Thursday, February 8, 2024

At the Senior Center at Lake Tomahawk

 

Our lunches include a carton of milk.
This little message is on each one.
"About 85% of this carton is paper. Paper is renewable and we have more trees in the US now than we did 50 years ago."

Now doesn't that just make you feel...what? Confused? I was. Trees being planted since 1974 (50 years ago) may have some bearing on how many are going to paper pulp in making cartons of milk. But hey, why aren't they just using recycled paper instead of new paper to make these silly cartons?

Or is it because someone thinks it would sound unsanitary to have reused paper in the making of milk cartons? And how about recycling the cartons themselves? Is that even possible?


And on Wed. before lunch Carol takes us through sit and be fit...which ends up standing and marching! Whew!




These interesting patterns show the cover over the swimming pool, right outside the door of our "dining room" where we meet for lunches M-F. It's only open during summer months, and often has ice on top of the cover where rain accumulates.

While February offers some sunny days (like this one) there are also free books in the "Little Free Library" at Lake Tomahawk.


And right next to it is a little Free Library for Children! Food for the soul!

From snow and ice on a drained lake to...

muddy water from spring rains. Wonder when the dam construction will begin!




Today's quote:

There will always be factors and people that we cannot control; how we respond can determine the quality of our lives.


Today's quote:

Come, live in my heart and pay no rent. -Samuel Lover, songwriter, composer, novelist, and artist (1797-1868)


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11 comments:

  1. eileeninmdFebruary 8, 2024 at 5:34 AM

    Pretty sky images. We will not have many old growth forest around if they keep cutting down the trees.
    Take care, have a great day!

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    1. Barbara RogersFebruary 8, 2024 at 10:36 AM

      Just the bottoms of ravines around here, or canyons, whatever they're called, where loggers haven't been able to truck out the beautiful trees, are left still.

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  2. TomFebruary 8, 2024 at 7:06 AM

    ...many forests have become tree farms.

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    1. Barbara RogersFebruary 8, 2024 at 10:36 AM

      And it's so strange to see them, row after row of identical trees. Cannot be good for the land!

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  3. AnvilcloudFebruary 8, 2024 at 9:14 AM

    They could be using recycled paper. The message is a bit ambiguous. Whatever the case, you have a good center there.

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    1. Barbara RogersFebruary 8, 2024 at 10:40 AM

      It's an enjoyable one, and while waiting for lunch to be served, I read the labels. Yesterday we had tacos, and little sour cream pouches. They were labeled to not have rBGH, or whatever cows are given...and said, there's a different in milk from cows who are given rBGH and cows who don't receive it. Duh, but I wonder what the difference might be. Someone at the table, smarter than me, said it's a growth hormone. I said, well I certainly don't want any of that!

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  4. Granny SueFebruary 8, 2024 at 11:54 AM

    In our area, this land was all clear-cut in the 20s and 30s, leaving very little woodland. Aerial photos show these hills deluded and turned into cropland and pasture. Even our very steep land was cleared! Happily, much of West Virginia is forest again, some 93% of it i believe. As it should be. These hills are too steep for plows.

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    1. Barbara RogersFebruary 8, 2024 at 2:35 PM

      Good point. We've got a problem when developers build on the steep slopes, and there's a lot of erosion going into the streams. Laws are against it, as they are supposed to put barriers up while doing construction, but they don't often get enforced.

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  5. CloudiaFebruary 8, 2024 at 12:07 PM

    Thank you Barbara for this meaningful post. It's very companionable Aloha!

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  6. LindaFebruary 9, 2024 at 11:27 PM

    I love the painting on the book box for children.

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