Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is famous for its unique geology of red rock spires and horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters. Because Bryce transcends 2000 feet (650 m) of elevation, the park exists in three distinct climatic zones: spruce/fir forest, Ponderosa Pine forest, and Pinyon Pine/juniper forest.
These photos were taken in May 2003 with a Canon PowerShot G2. Patricia and I started our drive at 4am to catch the sunrise and get some good early morning light for the shots. We were very surprised to get caught in an early morning snow storm which dusted the ground white in the early morning hours. It was a pleasant sight but considering we were dressed in shorts and light jackets, it wasn't the best of conditions.
The SAF 2008 Convention officially came to a close this evening. Patricia and I just got back to our room after attending the President's Ball, the last official event. Wow, I'm tired. However, as promised, I'd like to post the list of floral blog topics attendees put together during the my Blogosphere session earlier today. I've also posted many of the materials at Blogosphere resource page at http://www.safnow.org/blogosphere
If you were not able to attend the session but would like to contribute to this list, please add a comment! I will certainly add your submission once I receive it. You can always
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I'll post the same list on the Blogosphere resource page first thing tomorrow. I'm off to sleep but look for a slew of posts from the Blogosphere session as well as other convention educational sessions and meeting in the coming days! Goodnight!
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It's been my job to keep tabs on all things technology for the past several years as CIO for the Society of American Florists and to contribute new ideas in round table discussion at SAF's Technology Committee meetings. During this time, I've accumlated a list of Web sites I review via RSS and like to share a trend I've noticed. Consumers and uber geeks represent opposite ends of a spectrum that drive technology. Within the spectrum falls everything else such as all size of businesses, Non-profit org, government IT, etc.
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I've researched that leaves contain much of the minerals trees collect during the year - mulching leaves into your lawn actually fertilizes the grass. plus, no need to rake and bag!
When you rake your leaves, it costs you. Your local taxes pay for trucks to sweep up your leaves or pick up your leaf bags, which often end up in landfills. If you burn leaves, you're just sending up clouds of carbon into the atmosphere. Mulching leaves simply recycles a natural resource, giving you richer soil for free.
