This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna. The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” Days and nights are approximately equal everywhere and the Sun rises and sets due east and west.
Spring is the time when worms begin to emerge from the earth, ladybugs land on screen doors, green buds appear, birds chirp, and flowers begin to bloom.
I have closeted my long pants and my jacket and am now wearing shorts and a t-shirt during my daily walks. Temperatures here in the Tucson area are in the eighties and nineties in the afternoons and in the seventies in the morning hours, which is when I prefer to stroll the boulevard.
Yesterday I took five pictures along my usual walking route.
(Click each image for a full view)
Headed West Toward Fry's Market At Pantano
Headed East Toward Home At Camino-Seco
Robb Wash Midway Between Pantano & Camino-Seco
Channels The Water From Mountain Snow Melt
Path Through The Scrub
Path Through The Scrub
Another Path Through The Scrub
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Something completely different:
Interesting Note: Cosmicopia is a website that explains many scientific principles and debunks some of the popular misconception, such as the erroneous belief that gravity is caused by the spin of the Earth.
Here is what Cosmicopia says about itself:
Cosmicopia contains an abundance (a cornucopia, if you will) of information about cosmic rays, the Earth's magnetosphere, the Sun, space weather, and other exciting topics in space science. Brought to you by the ACE mission and the cosmic ray group at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, this site is aimed at the general public and intended to be accessible to interested readers without abackground in this area of science.
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HISTORICAL CLIP
On March 20, 1854, former members of the Whig Party met to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories. The Republicans rapidly gained supporters in the North. In November 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected president over a divided Democratic Party.
The Civil War firmly identified the Republican Party as the party of the victorious North, and after the war the Republican-dominated Congress forced a "Radical Reconstruction" policy on the South, which saw the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution and the granting of equal rights to all Southern citizens. By 1876, the Republican Party had lost control of the South, but it continued to dominate the presidency until the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
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WORD FOR TODAY
cornucopia
noun
1. A goat's horn overflowing with fruit, flowers, and grain, signifying prosperity. Also called horn of plenty.
2. A cone-shaped ornament or receptacle.
3. An overflowing store; an abundance
The cornucopia or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts, other edibles, or wealth in some form. Originating in classical antiquity, it has continued as a symbol in Western art, and it is particularly associated with the Thanksgiving holiday in North America.
Born Mar. 20, 1928
Died Feb. 27, 2003
Died Feb. 27, 2003
Fred McFeely Rogers was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, author, and television host. Rogers was most famous for creating and hosting Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his gentle, soft-spoken personality and directness to his audiences.
Born Mar 20, 1922
Age: 90 years old
Age: 90 years old
Carl Reiner is an American actor, film director, producer, writer, and comedian. In 1959, Reiner developed a television pilot, Head of the Family. However, the network didn't like Reiner in the lead role. In 1961, it was recast and retitled The Dick Van Dyke Show, and became an iconic series, making stars of his lead actors Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore.
Reiner is the father of actor-turned-director Rob Reiner.
Born Mar 20, 1931
Age: 81 years old
Age: 81 years old
Hal Linden is an American stage and screen actor, television director and musician. In 1975, he landed his best known role as the titular character in the television comedy series Barney Miller.
Born Mar 20, 1957
Age: 55 years old
Age: 55 years old
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. Lee's movies have examined race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award. He has also received two Academy Award nominations.
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You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
--Abraham Lincoln
love the Lincoln quote
ReplyDeleteYep... ol' Abe was certainly a wise thinker and an erudite speaker.
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