Thursday, August 20, 2009

CLOUDS OVER LANCASTER,OHIO

It is a wired world in Lancaster,Ohio and we do sometimes have neat skies and clouds.

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Or is it a weird world? Have you every had a cloud direct a spray of water at you then disappear? Tom D'Ercole 1975, in Oyster Bay, New York.

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Sometimes a cumulus cloud will pass over a town and rain down dead insects.This happened in Hutchinson, Minnesota as reported in 1932 issue of Science.

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Same sky different perspective. Sometimes clouds will rain down seeds. This happened in Macerata, Italy 1897. The seeds came from a tree found only in central Africa and the Antilles.

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Sometimes in drought conditions irate farmers have seen small planes fly into clouds eject “chemicals” and then watch the rain clouds just disappear.A sinister conspiracy.

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I wonder why they run a power line right thru a tree. Maybe to make it easier for the squirrels. (not really the case but it looks like it). It started in the 1940’s, cigar shaped clouds or cigar or saucer shapes in clouds. The aliens have arrived.

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That’s what the sky looks like from the perspective of a corn tassel. Now I will tell you what is strange,all the above pictures were taken in my backyard in August in Ohio. We just don’t get clear blue skies like that with white puffy clouds in the middle of summer.

So I think I will go golfing

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(click on above photo for Hilton Head golf video)

A more typical Ohio summer sky. For more great photos from all over the world check out SkyWatchFriday.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

CHANGE THE WORLD WEDNESDAY TIME TO START COMPOSTING

COMPOST

You can add finished compost to your garden about 2-4 weeks before you plant.

Almost anything  that was living at one time is great for compost bins (think plant life not animal) No fats,pet droppings etc.

Think sun for that compost bin 120 and 160 degrees is best

Grass clippings for nitrogen and straw for carbon.

Coffee grounds and worms go together plus all those vegetable table scraps

Paper sure but shred it first.

Think in 3’s  3ftx3ftx3ft size wise and turn every couple weeks to aerate your pile.

Change The World

 

WATERY WEDNESDAY MAINE COAST AND ACADIA NP. (JORDAN POND)

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A FEW FACTS ABOUT WATER SINCE THIS IS WATERY WEDNESDAY.

1. Aristotle noted that a glass of hot water will freeze before a glass of cold water.

2.Water needs nucleation to freeze. At  below -135 °C, it becomes "glassy water," a solid with no crystal structure.

3.Watch video Super Cooled Water:

That’s all folks…

Saturday, August 15, 2009

FRENCH RIVER,Rivière des Français' ONTARIO,CANADA THE PERFECT GETAWAY

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A river in Central Ontario, Canada. It flows 110 kilometers (68 mi) from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay

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The River flows through typical Canadian Shield country, in many places exposing rugged glaciated rock.

I have driven over the French River on Hwy 69 probably a hundred times and now I know what things look like from a river perspective.

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Highway bridge,The green pedestrian bridge in background, and lastly the railroad bridge. I can hear the sound of a train in the distance.

We stayed at a Ridgewood Cottage which is located on Dry Pine Bay one of the first bays east of Hwy 69.

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The Ojibwa named this the "French River" because it became associated with French explorers of the 17th century.

Yes we did catch some fish:

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And then Ron caught the MUSKIE

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36 inches long had to be 48 inches to be a keeper.

TED R. SAYS THANKS FOR STOPPING BY:

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Monday, August 10, 2009

NOT LANCASTER,OHIO:: BACK TO LAKE ANIMA-NIPISSING ONTARIO,CANADA

QUALITY TIME FISHING AND RELAXING IN ONTARIO,CANADA

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Back to Breechwood Lodge on beautiful Lake Anima-Nipissing 

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Taking a break in the Cottage.

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ANOTHER FISH HOOK PICTURE

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JUST A FISH HOOK IN THE FINGER AND A LITTLE BETADINE AROUND THE WOUND. (WHOSE FINGER IS IT?)

(Linda,Sara,Ron,Larry or myself Joe Todd)

Check out the Lake Penage camping vacation video on Youtube.

Almost all the conveniences of home but not quite.

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