Green Fields - Fields of Dreams

Happy Birthday, Diana!

INVATA

Invata de la ape sa ai statornic drum,

Invata de la flacari ca toate-s numai fum,

Invata de la umbra sa taci si sa veghezi,

Invata de la stanca cum neclintit sa sezi,

Invata de la soare cum trebuie s-apui,

Invata de la piatra cat trebuie sa spui,

Invata de la vantul ce-adie pe poteci

Cum trebuie prin viata de neclintit sa treci.

Invata de la vierme ca nimeni nu-i uitat,

Invata de la nufar sa fii mereu curat,

Invata de la flacari ce-avem de ars in noi,

Invata de la ape sa nu dai inapoi,

Invata de la umbra sa fii smerit ca ea,

Invata de la stanca sa-nfrunti furtuna grea,

Invata de la soare ca vremea sa-ti cunosti

Invata de la stele ca-n cer sunt multe osti.

Invata de la greier, cand singur esti, sa canti,

Invata de la luna sa nu te inspaimanti,

Invata de la floare sa fii curat ca ea,

Invata de la oaie sa ai blandetea sa,

Priveste sus la vulturi cand umeri-ti sunt grei

Si du-te la furnica sa vezi povara ei,

Invata de la pasari sa fii mai mult in zbor,

Invata de la toate, ca totu-i trecator.

Ia seama, fiu al jertfei, prin lumea-n care treci

Sa-nveti din tot ce piere, cum sa traiesti in veci.

din lirica norvegiana

Sibiu - Hermannstadt / Old Town

Sun Flower - Summer Series

4th of July - Independence Day

.........
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
When I'm dancing,
I want to lead,
even if you all are spinning alone,
let's exercise a little control.
I'll show you how it's done right.
We form a nice round (circle),
freedom is playing on all the fiddles,
music is coming out of the White House,
and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse.

We're all living in America...
......
I know steps that are very useful,
and I'll protect you from missteps,
and anyone who doesn't want
to dance in the end,
just doesn't know that he has to dance!
We form a nice round (circle)
I'll show you the right direction,
to Africa goes Santa Claus,
and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse.
.......

We're all living in America,
Coca-Cola, sometimes WAR,
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
.......

This is not a love song,
this is not a love song.

Brachypelma smithi (Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula)- Moulting

my SMITHI REDKNEE the 2nd during moulting

2 minutes after moulting

exoskeleton

Tarantulas, like all arthropods, must shed their exoskeletons to grow.

This act is called ecdysis or molting, and is a very important facet of a spider's life.

The process of molting begins long before a tarantula's carapace finally splits off and a shiny "new" spider begins sliding out of its old shell.

Just prior to ecdysis, the tarantula usually spins a sort of cradle to lie in while removing its skin.The tarantula will pump fluid pressure in its body to get the carapace to pop off first. The opisothoma or abdomen will split along its sides, and the spider will continue to slowly, almost imperceptibly, pump fluid in its limbs to ooze the old skin off its legs.

The process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours.

Once freed from its shell, the tarantula will be like rubber.

After shedding, the spider will almost glisten for a while due to the fluid that was between its old skin and the new exoskeleton. Its fangs will be white and rubbery; the tarantula won't be able to eat until they harden. It will sit there, defenseless, until its new exoskeleton dries. Spiderlings may be sufficiently hardened to consume food within two days, but it may take up to a week or ten days for adults to resume eating.