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She has a low tolerance for being loved on when she's awake, but she is a lap cat. She will imperiously stand on you before settling down and curling up.
Day 21/365: Charlie was kind enough to drive me around town so I could take some shutter speed photos of the traffic! Love shutter speed - you can be so creative with it and to be honest you can be a kid! Lesson Learned: Shutter Speed offers a lot of opportunities to think out side the box with your creativity! I've been reading a lot about "long exposure" - I'm really hoping to get some sky/water photos in the coming months using long exposure!
《役天一照片計畫》
這裡是我常常去福澳港的一個分岔路口
跟著那些汽車往下開即可到達
幾乎整段都是陡下坡又是轉彎
超刺激的
繼續往上
沿著中央大道繼續走可以到達各村
中央大道路上會經過為一島上一間可以加油的加油站
在港口附近的加油站只能加柴油
如果之後有要來南竿玩的朋友千萬別騎錯路了。
MMM14 Day 21. Wearing a silk twill skirt made from a Vogue dress pattern (V1174), and again, this is a pattern I've used again and again as it works in many different fabrics. In the background is Sydney, seen from the promenade leading to Sydney Opera House. If you'd like to read more about the skirt, there's a link to the original blog post in my MMM days 19-25 blog post <a href="http://www.upsewlate.blogspot.com"
The challenge was to create our own manifesto, not enough room to put everything in it :)
After 7 weeks vacation i'm trying to get into the Beyond Beyond again !!
This was fun.
Background texture : kk_0303 by Kim Klassen
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Struggled for inspiration today with the crystal ball, so a quick snapshot.
Hopefully, the inspiration will return tomorrow !
I woke up early with a coughing child, so glad to see todays challenge is QUICK! I finished this in just under 30 minutes - the most time-consuming part was getting my printer to take the cardstock. Any suggestions for great printers? Well, must get ready for work and little dude prepped for pre-school. This is a record on early morning finishes for me - TFL!
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.
La plus belle chose que nous puissions vivre est le mystère. C'est la source de tout art véritable et de toute science. Celui pour qui cette émotion est étrangère, qui ne peut plus s'arrêter pour s'étonner et rester émerveillé, est comme mort : ses yeux sont fermés.
Albert Einstein
This was SO much fun!! Amazing what you can do with bubbles, a highlighter and a blacklight! VERY cool project! I will be doing this again with more colors next time! Be prepared for a speckled glowing face and lots of laughter when you try it!! :0)
Don't think I made it with this one - just a little after midnight here. This is actually kind of a boring story about how I challenged the measurement on my dog and got her to jump at a lower height in AKC agility.....yawn. Still, I love the photo and making the big title was fun. Love my PSE! Photo by Pat Randall.
I decided to make my own Advent calendar about neo Black Falcon. I hope you will enjoy during 24 days ! Today, a Black Falcon knight.
Why do they burn sugarcane before harvesting and does doesn’t it not harm
the sugar?
It might look alarming to see a massive field of crops intentionally set on fire, but there is actually a very strategic—and historically essential—reason for it.
Here is exactly why sugarcane is burned before harvest, and why the sugar inside stays perfectly safe.
Why Burn the Fields?
The primary reason for burning sugarcane is efficiency and safety.
Clearing the Waste: A mature sugarcane plant consists of a sugar-rich stalk surrounded by a massive amount of leafy, razor-sharp green waste (called "trash"). Burning quickly destroys these leaves and the dead foliage while leaving the tough, moisture-heavy stalks completely intact.
Pest Control: Sugarcane fields are prime real estate for dangerous pests. In places like Australia and South America, burning clears out venomous snakes, rats, and biting insects, making it significantly safer for hand-harvesters or mechanical operators.
Easier Transport & Milling: Removing the leaves means trucks and mills only transport the valuable stalks, rather than wasting energy and space on useless foliage.
Why Doesn't It Harm the Sugar?
It seems counterintuitive that a raging fire won't ruin the crop, but it comes down to basic physics and plant biology:
1. High Moisture Content
Sugarcane stalks are incredibly dense and packed with water. Because they are so wet, they don't actually catch fire. The fire sweeps through the dry leaves incredibly fast—often lasting only 15 to 30 minutes—which isn't enough time to heat the internal core of the stalk to a damaging temperature.
2. The Sugar is Protected
The sugar (sucrose) is safely stored inside the juicy pith of the stalk, shielded by a tough, fibrous outer rind. The brief flash of heat might slightly char the outside, but it doesn't cook or burn the sugar inside.
The Catch: Once a field is burned, a clock starts ticking. The heat triggers a natural chemical breakdown in the plant. If the burned cane isn't harvested and milled within 24 to 48 hours, the sugar content will begin to decline rapidly.
The Shift Away from Burning
While burning has been the standard for generations, it is steadily being phased out in many parts of the world (including modern Australian farming).
Today, advanced mechanical harvesters can perform "green cane harvesting." These machines cut the cane and use powerful fans to separate the leaves from the stalks right in the field, leaving the leafy "trash" behind as mulch to protect the soil. This eliminates the massive smoke clouds and environmental impact of traditional burns.
Day 21
21st January 2012
They really do make absolutely anything into Lego nowadays! One of Chap's 4th Birthday presents. Lego is a new obsession. Oh well, at least we're moving on from cars! Spongebob however is more difficult to get used to. Arrrrghhh.