STATUS QUOtes — 20181031

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world.” — Cesare Pavese

“I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I wasn’t poor, I was needy. They told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, I was deprived. Then they told me underprivileged was overused. I was disadvantaged. I still don’t have a dime. But I have a great vocabulary.” — Jules Feiffer

“There are well-dressed foolish ideas, just as there are well-dressed fools.” — Nicolas Chamfort

“Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.” — Andy Rooney

 

 

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Photography: My Shot — Male Elk on a Hill



We were up early and exciting about taking a hike along the Beaver Ponds Trail at Yellowstone National Park. As we began the moderate incline to start the hike, a male elk was standing watch with a doe a bit farther down the side of the hill.

As we waited a moment before proceeding, the elk sensed our presence and took a look over his shoulder. I quickly snapped a photograph with my least capable, but longest telephoto camera to grab this shot.

Looking at him in this photograph, viewers can tell that this adolescent male was very confident and proud. Shortly after capturing this picture we were called back by park rangers and headed for another access to the trail. After all, this is their home!

 

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Metadata

File Name: IMG_1061.CR2
Capture time: 8:16 AM
Capture date: Sept 14, 2018
Exposure: 1/200 sec @ f/8.6
Focal Length: 215mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Lens: 4.3-215mm
Edited in Lightroom

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STATUS QUOtes — 20181030

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.” — Isaac Asimov

“You are here to enable the divine purpose of the Universe to unfold. That is how important you are! ” — Eckhart Tolle

“It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for their presentation is provided or available.” — Thomas Mann

“A man who catches a big fish doesn’t go home through an alley.” — Ann Landers

 

 

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The Queen Now Has A Crown!


Queens Wreath from 2015

Our Queen’s Wreath – 2015

Readers of JBRish who have been following along for a while might have read a bit about our Queen’s Wreath (Antigonon leptopus) vine (see links below). Up until recently, this plant has been a show stopper and then something happened…

The plant was just not filling out the way it did during the previous years. Instead of a full, swath of leaves and stems this what we saw.

 


Bare, sparse stems

A close up revealed how sparse the leaves where in relationship to the lush coat of heart-shaped leaves we anticipated.


closeup of sparse growth

It was only a vague shadow of its former glory and far from queen-like.


full side view - - sparse

Instead of the abundant bouquet of blooms in the first picture, this was the extent of the flowering.


single strand of paltry blooms

We examined the plant over time looking for insect damage, making sure the water was being amply applied and noting that we used the same fertilizing regimen of the past. At the base, the leaves were more lush so we looked more closely and then it hit us. Rabbits!


Rabbits were eating away at the base

Those pesky rabbits had decided that they now like the Queen’s Wreath and that it would become their salad bar. This was not an issue during the three or so seasons of beauty preceding this problem.

We knew what we had to do even though we didn’t relish the thought. Like other plants in our landscape, this would have to be rabbit-proofed. We erected a plastic barrier approximately thirty inches high.


a picture of the plastic fence

To completely thwart rabbits, some method needs to be used to keep them from digging under the barrier. Most of the time, having the “fencing” flat on the ground for several inches creating a lip and then topped with rocks will be discouraging enough. When done correctly, it forms a resistant border. (See yellow arrows below)


Fencing lip topped with rocks

We were sure to have the water supply located appropriately before fastening the barrier and now we had the fence around the entire plant. I wasn’t quite sure how to proceed. I knew I had to do something with the existing plant material. Some flowering vines (as well as other plants) will react negatively to a severe trim and the bloom may be lost for the current gardening year.

After all of this trouble, I didn’t want to risk that so I hedged my bet and severely trimmed one side while only moderately trimming the other side in hopes of preserving some of the flowers for this current season.

Luckily the plant began to flourish as in the past and now, at the end of the season, both sides have evened out and the plant is showing why it is called Queen’s Wreath.


Queen's Wreath glorious once again


Sprays of flowers cover the vine


Beautiful, blooming Queen's Wreath

You have to admit, although small, the plethora of blooms do put on a show.


Closeup of coral blooms

We are hopeful that this will be a long-lasting resolution to the Queen’s Wreath’s care and provide years of charming color!

 

 
Showy Queen’s Wreath – October, 2015

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STATUS QUOtes — 20181029

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“A great person is one who leaves others at a loss after they are gone [ed].” — Paul Valery

“The importance of an individual thinker owes something to chance. For it depends upon the fate of his ideas in the minds of his successors.” — Alfred North Whitehead

“Literature is news that stays news.” — Ezra Pound

“When a man’s best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.” — Edward Abbey

 

 

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New Golf Quotes, Quips, Etc. Added – 20181028

New Golf Quotes & Quips on JBRish

 
Three new golf quotes have been added to the JBRish Golf Quotes page. If you enjoy golf or even if you don’t, I think you will find them amusing and interesting. Today’s quotes are by David Feherty, Steve Melnyk and Lee Trevino.

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STATUS QUOtes — 20181028

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.” — Leonardo da Vinci

“Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.” — Thomas Edison

“Having each some shingles of thought well dried, we sat and whittled them.” — Henry David Thoreau

“I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound – if I can remember any of the damn things.” — Dorothy Parker

 

 

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STATUS QUOte Picture Quote – 20181027

Today’s STATUS QUOte Picture Quote


“Learn to sit back and observe. Not everything needs a reaction.”

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STATUS QUOtes — 20181027

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.” — Frank Zappa

“Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling?” ― Bertrand Russell

“To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit.” — Robert J. Furey

“Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” — George Bernard Shaw

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20181026

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“The moment I make an excuse, I confess to many things.” — Muriel Strode

“You’ve got to know your limitations. I don’t know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren’t too many limitations, if I did it my way.” — Johnny Cash

“Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” — David Hume

“Weaseling out of things is important to learn; it’s what separates us from the animals… except the weasel.” — Homer Simpson

 

 

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