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Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. The advice I give in my blog posts should in no way take the place of a doctor's expert opinion. I am a yoga and movement educator that loves studying the human body. Take everything I say with a grain of salt and form your own conclusions from your personal experience. Thank you!- Lauren
There are common phrases used in the yoga teaching community that are often learned in teacher trainings or overheard in classes. It could be filler words like, "let go," "breathe," or generic cuing that asks different bodies to do the same thing. Communicating in this way makes it easy to flip on the autopilot switch, eventually losing the connection to each student in the room.
The comfort of repetition is hard to slip out of (I am guilty of this) but the responsibility of instructing people to move their bodies in a safe way should be the motivation to change the message you are sending. Ask yourself, "Why am I teaching this pose? How will my student's benefit from the cues I give? Why are some cues and poses right or some not so right for certain bodies?" Studying the human body in relationship to yoga is the first step in discovering new ways to deliver a safe, unique, and powerful class.
Slide shoulder blades down your back! This cue is used a lot in yoga when the shoulders are in full flexion. For example, poses such as urdhva hastasana (upward salute), warrior 1, high or low lunge, tree, and chair pose.
The scapula (shoulder blade) moves through abduction (protraction), adduction (retraction), elevation, depression, posterior and anterior tilting, and upward rotation. When the arms are raised in full flexion of the shoulder, the scapula moves in upward rotation, tilts posteriorly at its end range, and externally rotates. Asking the shoulder blades to slide down the back (or jamming shoulders down) once shoulders are in full flexion can cause stress to the levator scapula, upper trapezius and interrupts the natural movement of the shoulder area.
Tuck your tailbone! Overused in postures such as warrior 2, high lunge, and chair pose.
Most people carry their bodies in misalignment due to everyday activities and habits. It could be a sway back, (excessive lordosis in the lumbar area) or they have a posterior tilt of the pelvis that can lead to hips pushing forward past their waistline. Asking people to tuck their tailbone who are already doing so naturally is only overemphasizing their postural habits and misalignment.
The pelvis is most healthy when it is neutral to the floor, with the pubic bone and coccyx in equal distance to the ground. When the pelvis is asked to tuck or posteriorly tilt, the low back muscles are overstretched and the lumbar spine is pulled flat. The muscles of the body have to overcompensate for this constant misalignment.
The psoas, for example, is a deep core muscle that stabilizes the spine, affecting posture and overall well-being. It originates at the 12th thoracic vertebrae towards the lumbar spine and through the pelvis, connecting to the lesser trochanter of the femur bone. For some people, consistently tucking the tailbone can shorten the psoas muscles in the front of the body, compromising the lower back and eventually causing hip and back pain overtime.
Square hips to the wall in warrior 2! Sometimes people newer to the practice confuse warrior 1 and warrior 2. This cue is used sometimes to give them an understanding of where their body should be in space. However, one of the issues when repeating, "square hips to the wall in warrior 2," is what's happening in the front hip. When a student is asked to maintain the alignment of the front knee and move the pelvis square to the wall, the front femur and hip bones start to compress. Forcing this alignment can overstretch and break down the soft tissue, ligaments, and tendons in that front hip, eventually causing bone on bone contact. Avoid using too much pelvis talk in warrior 2 to maintain the safety of the students in class.
Draw your shin parallel in half pigeon! The hip joint is only capable of a certain amount of external rotation. In half pigeon, the front hip is in flexion and the femur bone is in external rotation. Once the hip has hit its end range, the knee takes over for that rotation and starts to twist on its own. Unfortunately, the knee joint is only made to flex and extend and any forced rotation in the knee can create damage over time. Adding the weight of the upper body sitting or laying on this joint puts more pressure on the knee as well. When the instructor asks you to draw your shin parallel to the front of the mat, this can overstretch or eventually tear the lateral collateral ligament of the knee. Some practitioners can do this posture easily, while other's push to make it happen. Keep in mind the abilities of ALL students in the room when giving cues in class.
Spread fingers really wide/energy through fingertips! This is common in down dog, plank postures, arm balances and any posture with hands up in the air. Overstretching and exaggerating movements in the body can cause stress over time. The same goes for the hands as they are directly connected to the shoulders. It is important to spread the fingers evenly in postures if the hands are crunched together. However, once the hands are spread and the student hears, "Spread your fingers WIDE," they think, "WIDER," and the natural placement of the hands becomes misaligned. Watch how far the pinky spreads in comparison to the other fingers, especially when putting weight on the hands. When the pinky is abducted out to the side it puts the fingers in an unnatural placement that could ultimately lead to wrist, elbow, and shoulder pain.
Listen to your body. This is the yoga teacher's anthem on repeat. Think of creative ways to ask your students to go within without sounding like a broken record.
A yoga instructor's words have a lasting impact on the student's who hear them. Discovering new ways of cuing or using descriptive action words while instructing students will keep the material fresh. These cues aren't the worst thing in the world to say, it's just another way of looking at what you're saying and why you're saying it. When a yoga teacher is informed with new information, the class will feel inspired and motivated in their practice.
Resource: Trail Guide to the Body, Revised 5th Edition by Andrew Biel


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Over the years, I've been really "results" focused in my jewelry business. For me, setting goals and achieving those goals is so gratifying. In fact, most recently, I had a strong desire to have a waiting list for my jewelry clients.
So I set my intention, sealed it with my coach and, lo and behold, a month later, I literally had a waiting list for my custom jewelry business. I was blown away!
The other day, I was in a coaching session with one of the designers in our Mastermind Program on her business. She underwent a huge evolution that was quite unexpected for her. Though the idea had been simmering for awhile, waiting to come out, it wasn't until she shared a little piece of it with me that the focus for this new direction or desire of her unfolded.
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There will also be a 50/50 drawing for a chance to win cash! Bring your friends and quarters for a great time!


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My heart has been heavy these last days reading the newspaper and Facebook. And so, a prayer I wrote:
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Volunteering in a classroom setting assisting with read, writing and maths. Students also assist with playtime and creative activities.
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Arkansas State Parks name new leadership for War Memorial Stadium
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism is pleased to announce the appointment of a new management team for War Memorial Stadium (WMS). The appointments signal a new chapter at WMS as Ron Salley, former superintendent of Pinnacle Mountain State Park, takes over as stadium manager and John Latch, former assistant superintendent of Mississippi River State Park, becomes assistant manager.
Both Salley and Latch have been assisting in the management and operations of War Memorial Stadium over the past five weeks.
"Ron Salley has a proven leadership record with managing one of Arkansas's busiest parks for the past 13 years as superintendent of Pinnacle Mountain State Park, with an estimated 635,000 visitors each year," said Arkansas State Parks Director Grady Spann. "With 34 years of experience at Arkansas State Parks, Ron has the ability to lead and manage WMS to a new level of customer service and to increase the use of WMS for Arkansas."
Prior to overseeing Pinnacle Mountain, Salley worked at Mount Nebo and White Oak Lake state parks.
"I like challenges," said Salley, "being able to push myself in ways and areas I hadn't considered before. During my 13 years at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, a lot of people visited from different backgrounds. Whether it's family, extreme sports enthusiasts, or equestrians, every day we tried to do the very best we could to accommodate them for all of those different and diverse needs. I see this next chapter of my career at War Memorial Stadium as a continuation of that customer service."
Earlier this year, at the urging of Governor Asa Hutchinson, the General Assembly voted to move War Memorial Stadium into the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. The stadium hosts sporting events, concerts and other activities. A feasibility study is currently underway to explore other options to expand the use of this historic venue.
Assistant Manager John Latch says he is looking forward to seeing what the future holds for WMS and is excited to be selected as a part of the new management team.
"I grew up here in Little Rock and played football at War Memorial Stadium while at Parkview High School," said Latch. "I never thought I'd have the opportunity to work here, but when this position came open, I thought, wow, what a cool chance to do something that impacts so many Arkansans."
Spann says he's confident that Latch is up for the challenges ahead. Before his last assignment at Mississippi River State Park, he worked at Lake Ouachita and Pinnacle Mountain state parks.
"John Latch has demonstrated effective leadership and the willingness to put in the hard work in order to make things happen," said Spann. "He has an incredible ability to connect with our guests and employees. With four years of park service experience, he understands how to work with the public and to lead his team. I am excited to see the future of WMS with John as part of the leadership team."
Salley and Latch officially started their new management positions at WMS on September 5. They also served on the transition team for the past five weeks helping to oversee several large events at the stadium, including the Guns 'n' Roses concert, the Arkansas Razorback football game, and the Salt Bowl.


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Below is the schedule for next week's 50th Celebration. Lots of activities for everyone to enjoy. Make sure to register today to attend!
Come out to camp and celebrate 50 years of summer awesomeness at Camp De Soto!
In 2018, Camp De Soto will be celebrating 50 years! We want to invite you and others who have a love for Camp De Soto to join us to celebrate 50 great years. Many wonderful memories have been made at camp along with many friends.
Join us on Saturday, June 23rd for the celebration at camp. Bookmark this page and visit our Facebook page to keep up with planning of the festivities that we will be holding at camp.
Make sure you let all your Scouting friends know they need to come out to camp to relive the great memories of Camp De Soto they have!
More details will be coming out leading up to this once in a lifetime experience.
We will also have 50th Anniversary merchandise available for purchase soon including additional patches, belt buckles, water bottles and a few other special items.
Register today by using the links below. The first two options offer you the ability to register online. Simply add the number of registrations you need from one or both. There will be a couple of simple forms to complete before you can checkout.
You may also use the registration form available for download below and mail it in to our office. Either option will register you for this great event!
This registration includes lunch and dinner along all the activities that will the taking place at camp. Each person will also receive an event patch tom commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Camp De Soto.
Use this form if you have any youth who will be attending that will 4 or under at the time of the event. They will receive lunch and dinner along with an event patch.
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Here's a link to a great story about Camp De Soto that was in the El Dorado Insider recently.


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Week Ending September 20, 2015/
Monday started off this week with some excitement as there had been a sighting of an American Avocet over the weekend at Pleasure House Point. Timothy Barry was the first to report it via both HRWE and eBird, but at that point it was just a flyover of Shore Drive with no one knowing where the bird may have gone too. I had initially speculated perhaps it would go to Back Bay which seemed more suitable habitat, and the only semi-reliable place where they're reported in Virginia Beach, though still not even on an annual basis. Well on Sunday, Chip Allen posted a photo of the bird to the HRWE Facebook group which he found at Pleasure House Point along the shoreline, and Lisa Rose followed suit with a beautiful video documenting the bird's unique feeding style, using its recurved bill to sift through the mud. Given the sightings, I spent all of Monday watching the clock slowly drag forward, until finally it reached 4 o'clock and I headed home to grab my gear & change clothes. Leaving home about 4:15 PM, I had to then endure every single red light on Virginia Beach and Independence Boulevards before finally arriving at the Marlin Bay Drive entrance to the park at about 4:45 PM. What is most agonizing about this is that my apartment in Kings Grant is barely 2 miles away from the park by straight-line distance, but, one is forced to drive completely around either the Eastern or Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River to reach the park, making it more like 10 miles of urban transit. Upon reaching the park, a Turkey Vulture flew overhead as I collected my gear, and sprayed up with deet spray. Walking into the park, I didn't really pay much attention to the surrounding forest, rather I gunned it towards the closest shoreline of Pleasure House Creek, where I could get a look out to see if it was visible anywhere. Fortunately, the tides were timed perfectly, and low tide was around 4 o'clock, providing the ideal situation to re-spot this bird. I couldn't see it anywhere from my first viewing spot on the creek, but it wasn't long before I got to a location where I could pick it out off in the distance. I took a couple very distant photographs just in case I couldn't get any closer before it possibly could disappear so with that, I added #192 to my County Big Year list!
Elated, I continued quickly around the shoreline trail heading eastward to where the bird was working a mudflat next to shore. En route, I spotted a couple Yellow-crowned Night-Herons and a Tricolored Heron juvenile as well, but stopped only momentarily for a quick photo before continuing on. As I arrived to where the bird was feeding near the outlet culvert that leads water out of the 'deer carcass' pond I realized I that getting any closer might frighten it. So I stood up aside the trail and shot as best I could with my camera, though the lighting was not ideal at this point in the evening. The sun really is setting earlier and earlier now, typically being dark by 7 PM unfortunately. So this gives a tough angle of light now on evening walks, though, I should embrace it now since each day it will get slightly worse, until November when the switch to daylight savings times completely wipes it out. After watching the bird for about 10 minutes, it eventually used up the mudflat and took to the air, flying low over the water upstream to the west. Continuing on my own eastward walk, I ran into a pair of out of town birders who were looking to also see the avocet, and then I also walked right into Jane Scott Norris and Helen Pipcho. Jane is in charge of the HRWE and has been since I left the administrative team at the end of December. Both of them had already seen the avocet when it further to the east, so it must have been making its way across to the west even before I'd seen it. While chatting, Jason Schatti also showed up looking for the bird which he must have found later since he did report it to eBird after we'd all departed on our own paths. I walked around the primary point of the park, seeing more dogs off their leashes than I did birds, though with the low tide there was a good number of gulls & terns out on the main channel sandbars. Royal & Caspian Terns, and mostly Laughing but also Herring Gulls were present.
A group of three American Oystercatchers could be seen with binoculars on the furthest sandbar, and a couple of Black Skimmer were mixed in the gull flock as well. All of them were at a range where photographs can be used to ID, but the shots aren't able to show off any quality. In this area, there was several people crabbing, one of who had someone managed to hook a Diamondback Terrapin in the mouth. I told him to call the VBSPCA, but who knows what he did, and I didn't have a phone with me to do anything with. I've hooked turtles accidentally while fishing in Minnesota, but I've always been able de-barb the hooks and remove them. Hopefully he was able to do the same for this fellow, since the Terrapins are a welcome sight here, one of the only places in the area that they're known to nest in the summertime. Walking back westward I spotted a few Green Herons, and more of the same waders like Great Blue Herons, Great Egret, Snowy Egrets, etc. Songbirds were completely lacking today, and I think the only one I saw was a single Northern Mockingbird on the primary salt meadow. I did hear a Belted Kingfisher, and also added an Osprey, the only raptor species seen on the day. When I passed the area I'd initially seen the avocet, I ran into Kathy Spencer, who was kind enough to congratulate me on my recently marriage to Ruth! She also was out looking for the avocet, and like Jason, she must have tracked it down later as she also reported it to eBird. I wasn't able to re-find the bird, so it must have flown around me at some point given he was further west, and she further east. Regardless, I got some nice shots of it earlier in the day, so I didn't necessarily need a second look, but, you always want one with these rarer birds that show up. Thus far in 2015, it is the only record for Virginia Beach, and it was definitely not a bird I had planned on finding for my Big Year, so it was a welcome surprise, just like the Worm-eating Warbler I'd see the previous day at Back Bay NWR.
Gorgeous weather continued on Tuesday, and on Wednesday as well, where lows overnight dipped into the upper 50s. This past Sunday was the first day that felt like Fall to me, and that weather pattern has held true through the early parts of the week. Surprisingly, not many people were reporting lists to eBird from Virginia Beach, but on Thursday, Ron Furnish & Marie Mullins, along with a few others in the HRWE had sighted some Marsh Wrens, and what turned out to be a juvenile Seaside Sparrow up at Pleasure House Point. So when Friday rolled around, I made the choice to head that way at 3 PM after work, since both species are still missing from my Virginia Beach list this year. It was a toss up between heading to First Landing or Back Bay in the hopes of adding a species or two of wablers, but they typically are more active earlier in the day, whereas I felt the Wrens and Sparrows might be more active in the afternoon to evening hours so I went the Pleasure House route. When leaving from work on Fridays, it is very easy to get up there quickly down Great Neck Road, where there is only a few lights to go through. Like the previous outing, the first bird I encountered was a Turkey Vulture along Marlin Bay Drive, before I could even spray up with bugspray and head into the park. They had seen the American Avocet the night before, though I didn't end up seeing it on this outing, and it hasn't been reported by anyone since, so I think it must have moved on from the area. Walking across the park eastward, I'd hoped to run into the Seaside Sparrows in the parts of the trail where thick marsh grasses climb up out of the water so I basically headed that way without stopping much. I ran into Una & Hugh Davenhill again, who like Betty Sue & Ken Cohen, I seem to finding every time I go out lately. But that means we're all on the same page as to what birds should warrant our attention at this point of the year. Seeing a few Yellow-crowned Night-Herons, Green Herons, and Tricolored Herons, I arrived at the area of the park most likely to give up the sparrows. Unfortunately, none were to be found on this pass, or the ensuing pair of passes I made through the area. No Marsh Wrens either, though I will hopefully get these at Back Bay as the weather continues to cool.
I did find a very cooperative Least Sandpiper at the main point's beach, and though I didn't notice it until I viewed the photographs at home, it appeared to have been attacked by something, with feathers & what appeared to be a piece of skin or a scab hanging off the front of the neck. Someone in HRWE mentioned that it was typical of a feline attack, so perhaps someone's house cat had had a run in with the bird. Fortunately it seemed alright, though it came up closer to me than is typical. So close in fact, I had to zoom out to fit it in the frame when photographing it, a problem that doesn't occur very often with birds that are only about 5" in total length, not much different than a Chickadee for perspective. While viewing the main branch sandbars, mostly gulls (Laughing, Herring, Great Black-backed and Ring-billed), and terns (Royal & Caspian) were visible, with no shorebirds around them except a group of American Oystercatchers that could be seen on the furthest out piece of exposed sandbar. Walking back westward, I went down a side trail towards Marlin Bay Drive where the forest kind of takes over. Here, a found a Carolina Chickadee, and as I watched it and stayed put for a few minutes, an American Redstart flew in and then followed up by a Black-and-White Warbler! Both of these warbler species seem to be showing up all over the place the last couple of weeks, and I don't recall having this good of luck in finding them in year's past. In fact, when I got my first one earlier this summer at Ron Furnish's house, I was quite sure that'd be the only one I'd see this year, given that at that point only about 4-5 people in Virginia Beach had reported them to eBird. Both birds were also firsts for me at the park, so at least that was something to add to the day. I made one more pass back east and then west again across the park hoping to find some Wrens or Sparrows, but none ever showed up unfortunately. So after the second sweep of the park, I headed back to the car and drove home along Independence Boulevard. Here, I made a quick stop off at the Lynnhaven House Historic Site, hoping to catch some migrating warblers up in the trees along the short boardwalk, but finding only some Northern Cardinals and a Downy Woodpecker in the process. I made one last attempt also at another site on my way home to Kings Grant, but came up empty on migrants there as well. However, I did get one huge surprise when I spotted an adult Cooper's Hawk perched atop a fall tree, feasting on an Eastern Gray Squirrel! Amazingly, I watched as a hawk chased a squirrel in this exact same spot a couple weeks ago, but the squirrel got away that time. I'm wondering now if it wasn't the exact same pair this time, but with a completely opposite outcome!
On Saturday, I took part in this year's 21st annual Kiptopeke Challenge (shortened to KC for the remainder of this article), running from midnight to midnight. For those unfamiliar, the KC is a "Big Day" competition that has birders working their way around Northampton and Accomack Counties attempting to observe (by sight or sound) as many species of birds as possible. Though the goal is to tally the most birds, the real purpose of the KC is to promote awareness of fall migration on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and all donations from the event go towards assisting the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory. For the first time, I took part in the KC, and this was actually the first birding competition I've ever signed up for. Given that, I wasn't sure exactly what to expect. Most folks get a team together, consisting of typically 3-5 people. However, I signed up with just one partner, Jason Strickland of Newport News, whom I've birded a couple times with down at Back Bay and had good success alongside. In the past we've worked well together, with our style of birding, and our backgrounds very similar. Lacking viewing scopes, we both tend to do more walking than most birders are willing to do, hoping to get into closer positions to help identify birds that many others are able to view from a farther distance. This style clearly has some advantages and disadvantages to it depending on the environment it is being employed in, but it is one that I enjoy, since it adds a bit of exercise and athleticism to birding.
We began our day by meeting up at the commuter parking lot on the Virginia Beach side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel just before 6 AM. We'd planned to meet right at 6, but clearly both of us were excited and ready to get going early, a good sign to see from both perspectives. Still enshrouded in darkness as we made the long crossing of the bridge-tunnel complex, we couldn't add any birds, though we likely passed plenty of Great Black-backed Gulls sitting on the light posts but obscured by the brightness below them. We hit the Eastern Shore mainland and drove quickly off the highway down the Seaside Road to the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge. Parking first at the lot at the southeastern end of the Butterfly Trail, we got out of the vehicle and I realized I'd left all my bug spray in my car back in Virginia Beach. Fortunately, Jason had some Deep Woods Off, but I tend to prefer the stuff with toxic amounts of Deet to prevent chiggers, ticks, and mosquitoes. After spraying what I assumed was an ample amount on my legs, waist, and clothes, we began listening from all sides, hoping to hear a nightjar or owl before the sun came up, but to no avail. After 10-15 minutes, and a quick walk south along the roadway with no sounds being heard aside from the insects all around us, and with the sun still not up, we decided to head over to the nearby Ramp Road in the hopes of spotting some birds in flight as the sun rise occurred. Parking in the small gravel lot near the kayak launch, we walked down the road towards the boat launch area. Here, a small pond, connected via culverts to the tidal marsh south of the road, typically provides a few species of birds. The sun was just hitting the horizon as we reached the pond, so we were viewing the edges with our binoculars, but struggling a bit to pick out birds against the dark background. A single Green Heron was found opposite us, and a lone shorebird was on the shoreline mudflats on the east side of the pond. Taking photographs of the bird and zooming as much as possible made it appear to be a Pectoral, but given the graininess of the photograph (high ISO to compensate for lack of light), we couldn't make the call for certain. In walking from the pond to the boat launch, wading birds were streaming past out over the water, moving from southwest to northeast in long lines. Most of the birds were White Ibis and Great Egrets, though we also had some smaller Snowy Egrets mixed in as well. American Crows were heard in the area, and a very chatty Belted Kingfisher also zoomed past us. In the treeline at the northwest corner of the boat launch, a grouping of 7 or 8 Black-crowned Night-Herons rested on a single tree. Gulls also streamed past this site as the sun broke the horizon, though most were impossible to identify with certainty outside of a good number of juvenile Laughing Gulls.
With the sun rising, we headed back towards the car in the hopes of catching early morning migrants along the Butterfly Trail. As we reached the pond again, a pair of birders had set up a scope and were scanning the area slowly. We introduced ourselves and found the pair to be another team of the KC, identifying themselves as Paul Nasca and Heidi Krofft. They had also seen the Green Heron, but were fortunate enough to pick out a Northern Waterthrush that was flitting about in the dense foliage opposite the pond. They hadn't yet seen the shorebird yet, so Jason offered up a trade of telling them about it, for the usage of their scope to help identify the bird. I'm sure no trade was necessary since most birders are pretty openly helpful, but, in a competition, you never know. Of course, they got right on the bird and we all got solid looks, quickly identifying it positively as a Pectoral Sandpiper. We figured at this point, that this bird had the potential to be a species most teams wouldn't locate since they aren't that common, even during migration. In fact, it was only the second Pectoral I'd seen all year long, though the vast majority of my birding excursions are in Virginia Beach, where they're significantly less likely to be found due to lack of desirable habitat accessible to birders. With this bird under our belt, and after Paul snapped a photo of Jason & I, we passed on "Good Lucks" and hopped in the car, heading back to the Butterfly Trail. Driving with the windows down, and heads hanging out them listening intently, we heard many a Northern Cardinal 'chip' but not much else. Arriving at the trailhead, we quickly started off northwestward down the grassy path. After picking off an American Redstart and a Black-and-White Warbler I thought for sure we'd be in for more warblers, but over the next twenty minutes or so, the only other warbler added was a Common Yellowthroat. An Eastern Wood-Pewee was seen in the canopy as well. We checked the edge of the highway wayside for some of the more urban species, but only saw a few Ring-billed Gulls, no Mockingbirds, Robins, or House Sparrows like I had expected to find there. Walking back to the vehicle, we heard more Northern Cardinals 'chipping' but struggled to find any other songbirds nearby. After walking the Butterfly Trail, we went south to check out the overlook area, running headfirst into another team comprised of Bob Ake, David Clark, Tracy Tate, and Nicholas Flanders, whom I assumed would be impossible to best in this type of challenge given all four members' ability to identify birds. All four members were armed with scopes, and had probably just spotted some neat birds far out in the marshes or in the surrounding trees to south. Jason & I could only see as far as the binoculars would let us, know we did add a pair of American Kestrels here. We also saw a Clapper Rail rises up from the marsh and then land again, though we had already heard a few earlier in the morning, so it wasn't a new species on the day. After a couple minutes, we headed back to the vehicle, and had to pass around a traffic jam of birders near the parking lot in the process.
Leaving Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR, we drove northward on the Seaside Road, and then west on Latimer Siding Road back towards the highway. In the process we added a few species to the tally including: Eastern Bluebird, European Starling, and Blue Grosbeak, as well as another pair of Kestrels seen along Bull's Drive. We knew we'd be back in this area again, so we sped through en route to Kiptopeke State Park. Parking near the playground area, we headed first down the Baywoods Trail where Jason spotted a hawk that he ID'd as a Red-tailed, but I was unable to get on the bird fast enough to be 100% certain, though it very likely couldn't have been anything else aside from a possible juvenile Bald Eagle. Some songbird activity did occur along the trail as we got another American Redstart, and a couple Black-and-White Warblers. Cardinals continued to be the primary bird we were hearing though. We did get lucky with another raptor, when a Cooper's Hawk flew across the trail overhead, affording nice views of its long tail and fairly straight wings. From the Baywoods Trail, we continued towards the Taylor Pond, hoping to see some early waterfowl migrants, but coming up completely empty-handed. There wasn't a single bird to be seen on the pond, not even a Grebe or Great Blue Heron; a major surprise to me. From here we took the Songbird Trail towards the Chickadee Trail connector to the Mockingbird Trail. The meadow stretch on the songbird Trail was quiet, and the first portion of the forested paths was the same. Once we reached the Bay Overlook though, we finally got to see some birds. Here, several tern species (Common, Forster's, and Sandwich) were all added, and gulls (Laughing, Ring-billed, Great Black-backed, and 1 Herring that I found later in photographs) were also abundant. Double-crested Cormorants, Brown Pelicans, and one silly looking Great Blue Heron were perched out on the wooden piles projecting from the water's surface.
A lone juvenile Bald Eagle flew on past us, as did several Ospreys to round out the raptors along the shoreline. From here, we headed along the new-ish Brown Pelican Trail which cuts along the shoreline back to the Baywoods Trail for 0.6 miles (according to the official map). Along this stretch is where we had our best luck of the day as Woodpeckers and Songbirds started popping out from all sides. We added Pileated, Red-bellied, Downy, and Red-headed Woodpeckers here, as well as a group of Baltimore Orioles and Summer Tanagers! More Black-and-White Warblers were seen, but again the warbler variety was just lacking still. Arriving back to the Baywoods Trail, we hopped on the Peregrine Boardwalk, then walked the short section of beach and came back up on the Wood Warbler Boardwalk. Through this stretch we surprisingly didn't add any new species, and I'd been hoping for a Red-eyed Vireo or Yellow-billed Cuckoo to no avail. At least here, the Pine Warblers were really singing, though we had heard one earlier in the day. Next up was a stop at the Hawkwatch Platform. We noticed a group of three birders looking towards a feeder, so immediately got our binoculars up on it, adding several Chipping Sparrows to the list. The trio of birders, also competitors in the challenge, were Shirley Devan, Nancy Barnhart, and Jan Lockwood, all of whom I was meeting for the first time. A short chat and we took up a spot on the hawkwatch platform, where we picked off a few Ruby-throated Hummingbirds as they came in to feed on the platform, though Jason missed the first one I spotted, at least more and more kept coming for an easy add to the list. On the platform, I got to meet Eli Gross and Graham Scarborough, who are manning the station this summer. Also, another pair of birders I knew only in name prior, Mary & Avery Coker had set up shop next to them. As with the other birders we ran into on the day, it was nice to be able to put a face to all the names that I frequently see on eBird & in Listserve. Over the next 10 minutes or so, we got some looks at a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a few Bald Eagles, many Black Vultures, and also our first Merlin on the day. Just prior to leaving, the team of Matt Anthony, Erin Chapman and Megan Massa also arrived to the platform, mentioning that it was pretty quiet everywhere, a feeling Jason & I both shared. They had been to Sunset Beach earlier in the day, and from the eBird report that was already posted, had actually nabbed quite a solid number of species. After the group left, we followed suit, heading over to the car and exiting the park.
Next up, was another trip down Latimer Siding Road & the Seaside Road towards Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve. We didn't know it at the time, but this would prove to be not the wisest investment of our limited time for the day. Driving slowly down Bull's Drive to the parking area, we both listened intently for anything reminiscent of a Grasshopper Sparrow or a Horned Lark, a known site for both species. This time of year though, the fields have not yet been cultivated, and therefore these birds have all the places to hide they could ever desire, making it pretty much impossible to see them. After disembarking from the vehicle, we headed straight east down the trail through the songbird habitat, finding another American Kestrel, and a fast moving swallow that I thought was a Barn Swallow, but was too far out to tell for sure. Black Vultures coated the chimney of the single-family home that butts up against the trail, and the Indian Peafowl that the owner keeps as pets were also walking all over the yard. We had hoped to find some Northern Bobwhite here, but never did see any. A secondary hope was that the marsh to the east might hold some shorebirds. Unfortunately when we arrived, there was none to be found outside of a single Killdeer screeching. Great Blue Herons were seen in good numbers, but, they aren't a tough species to track down at any of the parks here. I wanted to check the outlet pipe area just in case there was some Spotted Sandpipers nearby, but sadly another missed species. From here, we just kept walking the circle, though getting pretty tore up by mosquitoes the whole way around. In the forest, we had a Downy Woodpecker, and that was about it.
Arriving at the woods' edge again, we found an American Redstart, and got the chance to watch as two falcons circled above us. I was so certain that they were both American Kestrels, but Jason maintained that one seemed larger and was a Merlin. It wasn't until I checked the photographs at home that I realized he was right, as their tail feather patterns were completely different, and the Merlin was indeed slightly larger. Another good learning experience for me though. As we cut through the songbird habitat, which was excruciatingly hot & humid on the day with no breeze to speak of, we finally got a new bird for the lists, a Palm Warbler that had flown across the trail, and spent a couple seconds in view before disappearing, just enough time to allow both of us to get on it with binoculars. So, at least we did add this one, and hearing the Killdeer earlier was also an add, but over the course of the hour we spent there we could likely have gone elsewhere and added more birds, something to remember for next year no doubt. Leaving Magothy, and realizing how much time it had eaten up, now being about 11:30 AM, we headed down the Seaside Road northward once again. This time, our target was the Eurasian Collared-Doves that are known to inhabit the Magotha Road area. We swung by quickly, though didn't see any definite Collared-Doves. We did see some Bluebirds, Kingbirds, and an American Crow being chased around a group of trees by an uknown bird that could have been an oddly colored Pigeon or Collared-Dove. After missing, we hit the highway and headed north toward Chincoteague NWR, which we hoped would get us back on track. At this point in the day we had just over 50 species, with the goal still being 100.
As we neared the first of the two large Chicken plants (Perdue & Tyson) that sit just off the highway, we got a large flock of Tree Swallows flying over a field, and shortly thereafter, a flock of Canada Geese feeding in the grassed shoulders. Only the second species of waterfowl seen on the day, along with American Black Ducks, this was a welcome surprise since we'd have kicked ourselves if we hadn't gotten the most common waterfowl species in the area for the challenge. Near here, actually, on the lawn of the Perdue plant, we found a mixed flock of European Starlings and Brown-headed Cowbirds, which Jason pointed out due to the fact that the cowbirds fed with their tails up off the ground when tilted, and the starlings did not. We also got some Fish Crows, and a few Herring Gulls here at the plant. A nice group of additions given that we pulled over on the highway shoulder for just a few minutes, and it definitely put the time spent hiking at Magothy Bay into perspective. Moving on, we reached the causeway to Chincoteague Island at 1:30 PM, and added a single Black-necked Stilt that was standing the marshes a hundred feet or so north of the road. Even while driving the posted speed limit, the bird was obvious with its long, skinny legs, body & bill. We caught some traffic getting onto the island, possibly from a bridge opening earlier, but made it across the town pretty quickly, adding some Mallards finally to our tally as we saw a number of them wandering the town. Many of these Mallards were of the mixed domestic/Mallard stock that the island seems to have a ton of, showing black and white colors as opposed to the normal greens & browns. We arrived at Chincoteague NWR at about 1:50 PM, and proceeded directly to the Tom's Cove Visitor Center area. Passing the paddocks where the ponies are typically seen, we had hoped to pick up our first Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, and Cattle Egrets on the day, and fortunately there was indeed a big group of Cattle Egrets out near the herd of ponies.
The other two species though were not present, possibly because there just wasn't much water available in the impoundment areas that were mostly dry at this point in the season. When we reached the Swans Cove Pool it was obvious that the trip up would be worthwhile. Immediately, we started adding species to our total. Within binocular range, we had a number of Least & Semipalmated Sandpipers, and amazingly a group of about 50 Pectoral Sandpipers. Of course, we had a good laugh at this, since we were so excited earlier in the day by the prospect of picking up what we thought might be the only Pectoral seen in the competition at Ramp Road. A grouping of about 200 Willets was also just offshore, with 1 single Marbled Godwit pointed out to use by a pair of out-of-town birders who had their scope set right on the bird. It was like a game of Where's Waldo, and fortunately, they had done the leg work for us up front. More Mallards and Snowy Egrets were seen here, and we also got the nice surprise of seeing a Little Blue Heron fly on past us. Forster's Terns were seen in flight, and a few Greater Yellowlegs rounded out the shorebirds visible from our first stopping point. Moving further down the causeway at the Visitor's Center, we got good, distant looks at a huge grouping of Black Skimmers and Royal Terns out on an exposed sandbar in the cove. Walking the boardwalk around the Visitor's Center, we hoped to add some Barn Swallows, but none were seen sadly. Also, Black-bellied Plover weren't found in Little Toms Cove like we had hoped so we continued on to the beach. I have to think on a normal mid-September Saturday, the beach wouldn't be crowded, but with the weather sunny, and the temperatures in the 80s, it seemed the beach was the destination of the masses. Walking out into the crowds, we found Sanderlings immediately, and a Ruddy Turnstone as well. At this point in the day, we had all the terns knocked out (save for Black Tern), and were missing only Lesser Black-backed from the common list of gull species. Hoping to find one, we started walking north, but there was just so many beach goers that we ended up heading back towards the car instead. Here, we finally picked up our first group of Red-winged Blackbirds for the day, noting one young male that was showing an interesting plumage that was like a cross between the adult female & adult male plumage. Below the flock, a single Double-crested Cormorant was swimming through the roadside ditch, affording some great photographs, but not being a new add to the day's list.
With a few forest birds still missing from our list, we opted to next head to the Woodland Trail parking area, and walk the 1.6 mile asphalt path. On the way, we passed the team of Ake, Clark, Tate & Flanders once again, with the 4 birders all set up on their scopes at equal spacing scanning the cove to the north. Clearly, there wasn't going to be any birds we saw here that they also wouldn't immediately pick up. Arriving at the Woodland Trail though, right away, we got a new add, a House Wren, as it moved along a pine tree high up. Shortly thereafter, Brown-headed Nuthatches began to be heard, and we also found a Red-eyed Vireo in a deciduous tree while viewing some Carolina Chickadees. The mosquitoes here were probably the worst we'd run into all day, though not far off what we'd encountered at Magothy Bay. Many walkers passed us at high speed, clearly trying their best to get away from the biting bugs. Birding slowed around the middle of the trail, though I took some solace in getting to see the Delmarva Fox Squirrels that are extremely common on this trail, but not many other places. Our next bit of birding action occurred as we watched an American Redstart climb up through the trees, and then Jason spotted a Yellow-throated Warbler! This bird was probably the day's highlight for me, since this species is one I never seem to find, even though they aren't exactly a rare bird. In fact, it is only the second of the species that I've ever seen, having just added it to my life list in April while birding the Great Dismal Swamp's Washington Ditch Trail. Having seen the Yellow-throated, we continued on and reached the vehicle once again. Overhead, a pair of adult Bald Eagles circles use momentarily, a nice surprise, though another bird we'd already tallied. Since it was now after 3 PM, the Wildlife Loop was open to vehicular traffic, so we made a dash for the entry road, thinking perhaps a few more shorebirds, or our missing Tricolored Heron might be found. The impoundments were almost entirely devoid of water, making the habitat quite poor for the birds we were hoping to add. Eventually, at the far north end of the loop, we did get some Lesser Yellowlegs that were feeding among some Canada Geese and Mallards. Before leaving the park for good, we made one last stop at the main visitor center, hoping to see some House Finches, American Goldfinches, and perhaps a House Sparrow on the feeders in the back. Upon arrival though, we realized the feeders weren't even set up, so no luck on this idea.
After leaving the park, we crossed back over to Chincoteague Island, and instead of taking the main road out of town, we went north towards the island community's school. In this area, there is some roadside ditches and a few ponds, and even a pair of hiking trails which we didn't have time to do, but it is worth mentioning for those who've never been there. Finally, we got a bit of luck, as a Tricolored Heron was perched out on a log in the pond, and we also added Common Grackles in the trees near the road. Taking the causeway back towards the mainland, we couldn't locate the Black-necked Stilt again, but we did get to see a number of American Oystercatchers out on the oyster beds in the creek, another new add for the day. After the couple hours spent in the area, we were now up to 86 species of birds! The only tough part about being all the way up at Chincoteague meant that we had to again drive all the way back south to more areas to bird. With us still missing some shorebirds, including Whimbrel, we though that Willis Wharf might give us another add, so we headed down the highway towards it, arriving at 5:20 PM. I had never been to this area before, but I can see why it is a hotspot on eBird, and part of the DGIF Birding Trail. Large expanses of mudflats rest on both sides of the road during low tide, which must have been about the time we reached it. Our only add here was a few Yellow-crowned Night-Herons, but that got us up to 87 species before heading back towards the highway. Next up was a redemption trip to Magotha Road, where we were able to track down a group of 4 Eurasian Collared-Doves on a wire above the roadway. Here I actually got some nice photographs from the car, and we had a flurry of excitement afterwards when several sparrow-sized birds ascended up into the power lines as well, though they turned out to be Chipping Sparrows, the only species of sparrow seen during the day. Our final stop was made at Sunset Beach, but, ironically, the sunset prevented us from seeing any birds out over the water. Clearly, this spot would have been better earlier in the morning, but we hadn't give it enough thought. So, we weren't able to add any more birds here, but as we approached the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, we got our 89th and final species of the day, the American Robin that had managed to elude us over the previous 12 hours. Heading back across the bridge, the sunset was pretty incredible, and it made for a great end to the day. Though we stopped briefly on South Thimble Island (Island #1), birds here were near impossible to see with the light waning, and the day had come to an end.
So over the last 12-13 hours, we had managed to find 89 species of birds that both of us could positively identify while the bird was still in view. Given that this was our first go at the challenge, I think we did quite well. Especially when considering that very few migrant species seemed to be being sighted by the other teams as well. As of now, the results have not yet been released, but as soon as they are, I will add them to this article below (Update, we placed sadly at the bottom of the 6 groups, with the lead group getting 110 species). Looking back at some of the species that we missed on like Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Black-bellied Plover, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, House Finch, House Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pied-billed Grebe, Prairie Warbler, and Yellow-breasted Chat…we probably should have been able to get up to 100. However, we did get some species I hadn't counted on finding like the Summer Tanagers, Baltimore Orioles, Pectoral Sandpipers and Yellow-throated Warbler. I am looking forward to seeing what the other teams ended up finding. There was certainly locations that we didn't get a chance to get too, like Oyster and the Cheritan Landfill that could have yielded more birds. One other thing I learned was that the daytime goes by like a blur, so the amount of time really needs to be planned for. I think starting at one end of the boundary region, and working your way towards the opposite over the entire day is the way to go, rather than making the trip across and back as we did. We just used up too much time in the car. I could also see an advantage in starting at Chincoteague at sunrise, or before it, and working south from there, so perhaps that'll be an option for next year. But, all in all, I think it was a good showing for our first competition, but I'm definitely already looking forward to doing better next year!
After getting to bed pretty late on Saturday night since I arrived at home about 8 PM, and then Ruth & I went out for dinner at Romano's Macaroni Grill, I was a bit tired in the morning to say the least. I did get up and moving at 6 AM, but it took a bit more to get going and I think I arrived to Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge closer to 7:30 than I'd hoped for. Back Bay has been the hot spot lately for warblers, and last Sunday I had fantastic success in the early hours of the morning when I got my first Worm-eating Warbler, and also a lifer in a Lark Sparrow that was quite unexpected. So I hoped to continue this pattern with another early morning outing. After quickly spraying down with deet (much preferred to the Deep Woods Off of the prior day, butmy own fault for not bringing my spray along and leaving it accidentally in the car), I headed out down the Bay Trail. Quiet on the way out to the western end, I found only a single Common Yellowthroat, and a single American Redstart the whole way out. Another photographer was set up, taking shots of a Snapping Turtle in the pond at the west end, and he asked if I knew where a good spot to photograph raptors might be. As I was trying to come up with a spot, Stephen Coari walked on up the trail for the second Sunday in a row and was able to better answer that the Kuralt Trail off the north end of the parking area was the place to go for that since it affords an unobscured view of the sky to the north. During fall migration, this is the way they'd be travelling in from, so clearly the best. So far, I've yet to see any Merlins or Northern Harriers, both of which should become numerous in the park fairly soon. In fact, Merlin is probably the most common of the species I haven't yet found in Virginia Beach throughout the year, wintering here in solid numbers. As I travelled back east along the trail, I added two more American Redstarts, but that was it. Reaching the parking area again, I walked around the visitor center and checked out the foliage line where I'd had all the activity last week, but to no avail. Even the Kuralt Trail was very quiet, though I photographed a Pied-billed Grebe on the water, and a Great Egret in the air here at least, and a few Carolina Chickadees were seen along the trail.
I chose next to walk the Bayside Trail thinking perhaps a Marsh Wren might jump out of the tall grasses. En route, I got looks at a pair of Eastern Cottonmouths that were hiding on shore next to the small pond west of the visitor contact center. Nearby, what I believe is an Indigo Bunting was seen but no wrens or sparrows again, seems to be the story of the week thus far. Walking around the boardwalks, and then hitting the Bay Trail again, I planned to head back to the car, when I spotted a few Yellow Warblers jumping around in the tallest trees between the Bay Trail and visitor contact center. By the time I had worked around to where I could see them, I was on the concrete sidewalk about 100 feet west of the parking area, right south of the visitor center. Here, I thought I spotted a Cape May Warbler so I paid much closer attention, but the bird turned out to be another Yellow that still had some streaking on its chest. As I watched the small patch at the top of the trees, a Baltimore Oriole moved through, followed by a Northern Parula. And to my utter astonishment, while I was photographing the Parula, a Nashville Warbler moved into the frame, out from the protection of the surrounding leaves! Nashville Warblers are a species I have encountered a few times in Minnesota, but never here in Virginia, so this was not only a new year bird (#193), but a state lifer as well! It couldn't get any better, or so I thought at the time, but just a few seconds later, I saw more movement behind the leaves, and then an elongated warbler with streaked chest moved slowly into view. This was a Northern Waterthrush! Now two weeks ago, I had seen one at the west end of the Bay Trail, but was unable to get any photographs, so this was a truly redeeming moment as I not only got a couple shots off, but I got all 3 warbler species together in the same frame, something that has never happened to me before given how hard it is to just even get one of them to stay still long enough to get them! The activity continued for just a few minutes though between 8:15-8:30ish, and just at the tail end I met a fellow, while watching them, that said he thought he had a Nashville the day prior, so very likely he did, and though I can't recall his name, he was there with Tammy Conklin, who is in the HRWE as well, and showed up right at the tail end of the activity. After this, I headed out from the park to get home to check out the shots & to get all my information posted online in the hopes that other locals might be able to get out and re-locate the Nashville or Waterthrush, both birds being great sightings, and true transients that pass through our area during a brief window of opportunity for us to see! So the week started with the Avocet, and ended with the Nashville, another successful week for sure, and only 7 more species to go to reach my goal of 200!


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She may not be a princess in real life, but Israeli actress Gal Gadot is portraying the most famous Amazonian goddess warrior princess of all time: Wonder Woman aka Princess Diana of Themyscira. To say I am excited is an understatement. I am a big Superman fan and even named both of my dogs in honor of the Superman comic books, but we have had numerous Superman movies AND Batman movies but no Wonder Woman film even though the Wonder Woman TV series in the 70s was really popular and Wonder Woman is one of the three most important founding members of the Justice League. I personally feel that is pretty unfair and we ladies are long overdue for a Wonder Woman film.
Picture from Gal Gadot's social media, a sneak peak of Wonder Woman in her stand alone film which will premiere in 2017.
Wonder Woman is making her big screen debut today in Batman Vs Superman before she gets her very own stand alone film next year. (I have not been able to see B vs S yet, so please no spoilers in the comments section!) So, in honor of this major moment of cinematic history I would like to write a short blog post dedicated to the favorite perfume of the actress behind Wonder Woman. Gal Gadot's fashion is not very well known just yet although I am sure we will see more of it now that she will be walking so many red carpets. However, I did manage to discover this short little interview on Youtube. In it, Gal divulges that her signature scent is Gucci Bamboo. I thought it was really great that she did not hesitate to name her favorite perfume since many women (especially women in the public eye) tend to be more tight lipped about what their favorite perfume is. But because I love perfume and write about it often, I decided to look up Gal's favorite perfume.
Gucci Bamboo's notes are official described as "Top notes of bergamot. Heart notes of casablanca lily and ylang ylang extra-comoros. Base notes of sandalwood." I love Gucci purses with their signature bamboo handles, and this perfume comes with an equally iconic bamboo shaped bottle. Bergamot is one of my favorite scents and I like that this scent is anchored by the base note of sandalwood. It sounds like it would be a feminine, yet sexy scent. I am definitely going to track this one down and test it out.
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And I am going to finish this post by leaving you with this brand new picture released today of Gal with some of her co-stars (including Robin Wright) in a promo picture from the Wonder Woman film. Those costumes look fierce!
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You have not lived until you've been to a Chinese grocer and asked for slab of pork bellie (sic.) by holding up a much smaller, pre-cut piece and pantomiming that you'd like four times that amount all in one piece. If you go, you'll likely have to speak to 3 butchers and a couple of helpful customers, but it's worth it just to see the guy with the knife bring out a pork side and show you where he plans to cut it.
It came bone in, but now I have ribs in addition to bacon makings.
Alton Brown has five recipes up on the foodnetwork site from his "Scrap Iron Chef" episode. Ostensibly, these were for use in his cold smoker conversion crafted from a bank of school lockers. Not a single one of these treatments calls for curing salts.


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This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Anglepoise. All words and thoughts my own.
I love my Type 75 and Mini Studio lamp. I love how smooth the spring mechanism makes them and how their timeless elegance means that they fit in every corner of my flat like a glove.
But suddenly I find myself wanting nothing more than the new Giant Original 1227™. I'm not entirely sure where it would sit in my living room because it is so large, but it is just majestic. The Giant was initially commissioned for the Roald Dahl Museum, and I can see why. It has a whimsical, story telling feel to it.
I have developed somewhat of an obsession with Anglepoise lamps. Sitting atop our living room sideboard is a black Type 75. I could easily collect several more, especially the Type 75 in white for the bedroom. Amongst more of my Scandivanian designed items, I love that Anglepoise is a British brand. It's story goes all the way back to 1855 with the Terry family, manufacturers of springs, and by the 1930's car design George Carwardine develops a perfect balanced lamp using the Terry family springs.


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24 Carrots Natural Café and Juice Bar Announces Four-Course Vegan Valentine's Menu, Charitable Events, New Cocktail Menu and More in February
Date(s) – 02/14/2019 – 02/15/2019
All Day
On Thursday, February 14, diners can do something good for their hearts and their health by indulging in a vegan Valentine's Day at 24 Carrots Natural Café and Juice Bar! The vegan restaurant is featuring a four-course menu exclusively on Valentine's Day featuring:
First Course:
- "Cheeze" Board (GF) for Sharing — featuring local products such as seasonal pickles, fruits, housemade "cheeze," and more
Second Course:
- Choice of Seasonal Soup or Salad (GF)
Third Course, choice of:
- Beetroot Tagine-Stuffed Dosai with tzatziki and pomegranate molasses (GF)
- Charred Local Mushroom Linguini with cauliflower alfredo and walnut parmesan, served with seasonal vegetables
Fourth Course, choice of:
- Brown Sugar Pavlova with passion fruit curd, seasonal fruits, coconut whip and pistachio brittle
- Waffle Sundae featuring a cinnamon waffle, vanilla ice cream, chocolate fudge, whipped cream, and toasted peanuts with a cherry on top
Reservations are being taken until Tuesday, February 12 and can be made via email at email@example.com or by calling (480) 753-4411.
Date: Thursday, February 14
Time: beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Location: 24 Carrots Natural Café and Juice Bar (address below)
Post-February 14, 24 Carrots is still spreading the love with the "Valentine's Carrot Cares Community Outreach" event. On Saturday, February 16 between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., the 24 Carrots family will be making care packages and meals for those in need. Donations are welcome and most-needed items include:
Toothbrushes, full size shampoo and conditioner, body wash, combs, razors, hand sanitizer, tissues, Advil, toothpaste, socks, nail files, shaving cream, Q-Tips, Chapstick, hats, Wet Ones/Wipes
Date: Saturday, February 16
Time: 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: 24 Carrots Natural Café and Juice Bar (address below)
On Thursday, February 21, 24 Carrots hosts a fundraising dinner benefitting a local animal sanctuary. Funds raised will go directly to help Aimee's Animal Sanctuary rebuild their farm and bring it up to code.
Date: Thursday, February 21
Time: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Location: 24 Carrots Natural Café and Juice Bar (address below)
In February, 24 Carrots is also expanding its hours, and introducing a new cocktail menu as well new "Sunday Supper" pick-up. New hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays.
For a "boozy" way to start the day at brunch, 24 Carrots features fresh juice mimosas, Bellinis and Blushing (ahem, vegan) Marys, along with a canned beer and house wine selection. A seasonal rotation of signature cocktails will also be available. Every Sunday, a different dinner special will be available for pick-up by 5:00 p.m. Specials will be posted in the restaurant and on social media, with orders required by the previous Thursday. Orders can be made via email at email@example.com or by calling (480) 753-4411.
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