Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Advice & Tips, Inspirationals.
Tags: activity, advice, beach, beaches, beauty, companion, company, creek, cuisine, culture, enjoyment, excitement, experience, focus, food, garden, humanity, image, inspiration, lake, life, love, meditation, memory, mind, museum, nature, nourishment, occasion, ocean, outdoor, park, picnic, pleasure, pleasures, pond, rivers, sound, style, summer, thought, time, tips, tradition, treats, virtue, water, weather
Outdoor Pleasures
Having A Picnic
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Dining outdoors is a tradition that spans many cultures and has withstood the test of time. A meal eaten under open sky in the company of loved ones is an occasion in its own right. The very character of picnics, by virtue of their bringing together so much that is pleasing to humanity, makes them a wonderful way to unwind from stress, reconnect with people and nature, and create new memories. There is something magical about picnicking. A blanket, a basket, and a landscape pleasing to the eye intensify the deliciousness of food and help us see the beauty of lazy afternoons spent in nature.
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Thoughts of picnics past bring to mind images as varied as we are because the experience of dining outdoors with pleasant companions can unfold in
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Jul 01 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise".
Tags: activities, appreciation, beauty, Caribbean, community, country, focus, gratitude, island, Jamaican, Labor Day, life, love, Montego Bay, nation, nature, parish, park, participation, projects, respect, service
Published: Saturday | May 23, 2009
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Activities for Labour Day 2009 have moved into high gear in western Jamaica, with approximately 123 projects registered to date.
Checks with the Labour Day planning committees in the parishes of Trelawny, St James, Hanover and Westmoreland have revealed that there are 41 projects registered in Trelawny, 41 in St James, 21 in Hanover and 20 in Westmoreland.
Reports from the Social Develop-ment Commission (SDC) offices in the four parishes are that a number of registration forms are still expected to be turned in as Labour Day draws nearer. Labour Day will be celebrated on May 25 instead of today.
Montego Bay Mayor Charles Sinclair Jr said many of the projects registered in St James were focused on beautification.
“We need to ensure that our communities are kept in a clean and proper condition, kept in an orderly manner, so that the persons who live within these various communities can
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May 24 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: appeciation, beauty, blossoms, celebration, colors, daffodils, experience, festival, flora, flowers, garden, gift, happiness, jewels, joy, life, meadow, mountain, nation, park, plants, season, spring, trees
The Rites of Spring
Spring has sprung! Celebrate the most beautiful places to experience the season’s stunning colors.
The Rites of Spring
The Skagit Valley, Washington state: Springtime makes this verdant valley in northwest Washington explode with color, carpeting the land with hundreds of acres of tulips, daffodils and irises. The area is best known for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which runs throughout April and was featured in “1,000 Places to See Before You Die.” Display gardens abound throughout the valley for you to visit, but you can also enjoy the
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Apr 25 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW", Advice & Tips.
Tags: beauty, blooms, celebration, colors, estate, experience, flowers, fragrance, garden, home, masterpiece, park, photos, plants, scent, season, shrubs, spring, trees
The Rites of Spring
Spring has sprung! Celebrate the most beautiful places to experience the season’s stunning colors.
The Rites of Spring
The Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis: The nation’s oldest botanical garden — marking its 150th anniversary this year — is a riot of color each spring, entertaining guests with lovely views of crocuses, camellias, rhododendrons, tulips, snowdrops, clematis, cyclamens, orchids and intensely fragrant sweet olive. The Linnean House conservatory is fronted by a magnolia-lined walkway that virtually showers visitors with the flowering trees’ sweet, heady scent.
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Apr 19 2009
