18 Nov
Last winter season I wrote about a Himalayan Salt Crystal lamp that I had picked up.
I used it all season, and I found it really helped with the static electricity in the air.
It is also used to neutralize the ions in the air to make it more refreshing and the orange glow from it was [...]
Posted in environment, health, winter by: kml
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20 Aug
Did you know that you can “see” sound?
Take a look at the above image that has been borrowed from the Wiki.
It is a Navy FA-18 Hornet that is passing from transonic to supersonic speed.
The white halo is said to form from the condensed water droplets in the air as the air pressure drops around the [...]
Posted in environment, transportation by: kml
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09 Aug
We have made it a point to go swimming every day at the lake for some much needed exercise.
We have gone to this lake for 28 summers and it has only been closed a couple of times due to Bluegreen Algae that covers the whole lake.
A good rain soaking usually takes care of it with [...]
Posted in environment, family, nature, summer by: kml
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11 May
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Deer Off. All opinions are 100% mine.
There is nothing like fresh picked produce from the garden!
Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans, and zucchini are some of the plants we grow in our garden.
It has been a couple of years since we had a vegetable garden - [...]
Posted in animals, environment, food, nature, summer, wildlife by: kml
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22 Apr
This image was one of the first posts I made on this blog over two years ago.
I think it deserves to be posted again in honor of this year’s Earth Day.
It it titled: Earth’s City Lights, and this night time image was comprised in the year 2000.
We are many on this little round ball that [...]
Posted in environment, places, space by: kml
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08 Mar
One more post about ice, and then I will give it a break.
I don’t usually insert video into my blog - mainly because I have no idea how to do it.
Hopefully this one will come through.
It is a video from the Extreme Ice program on PBS.
What you are viewing is a compilation of slides over [...]
Posted in environment, nature, winter by: kml
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01 Mar
Did you know that there is a laboratory that was built for the sole purpose of storing and studying ice core samples from all over the world - mainly the North and South Pole?
And these are not small ice core samples - take a look at the above photo.
The National Ice Core Laboratory is located [...]
Posted in environment, nature, places by: kml
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