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Making my way through the prickly field I sneaked up on these hard-working people in the packing station in the middle of this Nopal growing orchard.
Well....... they must have known we were coming, seing their Patron (their Boss) and a group of buyers approaching in the field way behind me (((:
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History of Nopal:
Archaeological evidence shows Nopal as a staple and medicine for the cultures which have thrived in Meso Americ (Mexico) dating back at least 12,000 years including the Olmec, Toltec and most recently Aztec. Indeed Aztec folklore describes a prophetic vision of an eagle holding a serpent in its talons while perched on a Nopal cactus plant, where providence dictated they build their city. The Aztec’s referred to Nopal as “Nochtli” in their native Nahuatl language, thus naming their divinely inspired city Tenochtitlan, or City of the Nopal; today’s location of Mexico City. Explorers visiting that area in the 15th Century were fascinated by Nopal’s shelf life and ability to protect against scurvy, which we now know is due to its high Vitamin C content. Thus Nopal became a popular seafaring food and eventually made its way around the globe.
INFO on the HEALTH BENEFITS OF NOPAL cactus - taken from the Chosen Foods - Ancient Nutrition website:
What is Nopal?
Nopal is a cactus native to Mexico, botanically classified as Opuntia ficus-indica. The Genus Opuntia describes over 200 cactus species growing worldwide, all of which share the common Mexican ancestor O. ficus-indica The success of Nopal as a food and medicine has kept it an icon of health food in Mexico where more than 700,000 metric tons are consumed annually.
More recently clinical research has found Nopal to be an ancient nutrition for modern illness because of its unique ability to normalize blood sugar, improve digestive health, and protect against inflammation and oxidative stress.
1 Blythe a Day July 2022
It is my one wish that next July we will be traveling to Australia (Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne) for 6 weeks over the summer holidays - it's been so long since I've been home!
Probably lucky to photograph the rusting remains of an old citrus packing house near Deleon Springs. Notice that they are cleaning the area, hope they are not planning to demolish the buildings. This one has sat vacant since the early sixties, when citrus growing began fading out north of Orlando. This is an historic site, but is really abandon and heavily vandalize. Will be contacting the owners soon, to find out more. Press "L" for large view and then "Esc" to come back.
( Spanish/ Español: Probablemente llegue a tiempo antes que lo destruyeran, ya que estan preparando el area para ser demolida. Esta empacadora esta abandonada desde los años 60's.)
Data: Olympus EPL2, ISO: 400, f/8, 1/200, FL: 40mm=80mm on FF, Date: November 10, 2012.
Process: Olympus Viewer 2 raw effects, Gimp and Zoner Photo Studio 12.
Location: DeLeon Springs, Florida.
This photo is part of my new Set / Serie: Abandoned.
Vi åker utomlands snart och jag släpar ju helt klart med mig en hel del prylar. Detta är min "prylpark" för utlandssemestern 2016.
Iphonen är given (iPhone 6s). Fungerar mest som kamera utomlands. IPaden (iPad Air 2) läser jag på samt har fullproppad med filmer och serier, perfekt när man bara vill ta igen sig på hotellrummet. Till det har jag även den fina blå HDMI-kabeln samt en konverteringsladd för lightning till HDMI. På så sätt kan jag få ut bilden på hotellrummet TV.
Mina bluetooth-hörlurar (Sony MDR-XB950BT) och en bluetooth-högtalare får följa med.
Givetvis ska allt kunna laddas också. Då jag filmar och fotograferar jättemycket så laddar telefonen snabbt ur, därför har jag med mig ett batteripack som kan ladda iPhonen full tre gånger om (den ljusblå mojängen i vänstra kanten, fungerar även som ficklampa!). Två laddare är även med, till iPad och iPhone. Sen sladdar så klart. En lightningsladd för att ladda iPhone eller iPad. En mikro-USB-sladd för att ladda hörlurarna eller batteripacket (vilket kan göras med iPad- eller iPhone-laddaren) och en adapter för mikro-USB till lightning så att den sladden kan även ladda antingen iPhonen eller iPaden.
Det är kul med prylar!
aren't like regular peanuts.
Teek found some packing peanut shrapnel. Every time he went to sniff it to see what it was, the peanut stuck to his nose. It was making him CRAZY. At one point he even growled at it. Hi-larious.
One of our club members had developed this time saving packing technique for his trains. The idea is to throw the model into a random box on to our whatever else is in there. The only downside is that there may be some extra time required to prepare the model for display again afterwards.
Cpl. Jeffery Mount, from Hendersonville, Tennessee, team member, Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, moves his gear in preparation to leave Forward Operating Base Nolay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 2, 2014. Mount, along with the rest of SFAAT 2-215, are completing a seven-month deployment to the area as the last advisors in support of the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Young/Released)
When you are packing for a family gathering on your husbands side, and all you really want to bring is this....
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Teddy packing his suitcase for our Holiday on Saturday :) We are staying in Llwyndafydd, Wales again, such a beautiful and amazing place, i sure can't wait!
I also rented the 24mm 1.4 and 50mm 1.2 again,so i will come back with LOADS of pictures!
Hope you all have a great week too!
Ophelia and Maisey are packing up the Easter decorations, finally. They liked them so much they kept them out for 2 weeks after Easter : )
Now it's time to clean up the Dal House in anticipation of the arrival of their 4th roommate!
I'm so ready for home. Ok so I'm leaving tomorrow to Los Angeles then fly to Manila to visit my best friends (Aug 29th-31st) then I'll be in Singapore with my mom from the 31st till Sept 8th and I'll be in Jakarta for the rest of my holiday till the 19th so come say hi!
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Helsinki is a very active harbor, and while the massive transit ships that go back and forth to Tallinn have stations further down the harbor, there's limited space in the middle section for all the mid-sized ships.
The main ship here is an old Russian imperial boat that's been turned into dinner cruise ship. The one on the right was a sizable research vessel. The little bit of what you can see on the left is a military minelayer ship.
Monster fond in the bottom of a package munching down on the Styrofoam packing peanuts. For the Looking Close...On Friday group, topic: Orange.
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti preparing SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule for a return to Earth. She shared these images to her social media on 17 August 2022 with the following caption:
Have we got everything? We spent countless hours packing return bags even before our cargo #Dragon arrived, & now it’s almost fully loaded! Including a lot of powered lockers (in the pic)… fridges, freezers, animal habitats.
ID: 444I0402
Credit: ESA/NASA
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti preparing SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule for a return to Earth. She shared these images to her social media on 17 August 2022 with the following caption:
Have we got everything? We spent countless hours packing return bags even before our cargo #Dragon arrived, & now it’s almost fully loaded! Including a lot of powered lockers (in the pic)… fridges, freezers, animal habitats.
ID: 444I0596
Credit: ESA/NASA