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(Total Video length 6:31 minutes, music
starts 24 seconds in from the start of the video).
Thank you to all the members,
gardeners, volunteers, staff and others who helped make this place
so beautiful.
Chatting with my photograph for
this clip, Andrea. In the Rain and under the cherry tree, with
petals falling like snowflakes all around us. (Music dubbed over
our voices.)
Today my photography and
videography were taken at 14th Street & Saint Andrews Avenue in
the City of North Vancouver BC and were inspired by Constance
To Frank and all of my family and
friends past and present
At
Evergreen House
Kiwanis Long-term
Care Facility
Margaret Fulton
Centre, and elsewhere all around
Lions Hospital
Don’t you hate people who use
big words just to make themselves look perspicacious? - From my
collection of Gallows Humour and Sarcastic Jokes
Music - Guitar Loop in D-MAJOR
(B-Minor) by MINOR2GO via looperman 21st March, 2016 Guitars
Unlimited - A New Life 1
Thank you to all of the doctors,
nurses and staff who took such wonderful care of me while I was
recovering from that broken right leg on the 3rd floor of Evergreen
House (November, 2008 - January, 2009) (then called the
Transitional Care Unit) of Lions Gate Hospital. I especially
appreciated and fondly remember the visit by Dr. Santa and his
Santa's Helpers. Thank you for the Santa's Elf doll, which I still
proudly display on my bookcase. And, to Elizabeth, who was
especially kind while I was hospitalized for that nine weeks. She
also took the time to pin up all of my Christmas Cards on my
bedside corkboard. And to my family, who visited often and stood
beside me and helped when I needed it most. To Drs. Hudon, Schwarz
and Zarkadeds and my friends: Len, Leo, Lynda and Dave and Santa
Hank and others who came by to visit. Thank you, as well, to the
homemakers who helped for next the five months, while I was at
home, continuing my physical rehabitation. And, to Kiley, for all
of the physical rehabilitation help.
Thank you for watching. You are
most gracious with your time.
Please stand by one more minute.
We're coming up to The End
With the backlight shining
through the translucent cherry blossom petals this is so very, very
beautiful. The End, next.
Coming as they do, here in the
Northern Hemisphere, at the end of winter and the first days of
spring, I think that Japanese
Cherry Blossoms are one of the most beautiful sights in our
world. (Images)
(Sakura -
Cherry blooming forecast (date of first bloom), as of 23-Mar, in
the 2016 Season in Japan). The March Vernal or Spring
Equinox in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was on Saturday,
March 19, 2016 at 9:30 PM Pacific Daylight Savings Time, so
the first full day of
Spring was on March 20, 2016 (The March Equinox in
Universal
Coordinated Time was on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 04:30
UTC).
This March, 2016 equinox signals the beginning of spring
in the Northern Hemisphere – the
earliest spring since 1896 – and autumn in the Southern
Hemisphere. It marks that special moment when the sun crosses the
celestial equator going from south to north. In 2016, this equinox
arrives on March 20 at 4:30 UTC,
or on March 19 at 11:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Here’s
what we in the Northern Hemisphere know about this equinox. Our
sunrise is earlier now, and nightfall comes later. Plants are
sprouting. Winds are softening. For us in the Northern Hemisphere,
people are enjoying the warmer days of spring. Meanwhile, south of
the equator, autumn begins.
The End
I am voluntarily doing this work,
mostly, for my shut-in friends and those in hospital suffering from
emotional, mental and/or physical disabilities. Some suffer from
Alzheimer's disease, Cancer, Dementia, and Geriatric and Palliative
Conditions, including Parkinson's Disease, Brain and nervous system
problems are common. These neurological disorders include multiple
sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy, and
stroke, and can affect memory and the ability to perform daily
activities.
“Spend
more time alone with your thoughts, because the presence of others
can inhibit your creativity. Spend time with just your
thoughts—distracted by neither other people or technology—and
your ideas will be unfettered.” ~ Isaac
Asimov
“Isaac
Asimov
(/ˈaɪzɨk
ˈæzɨmɒv/;[2]
born Isaak
Yudovich Ozimov;
circa
January 2, 1920[1]
– April 6, 1992) was an American author and professor of
biochemistry
at Boston
University, best known for his works of science fiction and for
his popular
science books. Asimov was prolific
and wrote or edited more than 500
books
and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.[3]
His books have been published
in 9 of the 10 major categories
of the Dewey
Decimal Classification.[4].
I remember reading once that, since personal computers had not been
available, he wrote (typed everything on IBM,
then Selectric typewriters ~ and that he was so prolific he wore
out 10, which he keep lining a shelf in. Towards the end of his
career, IBM simply gave him those typewriters. I’m
not alone in my love for the Selectric typewriter.
According to IBM’s website, “Renowned writers who have depended
on the Selectric include Hunter S. Thompson, John Irving, Isaac
Asimov, David Mamet, Katherine Anne Porter, James Merrill, Ralph
Ellison, Philip K. Dick and David Sedaris, among others.”
People have loved and used the Selectric for decades! What a
great machine! - See more at:
http://kytyper.com/2015/02/06/think-ibm-selectric-best-electric-typewriter-ever-made/ Isaac
Asimov Home Page. Here you'll find a comprehensive collection of
resources pertaining to Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), the quintessential
author, who in his lifetime wrote over 500 books that enlightened,
entertained, and spanned the realm of human knowledge. Like
the character Sheldon (played by Jim
Parsons), on the TV series “The
Big Bang Theory” it is thought by many the Asimov had an
eidetic
memory (ie: sometimes called a photographic memory.) Asimov was
a long-time member and vice president of Mensa
International, albeit reluctantly;[9]
he described some members of that organization as "brain-proud
and aggressive about their IQs".[10]
He took more joy in being president of the American
Humanist Association.[11]
The asteroid5020 Asimov,
a crater on
the planet Mars,[12]
a Brooklyn, New York
City elementary school, and three distinct awards have been named
for writer, chemist, and humanistIsaac Asimov.
Three distinct awards have been named for writer, chemist, and
humanistIsaac
Asimov:
The Isaac Asimov Award for
Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story
Writing is the original name of an annual award open to
undergraduate college students and given to the author of the best
science
fiction or fantasyshort story.
Established by the magazine Asimov's
Science Fiction and the International
Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, the award is
typically given for character-driven stories of the type published
in that magazine. The award is now known as the Dell Magazines
Award.[1]
The skeptical
organization CSICOP
created an Isaac Asimov Award, established in 1994 "to honor
Asimov for his extraordinary contributions to science and humanity".
The first recipient was Asimov's friend Carl
Sagan.[2]Stephen
Jay Gould was also a winner.[3]
Music By: Hirokazu Akiyama For all
that like the beautiful nature... Thank you for watching...
Old
Man's Wisdom: “When
you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance
to catch you. ” ~ Anon
Happy
Holiday's time!!!
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My 2015 series of 10
photographic slideshows, taken in and
around Lynn Valley, Lower Lynn and North and West Vancouver, on
Vancouver, Canada's North Shore; and in Mission, Canada were:
10.
Fall
Colour Tour: Oak and Maple(5:31
minutes), taken in and around 13thStreet
and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Published on
YouTube Friday, October 9, 2015
6.Lilies
Slideshow(4:05
minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on July 18, 2015
5.
Orange
& Wet Day(2:36
minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Saturday,
July 11, 2015
4.
Begonia
Slide Show(2:15
minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Tuesday, June 2,
2015
3.
Passion
Flowers at Dusk(3:01
minutes),- My Passion Flowers are up, in full bloom, and very
beautiful, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
2.
Spring
Rhapsody – A Photographic Study and Slideshow - Crickmay
Park Flower Garden in the Spring (Crickmay Park (next to Harry Jerome
Recreation Centre), 23rd Street & Lonsdale Avenue, North
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
In
addition, please feel free share on your social media and to copy
and paste one, all, or part of any of my blogs/websites, any
where you like. If there anything you would like me to cover
in my future work, please comment, below.
Location: 13th Street &
Lonsdale Avenue, City of North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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This
is the 10th,and final in my 2015 series of photographic slideshows,
taken in and around Lynn Valley, Lower Lynn and North and West
Vancouver, on Vancouver, Canada's North Shore; and in Mission, Canada
– Published on YouTube Tuesday, July 29, 2015
10.
Fall
Colour Tour: Oak and Maple
(5:31 minutes), taken in and around 13th
Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Published
on YouTube Friday, October 9, 2015
6.Lilies
Slideshow
(4:05 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on July 18,
2015
5.
Orange
& Wet Day
(2:36 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Saturday,
July 11, 2015
4.
Begonia
Slide Show
(2:15 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Tuesday,
June 2, 2015
3.
Passion
Flowers at Dusk
(3:01 minutes),- My Passion Flowers are up, in full bloom, and very
beautiful, North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Wednesday, June
3, 2015
2.
Spring
Rhapsody – A Photographic Study and Slideshow - Crickmay
Park Flower Garden in the Spring (Crickmay Park (next to Harry Jerome
Recreation Centre), 23rd Street & Lonsdale Avenue, North
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
In
addition, please feel free share on your social media and to copy
and paste one, all, or part of any of my blogs/websites, any
where you like. Is there anything you would like me to cover
in my future work?
Without
your help, this work goes nowhere and means nothing.
An
Old Man's Wisdom: "Success consists of going from
failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill
This
was taken on
Monday, August 3, 2015, British
Columbia Day, observed
on the first Monday in August, similar to civic holidays in other
provinces and territories in Canada
I
am not a biologist or botanist; merely an enthusiastic insect, flower
and plant-lover – so, please correct me if I get anything a little
wrong in the species description department. Please
like, subscribe, and make comments
in the section below.
Is there anything
you would like me to cover
in my future work? Without
your help, this work goes nowhere and means nothing.
In addition,
please feel free share on your social media and to copy
and paste one, all, or part of any of my blogs/websites,
anywhere you like.
(The
Plant List
is a working list of all known plant species. Version 1.1, released
in September 2013, aims to be comprehensive for species of Vascular
plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies) and of
Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts). It does not include algae or
fungi. Version 1.1 contains 1,293,685 scientific plant names of which
350,699 are accepted species names. It includes no vernacular or
common plant names.
The
Plant List
provides the Accepted
Latin name for most species, with links to all Synonyms
by which that species has been known. It also includes Unresolved
names for which the contributing data sources did not contain
sufficient evidence to decide whether they were Accepted or Synonyms,
or where there were conflicting opinions that could not be readily
resolved.
A
description of the content, creation and use of The
Plant List
follows.)
Impatiens /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ is
a genus of about 850 to 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely
distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics.
“Unfortunately
it likes to live in lawns and gardens. It can make standing on grass
impossible as nests often form at densities greater than 1 per square
metre. For example, I counted 4 nests within 1 sq metre in the
backyard of one North
Vancouver, BC
- (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)residence in June of 2011.” ~ Dr.
Robert J. Higgins
Become a Citizen
Scientist Introduction Volunteer as a
Citizen
Scientist for E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British
Columbia [www.efauna.bc.ca].
Citizen science or, as geographers call it, volunteered
geographic information (VGI) is a growing area in biodiversity
documentation. Citizen scientists are now collecting fundamental and
significant biological data that can be added to our biodiversity
knowledge base. This sort of volunteered geographic information can
aid scientists and can lead to comprehensive databases of information
that result in greater understanding of species and their habitats,
and can ultimately lead to better protection and management efforts. Many
people don't know this, but just in the insect invertebrates, there
are over thousands of species of plant
grazing insects
and many more plant
pollinating insects
in British Columbia.
In fact, the largest groups of organisms in the world are insects
and, while insects are invertebrates, they are such a large group
that Biodiversity
of British Columbiahave
given them their own section in E-Fauna BC. In this section, they
provide introductions to the orders and families of insects found in
BC, along with keys to the families. These introductions are
primarily extracted from the three-volume book-in-progress by Geoff
Scudder and Rob Cannings: The Insect Families of British
Columbia. The authors have kindly provided this manuscript to
Biodiversity
of British Columbiaso
they can bring their work online. Additional insect introductions
have been provided by Peter Belton (Mosquitoes), Crispin Guppy
(Butterflies), Staffan Lindgren (Ants), and Rob Vandermoor (Moths).
Browse the introductions to learn more about this diverse group.
Visit
the E-Fauna insect photo gallery. See
also, Okanagan
Wildlife Photography See
also, Biodiversity
of British Columbia[http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/]
“The
Biodiversity of BC web site provides an introduction to
biodiversity in British Columbia--what it is and how it is
influenced. It is also a portal to the two biogeographic
atlases of the province: E-Flora
BC and E-Fauna BC. You can
use the atlases to search for wild species in the province. Learn
what they look like and where they are found. You can help:
...........................
You may notice that some of my photographic studies and slideshows
are quite dim. I prefer taking photographs at dawn, dusk or at
night without artificial light; or when it is wet.
Hopefully, you will also see something that you have never seen
before.
This is the 9th
in my series of photographic slideshows for 2015 taken in and
around Lynn Valley, Lower Lynn and North and West Vancouver, on
Vancouver, Canada's North Shore; and in Mission, Canada:
6.Lilies
Slideshow (4:05 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada –
Posted on July 18, 2015
5. Orange
& Wet Day (2:36 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada –
Posted on Saturday,
July 11, 2015
4. Begonia
Slide Show (2:15 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada –
Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
3. Passion
Flowers at Dusk (3:01 minutes),- My Passion Flowers
are up, in full bloom, and very beautiful, North Vancouver, BC,
Canada – Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2015
2. Spring
Rhapsody – A Photographic Study and Slideshow - Crickmay
Park Flower Garden in the Spring (Crickmay Park (next to Harry Jerome
Recreation Centre), 23rd Street & Lonsdale Avenue, North
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
In
addition, please feel free share on your social media and to copy
and paste one, all, or part of any of my blogs/websites,
any where you like. Is there anything you
would like me to cover in my future work?
Without
your help, this work goes nowhere and means nothing.
An
Old Man's Wisdom:"To
become truly great, a unified brotherhood possessing integrity and
strength must step forth." - Kasey J. Noll
