My feel bad for my areas trees is that the hemlocks are all dying. A nasty little critter called the woolly adelgid . . . Nothing much except outright poisoning of everything seems to work. It's moving north. I hope they find a benign way to kill it soon, before it kills every hemlock in America.
Since my property was selectively logged before I bought it, hemlocks are MOST of my trees. And I love them: they remind me in everything but sheer size of the coast redwoods.
Christina Tourin has a wonderful CD of harp music called "Prayer for the Living Trees" that I love. She was my daughter's harp teacher back in the day, and is now world famous for her Harp Therapy Program. She is a skilled harpist in both classical and folk, though she prefers folk. She used to play the concert harp up at the Von Trapp Lodge, back when Maria was still there.
It's snowing all day (so far). I'm really glad I got those de-icers in the birdbaths. I put out lots of seed too, and you should see the herds of birds out there! The Blue Jays are back too, though they're each a bit of a bully.
I got my room finished. I did pick the right color and I'm very happy with it. Next I'm working on my sewing room which has functioned far too often as the "quick!, stash it!, people coming!" room. At this point I can neither see nor walk across it, so I must return it to an operational state. I get really depressed if I can't get any sewing in. One of the blogs I read had a quote, "My soul is fed with needle and thread", and that's certainly true for me.
puddle, are cranes a good symbol in China? I have one of those little tiny bamboo carvings under glass. It is trees and four cranes. I'd like to pass it along to a Chinese friend, but I don't want to do anything that might be taken the wrong way.
My memory is that it's VERY good. But wanted to check, and found:
"Crane: There are four types of cranes in Chinese myth: White, yellow, blue and black. The black crane is thought to live the longest - up to 600 years. When a crane is shown among clouds it stands for longevity, widsom and nobility. When shown among pine trees, the crane symbolizes determination, wealth and power. When two cranes are shown together, it is the ultimate depiction of longevity. "
The Crane is legendary in China for being the prince of all feathered creature on earth. Next to the Phoenix, the Crane is the most favored all Chinese bird symbols. The Crane is the ancient symbol for longevity because of its exceptionally long life span. In many legends, the spirits ride on cranes, which are also said to bear the souls of the departed to the heavens.
We went out for supplies a little while ago and I picked up some D3, puddle. It's raw (I hope that's good) and 1000IUs. How much is recommended to take?
Little birdie tol' me: Howard's foist!!
ReplyDeleteMy feel bad for my areas trees is that the hemlocks are all dying. A nasty little critter called the woolly adelgid . . . Nothing much except outright poisoning of everything seems to work. It's moving north. I hope they find a benign way to kill it soon, before it kills every hemlock in America.
ReplyDeleteSince my property was selectively logged before I bought it, hemlocks are MOST of my trees. And I love them: they remind me in everything but sheer size of the coast redwoods.
=HUG=
ReplyDeleteChristina Tourin has a wonderful CD of harp music called "Prayer for the Living Trees" that I love. She was my daughter's harp teacher back in the day, and is now world famous for her Harp Therapy Program. She is a skilled harpist in both classical and folk, though she prefers folk. She used to play the concert harp up at the Von Trapp Lodge, back when Maria was still there.
http://www.emeraldharp.com/shop-pages/harp-music/pflt.html
She has one song just for the Redwoods. At the site you can listen to some of the music.
It's snowing all day (so far). I'm really glad I got those de-icers in the birdbaths. I put out lots of seed too, and you should see the herds of birds out there! The Blue Jays are back too, though they're each a bit of a bully.
ReplyDeleteI got my room finished. I did pick the right color and I'm very happy with it. Next I'm working on my sewing room which has functioned far too often as the "quick!, stash it!, people coming!" room. At this point I can neither see nor walk across it, so I must return it to an operational state. I get really depressed if I can't get any sewing in. One of the blogs I read had a quote, "My soul is fed with needle and thread", and that's certainly true for me.
listener, hope you feel better.
She must have met the Redwoods. . . . I never thought that meeting a tree could be life changing, but it has been. Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteNo snow yet. Been threatening all day, but no flake in evidence. We didn't break freezing.
ReplyDeleteWhat *was* the right color?
ReplyDeleteThe paint goes by the very unromantic name of "Cabbage Leaf", but it's a very light green, like the first baby leaves in Spring.
ReplyDeletepuddle, are cranes a good symbol in China? I have one of those little tiny bamboo carvings under glass. It is trees and four cranes. I'd like to pass it along to a Chinese friend, but I don't want to do anything that might be taken the wrong way.
ReplyDeleteSounds lovely, Susan, quiet and restful.
ReplyDeleteWith cream trim, maybe?
ReplyDeleteMy memory is that it's VERY good. But wanted to check, and found:
ReplyDelete"Crane: There are four types of cranes in Chinese myth: White, yellow, blue and black. The black crane is thought to live the longest - up to 600 years. When a crane is shown among clouds it stands for longevity, widsom and nobility. When shown among pine trees, the crane symbolizes determination, wealth and power. When two cranes are shown together, it is the ultimate depiction of longevity. "
Susan, the crane is a go.
ReplyDeleteThe Crane is legendary in China for being the prince of all feathered creature on earth. Next to the Phoenix, the Crane is the most favored all Chinese bird symbols. The Crane is the ancient symbol for longevity because of its exceptionally long life span. In many legends, the spirits ride on cranes, which are also said to bear the souls of the departed to the heavens.
Want some? We got a dusting last night and another dusting today.
ReplyDeleteIt's supposed to snow more in earnest between now and tomorrow evening...4-8"
We went out for supplies a little while ago and I picked up some D3, puddle. It's raw (I hope that's good) and 1000IUs. How much is recommended to take?
ReplyDeleteSen. Al Franken, D-MN is on C-SPAN speaking about NOT extending the Bush-era tax cuts.
ReplyDeleteHe spoke well. I appreciated hearing it.
We'll probably get the shaft anyway. Our government seems determined to feed the rich by starving the poor. Obama is not guiltless.
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ReplyDeleteI take 10,000. No known side effects up to that dosage.
ReplyDeleteThe Dem Senators sure said what needed to be said, though.
ReplyDeleteI saw that on C-SPAN. It's worth a listen.
Thanks!!!
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