Ventures: an undertaking involving uncertainty of the outcome.
---my field of view through photography.
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Each of you are a blessing to my day.
camera shots.
Hunting serves a purpose in our area with a growing population of wild life without enough food. It's just not my 'bag'.
I prefer shooting photos for Friday's Hunt.
The letter 'W'
This little Jotul 'W'ood burning stove
has kept the main part of our home 'W'arm for many years.
Small, reasonably clean and with a small window for atmosphere; it is perfect for our cozy little home.
(not to mention saving on fuel costs)
This week's Favorite
Our very own palace guard
Machine
Machines come in all shapes and sizes
ma·chine
noun
1.
an apparatus using or applying mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.
Outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen with cameras are being recruited by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for a special project.
The agency, together with the Pennsylvania Biological Survey, is working to create a mammal atlas identifying where in the state all of the 64 mammal species that live here are found.
The commission is asking “citizen scientists” to snap photos of wildlife whenever possible and upload those to pamammalatlas.com. Those who register can browse species distribution maps, statistics, photographs and descriptions of each wild mammal species in Pennsylvania.
The first jigsaw puzzle was created in 1767 when John Spilsbury, an English cartographer, chopped up a wooden map of Britain and challenged the public to reassemble it. He called it a “dissected puzzle.”
Jigsaw puzzles got their name because they were originally built by painting pictures on large sheets of wood, then using a jigsaw to cut out the pieces.
While jigsaw puzzles have always been popular, they were most prevalent during the Great Depression among bored, down-on-their-luck folks looking for cheap ways to pass their time.
If you’re up to the challenge, the Double Retrospect is the largest jigsaw puzzle ever made with 32,000 pieces spanning 17 feet. Creator Keith Haring estimates it will take about 400 hours to complete.
Recent studies show that solving puzzles and practicing a second language every day can reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, improve cognitive function, and ward off memory loss.
