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Van Gogh Church, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
Soundtrack by the Kinks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNgo07Cg7lI
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Christmas came early this year in the form of new toys to play with! We had the most beautiful snow ever. I wasn't quite ready for all white but not much you can do about that... see page 3 in the good book. :)
I'm going to miss my one post a day this week (I know, I know.... I haven't been perfect thus far either). See you at the end of the week. have a good one!
'Vancouver is all Wet'
The Farmer's Almanac
Predicted this day
And Vancouver's responded
As it would, I'd say.
The promised deluge is hitting
In a nasty and noxious way,
Where the momentary sun
To a pillar of cloud, gave way.
February? As if rain is not enough!
Why not add a gale
To endless dank days
That could drown a whale?
The sun plays tag
But never plays fair,
And just peeks from behind clouds
But never comes out to stare.
I glare and I lour
But rain continues down,
And ignores my complaints
And splashes off my frown.
I'd move if I could
The rain is so robust
Never mind about fashion,
Gore-Tex is a must.
Next winter to the desert
May I sojourn happily
Or if I can't get there
Send me to dear Napoli.
C.Hill
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"Je suis de tout cœur avec vous."
Loures, Portugal
The Farmer's Almanac states that sun haloes are a sign of approaching rain, while ancients felt they were a sign of impending doom...we'll be getting some rain here today and the way things are going, the ancient doomsayers may be correct, too!
The following is taken from The Old Farmer's Almanac:
www.almanac.com/plant/nasturtiums
Nasturtiums
The nasturtium is a cheerful and easy-to-grow flower! Their bold blooms and edible leaves, flowers, and seedpods make them an especially fun flower for kids to plant and a favorite companion plant in the garden. Here’s how to grow your own nasturtiums!
About Nasturtiums
These lovely plants, with their unique greenery and vibrant flowers, grow well in containers or as ground cover around vegetable gardens. In fact, they are often used as a trap crop in companion planting, drawing aphids and other garden pests away from the more valuable vegetables.
Nasturtium is a friend of: bean, broccoli, cabbage, cucumber, kale, melon, pumpkin, and radish.
Pests aren’t the only thing nasturtiums attract, however. They are also a favorite of pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and their pretty fragrance makes them a good choice for cut-flower gardens, too.
Nasturtiums are grown as annual plants in most areas, though they may perennialize in frost-free zones.
Types of Nasturtiums
There are many varieties of nasturtiums, which are divided into two main types: trailing or climbing types (Tropaeolum majus) and bush types (T. minus). As their names suggest, the main difference between them is their growth habit, with trailing nasturtiums forming long vines and bush nasturtiums remaining more compact. (Bush types are also sometimes called “dwarf” nasturtiums.)
Trailing nasturtiums are a great choice for growing in a window box or hanging basket, as their vines will drape and climb beautifully. Bush nasturtiums are a better choice for smaller gardens where space is limited.
Edible Flowers
An important feature of all nasturtiums is their edibility! Nasturtiums’ leaves, flowers, and seedpods have a peppery, almost mustard-like taste, which makes them lovely as a garnish in salads. The seedpods may also be pickled and used like capers.
Check out our video to learn more about the benefits of growing nasturtiums:
When to Plant Nasturtiums
Nasturtium seeds may be sown directly in the garden (recommended) or started indoors. Their fragile roots are sensitive to transplanting, so we prefer to direct-sow them.
Indoors: Start seeds 2 to 4 weeks before your last spring frost date.
Outdoors: Sow seeds 1 to 2 weeks after your last spring frost date. Soil temperatures should ideally be between 55° and 65°F (12° and 18°C). Plan to protect young seedlings from late frosts.
Choosing and Preparing a Planting Site
Nasturtiums do well in poorer soils and do not typically need extra fertilizer (unless your soil is extremely poor). Too much nitrogen will encourage more foliage than flowers.
Soil should be well-draining.
Plant nasturtiums in full sun (6–8 hours of sunlight) for the best results. They will grow in partial shade (3–6 hours of sunlight), but won’t bloom as well.
Be conscious of the growing habit of the type of nasturtium you’re growing. Plan to provide supports for trailing types.
How to Plant Nasturtiums
Sow the seeds about half an inch deep and 10 to 12 inches apart in the garden.
Plants should appear in 7 to 10 days.
According to the Farmers’ Almanac, Algonquin tribes fished for sturgeons during August, thus giving August’s full moon that name. It also says August’s full moon is called the Green Corn moon and the Grain moon to mark the start of the harvest season. Toronto #moon #astronomy #moonphotography #luna #lunaphotography #astrophotography #laluna #nikonp1000 #blogto #toronto #torontosky #canada #astro_photography_ #seaoftranquility #seaofserenity #moonlight #moonphases #supermoon #moonlovers #moonwatch #mooncraters #tycho #copernicus #apollocrater #aristoteles #aristarchus #astrophotography #moonphoto #sturgeonmoon2022 #Aquarius #greencornmoon2022
There's a lot more potential in this scene than I had time to exploit, can't hang around out on a walk with my so called friends as they will just carry on an leave me behind.
Old Farmer’s Almanac: ‘Winter wonderland!’
The Farmers' Almanac forecasts a "frosty, flakey, slushy" winter 2023-24 for eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. (Map courtesy Farmers' Almanac)
The first to issue a winter predication way back on Aug. 1, the Farmers’ Almanac puts eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the “frosty, flakey, slushy” zone for winter 2023-24.
A little more specifically, it says the I-95 corridor from Washington, D.C., to Boston will experience the opposite of last winter’s lack of wintry precipitation with “lots of rain/sleet and snowstorms to contend with.”
Even more specifically for the Lehigh Valley: December should see a dusting around Christmastime, January will be more cold than snowy, February will see decent snowfall, especially around Feb. 8 to 11, and winter will hang on in March with temperature swings and late snow. That’s according to Sandi Duncan, the almanac’s managing editor and resident of Washington Township, Warren County.
“It has to be better than last winter,” she told lehighvalleylive.com. “Well, I guess it depends if you like winter.”
Gravure
Ballet Pattern by Merlyn Severn
& Lisa Bergström by H. Lonnqvist
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1939
Dallaway, Arthur J. (ed.)
Henry Greenwood & Co., Ltd., Publishers
February’s full moon is traditionally called the "Full Snow Moon" because usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting becomes very difficult, and so some Native American tribes called it "Hunger Moon".
According to the Farmers' Almanac, full moon names date back to Native Americans in the northern and eastern U.S.
Handheld shot at 1600mm digital zoom.
UPDATE: Opinion from an employee of
The Old Farmer's Almanac:
"Interesting tracks! It certainly looks as if a huge animal walked in a line. My best guess, though, is that what we are seeing as one print are actually 4 prints together. The deeper snow makes it looks as if it is all one print. If that is correct, then it might possibly be a hopping or bounding animal, such as a rabbit or squirrel. In hopping, as I understand it, the front feet land side by side or one slightly ahead of the other. The hind legs then touch down behind where the front feet did. In bounding, the front feet start out the same way, but the hind feet land forward of the front feet and a little out to each side. I'm thinking that this is showing a hop, as the back part of the impression seems to show longer prints (such as the hind paws of a rabbit or squirrel), and the forward parts perhaps showing the smaller paws of the front feet."
(my original post):
Does anyone have any idea to whom these belong?
This morning I actually saw these tracks across the yard from our bedroom window. I couldn't wait to get closer, but have no idea what they are! And why would they appear in single file?
The full Snow Moon, through fog, at night, over...
Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA.
8 February 2020 (7:47 pm ET).
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▶ Brume: "fog, mist." One of those wonderful old words not used frequently nowadays, but should. Merriam-Webster lists its derivation as:
"French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma, from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short."
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The following is taken from The Old Farmer's Almanac:
www.almanac.com/plant/nasturtiums
Nasturtiums
The nasturtium is a cheerful and easy-to-grow flower! Their bold blooms and edible leaves, flowers, and seedpods make them an especially fun flower for kids to plant and a favorite companion plant in the garden. Here’s how to grow your own nasturtiums!
About Nasturtiums
These lovely plants, with their unique greenery and vibrant flowers, grow well in containers or as ground cover around vegetable gardens. In fact, they are often used as a trap crop in companion planting, drawing aphids and other garden pests away from the more valuable vegetables.
Nasturtium is a friend of: bean, broccoli, cabbage, cucumber, kale, melon, pumpkin, and radish.
Pests aren’t the only thing nasturtiums attract, however. They are also a favorite of pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and their pretty fragrance makes them a good choice for cut-flower gardens, too.
Nasturtiums are grown as annual plants in most areas, though they may perennialize in frost-free zones.
Types of Nasturtiums
There are many varieties of nasturtiums, which are divided into two main types: trailing or climbing types (Tropaeolum majus) and bush types (T. minus). As their names suggest, the main difference between them is their growth habit, with trailing nasturtiums forming long vines and bush nasturtiums remaining more compact. (Bush types are also sometimes called “dwarf” nasturtiums.)
Trailing nasturtiums are a great choice for growing in a window box or hanging basket, as their vines will drape and climb beautifully. Bush nasturtiums are a better choice for smaller gardens where space is limited.
Edible Flowers
An important feature of all nasturtiums is their edibility! Nasturtiums’ leaves, flowers, and seedpods have a peppery, almost mustard-like taste, which makes them lovely as a garnish in salads. The seedpods may also be pickled and used like capers.
Check out our video to learn more about the benefits of growing nasturtiums:
When to Plant Nasturtiums
Nasturtium seeds may be sown directly in the garden (recommended) or started indoors. Their fragile roots are sensitive to transplanting, so we prefer to direct-sow them.
Indoors: Start seeds 2 to 4 weeks before your last spring frost date.
Outdoors: Sow seeds 1 to 2 weeks after your last spring frost date. Soil temperatures should ideally be between 55° and 65°F (12° and 18°C). Plan to protect young seedlings from late frosts.
Choosing and Preparing a Planting Site
Nasturtiums do well in poorer soils and do not typically need extra fertilizer (unless your soil is extremely poor). Too much nitrogen will encourage more foliage than flowers.
Soil should be well-draining.
Plant nasturtiums in full sun (6–8 hours of sunlight) for the best results. They will grow in partial shade (3–6 hours of sunlight), but won’t bloom as well.
Be conscious of the growing habit of the type of nasturtium you’re growing. Plan to provide supports for trailing types.
How to Plant Nasturtiums
Sow the seeds about half an inch deep and 10 to 12 inches apart in the garden.
Plants should appear in 7 to 10 days.
We burn candles,handcrafted from pure beeswax, for 3 days from midnight on the 1st day, taking down the Christmas decorations on the 3rd in accordance with ancient rural farming customs, celebrating the holydays of The Presentation Of Jesus In The Temple, The Purification Of The Blessed Virgin with the holyday of St.Brigid on the 3rd day when wheatsheaf charms are burned on the fire at midnight and the new charms are hung from beams and placed in the inglenooks as we hold a midnight vigil of prayer for good harvest with wheat and newbaked bread placed on a windowsill in moonlight. Our Candlemas Revelry gathering is held annually at my Buckinghamshire home Thornbury Manor on the Saturday closest to Candlemas with over 500 guests attending from England,France,Spain,Italy,Portugal,Switzerland,the US and of course the Channel Islands.
This custom printed, limited edition Sports Almanac is now available on our site.
This custom injection molded CrazyBricks Hinged Book features a special print on the inside!
The almanac says the moon is 100% full this morning at 5:00 o'clock (actually 4:00 a.m., were it not for Daylight Saving Time! Haha!)
GX8 + 45-175mm @ 175mm (300mm film equivalent); 1/30 sec, handheld; f/5.6; ISO 6400
Jack (age 7) draws a version of the Plants vs Zombies almanac plants with some of his own horticultural inventions.
Illustrated Almanac by inkyD using It's a Summer Safari Add On from Foxeysquirrel at www.e-scapeandscrap.net/boutique/index.php?main_page=prod...
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac:
Q: IS THE SUMMER SOLSTICE THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER?
A: Yes and no—it depends on whether we’re speaking meteorologically or astronomically. Most meteorologists divide the year into four seasons based on the months and the temperature cycle, which allows them to compare and organize climate data more easily. In this system, summer begins on June 1 and ends on August 31. Therefore, the summer solstice is not considered to be the first day of summer, meteorologically speaking.
Astronomically, however, the first day of summer is said to be when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky, which occurs on the summer solstice (June 20–22). Therefore, the summer solstice is considered to be the first day of summer, astronomically speaking.
As an almanac, which is defined as a “calendar of the heavens,” we prefer to follow the astronomical interpretation of the seasons and do consider the first day of summer to coincide with the summer solstice. That being said, you may choose whichever system you like best!