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2023-12-27 02763-tod-01971 Ice
NIKON D7100 – ƒ/8 1/250 70mm ISO160 – Prior Lake, MN

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NIKON D7100 – ƒ/5.6 1/250 105mm ISO100 – Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge, WI
The serene words stamped and secured to my tea sachet cannot console me. The ink of the inspirational
Source: Affirmations – Anonymously Hal

Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, igniting fires and forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory’s health ministry said. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.
#Gaza #Israel #hospital



Helping more children to fall in love with Mother Nature so they can understand why environmental protection is important is an awesome plan. Parents can benefit from raising eco-focused children in many ways. The benefits you get from raising eco-kids will last for many generations. There are eco-friendly kids books filled with simplified environmental solutions and organized key motivational factors on this website. We will change the way children prepare for a bright future. We have no need to wait for the climate crisis and other environmental issues to get worse when we can become the change we need to see. Encouraging children to learn about the planet so they will want to protect it, was made simple for busy parents and others…
Source: Join the Eco Movement: Inspiring Kids to Love Nature – FunWritings
Buckminster Fuller popularized the idea of geodesic domes in the US as an efficient use of space, being close to a sphere. They never became commonplace in part because the many angles make interior design difficult. But here’s a tiny house that takes advantage of the area near the ceiling. Unlike many tiny homes, it looks too chubby to transport by road without a wide load escort.

You can see interior pictures here.
https://newatlas.com/tiny-houses/mini-dome-dodeca-homes/
If you’re considering a dome house, here’s a good review of the good, bad and the ugly.
Source: Buckminster Fuller might have liked this tiny house – Darcy Hitchcock
Los Angeles is — yes, indeedy — the land of eternal sunshine. Much as the sun invigorates me, maybe if the weather were awful, I’d get more writing done? (Click here to read about my books.) Surely it figures into why Angelenos are so darned ready to look on the bright side of things and to wish strangers “Have a nice day.”
At the risk of even more cars heading here to clog our freeways, yup, we have utterly blissful weather year round. Not too hot, not too cold. Hummingbirds whir within my garden as geese migrate overhead and whales journey up and down the coast. Even my roses bloom non-stop heady aromas in defiance of my black thumb. The full spectrum of colorful veggies and sweet fruit, much of it exotic yet grown under local sunshine, fill the produce aisles of our grocery stores. It’s rare when our skies aren’t horizon-to-horizon crystal clear. Any occasional clouds are puffed away by gentle winds.
Why am I on this sunshine kick? Because today’s guest reminds me to be grateful. You might remember writer/blogger Dawn Pisturino (click here for her website and publications) from when she previously guested at Happiness Between Tails.
She’s got a new book out, which she describes as a collection of haikus, short stories, and poems “dedicated to the sun and its effects on people, animals, and the environment”…

When I sat down to compose my fourth poetry book, Sun Haiku: 365 Days of Sunshine, I had two intentions in mind: to honor my brother, Mark, who died of melanoma shy of his 40th birthday, and to celebrate the sun, which is the sustaining force for all life on earth.
I lived in California for 24 years, where the sun is practically worshipped as a god. The Beach Boys glorified surfing, beachcombing, and girls running around in bikinis. Later, when I moved to a rural desert community in northern Arizona, the blistering summer sun forced its way into my consciousness. There’s just no getting away from it. When the temperatures drop to freezing at night in winter, the sun’s solar energy is a welcome source of heat during the day.
The sun has so many positive attributes! But, on the negative side, its powerful ultraviolet rays can be deadly. My brother was one of its victims.
I dedicated my book to my brother to raise awareness about skin cancer and its deadliest form, melanoma:
“I dedicate this book to my brother, Mark, who loved the outdoors, hiking in the Montana mountains, and died too young from melanoma. His fair skin and genetic disposition were not suitable for too much sunlight. Please do regular skin checks and consult a dermatologist if you find any unusual moles, sores, blemishes, thickening, or other concerning signs of possible skin cancer. For more information, visit the American Academy of Dermatology website.”
A few excerpts…
36.
demon sun chuckles
throwing sun bolts to the ground
dodging painful death
101.
eye of the sun glares
at me with malevolent
gaze — melanoma
203.
Reflections of sun
upon the water. Silence.
Peace. Tranquility.
How does sunshine affect you?
Source: Sunshine Bliss + Dawn Pisturino’s Sun-Filled Haikus – Happiness Between Tails by da-AL
Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora oder Fidschi (Fiji): das sind Namen von Trauminseln in der Südsee, von denen ich früher nur träumen konnte, wenn ich zum Beispiel die Bilder von Paul Gauguin sah oder wenn ich Bücher darüber las. Nicht umsonst hat die Südsee bis heute ihren Ruf als Postkartenidylle bewahrt. Das ist nicht weiter erstaunlich, denn nirgendwo sonst auf der Welt findet man eine solche Vielfalt an beeindruckenden Inseln.
Tahiti
Flechtarbeiten und Musik in Papeete, Tahiti
Ich hatte zu meinem fünfzehnten Geburtstag ein Poster geschenkt bekommen, auf dem die „Mädchen am Strand“ von Paul Gauguin abgebildet waren. Seit diesem Tag war es mein großer Wunsch, dieses Südseeparadies einmal selbst zu sehen. Dass Tahiti nicht meiner Vorstellung von einem Paradies entsprach, konnte ich damals noch nicht ahnen.


Tahiti …
Source: Einmal um die Welt – Südsee-Paradiese – Senioren um die Welt
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