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Looking towards Keswick at Ashness Bridge
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I was emptying the ash bucket and it reminded me that my grandmother always used ashes for cat litter at the farm in the 1960's. So I googled ashes for cat litter. If you like chemistry, search "kitty litter what's that stuff" and you'll find an article from the American Chemical Society. Maybe it's just me, but I found it very interesting. :-)
From the sign:
"Ash Cave, Ohio's largest stone recess, stretches 700 feet across and rises 90 feet high.
"The rock shelter was created when ground water percolating through the sandstone eroded away the formation's weaker middle layer, undercutting the resistant top layer which forms the ceiling of the 'cave.' The water dissolves away the cement which holds individual grains of sand together. Seasonal freezing and thawing causes expansion and contraction which further loosen the particles and on rare occasion, blocks of stone, until they break off. The falls also contributes to the slow erosive process.
"Archeological excavation of the site in 1877 yielded sticks, arrows, stalks of coarse grasses, flint artifacts, pottery fragments, corn cobs, and the bones of a variety of animals. From subsequent excavations, we know the native habitants once hunted elk and black bear in addition to deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, and duck. Once the home of Wyandots, by the 1790's [sic], settlers were moving into the area and began clearing the area for farming. Area streams powered gristmills and saltpeter used in the manufacture of gunpowder was mined by early settlers. By 1990, the last remaining relics of virgin forest existed only in the secret hollows and steepest cliffs where they were safe from the woodsman's axe and farmer's plow.
"The cool, damp gorge also preserved a trove of treasure from Ohio's geologic past, mimicking the climate that existed here thousands of years ago when glaciers imported the eastern hemlock. Canada yew, mountain laurel and other flora and fauna oof more northern climes into the region.
"Recognized for excellent acoustics, including a 'whispering gallery,' Ash Cave became the site for a variety of public meetings and gatherings in the 1800s. As late as 1886, the floor of the shelter was still covered with ashes, causing speculation that early settlers manufactured gunpowder here. Excavated artifacts suggest that the ashes were the accumulated remains of countless campfires used by the Native Americans who inhabited the shelter for untold centuries. Regardless of the actual cause, or causes, this striking geologic feature, Ash Cave, took its name from those ashes, the certain source of which will likely forever remain a mystery."
With the COVID-19 pandemic still causing problems for long-term vacations, Mom and I took a short trip to Hocking Hills State Park to enjoy some time away from home and in nature.
From the sign:
"Ash Cave, Ohio's largest stone recess, stretches 700 feet across and rises 90 feet high.
"The rock shelter was created when ground water percolating through the sandstone eroded away the formation's weaker middle layer, undercutting the resistant top layer which forms the ceiling of the 'cave.' The water dissolves away the cement which holds individual grains of sand together. Seasonal freezing and thawing causes expansion and contraction which further loosen the particles and on rare occasion, blocks of stone, until they break off. The falls also contributes to the slow erosive process.
"Archeological excavation of the site in 1877 yielded sticks, arrows, stalks of coarse grasses, flint artifacts, pottery fragments, corn cobs, and the bones of a variety of animals. From subsequent excavations, we know the native habitants once hunted elk and black bear in addition to deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, and duck. Once the home of Wyandots, by the 1790's [sic], settlers were moving into the area and began clearing the area for farming. Area streams powered gristmills and saltpeter used in the manufacture of gunpowder was mined by early settlers. By 1990, the last remaining relics of virgin forest existed only in the secret hollows and steepest cliffs where they were safe from the woodsman's axe and farmer's plow.
"The cool, damp gorge also preserved a trove of treasure from Ohio's geologic past, mimicking the climate that existed here thousands of years ago when glaciers imported the eastern hemlock. Canada yew, mountain laurel and other flora and fauna oof more northern climes into the region.
"Recognized for excellent acoustics, including a 'whispering gallery,' Ash Cave became the site for a variety of public meetings and gatherings in the 1800s. As late as 1886, the floor of the shelter was still covered with ashes, causing speculation that early settlers manufactured gunpowder here. Excavated artifacts suggest that the ashes were the accumulated remains of countless campfires used by the Native Americans who inhabited the shelter for untold centuries. Regardless of the actual cause, or causes, this striking geologic feature, Ash Cave, took its name from those ashes, the certain source of which will likely forever remain a mystery."
With the COVID-19 pandemic still causing problems for long-term vacations, Mom and I took a short trip to Hocking Hills State Park to enjoy some time away from home and in nature.
Ash and embers rain down on us at night as a group of sotol plants torch near the line. This is on a prescribed fire at the Nature Conservancy's Independence Creek Preserve on the lower Pecos River.
From the sign:
"Ash Cave, Ohio's largest stone recess, stretches 700 feet across and rises 90 feet high.
"The rock shelter was created when ground water percolating through the sandstone eroded away the formation's weaker middle layer, undercutting the resistant top layer which forms the ceiling of the 'cave.' The water dissolves away the cement which holds individual grains of sand together. Seasonal freezing and thawing causes expansion and contraction which further loosen the particles and on rare occasion, blocks of stone, until they break off. The falls also contributes to the slow erosive process.
"Archeological excavation of the site in 1877 yielded sticks, arrows, stalks of coarse grasses, flint artifacts, pottery fragments, corn cobs, and the bones of a variety of animals. From subsequent excavations, we know the native habitants once hunted elk and black bear in addition to deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, and duck. Once the home of Wyandots, by the 1790's [sic], settlers were moving into the area and began clearing the area for farming. Area streams powered gristmills and saltpeter used in the manufacture of gunpowder was mined by early settlers. By 1990, the last remaining relics of virgin forest existed only in the secret hollows and steepest cliffs where they were safe from the woodsman's axe and farmer's plow.
"The cool, damp gorge also preserved a trove of treasure from Ohio's geologic past, mimicking the climate that existed here thousands of years ago when glaciers imported the eastern hemlock. Canada yew, mountain laurel and other flora and fauna oof more northern climes into the region.
"Recognized for excellent acoustics, including a 'whispering gallery,' Ash Cave became the site for a variety of public meetings and gatherings in the 1800s. As late as 1886, the floor of the shelter was still covered with ashes, causing speculation that early settlers manufactured gunpowder here. Excavated artifacts suggest that the ashes were the accumulated remains of countless campfires used by the Native Americans who inhabited the shelter for untold centuries. Regardless of the actual cause, or causes, this striking geologic feature, Ash Cave, took its name from those ashes, the certain source of which will likely forever remain a mystery."
With the COVID-19 pandemic still causing problems for long-term vacations, Mom and I took a short trip to Hocking Hills State Park to enjoy some time away from home and in nature.
New Years Day // Day 1 // So What?! Music Festival // QuikTrip Park // Grand Prairie, Texas
March 19th, 2016
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wearing sheglam wolf calls palette, sheglam lipstick nude, shegam ash brown eye brow pencil, sheglam lets escape blush, temu foundation and eyeliner stamp, Revolution pro Marilyn munroe Highlighter and Essence princess lash mascara this is the third palette out of the wild heart collection and I am going to continue using the palettes until all the palettes are used.
Hundreds came to St. John Cantius parish to begin the penitential season of Lent. This is a privileged season of grace for the entire Church. It begins the annual solemn preparation for the Easter Mystery which is the culmination of the Church Year.
The Latin name for Lent, Quadragesima, means forty and refers to the forty days Christ spent in the desert which is the origin of the Season.
As happens on every Ash Wednesday, the people receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross while the priest says, "Remember that thou art dust and unto dust thou shall return." Ashes are a biblical symbol of repentance, sorrow, and humility. It is a fitting beginning to this holy season dedicated to the conversion of our hearts and the need to do acts of penance for ourselves and for the world.
The small white particles are ash from the Santiago Fire in Southern California. I live a couple miles away, and might have to evacuate. I hope it doesn't come to that.