thanks for the new words
Printable View
thanks for the new words
Wow, so many new words! Thanks!!!!!!!
Thank you have a great Saturday.
thanks for the new words
thanks for the new words
Happy Friday everyone (((hugs)))
for all the Fathers....enjoy your special day, hope you get showered with love and appreciation
Have a great day!
Today's code word is FIREFLY for 200 points! Redeem your points now.
Good thru 6/18/12>
Thanks again.
Thanks for all the new words - hope you're all having a great weekend, and to all the dads, happy Fathers Day.
Thank you for the words, the likes, the love, I really appreciate it and all the hard work everyone does!!
Happy Papa's Day!!
Happy Father's day to all Dads. Thanks for the new words.
wow I am the only one in here , it is very lonely. Guess I better tidy up here, and empty the ashtrays in the smoking room. and I will turn the lights off when I leave. The house will be nice and clean when you all get home :sweet:
Today's code word is ALUMNA for points! Redeem your points now.
Good thru 6/18/12>
Happy Father's day everone!!
Each fall, thousands of starlings dance in the twilight above England and Scotland. The birds gather in shape-shifting flocks called murmurations, having migrated in the millions from Russia and Scandinavia to escape winter’s frigid bite. Scientists aren’t sure how they do it, either. The starlings' murmurations are manifestations of swarm intelligence, which in different contexts is practiced by schools of fish, swarms of bees and colonies of ants. As far as I am aware, even complex algorithmic models haven’t yet explained the starlings’ aerobatics, which rely on the tiny birds' quicksilver reaction time of under 100 milliseconds to avoid aerial collisions—and predators—in the giant flock.
Despite their tour de force in the dusky sky, starlings have declined significantly in the UK in recent years, perhaps because of a decline in suitable nesting sites. The birds still roost in several of Britain’s rural pastures, however, settling down to sleep (and chatter) after their evening ballet.
Two young ladies were out for a late afternoon canoe ride and fortunately one of them remembered to bring her video camera. What they saw was a wonderful murmuration display, caught in the short video - URL is below. Watch the variation of colour and intensity of the patterns that the birds make in proximity to one other. And take a look at the girl in the bow of the canoe watching the aerial display. Enjoy.