Marching band season is right around the corner with football season coming up and you might be thinking what is so special about a marching band? Well, first of all a marching band is a group of musicians who play musical instruments while marching most often led by a drum major who conducts the band […]
A relative of the pipefish family, seahorses will intertwine their prehensile tails and float together for hours. When they mate, they engage in a ritualistic dance that lasts for days. These tiny ballerinas of the sea are mesmerizing to watch. The scientific name of the seahorse is Hippocampus from the Greek word “hippo” meaning “horse” […]
There is a plethora of different types of art forms such as, painting, drawing, sculpting, and even gardening, but what about the old timey art of quilting? Not many people today have ever even thought about creating a quilt, nevertheless actually attempting it. However, a long time ago they were practically an essential item. Quilts […]
Have you ever given any thought of going on a safari to Africa? How about putting that on your bucket list? What an exciting adventure that would be to experience Africa firsthand. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime-trip! I wish I had put it on my bucket list when I was younger. Now, I can only […]
Is that a plane, a cloud, no wait that is a bird! Bird watching is a popular hobby for many bird enthusiasts. The title of bird watching originated as a title of a book by Edmond Selous in 1901. Observing birds was originally only accomplished by shooting down the birds and then examining them. However, […]
Did you know that there are actually more than 70 million fathers in the United States? Father’s Day was first celebrated on June 19, 2010. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day. In 1972, it became an official nationwide holiday, […]
Did you hear that small, quick hum? Hummers move really fast. Look quick or you might miss it. These busy, aggressive birds dart quickly first in one direction and then in another. They chase each other from feeder to feeder, and guard their chosen territory ferociously from perceived intruders. Most migrant hummingbirds arrive in March […]
Backyard chickens are becoming more and more popular each day especially during these times with many people being stuck at home. The StickerTalk family has even ventured into the amazing world of chickens with four new additions to the crew. They are four Buff Orpington pullets named Maybelle, Dixie, Honey, and Daisy! Chickens are a […]
This year on June 21, the third Sunday in June, America celebrates Father’s Day! Father’s Day has been around for over a century, first celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA. It was first founded by a young lady by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora founded Father’s Day after […]
My friends rented a vacation villa in northern Italy where they were introduced to white truffles. While they are there, the property owner and his dog search daily for the “diamond of the kitchen.” When his dog was a puppy he was trained to search for these wild and highly prized fungi. White truffles grow […]
Succulents have been rapidly growing in popularity. You can find them in almost every store! But why is this? Well, first of all what is a succulent? The Latin word succu means full of sap or juice, and the leaves and stem of a succulent are full of a sap-like substance. Also, a common misconception […]
All of us who begin our daily routine applying makeup have discovered we only have to do half our face. We can concentrate on enhancing our eyes and varying our hairstyles. We do not need foundation, blush, or lipstick because that half of our face is covered with a mask. We can make wearing a […]
Mount Vesuvius, located in southern Italy, is considered the most dangerous volcano in the world. Famous for its violent eruption in 79 A.D., it buried the entire city of Pompeii. Since then, it has erupted dozens of times, and in 1631, it killed 3,000 people. Volcanoes are insidious because they will lie dormant for years, […]
Tall, short, sweet, savory, cakes come in a plethora of flavors and shapes. One cake baked in India measured 17,388 feet long, which is the world’s longest cake. That’s about as long as 435 school busses! Another group of people in Indonesia created a cake that was 108.27 feet tall. The world’s tallest cake! This […]
Wildfires occur unexpectantly everywhere in the world. They can happen anywhere and at anytime. Wildfires are “unplanned fires” that burn in a natural area such as “forests, grasslands, or prairies.” Some are man-made, but most occur naturally from lightning strikes. I was involved in one of the Mesa Verde wildfires and watched as a gigantic […]
A poem “To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns, states,’The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry….’ No matter how carefully we plan, something could go terribly wrong with our plans. For example, in the famous novel written by John Steinbeck entitled Of Mice and Men, the two main characters, George and Lennie have […]
At the time of this writing, Hurricane Arthur is churning out in the Atlantic Ocean threatening the East Coast of the United States and containing sustained winds of 50 mph. He’s a little early since Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November. Sixteen hurricanes are already named for the 2020 hurricane season. The […]