Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Hydroponics, Onions, Aerogarden, Bay Laurel, Oleander,Rosemary, Meyer Le...
A quick look around at some of the things that are growing in the house in mid-winter. The nutrients for the Hydroponic garden arrived and the seedlings have had their first feeding. The onions seed planted last week are up and growing. The herbs in the Aerogarden have started to put on some size and I harvested some of the dill today to use in a potato salad. A look at some of the tender plants that are over wintering in the house Oleander about to bloom, Bay Laurel and Rosemary enjoying thew winter sun through glass and my very small Meyer Lemon in bloom. To close everything off a visit to the basement to see that amazing growth that the Artichoke it putting on under a grow lamp.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein - 3 of 6
Published on Feb 2, 2013
2011. Spring into Summer. In May and June, Carol is planting out sweet peas and staking perennials.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein - 2 of 6
Published on Feb 2, 2013
2011. Spring. There is great change in the garden as the remnants of winter make way for the spring.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein - 1 of 6
Published on Feb 2, 2013
2011. Winter. It's winter and there is much to do; cutting back, preparing the soil and planting garlic.
Candlemas and Groundhog's Day February 2nd.
Today is Candlemas and Groundhog's Day both of these occasions have weather forecasting lore attached to them. As near as I can tell Groundhog's Day began in 1887 and Candlemas day is a Catholic Feast Day and I'm not sure of it's origin but likely in the middle-ages or earlier. The little rhyme for Candlemas Day says, If Candlemas Day be fair and clear there'll be two winters in the year. With Groundhogs Day if the Groundhog can see it's shadow there will be six more weeks of winter but if it is overcast and no shadows then winter is over. So they both give similar predictions of bad weather to follow if it is a bright sunny day. Here in North America both Canada and the United States have famous Groundhogs and their attendants in black tie and tails bring them out with great ceremony to see if they can see their shadows. I'm just curious in your part of the world are either one of these observations talked about or is it just the nut cases on this side of the pond.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Surf's Up January 31, 2013.
No dialog just a few clips of the storm surge after today's storm. These clips were taken at the beach in the Herring Cove Provincial Park.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Planting Onions, Aerogarden and Hydroponics Up-date.
Planting onions from seed under lights, to be transplanted into the hoop house in April. Also a look at the herbs growing in the Aerogarden and the seedlings in the new hydroponic garden.
Checkout Gary's Gardening Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/garygardens
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Welcome to India 2012 - Documentary (Episode 3 of 3) [HD 720p]
Published on Nov 14, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nh893
With India destined to become the most populous nation on earth by 2026, you've got to be highly tactical in your search for a better life. It's not just about you and your dreams today - it's about the family over generations to come.
Prakash and Mangesh are brothers in their early twenties from an illegal settlement surrounded by the buzz of downtown Mumbai. Prakash is deckhand on a yacht while striving to realise his dream and launch a Bollywood career. But his family are playing the long game, and make it clear his sole purpose is to earn enough to fund in their joint future: his brother Mangesh's course in software engineering. Apparently doomed to be the underdog, an audition does finally come Prakash's way.
With India destined to become the most populous nation on earth by 2026, you've got to be highly tactical in your search for a better life. It's not just about you and your dreams today - it's about the family over generations to come.
Prakash and Mangesh are brothers in their early twenties from an illegal settlement surrounded by the buzz of downtown Mumbai. Prakash is deckhand on a yacht while striving to realise his dream and launch a Bollywood career. But his family are playing the long game, and make it clear his sole purpose is to earn enough to fund in their joint future: his brother Mangesh's course in software engineering. Apparently doomed to be the underdog, an audition does finally come Prakash's way.
Monday, January 28, 2013
The Orient Excess - China
Published on Jan 28, 2013
For downloads and more information visit:http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=64918
Three decades of economic liberalization have radically changed the face of China. With the number of Chinese billionaires increasing rapidly, the red ideals of the past may have been discarded forever.
"You can never have enough money. Money helps me fulfill my dreams", says Li Chao, for whom expensive hobbies like motor racing are no longer out of reach. He represents a new generation of pioneering red capitalists: immodest, accustomed to success and able to spend more money in one luxury evening in Shanghai or Beijing than others can earn in a year. Others, like the real estate developer Wang Dafu, were born into poverty, but are fast becoming the embodiment of the Chinese dream. "When I started working I sometimes couldn't afford a beer and a bowl of noodles." His personal fortune is now estimated at half a billion Euros. With more and more people splashing the cash the Chinese auto market is now the largest in the world, the luxury goods market "is huge" and the art market is "booming". This is life in the new China and it's one focused on a particularly unique ideology; what one party member labels, "socialism with Chinese characteristics". But not everyone is happy with the way things are going."The Communist Party is nothing but a capitalist party through and through."
Three decades of economic liberalization have radically changed the face of China. With the number of Chinese billionaires increasing rapidly, the red ideals of the past may have been discarded forever.
"You can never have enough money. Money helps me fulfill my dreams", says Li Chao, for whom expensive hobbies like motor racing are no longer out of reach. He represents a new generation of pioneering red capitalists: immodest, accustomed to success and able to spend more money in one luxury evening in Shanghai or Beijing than others can earn in a year. Others, like the real estate developer Wang Dafu, were born into poverty, but are fast becoming the embodiment of the Chinese dream. "When I started working I sometimes couldn't afford a beer and a bowl of noodles." His personal fortune is now estimated at half a billion Euros. With more and more people splashing the cash the Chinese auto market is now the largest in the world, the luxury goods market "is huge" and the art market is "booming". This is life in the new China and it's one focused on a particularly unique ideology; what one party member labels, "socialism with Chinese characteristics". But not everyone is happy with the way things are going."The Communist Party is nothing but a capitalist party through and through."
Welcome to India 2012 - Documentary (Episode 2 of 3) [HD 720p]
Published on Nov 14, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ncbyn
This observational series continues to explore what life is really like in some of the densest neighbourhoods on the planet: the backstreets of India's megacities. A popular tactic for people here, so adept at operating in a crowded world, is turning the stuff others would call waste into an opportunity.
Johora started out as a rag-picker, but through building a bottle recycling business on a railway embankment, she has big ambitions for her family of seven kids. When the local gangsters increase their protection payment demands, she boldly takes out a big loan and attempts to push her illegal business to another level.
Episode 2 of 3
This observational series continues to explore what life is really like in some of the densest neighbourhoods on the planet: the backstreets of India's megacities. A popular tactic for people here, so adept at operating in a crowded world, is turning the stuff others would call waste into an opportunity.
Johora started out as a rag-picker, but through building a bottle recycling business on a railway embankment, she has big ambitions for her family of seven kids. When the local gangsters increase their protection payment demands, she boldly takes out a big loan and attempts to push her illegal business to another level.
Episode 2 of 3
Saturday, January 26, 2013
FDR's Cruise on the Amberjack II , June 1933
Uploaded on Aug 26, 2010
FDR's Cruise on the Amberjack II , June 1933 - FDR Presidential Library 1933 - Video 111 - Silent footage of Franklin D. Roosevelt's vacation trip on the sea and at Campobello. Includes shots of Norman Davis, Raymond Moley, James Roosevelt, John Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Paul Rust and Eleanor Roosevelt. From President Roosevelt's collection. Archival footage from the FDR Presidential Library.
Eleanor Roosevelt Home Movies part 6
Uploaded on Aug 9, 2010
Eleanor Roosevelt Home Movies part 6 - FDR Presidential Library 1953 - Video 258 - From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Campobello and Hyde Park Victor Hammer home movies - 1953, 1955 46 1/2 mins. (2115 ft, 6 reels), silent, color, 16mm Includes shots of ER at Campobello and Hyde Park including Val-Kill Cottage; John Roosevelt, Sara D. Roosevelt II, and other Roosevelt grandchildren. Donated by Victor Hammer MP73-23:1-6 Archival footage from the FDR Presidential Library.
Lady Bird Johnson Home Movie #38: The Johnsons at Camp David, Campobello...
The Campobello footage begins around the 4 minute mark. Since Lady Bird is in the footage on Campobello obviously she wasn't the photographer. She was on Campobello that day with the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Pearson to lay the cornerstone for the Roosevelt International Park reception centre. I was 16 and somewhere in the crowd. I remember that the Royal Canadian Regiment Band was set-up playing on the lawn and when Lady Bird stepped on the platform dressed in yellow they played The Yellow Rose of Texas.
Uploaded on Jan 19, 2011
Lady Bird Johnson Home Movies, Home Movie #38. Footage of the Johnsons at Camp David, Campobello and LBJ Ranch in the 1960s. This is a silent, color, outdoor film. Following is a scene by scene description, courtesy of the Audio Visual Archives at LBJ Library.
The first section of this film features the Johnson family and others at Camp David on July 30-31, 1966. It opens with Lynda Johnson sitting in a convertible. Then we see LBJ swimming in pool with small child around his neck. Two unidentified children stand near the pool. LBJ hangs out in the pool talking to Joe Califano, who is holding a small child; another child is standing by the pool. Lynda talks to an unidentified woman by the pool. An unidentified girl jumps up and down in shade. Back to LBJ in the pool, now talking with and kissing a small child. The camera shows an unidentified man in pool, and then Joe Califano stands near the pool. An unidentified woman plays badminton with Lynda. Joe Califano, Pat Nugent, and two others hang out in the pool. LBJ? dives into the pool. Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent eat near the pool. An unidentified woman talks and laughs at the poolside. Lyndon Johnson (wearing plaid shirt) suns next to Lynda. An unidentified woman sits near the pool. Several unidentified people sit under the pool umbrella. Pat Nugent, Luci, and Lady Bird eat at the poolside.
The next few frames are of an unidentified girl feeding a fawn at unknown location, with a dog and cat nearby.
Then we see views at the LBJ Ranch of cactus flowers blooming and pasture scenes.
The next scenes are of Luci and Pat Nugent and an unidentified person dressed up at Camp David?
***splice***
Following are scenes from President and Mrs. Johnson laying the cornerstone for the visitor's center at Roosevelt Campobello International Park on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, on August 21, 1966. First we see a group of people waiting for the ceremony, and a Canadian band playing. Lady Bird Johnson talks with unidentified woman, and then the camera pauses on a group of unidentified ladies talking. Three unidentified men pose. LBJ speaks from the podium with Lady Bird and others seated behind him. The crowd and Canadian Mounties listen to LBJ at the podium. The camera shows a view of the visitor's center building, and then a Canadian naval officer in the crowd.
***splice***
Again at the same ceremony, Mounties and the crowd listen to speakers. An unidentified man stands at the podium with LBJ and Mrs. Johnson seated. Another unidentified stands man at the podium. The crowd and Mounties listen to the speakers. LBJ and two men lay cornerstone.
The next footage was taken at the LBJ Ranch on August 14, 1966 and features LBJ and General and Mrs. Westmoreland. This section opens with LBJ talking to Gen. William C. Westmoreland and Bill Moyers. A small child plays with a beagle. LBJ stands with Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland at the ranch. Two unidentified airmen stand in front of Air Force One. LBJ says good bye to Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland by Air Force One, and Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland board the airplane. LBJ shakes hands with unidentified airman. LBJ rides in a golf cart with a small child in his lap driving. The camera lingers on views of the Pedernales River?
The film now cuts back to scenes at the Camp David pool, continued from first part of the film. Luci and Pat Nugent eat, talk and play poolside. LBJ (wearing plaid shirt) sits with Lynda and Luci at his side. Two unidentified men talk in the shade.
The next scenes are of staff members handling correspondence.
Finally, we return to Gen. William C. Westmoreland and his wife at the LBJ Ranch (continued from earlier footage). Gen. Westmoreland talks to someone behind the camera, and then Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland.
The end of the film is a repeat of some of the earlier scenes.
The first section of this film features the Johnson family and others at Camp David on July 30-31, 1966. It opens with Lynda Johnson sitting in a convertible. Then we see LBJ swimming in pool with small child around his neck. Two unidentified children stand near the pool. LBJ hangs out in the pool talking to Joe Califano, who is holding a small child; another child is standing by the pool. Lynda talks to an unidentified woman by the pool. An unidentified girl jumps up and down in shade. Back to LBJ in the pool, now talking with and kissing a small child. The camera shows an unidentified man in pool, and then Joe Califano stands near the pool. An unidentified woman plays badminton with Lynda. Joe Califano, Pat Nugent, and two others hang out in the pool. LBJ? dives into the pool. Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent eat near the pool. An unidentified woman talks and laughs at the poolside. Lyndon Johnson (wearing plaid shirt) suns next to Lynda. An unidentified woman sits near the pool. Several unidentified people sit under the pool umbrella. Pat Nugent, Luci, and Lady Bird eat at the poolside.
The next few frames are of an unidentified girl feeding a fawn at unknown location, with a dog and cat nearby.
Then we see views at the LBJ Ranch of cactus flowers blooming and pasture scenes.
The next scenes are of Luci and Pat Nugent and an unidentified person dressed up at Camp David?
***splice***
Following are scenes from President and Mrs. Johnson laying the cornerstone for the visitor's center at Roosevelt Campobello International Park on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, on August 21, 1966. First we see a group of people waiting for the ceremony, and a Canadian band playing. Lady Bird Johnson talks with unidentified woman, and then the camera pauses on a group of unidentified ladies talking. Three unidentified men pose. LBJ speaks from the podium with Lady Bird and others seated behind him. The crowd and Canadian Mounties listen to LBJ at the podium. The camera shows a view of the visitor's center building, and then a Canadian naval officer in the crowd.
***splice***
Again at the same ceremony, Mounties and the crowd listen to speakers. An unidentified man stands at the podium with LBJ and Mrs. Johnson seated. Another unidentified stands man at the podium. The crowd and Mounties listen to the speakers. LBJ and two men lay cornerstone.
The next footage was taken at the LBJ Ranch on August 14, 1966 and features LBJ and General and Mrs. Westmoreland. This section opens with LBJ talking to Gen. William C. Westmoreland and Bill Moyers. A small child plays with a beagle. LBJ stands with Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland at the ranch. Two unidentified airmen stand in front of Air Force One. LBJ says good bye to Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland by Air Force One, and Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland board the airplane. LBJ shakes hands with unidentified airman. LBJ rides in a golf cart with a small child in his lap driving. The camera lingers on views of the Pedernales River?
The film now cuts back to scenes at the Camp David pool, continued from first part of the film. Luci and Pat Nugent eat, talk and play poolside. LBJ (wearing plaid shirt) sits with Lynda and Luci at his side. Two unidentified men talk in the shade.
The next scenes are of staff members handling correspondence.
Finally, we return to Gen. William C. Westmoreland and his wife at the LBJ Ranch (continued from earlier footage). Gen. Westmoreland talks to someone behind the camera, and then Gen. and Mrs. Westmoreland.
The end of the film is a repeat of some of the earlier scenes.
Welcome to India 2012 - Documentary (Episode 1 of 3) [HD 720p]
Published on Nov 13, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n8278
Learning how to survive on an increasingly crowded planet is probably our ultimate challenge. But there is one place, home to over a sixth of the world's population, which is already making a good shot at adapting: welcome to India. This extraordinary observational series casts aside the usual preconceptions about the sub-continent, and lets a few of India's 1.2 billion show how their world really works.
Epsiode 1 of 3
Learning how to survive on an increasingly crowded planet is probably our ultimate challenge. But there is one place, home to over a sixth of the world's population, which is already making a good shot at adapting: welcome to India. This extraordinary observational series casts aside the usual preconceptions about the sub-continent, and lets a few of India's 1.2 billion show how their world really works.
Epsiode 1 of 3
Friday, January 25, 2013
♫ Music flashmob (Verdi, La Traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici) ♪
Thank you Pru.
Flash mob in Amsterdam department store De Bijenkorf. The music is from Giuseppe Verdi's (1813 - 1901) opera La Traviata (1853): Libiamo ne' lieti calici. De Nederlandse Opera (DNO) celebrating the 25th birthday of the Muziektheater, 'de Stopera'
From Dutch TV programme NTR Podium (2-10-2011):http://ntrpodium.ntr.nl/page/opera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libiamo_ne%27_lieti_calici
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_song
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_traviata
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob
http://www.dno.nl/home.php?&&lang=uk
http://www.youtube.com/DeNederlandseOpera
http://itunes.apple.com/nl/podcast/de-nederlandse-opera/id217786714
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Nederlandse_Opera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Muziektheater
http://www.dichtbij.nl/amsterdam-centrum/lifestyle/artikel/2151300/bijenkorfp...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Bijenkorf
Bees, Butterflies and Blooms - 3 of 3
Published on Jan 22, 2013
(2012) 3 of 3. Cities.
Writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven is on a mission to halt the rapid decline in Britain's essential bees, butterflies and pollinating insects by bringing flower power to towns, cities and the countryside.
Writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven is on a mission to halt the rapid decline in Britain's essential bees, butterflies and pollinating insects by bringing flower power to towns, cities and the countryside.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Bees, Butterflies and Blooms - 2 of 3
Published on Jan 22, 2013
(2012) 2 of 3. Towns, Gardens and Britain in Bloom.
Writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven is on a mission to halt the rapid decline in Britain's essential bees, butterflies and pollinating insects by bringing flower power to towns, cities and the countryside.
Writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven is on a mission to halt the rapid decline in Britain's essential bees, butterflies and pollinating insects by bringing flower power to towns, cities and the countryside.
January 23rd Minus 18 Degrees
Cold, very cold. Great day for fire in the cabin. A visit to the coop to see Prince Leah and his girl friend....
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Bees, Butterflies and Blooms - 1 of 3
Published on Jan 21, 2013
(2012) 1 of 3. Villages, Farms and Countryside.
Writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven is on a mission to halt the rapid decline in Britain's essential bees, butterflies and pollinating insects by bringing flower power to towns, cities and the countryside.
Writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven is on a mission to halt the rapid decline in Britain's essential bees, butterflies and pollinating insects by bringing flower power to towns, cities and the countryside.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Boiling Water Turns Into Snow In Siberia
Published on Dec 20, 2012
In Siberia,Russia and it's freezing weather,thrown boiling water instantly turns into snow at - 41 degrees Celsius. (If you look closely,the bottom of the thrown water turns into snow while the rest turns into steam/vapor.) -41 ºC is -41.8 ºF in a conversion
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