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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
A Taste of Spring and Summer To Come
It is the last day of a long holiday weekend.
WE invited a couple of friends for a cook out with homemade burgers and Jersey manufactured hot dogs. We hanged out by the pool with wine, Samuel Adams beer and some hors douevres.
It was a laid back afternoon enjoying an 80 degree weather with sun and clear blue sky.
But a taste of spring and summer to come was when I was tending and exploring my backwoods yesterday. In addition to the beautiful sounds of birds, occasional sights of deer and hopping wild rabbits, there were these voracious blood sucking mosquitoes and horse flies getting onto my skin. By the way, horse fly's proboscis can get through a regular cotton t-shirt! And also the gnats...those tiny insects that hoover your head, it can get into any unprotected human orifices.
I said to myself, welcome to the countryside of Tewksbury.
WE invited a couple of friends for a cook out with homemade burgers and Jersey manufactured hot dogs. We hanged out by the pool with wine, Samuel Adams beer and some hors douevres.
It was a laid back afternoon enjoying an 80 degree weather with sun and clear blue sky.
But a taste of spring and summer to come was when I was tending and exploring my backwoods yesterday. In addition to the beautiful sounds of birds, occasional sights of deer and hopping wild rabbits, there were these voracious blood sucking mosquitoes and horse flies getting onto my skin. By the way, horse fly's proboscis can get through a regular cotton t-shirt! And also the gnats...those tiny insects that hoover your head, it can get into any unprotected human orifices.
I said to myself, welcome to the countryside of Tewksbury.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Our Weekend Holiday
We went to our family friend in Hillsborough for the weekend holidays. It was less crowd but more personal and have the same amount of fun.
My family has always a good time when we meet our family friend s on any occasion. It is just the way it is.
That was yesterday.
Today, we have our time on our own. I got the pool going, chemicals and heat in order. It was ready by 10 AM.
My family dipped in after that.
I dipped in later in the day after tending to my trees and backyard getting rid off the invasive vines and bushes.
My great discover for the day was to identify a tree that has been growing in my property for eight summers now. The clue was this specific tree bear a fruit or flower called samara. The leaves, twigs and flowers were classic description.
Seedlings were all over my property.
The tree is called Boxelder maple (Acer negundo). A tree truly indigenous to New Jersey.
I grilled sirloin steak with cucumber and onions, a great dinner.
Tomorrow, a few friends will stop by for a swim, drinks and appetizers.
My family has always a good time when we meet our family friend s on any occasion. It is just the way it is.
That was yesterday.
Today, we have our time on our own. I got the pool going, chemicals and heat in order. It was ready by 10 AM.
My family dipped in after that.
I dipped in later in the day after tending to my trees and backyard getting rid off the invasive vines and bushes.
My great discover for the day was to identify a tree that has been growing in my property for eight summers now. The clue was this specific tree bear a fruit or flower called samara. The leaves, twigs and flowers were classic description.
Seedlings were all over my property.
The tree is called Boxelder maple (Acer negundo). A tree truly indigenous to New Jersey.
I grilled sirloin steak with cucumber and onions, a great dinner.
Tomorrow, a few friends will stop by for a swim, drinks and appetizers.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Memorial Day Weekend
I am not a deep thinker.
I think of Memorial Day weekend as a celebration of the beginning of summer with family and friends, a new cycle of the season.
But I do recognized this weekend event to pay due respect for the men and women who sacrificed their lives for a higher cause, our freedom.
I think of Memorial Day weekend as a celebration of the beginning of summer with family and friends, a new cycle of the season.
But I do recognized this weekend event to pay due respect for the men and women who sacrificed their lives for a higher cause, our freedom.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Rewilding USA
There is some wisdom about rewilding North America with megafauna, meaning large animals, that went extinct thousands of years ago. These animals include ground sloth, saber-toothed cat, woolly mammoth, western horse, western camel, mountain deer, mountain goat and many more.
It is called Pleistocene rewilding.
The above species can be replaced by close relatives like elephants, camels, lion, and cheetahs.
It will also provide a refuge for our endangered big animals and developed a more healthy ecosystem.
The re-establishment of the gray wolf in Yellowstone Park has been a well documented positive impact to the environment.
I think these are wonderful and noble ideas I read from the July issue of Scientific American.
I'd rather visit these beautiful animals in parks or wilderness than spending my time in a mall or casino.
It is called Pleistocene rewilding.
The above species can be replaced by close relatives like elephants, camels, lion, and cheetahs.
It will also provide a refuge for our endangered big animals and developed a more healthy ecosystem.
The re-establishment of the gray wolf in Yellowstone Park has been a well documented positive impact to the environment.
I think these are wonderful and noble ideas I read from the July issue of Scientific American.
I'd rather visit these beautiful animals in parks or wilderness than spending my time in a mall or casino.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
A Tick Bite
I was on my way to do some errands when I noticed a red welt with a black spect in the middle on my inner elbow.
I plukced it out and rest it on the pulp of forefinger. This thing started to crawl, then I realized it was a tick.
I dropped it in a plastic container and laid over a saran wrap on it so as not to wander in the container.
I will bring this specimen to the University Hospital for id.
This tick might be the vector for Lyme Disease.
I plukced it out and rest it on the pulp of forefinger. This thing started to crawl, then I realized it was a tick.
I dropped it in a plastic container and laid over a saran wrap on it so as not to wander in the container.
I will bring this specimen to the University Hospital for id.
This tick might be the vector for Lyme Disease.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Preparing the Swimming Pool for the Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is around the corner. It is about friends, bbq's, outdoors, and swimming pool if a family has one.
Fortunately, I have one. It is a great family entertainment.
Unfortunately, it is a chore. It is a labor intensive job that without the physical manpower of my son, it would take me at least a week to prepare my 25,000 gallon in ground pool.
In our first two years, we hired people to open our pool. But, it became too expensive. I open the pool by myself since then. All is well so far.
Opening a swimming involves chemistry like free chlorine, pH, H2O hardness, etc.
I enjoy all of these.
I am the (swimming) pool guy in my family,
Fortunately, I have one. It is a great family entertainment.
Unfortunately, it is a chore. It is a labor intensive job that without the physical manpower of my son, it would take me at least a week to prepare my 25,000 gallon in ground pool.
In our first two years, we hired people to open our pool. But, it became too expensive. I open the pool by myself since then. All is well so far.
Opening a swimming involves chemistry like free chlorine, pH, H2O hardness, etc.
I enjoy all of these.
I am the (swimming) pool guy in my family,
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