Posted by in Uncategorized Beautiful photos of falls Christopher Martin Photography Before visiting the Palouse for the first time this Easter, I was excited to see and photograph the rolling fields with their colours and patterns. While researching the location and mapping out places I wanted to visit, my friend Jack told me about the Palouse Falls and that…Read more »
Many of us have heard about the Zika Virus on the news, but might not understand how serious it is, especially those who live in the NW states. I recently took an updated nursing course on the subject and I was amazed at what this little bugger can cause. The potential for a localized outbreak of…Read more »
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I do like Spanish carnivals and I have always been keen to see a Festival of Moors and Christians which take place regularly throughout the year mostly in the province of Valencia in the Levante region of Spain. Earlier this year I was trawling the airline web sites…
Posted by in Just A Thought I have to voice a complaint, after listening to the news this morning. First, the airline companies raised the rates and stated it was because of the price of gas. Then they started charging for baggage. Certain airlines now charge for your seat, after you’ve booked your flight. And to top it off, now the…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized A few weeks ago, there were several bald eagles hunting for prairie dogs in the fields west of the Springbank Airport. I’m not sure if these rodents were just coming out of their holes, the eagles were migrating through or something else was behind this congregation. No matter why, the eagles were making hunting runs […]…Read more »
Posted by in Just A Thought I heard a waitress yelling at a person while I was waiting for my meal to arrive. She told the man, “Sir, you can’t come in here.” She forced him outside. She came to my table and apologized for the man stinking up the restaurant. I paid for my meal and on my way out,…Read more »
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“… Hull has its own sudden elegancies” – Philip Larkin In a previous post I told you about my visit to the Museums of Hull and how I have recently become rather a fan of the 2017 United Kingdom City of Culture – such a fan in fact…
Posted by in Uncategorized Posted by in history Believe it or not, back in the 1840’s there was a war over bird poop. Europe and the USA had a population growth in the 19th century that strained the limits of agriculture. The land needed a boost of nutrients to grow food. A naturalist, Alexander Von Humboldt had discovered that plants around the desert coastal areas…Read more »
Posted by in history, Just A Thought I have heard stories about the depression era and other histories of Seattle, but this one caught me by surprise. I thought I would share it. In 1882, the public was outraged by the ineffective police response, increased lawlessness, and lenient court systems. After a popular merchant had been robbed and murdered, an organized vigilante…Read more »
