Cherry Tree in Our Garden
My wife loves this Cherry. She is happy when the spring time comes so that its flowers start to bloom and become fruits later.. I will try to post the fruits next time..Promise!!
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My wife loves this Cherry. She is happy when the spring time comes so that its flowers start to bloom and become fruits later.. I will try to post the fruits next time..Promise!!
Flowers in Our Garden
The beautiful tulip in our garden. Photo taken last April by my wife.
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U.S.: Global warming is biggest challenge
A good infos worthy of sharing??are we really conscious of our environment?? keep reading!!
U.S.: Global warming is biggest challenge
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
WASHINGTON (UPI) — A U.S. official says meeting energy needs in the 21st century while fighting global warming will be one of the biggest challenges humanity has faced.
U.S. Department of Energy Undersecretary for Science Raymond Orbach says meeting that challenge will demand “transformational breakthroughs in basic science.”
He cited as one example the development of artificial versions of photosynthesis, the natural process that plants use to produce energy from water and sunlight. Artificial photosynthesis, which Orbach calls “photosynthesis without the plant,” could theoretically open the door to fueling cars of the future with water rather than gasoline.
Artificial photosynthesis units would split water into hydrogen and oxygen, producing clean-burning hydrogen fuel, he said.
Orbach made the statement in a two-part podcast in the American Chemical Society’s Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions series.
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Sunflowers in the neighborhood
photo by Eurostar
Why it is called sunflower??? I have an answer for you..keep reading!! have a great day!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower
The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae and native to the Americas, with a large flowering head (inflorescence). The stem can grow as high as 3 metres, and the flower head can reach 30 cm in diameter with the “large” seeds. The term “sunflower” is also used to refer to all plants of the genus Helianthus, many of which are perennial plants.
Description
What is usually called the flower is actually a head (formally composite flower) of numerous florets (small flowers) crowded together. The outer florets are the sterile ray florets and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets, which mature into what are traditionally called “sunflower seeds,” but are actually the fruit (an achene) of the plant. The inedible husk is the wall of the fruit and the true seed lies within the kernel.
The florets within the sunflower’s cluster are arranged in a spiraling pattern. Typically each floret is oriented toward the next by approximately the golden angle, producing a pattern of interconnecting spirals where the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals are successive Fibonacci numbers. Typically, there are 34 spirals in 1 direction and 55 in the other; on a very large sunflower you may see 89 in one direction and 144 in the other.
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Bridge Over Peaceful water
photo by Eurostar
The walking way where we usually go with my wife!! We have a very nice scenery in our place…
thanks for visiting me here!! have a great day!!
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Greenland glaciers still disintegrating
sharing this news I received last Aug. 25, 2008 from a subscribed email…just for info!!
Greenland glaciers still disintegrating
COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) — U.S. scientists monitoring Greenland’s glaciers say they expect two of the largest glaciers to disintegrate within the next year.
Ohio State University Associate Professor Jason Box of the school’s Byrd Polar Research Center says a massive 11-square-mile piece of the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland broke away last month.
Box and graduate students Russell Benson and David Decker say they’re even more concerned about what appears to be a massive crack farther back from Petermann’s margin. They said that crack, seen in satellite images, might signal an imminent and much larger breakup.
“If the Petermann glacier breaks up back to the upstream rift, the loss would be as much as 60 square miles,” said Box. That would represent a loss of one-third of the massive ice field.
At the same time, the scientists say the margin of the immense Jakobshavn glacier has retreated farther inland than it has during 150 years of observation. The researchers believe the glacier hasn’t retreated to where it is now in at least the last 4,000 to 6,000 years.
The scientists are using data from National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellites and from cameras that monitor global warming effects on Greenland’s glaciers.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
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Apple for Give-Aways
When I go walking with my wife, we always see apples falling down from the apple tree especially during summer time here in Germany..See these apples, they are just getting bad because nobody eat them…love this beauty of nature!!
Wanna pick some…your very welcome!!
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Nature's Trivia
Just sharing this little information called trivia from arcamax.com..
Are there any hummingbirds in Alaska?
The Rufous is the only species of hummingbird to nest in Alaska. They migrate 2,000 miles to Mexico each winter, and then back to Alaska in the spring.
How many eggs will an oyster lay?
The female American Oyster lays an average of 500 million eggs per year. Usually only one oyster out of the bunch reaches maturity.
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Nature’s Trivia
Just sharing this little information called trivia from arcamax.com..
Are there any hummingbirds in Alaska?
The Rufous is the only species of hummingbird to nest in Alaska. They migrate 2,000 miles to Mexico each winter, and then back to Alaska in the spring.
How many eggs will an oyster lay?
The female American Oyster lays an average of 500 million eggs per year. Usually only one oyster out of the bunch reaches maturity.
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yellow Flowers Out There
photo by: Eurostar
Another wild yellow flowers, we found somewhere along the way!! beautiful!!
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