Tag: Scarves
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Aquarius
Aquarius means “the water-bearer” in Latin. The constellation Aquarius lies in a region of the sky referred to as the Sea, because it contains other constellations associated with water, such as Pisces the Fish, Eridanus the River, and Cetus the Whale. The Greek astronomer Ptolemy’s Almagest depicted Aquarius as a young man pouring water from…
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The Snake
“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”Genesis 3:4-5 Thus Eve eats the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil,…
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The Mermaid
Among the stories written by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid must be the most well-known of them all, so famous that the statue of the little mermaid by the waterside in Copenhagen has come to symbolize the city itself. And it is beloved the world over for good reason. Beside the beautiful writing that…
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The Pink Flamingo
To muse about the pink flamingo, one must first look back into the history of American landscape design to visit Andrew Jackson Downing, considered the father of American landscape architecture. A devotee of the English school of garden design, Downing designed landscapes for country estates throughout the Northeast early in his career, while aiming to…
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Bird of Paradise
Tourism is big business in Hawai’i. Between the balmy air, gorgeous sunsets, huge surfs, and all things American convenience, the stream of tourists flows non-stop year round. It’s pleasant enough to laze on the shore, admiring the view of pretty boys and girls running at them waves, licking up a cone of shaved ice, while…
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Maui
“Nor all a lie, Nor all true, Nor all fable, Nor all known, So much have story-tellers told And fablers fabled to embellish their tales That they have made all seem fable.” – Wace In the state of Hawai’i there is the island of Maui – popular for its breathtaking sceneries, romantic for honeymoons destinations,…
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A Christmas Tale
Perhaps everyone has a favorite Christmas tale. As a child, I knew of Christmas through the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. Andersen’s stories are beautifully written, magical, and enchanting, with an inkling of poignancy only realized with age. Among the Christmas stories he wrote, a favorite is The Fir-Tree. The fir-tree lived far out in…
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A Wreath
A wreathed garland of deserved praise,Of praise deserved, unto thee I give,I give to thee, who knowest all my wayes,My crooked winding wayes, wherein I live,Wherein I die, not live: for life is straight,Straight as a line, and ever tends to thee,To thee, who art more farre above deceit,Then deceit seems above simplicitie.Give me simplicitie,…
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Man’s Best Friend
While the French Bulldog has reigned as America’s favorite canine for the last 2 years, our most beloved dog breed rotates between the Labrador Retriever, the Golden Retriever, and the German Shepherd dog. It’s no dispute that the dog is America’s favorite pet. The sheer number of movies with a dog as the star of…
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Diamond Rain
In 1666, Isaac Newton proved that white light is composed of the rainbow spectrum. He used a prism to refract a white light beam into a spectrum of colors, and then another prism to put it back into white light again. Color, however, is perceived inversely. An object soaks up a part of the light…
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