From Planet Earth
Calendar
Endangered King: The Jaguar is the largest and most powerful
wild cat in the Americas. It enjoys its spot at the top of the food
chain; yet, strangely, it is listed as an Endangered Species, due mainly
to the threat posed by man. Jaguars
prefer wet, lowland habitats, swampy savannahs or tropical rainforests. While they can be found throughout the
southern United States,
Central and South America...the largest
population live in the Amazon rainforest. The population of the Jaguars has declined
steadily over the past 100 years mainly due to human advances.
New cities are being developed
and farmland extended resulting in the
destruction of both forest and grassland.
The Jaguars are also having to compete with humans for food. Ranchers hunt them down to protect their
livestock and for sport. Although the diet of the Jaguar consists of more than
80 different types of prey, Jaguars seldom attack humans.
Did You Know?
(from the Canadian Wildlife Federation Calendar)
The Eastern Forktail Damselfly
is one of the most common damselflies in eastern Canada. They can be seen between June and
mid-September. Their preferred habitats
include wetlands and small ponds with plenty of vegetation. More than 600 species of wildlife are at risk
this Canada Day. You can learn more
about helping our furry, feathery or
fishy neighbours by visiting: CanadaWildlifeFederation.ca.
Gardening Advice
(from Kathy Renwald's
Thursday issue of Hamilton Spec)
Pot Culture is Having Its
Moment: People are living
differently today! Putting plants in
containers brings instant gratification...shrubs, trees, vegetables, etc.
Living in condos (if parents both work) there is just no time for extensive
gardening. Patio/balcony gardening can be taken with you when moving.
Her illustration shows Crimson
Flame Geraniums...a basil tree (that will need trimming to keep its round
shape)...and Fiesta, a tropical Hibiscus with intense colours and prolific
flowering (this variety of hibiscus combines showy pink,orange and red in each
flower.
Special Note to Kathy: My 2 beautiful Hibiscus plants on the balcony
were frequented by squirrels for two seasons.
I moved these potted plants from indoors to my balcony when the
temperatures were about the same. I was
So Dismayed and So Discouraged when they were Destroyed by these pesky little
creatures!!! Consequently, (even on the
third floor) any flowers became their determined target. To outwit them, I now
enjoy artificial flowers that adorn my “outdoor living space”!
Message from the
Canadian Red Cross
Beat the Heat!
Do you know the signs and symptoms of someone suffering from heat
exhaustion? Would you know what to do to
help? Visit...www.redcross.ca/firstaid.
MADD Fact
MADD serves a victim
or survivor of drunk driving every 10 minutes!
Niagara Falls and Great Gorge
(from Niagara Falls
of Canada
2014 Calendar)
Aerial night photo
of both the American Falls and Canada's
Horseshoe Falls
illuminated with
colour lights including an exploding fireworks ball of sparkles.
Be thrilled with
spectacular fireworks displays
over the Horseshoe Falls across from Victoria Park.
There are many waterfalls that
are higher than Niagara...but it's the combination
of its great width and huge volume of water that is impressive as it leaps and thunders over
the escarpment edge into the river below.
Special Event Days
July 1 (Tuesday) ~ Canada Day
July 4 (Friday) ~
Independence Day (U.S.)
July 9 (Wednesday) ~ Nunavut Day*
July 19 (Saturday) ~ Canada's Parks
Day
July 27 (Sunday) ~
Parent's Day (U.S.)
*One of our
Territories
Flower and Garden Philosophy
Flowers have a way of
tiptoeing into your garden unannounced.
(Pam Brown)
Joyous July...for Summer Musings
Summer is when one sheds one's
tensions with one's clothes...and the right kind of day is a jewelled balm for
the battered spirit. A few of those days
and you can become “drunk” with the belief that all is right with the world. (Ada
Louise Huxable)
The summer morn is
bright and fresh, the birds are darting by
as if they loved
to breast the breeze that sweeps the clear blue sky.
(William C.
Bryant)
What a beautiful
sunny morning.
It makes you happy
to be alive, doesn't it?
We can't let the
sun outshine us...we have to beam too!
(Takayuki Ikkako)
Here, men from the
planet Earth
first set foot
upon the Moon ~ July 1969 AD.
We came in peace
for all mankind.
(Neil Armstrong)
Merle
Baird-Kerr...compiled June 2014
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