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Click: Quincy Jones, Secret Garden.
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Friday, good friend and artist, Valerie and I met for lunch at ...
We have eaten there for years, even the same outdoor table while catching up, before we trek over to the Brea Art Gallery, a beautiful gallery and facility.
We came for the annual Made in California Show
where all the artists are from within California. I believe the show will close Sunday, June 28th. You may be able to see more on line.
This was a dynamic life-size piece near the opening.
I told Val that I could relate to this one, it was below right of the above shown art.
This was hanging from the ceiling and reminded me of Balinese art? I liked it a lot! Buttons, beads, feathers and more.
I mentioned to Val that I always take too many pictures and it
makes it a hard job for the blog. I tried to take less.
The photo does not do this justice, chicken wire, photos and notes were intrinsic to the piece.
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This is just a snippet of what we saw today, but we had fun.
Thank you, Valerie!
California just figured out how to generate clean electricity and save billions of gallons of water from the exact same strip of land. In California, solar panels are being installed directly over irrigation canals as part of a pilot effort called Project Nexus, which began in 2023 and is being carried out in the Turlock Irrigation District in Central California. The idea is elegantly simple — solar panels are mounted above the canals so they can produce renewable power while simultaneously shading the water flowing underneath them.
That shade delivers a benefit most people never consider when they think about solar energy: dramatically reduced water evaporation, which matters enormously in a state that regularly faces drought and increasingly scarce water resources. Research has estimated that covering canals with solar panels could reduce evaporation by up to 82 percent and help save approximately 63 billion gallons of water annually across arid agricultural regions. The panels also keep canal water measurably cooler, and cooler shaded water reduces algae growth, which improves overall water quality and makes the entire canal system easier and cheaper to manage and maintain.
Project Nexus was directly inspired by similar solar canal projects already operating in India, which proved that canals can generate substantial clean energy without consuming a single additional acre of farmland or open land. This dual-purpose approach is now attracting serious interest beyond California — Arizona and Colorado are both actively exploring their own solar canal projects, positioning the technology as a practical, scalable tool for climate resilience, water conservation, and clean energy generation across the entire arid American West.
Source: Turlock Irrigation District / Project Nexus, 2024
Just because ...
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| Horned Guan |
This rare mountain bird recognized by its unique crimson horn and ancient lineage. The Horned Guan inhabits cloud forests of Central America. Endemic to highland forests, this remarkable species is known for its distinctive red horn and is considered one of the most unusual and endangered birds in the region.
Scientific Name: Oreophasis derbianus
Saturday's Smiles ...
Hoping you see all the good things in your day.
