Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima (Brassicaceae)
A hardy annual native to Southern Europe, but has naturalized throughout the United States. Dense clusters of tiny snow-white flowers bloom continuously throughout the growing season if the spent blossoms are trimmed back. A compact, rapid growing variety which is drought tolerant and heat resistant. Thrives in full sun to partial shade, in almost any soil. Best sown in early spring, seedlings cannot withstand a heavy frost. A seemingly endless parade of blooms.For more information see this page: Sweet Alyssum
Today's designs are inspired by these pretty little flowers in my backyard. They are hearty and will grow almost anywhere.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
A Lovely Red Rose
“Oh, my luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June; Oh, my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly played in tune” ~ Robert Burns ~ A Scottish poet who wrote lyrics and songs in the Scottish dialect of English. 1759-1796 More information on him is available here: Robert Burns
You'll undoubtedly remember this image of a rose that I recently added to some products. I decided to add it to some more gift items.
You'll undoubtedly remember this image of a rose that I recently added to some products. I decided to add it to some more gift items.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Enough on the Water?
I suppose the career I had in wastewater treatment has a lot to do with my fascination with water. In all honesty however, I have been spellbound with water all of my life. It all started I suppose when at the tender age of 2, I threw some of my building blocks into the toilet and flushed it. If they'd stayed in the bowl it would have been no problem but, the blocks stopped up the entire apartment building we lived in flooding some of the units on the bottom floor. At least that's what my parents tell me. I guess they should have know I was going to be a problem when as my Dad puts it, I flushed a small statue of liberty that lodged in the toilet bowl's trap. My poor Dad had to pull the toilet up to get the statue out. What happened to the statue you may ask? I'm pretty sure he threw it away at that point since the toilet was used previously to his removal of the bowl. As I grew up the interest in water moved away from the domestic and more toward the sporting side of water use. I'm a certified wastewater plant operator but, I'm a certifiable fishing nut. I was diagnosed with fishing pox around 5
or 6 years of age. It's a fine and pleasant misery that I have enjoyed
all my lif
A couple more interesting water facts:
A couple more interesting water facts:
- The total amount of water on the earth is about 326 million cubic miles of water.
- Of all the water on the earth, humans can use only about three tenths of a percent of this water. Such usable water is found in groundwater aquifers, rivers, and freshwater lakes
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
More Water?
I'm still on a water kick today. Did you know that water dissolves more substances than any other liquid? Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it. I was watching some footage this morning about the devastating effects of the tsunami that hit Japan after the earthquake last year. Homes, cars, boats and people were washed out to sea along with anything else that the tsunami carried off with it. Too much water at any one time can be a really bad thing. In California where I live, flooding caused over 350 million dollars in insurance loss from January 1 1978- September 30, 2001. From 1960- 1995, flooding caused 255 fatalities in California. These stats are here: Flood Safety... Over the past 10 years (2001-2010), flood insurance claims averaged just over $2.6 billion. In 2010 alone, claims in the total of $226,308,829 was paid out to 4,209 claims in Tennessee. You can check my figures here: Flood Smart... Water, we all need it but you know what they say about too much of a good thing.
Now after that introduction, maybe I should design something other than water related products. I have another pretty cool water drop image I think you'll like. A rather dreamy rendition but, it's nice nonetheless.
Now after that introduction, maybe I should design something other than water related products. I have another pretty cool water drop image I think you'll like. A rather dreamy rendition but, it's nice nonetheless.
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