Month: September 2016

Words Worth: What-ology?

Jeff

Most JBRish readers probably know that the suffix “ology” denotes the study of something. Well, here is a challenge…if you accept it.

BuzzFeed has an “Ology” quiz. They will present you with thirteen words ending in “ology” and you need to guess the correct area of study. I anticipated doing pretty well, but I missed three of them. I guess I have more studying to do. Is there an ology, ology?

For example, here is one of the items I did not answer correctly:

 

Horse Picture courtesy of Jeffrey B. Ross

WHICH OLOGY IS THE STUDY OF HORSES?

A – Hippology
B – Hoppology

Now don’t go looking this up IF you want to accept the challenge. If you think you are an “ology” expert, you can test your knowledge here:

Do You Know What All These “-Ology” Words Actually Mean?

 
See previous Words Worth entries HERE

STATUS QUOtes — 20160904

Jeff

“I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.” — Confucius

“Even if you are sure you can win, be careful that you can live with what you lose.” — Gary Keller

“Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.” — Wallace Stevens

“Politics is not bean bags. It’s serious, tough stuff.” — Colin Powell

 

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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 72 (American Robin)

Jeff

American Robin on a dead logAmerican Robin sitting on a log


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American Robin on a branchAn immature Robin watching us watching it


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One of my interests is moderate bird watching. I am really not one to walk miles to try to find a bird that was spotted a day or so ago. I will arise early to go on a bird walk as long as I am with someone with experience as my bird ID skills are not well developed.

I do enjoy taking photographs of birds and many times, with photo “in hand,” I am able to identify the bird after the fact. When we head onto hiking trails, the anticipation of sighting a bird I had not seen before is always with me. Generally, we are not up and about on the trails at the best times for birds, but we take what we can get.

The only bird I was able to capture in a good photograph during our exploration of Yosemite was the American Robin which we don’t see in Phoenix, AZ. The bird in the tree is an immature Robin.

 
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.

 

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See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.

STATUS QUOtes — 20160903

Jeff

“Empty vessels make most noise.” — Proverb

“I remember the sights and sounds and smells of home because the memory of home is the thing that never leaves us.” — Wyatt Cooper

“Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever.” — Leo Buscaglia

“Everybody’s twelve years old in an apple orchard.” — Rachael Ray

 

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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 71 (Top of the World – Lembert Dome)

Jeff

Top of the World at Lembert DomeLembert Dome offers wonderful views of the Tuolumne Meadows and the surrounding peaks

I have mentioned Lembert Dome a number of times as part of my previous Year of Yosemite posts, but I haven’t really shown the top of the dome itself. In the picture above, the rounded protrusion at the center-top is where I stood to take 360 degrees of photographs to document the circle of vision seen from the dome.

As you may note, it is quite an upward trek although the footing is mostly very good . The surface is somewhat rough and provides footholds along the way. I must say that when I got to one point, I had to place my cameras on a ledge above me and hoist myself up to that level. It was a stretch, but not too far! Oh, we also had to avoid patches of ice and snow!

There were groups of people sitting at a lower “saddle” eating lunch and enjoying the panoramas. If you are physically fit to undertake the climb, I can assure you it is a view worth the effort. Good hiking shoes or boots are strongly recommended!

 
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.

 

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Altar Ego – From Church To Skate Park

Jeff

An abandoned church in Llanera, Spain has been turned into a skate park by a group known as La Iglesia Skate. It started small and picked up advocates along the way and has since been noticed globally.

From Church to Skate Park
Picture courtesy of Church Brigade

Instagram Church Skate
Before and After pictures of Church Transformation to a Skate Park Picture Via Instagram

You can read more of the story here:

Mental Floss

Church Brigade

STATUS QUOtes — 20160902

Jeff

“A heart that loves is always young.” — Greek Proverb

“Never bear more than one trouble at a time. Some people bear three kinds – all they have had, all they have now, and all they expect to have. — Edward Everett Hale

“One must desire something to be alive.” — Margaret Deland

“I’ve always said that in politics, your enemies can’t hurt you, but your friends will kill you.” — Ann Richards

 

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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 70 (El Capitan by a Nose)

Jeff

The Nose of El Capitan 

The ridge facing left on El Capitan is referred to as “the Nose”

Of course I had heard of El Capitan long before I saw it or even before I planned to visit Yosemite. In preparation for the visit, and while at the park, the readings about Yosemite would often refer to “the nose” of El Capitan.

Apparently the ridge that juts out (facing southwest) is one of the premiere rock climbing trails and referred to as “the nose” by rock climbers. It was once thought impossible to scale, but is now one of the benchmarks of achievement for rock climbers.

You can read more about “the Nose” and rock climbing:

The Nose: How to Climb El Capitan’s Most Famous Route by Andy Kirkpatrick Jul/2014

Danger Zones: The Nose – Accidents On El Cap’s Most Popular Route

The Nose of El Capitan 

 
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.

 

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See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.

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STATUS QUOtes — 20160901

Jeff

“The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the gate.” — Marcus Terentius Varro

“Dreams you don’t work on don’t disappear, they become ghosts. They haunt you in your quiet moments.” — Jon Acuff

“Man is spirit – this is all man needs to know; and spirit is triumphant over matter.” — White Eagle

“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.” — Lincoln Steffens

 

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