made this morning before getting the ladder to cut the hedge bits I couldn't reach.
I had finally remembered thawing a pack of 3 chicken breasts in the fridge earlier this week, so I threw them in a pot of water this morning with baby carrots, ancient celery (it had *dried* to leather), poultry seasoning, a bit of onion powder, and salt, and let it cook while I was doing my morning chores before starting the backyard work. After a while I wandered in and it looked nearly done, so I threw in a couple handfuls of Jasmine Rice, more water, more salt, and let it cook some more. By the time I got myself ready to go out back, the soup was done. Good thing, because I learned that it is NOT wise to have anything cooking while I'm outside. Smoke is icky, and hard to get out of the house, and scrubbing burnt pots is a pain (I since learned that you can boil baking soda and water in a burnt pot to clean it, but I haven't tried it yet.)
Whilst I was out I saw at least 3 species of butterfly I haven't got a photo of. Still don't. One is a very orangish sulfur. One is a white butterfly with gray markings. And one has light yellow forewings and dark yellow with a marking on it hind wings. And then there's the Red Admiral I saw once months ago when I didn't have my camera at hand. Butterflies! Come! Pose! I shall adore you!
When I came in to cool off I googled 'Methods of Transportation' thinking I might doodle more giraffes later. The Million Giraffe site is losing momentum! He might not make it at this rate! So, anyway,
While Googling 'Methods of Transportation' for giraffes I found this:
The Degree Confluence Project- this is way cool IMO
The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures, along with a narrative describing the adventures it took to get there are then posted on this web site. This creates an organized sampling of the world.
I (Alex Jarrett) started the project in February 1996 because I liked the idea of visiting a location represented by a round number such as 43°00'00"N 72°00'00"W.
A confluence is defined as a flowing together; a meeting place (often of rivers).
In our case a degree confluence is the exact spot where an integer degree of latitude and an integer degree of longitude meet.
http://confluence.org/information.php#dcp
When I went out with the ladder, thunder rumbled and the clouds were black. So I ...stopped and looked at a mockingbird sitting on top of the hedge I'd cut. It was a short-tailed bird, with a few dark speckles in the chest feathers, so a young one, and probably not a very good flier. It walked around the branches to get a bit further away from me, but I think I got a few good shots.
Well... maybe I'll finish the hedge-topping tomorrow. I'm not standing on a ladder with a metal pole in my hands in a thunderstorm. :^)
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Date: 2009-09-10 06:57 pm (UTC)Mmmmm...I can smell your delicious soup...drooooooling!
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Date: 2009-09-10 07:07 pm (UTC)The soup is very good. Sometimes few ingredients work out best.
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Date: 2009-09-10 07:12 pm (UTC)Your soup sounds wonderful. :o)
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Date: 2009-09-10 07:17 pm (UTC)The soup is heavenly. MMMMM...
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Date: 2009-09-10 08:26 pm (UTC)I think it's a White Peacock. Got some nice snaps. Shall prob. post them tomorrow. I want to make giraffes now.
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Date: 2009-09-11 04:55 am (UTC)http://confluence.org/country.php
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Date: 2009-09-11 10:58 am (UTC)Your soup sounds delicious though, and so simple to make.
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Date: 2009-09-11 05:44 pm (UTC)The soup was excellent. When it was time to put it up, the meat came neatly off the bones. I forgot one ingredient- a handful of dried parsley. I like it- it doesn't really do much for flavor but it's pretty & also supposed to lower your blood pressure.
I love your soup icon. :^)
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Date: 2009-09-12 11:00 am (UTC)