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We Were Never Meant to Live Like This!
When you look at the world today, it's like looking at a madhouse. The world is more connected than ever through the miracle of electronic devices. People, at least in the West, of course, there are exceptions, are living longer, eating better, living in homes, and driving the latest cars. We have iPhones/Android phones, social media, AI, etc.
By Nicholas Bishop11 months ago in Earth
Chestnut Ridge Farm/Scottish Highlanders/Lab's & Littlepop's Popcorn!!
Willow & Buhler The Chestnut Story The view from my back deck Chestnut flowering Chestnut Harvest Well to begin my story, we’ll have to go back to 1999 when I planted a chestnut orchard in the northeast section of my town in Ellington, Connecticut. I had come up with the idea from earlier memories of my father working with some trees in our backyard in the late 60’s. I found out land was available and I was planning on building a house as well. I cleared around 8 acres and planted approximately 800 trees! The planting went well and the trees were looking beautiful. Unfortunately, when the following spring came, because of the combination of too much water in the soil and the variety of chestnut trees I had planted, almost all but a few didn’t make it. I didn’t give up and I cleared some more land that was on higher ground and today almost 25 years later, at the time of this writing, I have approximately 150 trees. Not all are producing because some are still too young. In 2022 I had a record crop and I sold about 1,400 lbs. into the market. Last year, 2023, I didn’t do as well they only produced about half as much as in 2022. That’s farming!
By Bruce Luginbuhl 2 years ago in Earth
Look Up
We don’t look up enough. We take the world around us for granted sometimes, and we don’t see the beauty in what we are surrounded by. In all the hustle and bustle, evening appointments, heading to or from work, taking the dog out, taking the trash to the curb, outside, smoking a cigarette (😵💫) or sitting around a fire.
By Colleen Walters2 years ago in Earth
Water Walkers
Lake Superior is a big lake. Some say it is an inland Sea. My Anishinabe people call it Gitchigama or the Great Sea. Lake Superior is a very large body of water that some people consider to be an inland sea. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world’s surface fresh water. It has a coastline of nearly 10,000 miles and spans across the border between Canada and the United States1. It is also home to many fish species, islands, and shipwrecks23. The name Lake Superior comes from the French term le lac supérieur, meaning the upper lake, because it is above Lake Huron4. However, the Ojibwe people who live around the lake call it gichi-gami, meaning great sea4. This name reflects the lake’s immense size and power, as well as its cultural and spiritual significance for the Ojibwe people. Quote from Microsoft Bing
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Earth
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Gorilla Trekking Adventure in Rwanda and Uganda: A Journey Into the Wild. AI-Generated.
Deep within the forests of East Africa, Rwanda and Uganda protect one of the most remarkable wildlife experiences on Earth—gorilla trekking in Rwanda. These countries are home to endangered mountain gorillas, living quietly in mist-covered mountains and dense jungle.
By Alex Winslow15 minutes ago in Earth
The Day the Stars Went Silent
It began without darkness. The stars still shone. On a clear Thursday night, children in deserts and cities pointed upward at familiar constellations. Satellites orbited peacefully. Aircraft crossed continents. The sky looked exactly as it had the night before.
By Abubakar220about 7 hours ago in Earth
Pruning Shrubs with Confidence: When and How to Make the Cut. AI-Generated.
For many gardeners, pruning triggers anxiety. The fear of cutting the wrong branch at the wrong time and ruining years of growth stops countless pruners in their tracks. The result? Overgrown shrubs that bloom poorly, harbor disease, and obscure windows and walkways.
By Emma Wallaceabout 12 hours ago in Earth
The Jewel of the Earth: How the Kaaba Shines Like a Diamond from Space
In the vast, silent expanse of the cosmos, where the Earth appears as a delicate blue marble against the infinite black of the universe, certain landmarks stand out with unexpected brilliance. Recently, a series of high-resolution images captured from the International Space Station (ISS) and advanced satellite arrays have left the global community in awe. The focal point? Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. From hundreds of miles above, the "House of Allah" does not just appear as a building; it radiates a piercing, crystalline glow, resembling a diamond set into the heart of the desert.
By Irshad Abbasi a day ago in Earth
War
War: The Art of Never Growing Up There is something deeply strange about war. It isn’t strange in the sense that it surprises us, we have normalized it far too effectively for that. Rather, it is strange in the way something feels instinctively "wrong" even after thousands of years of repetition. It feels like an evolutionary glitch, a behavior that doesn’t quite belong to the world we claim to be building.
By Rick Anguloa day ago in Earth
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