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Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Here where the water is bloody freezing I can't go past a beach without seeing folks goin in up to their necks from one to 30 minutes. It used to only ever happen during winter on new years day but now it's seems to have become an every day routine.
@Shoshin1 said:
Mother Nature's master architects at work...
Awesome! You can just imagine that hanging in a tree...
The incredible thing is, this is a feat of highly skilled and masterful engineering. They haven't just created a quasi-perfect symmetrical pattern for the artistry of it. THis is an extremely effective way of maintaining airflow and suitable temperature...Who dafuq taught them this?! Who took the 4-year university course in Architectural Engineering and Technical Design and got a first-class degree with honours? Which bee has letters after her name?!
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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
Did you know that Rudolf Steiner, the educator and instigator of the anthroposophical movement, said that next to humans bees were the most intelligent species on the planet? That’s why many anthroposophical institutions have connections with bee keepers and bee products.
@Kerome said:
Did you know that Rudolf Steiner, the educator and instigator of the anthroposophical movement, said that next to humans bees were the most intelligent species on the planet? That’s why many anthroposophical institutions have connections with bee keepers and bee products.
My kids attend a Steiner school.
It has its fair share of crack pots (aka anti vaxxers!) but all in all a nice community.
It has its fair share of crack pots (aka anti vaxxers!) but all in all a nice community.
True @Bunks ,, no doubt some of the parents of the children which attend the Steiner school on the property where I live fit that description, however one good thing is a least half a dozen of the parents drive hybrid cars and many of the parents cycle with their children to school...So along with some whack jobs, there are quite a few dedicated environmentalists amongst them.
We have but a moment
Between the intake of a breath
And the exhale
We have but a moment
To laugh
To cry
To dance
To play
To touch a heart
We have but a moment
We
Have
But
A
Moment
It has its fair share of crack pots (aka anti vaxxers!) but all in all a nice community.
True @Bunks ,, no doubt some of the parents of the children which attend the Steiner school on the property where I live fit that description, however one good thing is a least half a dozen of the parents drive hybrid cars and many of the parents cycle with their children to school...So along with some whack jobs, there are quite a few dedicated environmentalists amongst them.
I had a couple at my place for lunch yesterday for my little fella's birthday party. They gave me some good tips on how to improve my (fairly lax!) recycling habits.
That's a tricky one to solve @Bunks considering that over the years some of the money has been given to charities, whom for the most part would have put it to good use helping those let fortunate in the community...
In a way Vicki was like a crooked Robina Hood, stealing from her employer then giving to other crooks ie, the one arm bandits. where a percentage of the ill gotten gain trickled down to the charities who help their local communities...
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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
edited April 2021
I decided to bake an apple pie today. First attempt with this oven, so I’m not quite sure how it will turn out but it sure smells nice. I didn’t have quite enough butter so didn’t end up with enough dough to do a latticework on top, so it’s just open.
I decided to bake an apple pie today. First attempt with this oven, so I’m not quite sure how it will turn out but it sure smells nice. I didn’t have quite enough butter so didn’t end up with enough dough to do a latticework on top, so it’s just open.
Nice, did it turn out ok?
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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
edited April 2021
I cooked it according to the recipe (my grandmothers), so I was a bit surprised that when I cut it a large amount of liquid came out... I think the oven wasn’t hot enough, and although the apples had cooked the juice had pooled in the pie instead of evaporating. Other than causing a momentary panic and a sticky kitchen counter it wasn’t a huge problem, it still tastes pretty good.
I once saw a hammerhead shark (I think) while swimming in the open ocean (Canary Islands). It was terrifying because it was huge and moved quite fast. Sharky...
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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
@Kerome said:
I cooked it according to the recipe (my grandmothers), so I was a bit surprised that when I cut it a large amount of liquid came out... I think the oven wasn’t hot enough, and although the apples had cooked the juice had pooled in the pie instead of evaporating. Other than causing a momentary panic and a sticky kitchen counter it wasn’t a huge problem, it still tastes pretty good.
The other possibility — suggested by my aunt — is that I may have used the wrong kind of apples. It appears that some varieties are rather more juicy than others.
I once saw a hammerhead shark (I think) while swimming in the open ocean (Canary Islands). It was terrifying because it was huge and moved quite fast. Sharky...
Yes it can be quite scary...them in their natural environment, gracefully moving through the water and us intruding upon their territory...
Every time we enter the ocean, we are entering unknown territory...Swimmer beware...
It was wet and very windy on this morning's jolk, it's been like it all day...
Stormy Autumn weather....
...Temperature's dropped so I'm wearing uug boots indoors..
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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
@Shoshin1 said:
Yes it can be quite scary...them in their natural environment, gracefully moving through the water and us intruding upon their territory...
The Steiner school is holding their annual Harvest Fayre
Our local story teller telling a story about Death being caught in a walnut shell...
It don't look too busy in the video, but earlier on hundreds of people were there and the road was bumper to bumper with parked cars...
The weather first thing this morning was cool and overcast and looked like more rain, but mid morning the sun came out, clear blue skies and it started to warm up, temperature in the mid twenties....
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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
I remember Steiner school fayres, I used to attend a Steiner school and we had all kinds of festivals and things.
It looks like summer's back on again...but for how long....is anybody's guess....
I headed for the beach to make the most of the warm Autumn weather... Spotted this eye catching cloud...
Did a bit of earthing walking back up the track from the beach, but had to stop part way up, the soles of my feet had had enough, they are just not tough enough for walking over rough ground...
Soon parts of the Southern and Northern hemispheres will ( for a short period of time) share similar temperatures, before the Northern hemisphere temperatures start to rise as the Southern hemisphere's temperature drops ...
Was up at 4.30am to see my eldest boy who lives in London, getting married, watched it on the link he and his 'now' wife provided...Nice to see them finally tie the knot...
Decided not to go back to bed instead I had an earlier than usual morning meditation, after which had breakfast then morning jolk...
Then around 10.30 am I picked up a young Cambodian woman and her daughter and in their car and took them over to Auckland on the car ferry...She can't drive and her husband was driving the truck over...
I only met them recently when the wife came to my place of work wanting help with a letter she received from MIQ (Managed Isolation & Quarantine) her English was okay but she was having difficulty understanding some of the contents of the letter ...She doesn't really know many people on the island, apart from her husband's cousin who lives here...and not being able to speak English properly, it can be difficult making friends....
Her and her husband had decided to move off the island, and needed someone to drive their car over and bring the truck they borrowed back to the island...So I was a truckie for the afternoon, I had never driven a truck before, so that was a new experience....
The car ferry was full going over and coming back...
Well it's just gone 4.30pm and tiredness is creeping in...So cushion time...after which, eat dinner and relax...it will be an early night tonight...
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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
Did you know that the lobster is worshipped as a god in some parts of Greece?
Trying to figure out the name of the "good monk" briefly interviewed by the end of the video. Had roasted potatoes with spicy sauce for dinner and I can't sleep.
It would seem it's a case of rouge rogue monks with lack of insight into the precepts causing the problem ...
Hmm I wonder..... "What would Buddha do?"
Well on my jolk this morning, I made a loo stop half way,(not number two) anyhow as I went to flush the loo, I happened to look inside and spotted a longhorn beetle trying to climb out...
(just incase you're wondering, the photo is not of the longhorn beetle I fished out the loo, 😱 I got it off the internet)
I managed to fished it out using toilet paper, put it on the ground and flushed the loo and when I went to find it, to rinse it off with clear water, it had disappeared...The morning dew was quite heavy, hopefully it wandered out over the wet greens...So my first good deed of the day 😇...When I got home I made myself a vitamin drink, only to knock the glass over spilling it on the carpet... s#it happens 💩
...and my new set of wheels for the island...
...well it was parked on the road outside the property I live on...People tend to hire them for weddings...
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Here where the water is bloody freezing I can't go past a beach without seeing folks goin in up to their necks from one to 30 minutes. It used to only ever happen during winter on new years day but now it's seems to have become an every day routine.
What's the water temperature like during the summer @how ?
Mother Nature's master architects at work...
When it's left up to the bees creative nature to design/shape the honeycomb in the manmade box hive...(The beekeeper forgot to put the frames in....)
Sea temps in Victoria BC are 46F in winter and in summer its 53F.
Sounds nice and refreshing...
Awesome! You can just imagine that hanging in a tree...
The incredible thing is, this is a feat of highly skilled and masterful engineering. They haven't just created a quasi-perfect symmetrical pattern for the artistry of it. THis is an extremely effective way of maintaining airflow and suitable temperature...Who dafuq taught them this?! Who took the 4-year university course in Architectural Engineering and Technical Design and got a first-class degree with honours? Which bee has letters after her name?!
Did you know that Rudolf Steiner, the educator and instigator of the anthroposophical movement, said that next to humans bees were the most intelligent species on the planet? That’s why many anthroposophical institutions have connections with bee keepers and bee products.
My kids attend a Steiner school.
It has its fair share of crack pots (aka anti vaxxers!) but all in all a nice community.
True @Bunks ,, no doubt some of the parents of the children which attend the Steiner school on the property where I live fit that description, however one good thing is a least half a dozen of the parents drive hybrid cars and many of the parents cycle with their children to school...So along with some whack jobs, there are quite a few dedicated environmentalists amongst them.
We have but a moment
Between the intake of a breath
And the exhale
We have but a moment
To laugh
To cry
To dance
To play
To touch a heart
We have but a moment
We
Have
But
A
Moment
Peace to all
Yes! Same as here @Shoshin1
I had a couple at my place for lunch yesterday for my little fella's birthday party. They gave me some good tips on how to improve my (fairly lax!) recycling habits.
Once upon a time the land of Kat, housed the fourth largest lake on the world, the Aral.
Now just a film and party set ...
What planet? What story?
Right here!
Moved to Covid Cabin....
It's an interesting question.....should a gambling establishment pay back money lost there that was proven to be stolen?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-07/vicki-stole-millions-and-put-it-in-st-marys-leagues-club-pokies/100042284
That's a tricky one to solve @Bunks considering that over the years some of the money has been given to charities, whom for the most part would have put it to good use helping those let fortunate in the community...
In a way Vicki was like a crooked Robina Hood, stealing from her employer then giving to other crooks ie, the one arm bandits. where a percentage of the ill gotten gain trickled down to the charities who help their local communities...
I decided to bake an apple pie today. First attempt with this oven, so I’m not quite sure how it will turn out but it sure smells nice. I didn’t have quite enough butter so didn’t end up with enough dough to do a latticework on top, so it’s just open.
Nice, did it turn out ok?
I cooked it according to the recipe (my grandmothers), so I was a bit surprised that when I cut it a large amount of liquid came out... I think the oven wasn’t hot enough, and although the apples had cooked the juice had pooled in the pie instead of evaporating. Other than causing a momentary panic and a sticky kitchen counter it wasn’t a huge problem, it still tastes pretty good.
@Shoshin1 ,
I once saw a hammerhead shark (I think) while swimming in the open ocean (Canary Islands). It was terrifying because it was huge and moved quite fast. Sharky...
The other possibility — suggested by my aunt — is that I may have used the wrong kind of apples. It appears that some varieties are rather more juicy than others.
Yes it can be quite scary...them in their natural environment, gracefully moving through the water and us intruding upon their territory...
Every time we enter the ocean, we are entering unknown territory...Swimmer beware...
It was wet and very windy on this morning's jolk, it's been like it all day...
Stormy Autumn weather....
...Temperature's dropped so I'm wearing uug boots indoors..
Hmm yeah...
The Steiner school is holding their annual Harvest Fayre
Our local story teller telling a story about Death being caught in a walnut shell...
It don't look too busy in the video, but earlier on hundreds of people were there and the road was bumper to bumper with parked cars...
The weather first thing this morning was cool and overcast and looked like more rain, but mid morning the sun came out, clear blue skies and it started to warm up, temperature in the mid twenties....
I remember Steiner school fayres, I used to attend a Steiner school and we had all kinds of festivals and things.
It looks like summer's back on again...but for how long....is anybody's guess....
I headed for the beach to make the most of the warm Autumn weather... Spotted this eye catching cloud...
Did a bit of earthing walking back up the track from the beach, but had to stop part way up, the soles of my feet had had enough, they are just not tough enough for walking over rough ground...
Soon parts of the Southern and Northern hemispheres will ( for a short period of time) share similar temperatures, before the Northern hemisphere temperatures start to rise as the Southern hemisphere's temperature drops ...
I had a work meeting in the village at lunch time and for a while it looked like a big storm was brewing,
....so far just scattered showers...
....
Well I'm home and dry and the storm as hit...
Nice to see our tax dollars being put to good use.....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-16/st-basils-greek-church-taxpayer-funding/100068128
It's what's known as the tax perks of the church.... AKA pennies from heaven
Beautiful double rainbow this morning on my jolk..
Well I've had busy day today...
Was up at 4.30am to see my eldest boy who lives in London, getting married, watched it on the link he and his 'now' wife provided...Nice to see them finally tie the knot...
Decided not to go back to bed instead I had an earlier than usual morning meditation, after which had breakfast then morning jolk...
Then around 10.30 am I picked up a young Cambodian woman and her daughter and in their car and took them over to Auckland on the car ferry...She can't drive and her husband was driving the truck over...
I only met them recently when the wife came to my place of work wanting help with a letter she received from MIQ (Managed Isolation & Quarantine) her English was okay but she was having difficulty understanding some of the contents of the letter ...She doesn't really know many people on the island, apart from her husband's cousin who lives here...and not being able to speak English properly, it can be difficult making friends....
Her and her husband had decided to move off the island, and needed someone to drive their car over and bring the truck they borrowed back to the island...So I was a truckie for the afternoon, I had never driven a truck before, so that was a new experience....
The car ferry was full going over and coming back...
Well it's just gone 4.30pm and tiredness is creeping in...So cushion time...after which, eat dinner and relax...it will be an early night tonight...
Did you know that the lobster is worshipped as a god in some parts of Greece?
So it should be @Kerome
... and no, I did not know.
Worshipful Lobster
No, what's really happening is the Greeks are just saying grace before they eat the @lobster
Now now, are we making fun of others’ religion?
Trying to figure out the name of the "good monk" briefly interviewed by the end of the video. Had roasted potatoes with spicy sauce for dinner and I can't sleep.
It would seem it's a case of rouge rogue monks with lack of insight into the precepts causing the problem ...
Hmm I wonder..... "What would Buddha do?"
It's bucketing down here at the moment, the rain and wind started mid afternoon...Showers and possible thunder storms for tomorrow...
Hehe... monks wearing make-up... methinks you mean rogue monks, lol 😂
In fairness their robes are quite red...
Oops pardon my French
Plus some it would seem are seeing red....:)
I am getting my hair cut tomorrow. And my eyebrows trimmed.
That’s all. Carry on.🙂
And there is an Apple Event tonight for those interested in tech.
Talking of the zen red thread ...
https://zenawakened.com/on-red-thread-zen/
New iMacs with M1, ooh shiny...
Well on my jolk this morning, I made a loo stop half way,(not number two) anyhow as I went to flush the loo, I happened to look inside and spotted a longhorn beetle trying to climb out...
(just incase you're wondering, the photo is not of the longhorn beetle I fished out the loo, 😱 I got it off the internet)
I managed to fished it out using toilet paper, put it on the ground and flushed the loo and when I went to find it, to rinse it off with clear water, it had disappeared...The morning dew was quite heavy, hopefully it wandered out over the wet greens...So my first good deed of the day 😇...When I got home I made myself a vitamin drink, only to knock the glass over spilling it on the carpet... s#it happens 💩
...and my new set of wheels for the island...
...well it was parked on the road outside the property I live on...People tend to hire them for weddings...
I’ve been practicing this for years! I’m glad the science community is finally catching up
