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"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
  Mother Theresa

Create Your Own Wildflower Meadow

Spring, summer and fall are all wildflower planting times, depending on your region, your weather, and the way you want to approach establishing your meadow. No matter when or where you plant, site preparation is roughly the same. But the first consideration is not the season; it's your climate.

Most wildflowers are annuals. http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/9506/flowers.htm

In addition to this natural radiance, wildflowers provide additional attractiveness by drawing butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and songbirds to your property

a bit more on spider webs

Spider silk is stronger than steel, more elastic than nylon; to break under its own weight a strand would have to be over 40 miles long. It’s thin enough to be workable, almost light enough to float, and can withstand low temperatures. The ancient Greeks used spider silk very effectively to staunch bleeding wounds, as have soldiers in the Vietnam War and other modern conflicts. New Guinean natives use spider webs for fishing nets. Up until World War II spider silk was used for the cross hairs in gun sights and optical instruments.

sonnet #15

When I consider everything that grows
Holds in perfection but a little moment,
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows
Whereon the stars in secret influence comment;
When I perceive that men as plants increase,
Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky,
Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,
And wear their brave state out of memory;
Then the conceit of this inconstant stay
Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,
Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay
To change your day of youth to sullied night;
And all in war with Time for love of you,
As he takes from you, I engraft you new.

Shakespeare

spider web

It takes about one hour for a spider to construct an
elaborate web of silk thread, called an orb web. 

The orb web is the most efficient type of spider web,
since it covers the greatest area with the least amount 
of silk. A spider usually spins a new orb web every day 
to maintain the stickiness (and insect-trapping capability) 
of the threads. Throughout the day, the spider makes
 frequent repairs to damaged threads.

Dueling Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are not very social at all and live very solitary lives. Hummingbirds divide themselves by territories. Male hummingbirds will aggressively protect their territories.

Many male hummingbirds' territories are about the size of a quarter acre. Females will define their territories by the nests they build. Both male and female hummingbirds fiercely protect these areas.

Aggressive  hummingbirds have been known to injure each other on occasion; however, this is very rare. Usually when they fight, they will only lose a feather or two.

PROHIBITION PARTY for 2012

The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement. While never one of the leading parties in the United States, it was once an important force in the politics of the United States during the late 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. It has declined dramatically since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933.


jpr: Sometimes referred to as the TTP,  The Thirsty Party.