Fun for Photographers Butterflies and Moths Noted
Nature Magazine highlights the camera friendly stages of insect life as ideal subjects for photographers. The Naval Observatory notes the North Star remains near the same position in the sky all night and year from any given spot in the Northern Hemisphere. For poor soils plants such as Love lies bleeding Prince's feather Joseph's coat Cape marigold godella dwarf nasturtium portulaca Scotch pink sweet alyssum garden balsam and calliensis are recommended.
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Nature Magazine
Camera
Naval Observatory
Twig Beginnings of the Weeping Willow in America
A willow twig introduced to England in 1722 and to the United States in 1775 by a British officer arriving in Boston sparked a lineage. John Parke Custis later planted it on his Abingdon Virginia estate, giving rise to the species in the United States.
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United States
Boston
John Parke Custis
Abingdon
Gobelin Tapestry: From Faubourg Saint Marcel to Royal Manufacture
The Gobelin tapestry, crafted in Paris at Faubourg Saint Marcel by the Gobelin brothers of Relms, rose from royal favor after Francis I's reign. In 1667 Louis XIV transformed the venture into a royal manufacture, employing eminent artists like Lehrun to devise designs.
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St. Marcel
Paris
Relms
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Louis XIV
Lehrun
Bridge Estimate Too Low Leads to Big Cost Gap
The United States Army Engineer corps states the Key bridge cost was estimated at 1,000,000 dollars but the final cost reached 2,850,000 dollars. The rise in labor and material costs between estimation and construction explains most of the difference.
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United States Army Engineer Corps
Rainy day vacation dream turns into thrift lesson
In a small town, Alice watches the Houghlands depart for a yearly seaside trip while debating finances and future travel with Aunt Carrie. Jim Stover volunteers a Atlantic City vacation funded by Mr. Pulver, but budgeting tensions rise over hotel costs and meals before a hotel bill is mysteriously settled by Pulver, ending with a vow to save for future trips.
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Houghlands
Carrie
Maude Houghland
Maude
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Albert Houghland
Jim
Jim Stover
Mr. Pulver
Atlantic City
Brandon
Phrase on eating cake spans poets and playwrights
The saying you cannot eat your cake and have it comes from George Herbert born 1593 died 1683. It appears in his posthumously published poem The Size. Plautus, earlier Roman dramatist, echoed the idea with If you spend a thing you cannot have it.
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George Herbert
Plautus
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