Daily Archives: 16 Sep 2017
September 16th is National Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Day!
Foodimentary - National Food Holidays
Here are today’s five thing to know about Bread:
- It takes 9 seconds for a combine to harvest enough wheat to make about 70 loaves of bread.
- Each American consumes, on average, 53 pounds of bread per year.
- An average slice of packaged bread contains only 1 gram of fat and 75 to 80 calories.
- One bushel of wheat will produce 73 one-pound loaves of bread.
- Breaking bread is a universal sign of peace.
Today’s Food History
- 1380 Charles V of France Died.
* It was Charles V who commissioned Taillevent to write what would become the first professional cookery book written in France, ‘Le Viandier’.
* Forks were mentioned in an inventory during his reign
* Some believe that he died as a result of eating amanita mushrooms. - 1630 Shawmut changed its name to Boston. If not for this, we might be eating Shawmut Baked Beans and Shawmut Cream…
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4 Smart Hacks to Keep Your Home Comfortable – Engineer Mommy
Looking for some smart ways to keep your home at a comfortable temperature throughout the year? Check out these smart hacks to keep your home operating efficiently.
Source: 4 Smart Hacks to Keep Your Home Comfortable – Engineer Mommy
Rough Night Out, Barred Owl
These photographs don’t necessarily show this Owl at his best. In the header he looks hungover.
Rough Night Out, Barred Owl – Click To Enlarge
He really was preening and fluffing his feathers but the one came out like a really bad drivers license photo.
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Rough Night Out, Barred Owl – Click To Enlarge
Rough Night Out, Barred Owl – Click To Enlarge
I’ll publish a few more in another article to to help redeem his image as the old wise one.
Classic Great Blue Heron
The classic pose here. Photographed in a marsh, he was standing on a small floating island of reeds.
Classic Great Blue Heron – Click To Enlarge
Until recently I was able to identify the younger birds, and assumed they were from this years rookeries. They were much more tolerant of us photographing them.
Now all the birds here are full adults. They have all blended together and are now moving freely all around the coast.
Oyster Catcher Passing By
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TPJphoto.net The Oyster Catcher, striking and just a bit strange. Oyster Catcher Passing By – Click To Enlarge A little heavy on the makeup. Oyster Catcher Passing By – Click To Enlarge View original post
Caturday box brigade
Coon Cat usually likes to lay around in the kitchen. This morning, he wanted to be petted and have a few treats — or so I thought.
It’s not like him to continue nuzzling my hand when I’m using the mouse. I tried to cuddle with him, he jumped off my lap.
Normally, he’s not this insistent. In fact, this is his usual state.
Hmmmm…..
There was plenty of space for 3 more dogs on the dog/cat beds and no one was using the 4 inch thick cat bed next to his food (pictured above to the left). He didn’t want the indignity of being petted, and he wasn’t going to stop bopping my hand around until I did something about his problem.
I left the scene of this mystery to make a nice cup of hit Earl Grey tea with honey — my go-to think juice.
And…
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Colorful Charleston, Windows
Photographers have always loved windows. Add the character and color of Charleston and you have the perfect reason to walk around town.
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A side window in the famous Circular Church.
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Charleston is known for it’s galleries, this one is a favorite. I do love this ship and have photographed it various times of night and day.
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A pottery gallery window that I don’t remember seeing before.
The ‘Colorful Charleston’ articles are something we publish on-going. There is rarely a shortage of photographs.
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