Links to 3,288 m (10,786 ft) Mt. Baker Stratovolcano (Kulshan) - US Geologic Service rates it a VERY HIGH RISK. Hyperlinks your own social media are at the bottom of each post. To View VIDEOS >> SOUND ON >> FULL SCREEN click the YouTube Icon first, expand from there. To get back here, close it.
Please note that, to you, the video may seem out of focus. I am videographing the middle space, between the camera lens and the flower, to look for the plant pollinators and their predators. Those guys are very small and very fast. There are two photograph albums linked below that are in better focus.
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Published on Jun 17, 2017
There are two related Photograph Albums:
Rhododendrons 1
Click on this lead image to expand to the FULL ALBUM; then > ones with arrows for a video clip.
Lovely to look at, but remember that these are poisonousplants* -- do not allow children, pets or yourself ingest any of part of the azaleas or rhododendrons.
*The Full Story
One of the earliest accounts of mass poisoning dates back to the first century BCE when Roman troops were allegedly poisoned with honey by the Heptakometes of Turkey. The Roman soldiers were reported to be confused and vomiting and subsequently defeated in battle after eating the honey's Grayanotoxins. We now believe that they were given honey made from the nectar of the
flowering Rhododendron luteum.
In both the original piano solo form and in the orchestrated version this composition has enjoyed widespread use in animated cartoons. Its themes have also served as the basis of several popular songs.
Rhododendron/ˌroʊdəˈdɛndrən is a genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae), either evergreen or deciduous, and found throughout the world.
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lower the resolution. I, and many others have begun photographing
and videographing in HD - High Definition 1080p (pixels) and higher;
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(Total Video length 6:31 minutes, music
starts 24 seconds in from the start of the video).
Thank you to all the members,
gardeners, volunteers, staff and others who helped make this place
so beautiful.
Chatting with my photograph for
this clip, Andrea. In the Rain and under the cherry tree, with
petals falling like snowflakes all around us. (Music dubbed over
our voices.)
Today my photography and
videography were taken at 14th Street & Saint Andrews Avenue in
the City of North Vancouver BC and were inspired by Constance
To Frank and all of my family and
friends past and present
At
Evergreen House
Kiwanis Long-term
Care Facility
Margaret Fulton
Centre, and elsewhere all around
Lions Hospital
Don’t you hate people who use
big words just to make themselves look perspicacious? - From my
collection of Gallows Humour and Sarcastic Jokes
Music - Guitar Loop in D-MAJOR
(B-Minor) by MINOR2GO via looperman 21st March, 2016 Guitars
Unlimited - A New Life 1
Thank you to all of the doctors,
nurses and staff who took such wonderful care of me while I was
recovering from that broken right leg on the 3rd floor of Evergreen
House (November, 2008 - January, 2009) (then called the
Transitional Care Unit) of Lions Gate Hospital. I especially
appreciated and fondly remember the visit by Dr. Santa and his
Santa's Helpers. Thank you for the Santa's Elf doll, which I still
proudly display on my bookcase. And, to Elizabeth, who was
especially kind while I was hospitalized for that nine weeks. She
also took the time to pin up all of my Christmas Cards on my
bedside corkboard. And to my family, who visited often and stood
beside me and helped when I needed it most. To Drs. Hudon, Schwarz
and Zarkadeds and my friends: Len, Leo, Lynda and Dave and Santa
Hank and others who came by to visit. Thank you, as well, to the
homemakers who helped for next the five months, while I was at
home, continuing my physical rehabitation. And, to Kiley, for all
of the physical rehabilitation help.
Thank you for watching. You are
most gracious with your time.
Please stand by one more minute.
We're coming up to The End
With the backlight shining
through the translucent cherry blossom petals this is so very, very
beautiful. The End, next.
Coming as they do, here in the
Northern Hemisphere, at the end of winter and the first days of
spring, I think that Japanese
Cherry Blossoms are one of the most beautiful sights in our
world. (Images)
(Sakura -
Cherry blooming forecast (date of first bloom), as of 23-Mar, in
the 2016 Season in Japan). The March Vernal or Spring
Equinox in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was on Saturday,
March 19, 2016 at 9:30 PM Pacific Daylight Savings Time, so
the first full day of
Spring was on March 20, 2016 (The March Equinox in
Universal
Coordinated Time was on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 04:30
UTC).
This March, 2016 equinox signals the beginning of spring
in the Northern Hemisphere – the
earliest spring since 1896 – and autumn in the Southern
Hemisphere. It marks that special moment when the sun crosses the
celestial equator going from south to north. In 2016, this equinox
arrives on March 20 at 4:30 UTC,
or on March 19 at 11:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Here’s
what we in the Northern Hemisphere know about this equinox. Our
sunrise is earlier now, and nightfall comes later. Plants are
sprouting. Winds are softening. For us in the Northern Hemisphere,
people are enjoying the warmer days of spring. Meanwhile, south of
the equator, autumn begins.
The End
I am voluntarily doing this work,
mostly, for my shut-in friends and those in hospital suffering from
emotional, mental and/or physical disabilities. Some suffer from
Alzheimer's disease, Cancer, Dementia, and Geriatric and Palliative
Conditions, including Parkinson's Disease, Brain and nervous system
problems are common. These neurological disorders include multiple
sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy, and
stroke, and can affect memory and the ability to perform daily
activities.
“Spend
more time alone with your thoughts, because the presence of others
can inhibit your creativity. Spend time with just your
thoughts—distracted by neither other people or technology—and
your ideas will be unfettered.” ~ Isaac
Asimov
“Isaac
Asimov
(/ˈaɪzɨk
ˈæzɨmɒv/;[2]
born Isaak
Yudovich Ozimov;
circa
January 2, 1920[1]
– April 6, 1992) was an American author and professor of
biochemistry
at Boston
University, best known for his works of science fiction and for
his popular
science books. Asimov was prolific
and wrote or edited more than 500
books
and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.[3]
His books have been published
in 9 of the 10 major categories
of the Dewey
Decimal Classification.[4].
I remember reading once that, since personal computers had not been
available, he wrote (typed everything on IBM,
then Selectric typewriters ~ and that he was so prolific he wore
out 10, which he keep lining a shelf in. Towards the end of his
career, IBM simply gave him those typewriters. I’m
not alone in my love for the Selectric typewriter.
According to IBM’s website, “Renowned writers who have depended
on the Selectric include Hunter S. Thompson, John Irving, Isaac
Asimov, David Mamet, Katherine Anne Porter, James Merrill, Ralph
Ellison, Philip K. Dick and David Sedaris, among others.”
People have loved and used the Selectric for decades! What a
great machine! - See more at:
http://kytyper.com/2015/02/06/think-ibm-selectric-best-electric-typewriter-ever-made/ Isaac
Asimov Home Page. Here you'll find a comprehensive collection of
resources pertaining to Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), the quintessential
author, who in his lifetime wrote over 500 books that enlightened,
entertained, and spanned the realm of human knowledge. Like
the character Sheldon (played by Jim
Parsons), on the TV series “The
Big Bang Theory” it is thought by many the Asimov had an
eidetic
memory (ie: sometimes called a photographic memory.) Asimov was
a long-time member and vice president of Mensa
International, albeit reluctantly;[9]
he described some members of that organization as "brain-proud
and aggressive about their IQs".[10]
He took more joy in being president of the American
Humanist Association.[11]
The asteroid5020 Asimov,
a crater on
the planet Mars,[12]
a Brooklyn, New York
City elementary school, and three distinct awards have been named
for writer, chemist, and humanistIsaac Asimov.
Three distinct awards have been named for writer, chemist, and
humanistIsaac
Asimov:
The Isaac Asimov Award for
Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story
Writing is the original name of an annual award open to
undergraduate college students and given to the author of the best
science
fiction or fantasyshort story.
Established by the magazine Asimov's
Science Fiction and the International
Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, the award is
typically given for character-driven stories of the type published
in that magazine. The award is now known as the Dell Magazines
Award.[1]
The skeptical
organization CSICOP
created an Isaac Asimov Award, established in 1994 "to honor
Asimov for his extraordinary contributions to science and humanity".
The first recipient was Asimov's friend Carl
Sagan.[2]Stephen
Jay Gould was also a winner.[3]