The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
For all of my readers who love cacti and have a sense of humor I reblog this fascinating story.
In one form or another we have seen the same problem on every continent. Let’s spread the word. Be responsible!
Following pictures were clicked atManagar lake where world famous Jal Mahal is located.
(Apologies for slightly low quality pictures)
Feeding fishes, Mansagar Lake, Jaipur
Everyday hundreds of people visit Mansagar lake around Jal Mahal to feed resident fishes. Its a common sight to find people throwing biscuits, flour and bread into the lake water, right from the early morning till late evening. People doing so, hardly understand the effect of their action.
Family throwing bread pieces into the Mansagar Lake
working for earning some good karmas!!!
Mansagar Lake. facilitating polluters?
Mansagar Lake. polluters threatening ecology!!
Someone might argue that feeding another living organism is a good act? Its a good karma, after all???
From religious or humane point of view, it might be acceptable or desirable act. But from environmental aspect its a disaster in the making!
Apart from feeding fishes, empty bread and biscuit wrappers can be found…
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On the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend our son Michael and daughter-in-law Angie dropped in on a surprise visit. And what a surprise it was! They came to help to get some firewood out of the Taite Creek area. While my foot had healed quite well over the past eight weeks, our family doctor insisted that I should not yet go into the woods picking mushrooms or cutting firewood. So the following photo essay will express our joy and appreciation for what Michael and Angie have done for us.
After Michael’s truck is loaded with logs from a large pine tree, Michael cuts down a larch for my small trailer.
Still having to be careful with my right foot, I cut the fallen tree into small pieces, while Michael carries them to the trailer.
Because there is still room for more logs on the trailer, Michael cuts down another pine tree.
Since the fallen pine tree is blocking the road, Michael cuts the middle section out of the tree.
He expertly accomplishes this task by two undercuts and then proudly presents himself with the chainsaw for the photo above.
Then it is my turn to cut the large section into logs that Michael then carries to the trailer.
Standing behind our trailer, I am looking thankfully at the load of pine and larch firewood.
With a truck full of precious firewood, we are thankful and all smiles. Even Piper, the miniature Australian shepherd, appears to make a happy face.
In the meantime Biene and Angie had been scouring the woods for those elusive pine mushrooms and are showing off their loot.
Now it is time to bring home the treasure to keep us warm this coming winter season.
While I am taking pictures, Michael and Angie are unloading the truck. What a joy in a father’s heart!After all this hard work, we all sat down for an early Thanksgiving dinner that Biene had so lovingly prepared before our outing into the woods.
Written in response to the Writer’s Digest 2015 October Platform Challenge
Blogging is an excellent way to express ourselves, improve skills, impart knowledge and expertise, or share stories. But, what role do comments, both given and received, play? Are they important?
When I began blogging in 2008, I had no aspirations beyond using my blog as a way to express grief after the sudden loss of my best friend. But, then people began to respond. I made connections, my grief lessened, and my writing evolved. Without their encouragement, I’m not sure I would still be writing.
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The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 