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Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2025

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Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

by Apondia

Rated: E · Book · Experience · #2050107

A Journal to impart knowledge and facts

July 22, 2015

I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done.

I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them.

I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Mar 20, 2025 at 11:31pm
In response to "When Will Spring Be Active"

I agree with you Spring does have it's entertaining moments.

Purple Catching Up

Mar 18, 2025 at 7:26pm
In response to "Dancing at the Mall"

Haha! Very creative. I love that she referred to the hat as odds and ends.

Apondia

Mar 18, 2025 at 4:37pm
In response to "Ides or the center of the month"

Ides means center I think.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 18, 2025 at 4:34pm
In response to "Dancing at the Mall"

I wasn't expecting that! Nice work.

Purple Catching Up

Mar 14, 2025 at 3:05pm
In response to "Ides or the center of the month"

I knew about Ceasar, but was surprised to find out how far back that dates goes when it comes to disasters. It's no wonder Shakespeare went for that date

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 12, 2025 at 5:02pm
In response to "Ides or the center of the month"

March is a time of change or leading to change. At least in Montana and Kansas. Where I grew up, near to you, April was change. Same in Thailand and Costa Rica. Either winter calm giving way to storms or heat building until rains poured down. The Ides of April is the 13th.

Imho, a certain contemporary leader needs to be wary of the Ides.

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Conrad Moriarty

Mar 12, 2025 at 3:38pm
In response to "AI?"

I have so many mixed feelings about A.I.: at once horrified and awe-struck. I think it's a good tool to construct processes, plans, and maybe toward the very end of a writing process it's like a sterile pair of eyes. I want it to have as little to do with my creative process as possible. Honestly, it just feels...wrong.

I've explored interesting philosophical queries with it, including past-life regression. Those "conversations" are usually a ton of fun.

What role do humans play behind the steering whell, Lyn? I wasn't aware of that. Let us know if you can find the link, too, please!

I deeply fear for the youth. I teach adult students and when I assign them in-class projects, the majority of what they present is A.I. generated. It's obvious: word choices, turns of phrase, and...they're reading quite a bit off their screen monotonously, without deep acquisition. I use an A.I. detector and give 0's to work that is A.I.-made. You'd be surprised the % that still use it for their writing. It's troubling.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Mar 7, 2025 at 12:27am
In response to "Tariffs?"

No the problem lies much deeper than that.

Purple Catching Up

Mar 5, 2025 at 11:44am
In response to "Promise of New Life"

Sunshine is such a mood changer! I'm all for melting snow

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 3, 2025 at 12:12pm
In response to "Spring Thoughts"

Yes, an orchard sounds nice. What apple varieties do you have? Any pears?

May 21, 2024 at 5:10pm

#1071492

A Forest to Remember

Kirstenbosch and the National botanical and zoological gardens are now The South African Biodiversity Institute.

Hi! from apondia

April 29, 2024Fires on Table Mountain started by lightning strikes cause evacuations of guests. Caution extended to Kirstenbosch Gardens on that day. .Can you imagine the concern extended to this beautiful area of diverse plant life threatened by fire.

The dell is the oldest part of Kirsten Bosch. It is a place where cool shade loving plants thrive and flowing spring waters run clear. A peaceful serene area to visit. Stone age implements have been found in the Dell. They are from the Khoikhoi people who have been living in the area for 2000 years.

Kirsten Forest is named after a family that used to reside somewhere close to the land used for the Botanical Gardens. However they never actually owned any of the land used to build the Biodiversity Institute. Kirsten Bosch means Kirsten forest.

A card sent to my family back home: There is so much to see here. It is like this on our virtual tours. To much to see in just one day. The hotel where we are staying gives us a rare view. Our rooms are high in the sky. I'm enjoying the view and the beauty of the rooms. Kirsten Bosch means Kirsten Forest. An interesting feature is the many shops actually attached to the Botanical and Zoological Institute but accessible without buying a ticket to view the Gardens. Having a great time and learning a lot. Taking lots of pictures to show you when I get back. Love, Mom

There are so many different areas inside the Gardens. A concert area, African stone sculpture area has a gift store as a part of it, Maps to the different parts can be downloaded, Gift shops and book shops are available, a conference center, The conservatory actually houses a baobab tree, a Cycads area is called living fossils, because the plants there have not changed much since the dinosaurs were roaming around, There is a lily pond on the main lawn. I think it is a great place to spin a science fiction yarn. It is a beautiful place and the pond reminds me of many stories I've read about magical ponds.Each place in the garden grows its own variety of plants. So many different areas I won't take time to name them all.

It is interesting that one of the maps shows areas where pet dogs are allowed to be taken on walks.

Have a great day.

apondia#1781748

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