Elaine Dunham » Environment

Green Means Clean

Elaine — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:59:35 +0000

There are many meanings of the word green. The current popular meaning has to do with being clean. It means that it does not pollute as much as non-green vehicles or processes. I love the idea of green and try to incorporate as much as I can into my shopping basket. But to be honest, a lot of the green products are more expensive or not as effective as the non-green counterparts. But I do try.

Seedless Watermelons

Elaine — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:21:20 +0000

Watermelons are grown by planting seeds in a sandy soil and giving them plenty of water. So how does one get a seedless watermelon? It seems that it would be physically impossible to have a watermelon with out seeds for more than one generation. With no seeds to reproduce, how do they get the next year’s crop? I don;t understand.

Rust on the Roses

Elaine — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:17:28 +0000

This year my roses are not healthy. There are little black spots on the leaves and the blooms are not opening. My neighbor tells me that i have rust and need to get a spray from the hardware store to treat my roses. So I am headed to Lowe’s and see what they’ve got to take care of my beautiful roses.

Favorite Color

Elaine — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:06:37 +0000

A little boy asked me what is my favorite color? I had to stop and think about it for a moment. My favorite color in general? Or my favorite color for clothing? Or the prominent color in my furniture and bedding? The color of my car?

These are all different things. I love the color yellow. But I do not have yellow furniture and sheets. My car is not yellow. I do not wear much yellow because I do not feel it is attractive against my skin tone.

But I do love the color yellow. It attracts my eye in paintings. I love the sunshine. I always feel happy and bright when I are surrounded by yellow things.

Snowstorm!

Elaine — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:16:58 +0000

It has been snowing, off and on, for the past couple of days. Since it is so cold, the snow is not melting like it usually does. We have a couple of inches on the ground and on the road. My dogs don’t know what to make of it! In some spots it is deep enough that they are stumbling to get across the yard.

Calling for Snow and Ice

Elaine — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:24:17 +0000

Last night it was snowing when I went to bed. So I was not surprised to find the ground covered with snow when we woke up. Of course there is no school and a lot of people will be calling out from work. I am pretty sure that I can still get into work, as I have mostly main roads to drive, and I’m sure the salt trucks have been out all night. I am going to waiting until after 9:00 though. No sense in getting into the thick of rush hour and all those wrecks just to get to work. I’m sure they won’t mind if I am an hour late, considering the road conditions.

Lost Gloves

Elaine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:51:33 +0000

This video is a very clever green initiative. It goes to show that you can think outside of the box and do well for our planet and humanity.

Painful Joke

Elaine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:21:08 +0000

Rainy Days and Nights

Elaine — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:22:32 +0000

This has been the wettest summer that I remember for this area. I have lived here for 18 years and the summers have always been hot with some thunderstorms once or twice a week. But it seems like we have had sun once or twice a week instead of the rain. It’s downright depressing – how do the people in Washington and Oregon stand it?

Gang of Rabbits

Admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:40:42 +0000

There is a gang of rabbits in our neighborhood. Evidently the few that were here in the spring were very fertile. We have dozens of these little critters hopping around the yards at night. Most of the rabbits seem to come out from hiding just as the sun is going down.

They hop away so fast there is no hope of counting them, but I know that last night there were at least 7 or 8 in my front yard alone. That’s a lot of rabbits!