Day 5112: What's in a Saturday? & Rare White Wyoming Bison.

 

"Observe": junk papers, watercolor, ink collage.

                                                                       

  

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 What's in a Saturday?

Today up at 7 am. watered the yard, it is to be hot today. Showered and started packing for a quick overnight trip to Redlands (104'). I needed to pack my gi, belt and etc. for teaching the class (4-5pm) and clothes to wear there and tomorrow, plus all my necessities and "silly putty" stuff to try an be presentable. Packing seems harder for me now, although you would think with all the decades of practice it should be a snap? Dear Kevin picked me up at my home at 12:30 and we rode to Redlands, about 53 miles (an hour, 15 minutes) with medium Saturday traffic. 

logo by Marquita Foster

We went to Redlands Japanese Cultural Center in preparation for the class. It is amazing all they accomplished in just over a year. Classes in Odori (Japanese Dance), Ikebana (flower arranging), Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy), Bonsai, Origami, Taiko, Kendo, Judo, Karate, JuJitsu and today and tomorrow a free Self Defense class for women.

Front: Shannon, Michelle, me, Tiffany, Robert, Yuko, Back: Kevin, Sabro, Julie, Allison, Marquita

After the class seven of us went to the very popular Benjarong Thai Cuisine in Redlands. We didn't take photos of the people, but the food, which was great.

 Hungry? Which would you pick?

   

A remarkable pair of white American bison captured attention at Bear River State Park in Evanston, Wyoming, when a white cow named Wyoming Hope gave birth to an equally striking white calf.

The calf was born on May 16, 2023, weighing approximately 30 pounds. It was healthy, quickly stood up, and began nursing from its mother. At the time of its birth, park staff had not yet determined whether the calf was male or female.

Although the animals' snowy-white appearance is unusual, these bison are **not albino**. Park officials explained that their distinctive coloration is associated with Charolais cattle genetics present in their ancestry. White bison with this genetic background are rare, but they are different from true albino animals.

Wyoming Hope herself was one of two white female bison brought to Bear River State Park in 2021. Despite her unusual appearance, she was bred by one of the park's regular American bison bulls—not directly with a Charolais bull. The cattle genetics responsible for the white coloration were inherited from earlier generations.

The birth was particularly special because it was the **first white bison calf born at Bear River State Park in the park's 32-year history**. The unusual mother-and-calf pair quickly attracted attention from visitors eager to see them.

Wyoming Hope and her calf are a striking reminder of the fascinating genetic history of American bison and how traits from the past can sometimes reappear generations later.

  

  

 

A 4+ minute video, Dog & Whale, here.

 

 

Just because ...

Sunday's Smiles ... 

 

      

Hoping you see all the good things in your day.

  

 

 

 

Day 5111: A Peach Shake! & Air + Water--> Usable Fuel!

"Old family photo": Polaroid emulsion.

  

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Today was my hair appointment. That doesn't mean much to men, but we ladies know sometimes it is a game changer. I go to the beautiful Julie, who was a former student and I have know her since she was in her Mom's tummy. She always seems glad to see me, even though she is very busy and works long hours. I always bring her something, usually something to eat.But today I left early and drove through the local     Chic Fil A to get a peach shake for Julie!

Now if you haven't had one, you need to. Little pieces of fresh peach that barely fit through the straw, some get stuck but then that gives you an adventure of turning the straw upside down and fooling the peach to come out that end. Can't you almost taste it? I'm salivating just writing about it! I didn't get one for me today, because I had just finished my daily morning protein drink at home, but I do see one in my near future. It's seasonal, so about the time you find yourself addicted, it's out of season. Go splurge, then tell me about it! And, as with all the cool things I share with you, I do not get free anything, I just like to share.

I no longer teach Karate, I retired in 2012, 

but I do like to help when I can.

   

For its entire modern history, Japan has been held hostage by geography. They have almost no domestic oil reserves. Every barrel that runs their industrial economy is brought in from the outside, priced by global markets they do not control. That geographic vulnerability just forced an engineering breakthrough. Japanese researchers have developed a process that pulls carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, mixes it with hydrogen extracted from water, and synthesizes it into a combustible fuel. It works in standard engines. The machinery already operating today can burn it without a single modification. The inputs are simply air and water. Neither can be embargoed. Neither can be manipulated by foreign cartels. A country that spent a century completely reliant on the rest of the world for energy is demonstrating that the atmosphere above us contains everything required to keep an economy running.

  

  

 

A 2+ minute video, Jabu's eye, here.

 

 

Just because ...

Pheasant Coucals — Centropus phasianinus

Saturday's Smiles ... 

Hoping you see all the good things in your day.