Loss of a photographic and cultural icon

Another sign of the passing of time and of a generation.

Nurse in iconic World War II kiss photograph dies

These two captured the hearts and imaginations of generations that followed.

I feel just as I did when I found out that the woman they credited with inspiring the iconic "Rosie the Riveter" had passed on as well.

With the passing of this generation, there is a collective loss of knowledge and experience that may not ever be regained.

What colour is a Carrot?

Today I wore oranje... I will wear oranje on monday as well.

Why did I wear oranje today

Netherlands 2, Cameroon 1

I am not a soccer or football fan at all, but I might become one.

12 years ago I was in the Netherlands when they were playing Brazil during the World Cup.

The country was draped in Orange, or Oranje if you please. Oranje fabric draped buildings and orange banner bunting draped the entire Nation.

They lost the game 12 years ago, but if I am reading the stats correctly, they are doing quite well now.

Why Orange? The Netherlands team colour is Oranje in honour of their Royal Family which descends from the House of Orange. The Crown Prince is given the title "The Prince of Orange".

How much do people from the Netherlands love their Royal Family and the colour Orange? Well what colour is a carrot? It is orange now, but in the 16th century it was purple. Dutch Botanists successfully bred carrots to be orange, rumour has it to honour their Royal House.

Canada, Ukraine, and Poland are not in the world cup, thankfully I can cheer for part of my ancestral heritage when I put on the Oranje and cheer for the Netherlands on Monday!

Buzz buzz buzz

I read a friends posting about an artist, tomáš gabzdil libertiny who was using bees to create art by building a honey comb structure on a human form.

Looked familiar I thought... I remember seeing a beautiful clothing installation at the Banff Centre of the Arts that was done by a Canadian Artist.

Sure enough I scrolled down the comments on the site and found the artist I was looking for

Aganetha Dyck

Check out her web page, (a nice bit of web design) her installations are wonderful. I have seen them in Banff and Vancouver. I appreciate what she is doing with her bees, she sets out objects and lets the bees create art. I did not find the installation that I read about today to be as interesting. The artist created the honeycomb structure in which he wanted to see worked on by the bees.

A few years ago I began thinking about getting a hive some day, when I had the space. Now I want to put a window in the hive so I can see the art they are creating.

itchy, itchy, scratchy, scratchy...

Dear Mosquitos

Is there any way we could convince you to leave us alone?

There are a few welt free spots left for you to attack,

but I would really prefer you wouldn't.

thanks...

itchy, itchy, scratchy, scratchy, a mosquito bit my backy.

go away mosquitos, go away mosquitos

yesterday I gave in to intense pressure to actually use some spray

a mosquito landed on my legs while the spray was still wet

and began biting anyway... then 3 of his friends joined him.

I am going out shopping for a beekeepers suit tomorrow.

Calls from the neighbourhood kids of

"Look out here comes the crazy lady"

be damned.

The Longest Day

The Longest Day... not just a great WW2 movie, but an actual day. (D- Day didn't actually take place on the longest day,

it just felt like it)

Unfortunately it means that tomorrow the days get shorter.

Summer Solstice 2010: Why It's the First Day of Summer

Most people know the Summer Solstice, some the Winter (dec 21) fewer still the autumnal and spring equinox's (sept 23 and march 20 respectively this year) . For all your other Pagan Holiday needs you may need to consult a specialized calendar

Where did the weekend go?

Were did the weekend go?

Seriously, much too fast.

Can Wendel Clark Get Back To Shape?

This one is just for you Jay.

Can Wendel Clark Get Back To Shape?


a tale for all of us of a certain age. (I went to highschool with Wendel)