DIANE'S CORNER ..
Celebrate Nat'l Panda Day
Giant pandas are big fluffy balls of fun and one of the most universally loved animals around, so it’s no wonder they have their own special day!
Yet due to habitat loss and fragmentation, pandas are sadly considered to be a vulnerable species and require dedicated conservation to preserve their numbers. National Panda Day is dedicated to celebrating these quirky creatures and spreading awareness of the threats they face in order to encourage efforts to protect them.
History of National Panda Day
The panda has been around for almost 20 million years and is the oldest living species of bear. Yes, that’s right, any rumors you’ve heard to the contrary about them not being bears is false – they are in fact part of the Ursidae (bear) family, although they do also have a fair amount in common with raccoons.
While pandas have long been respected in their native China, their shy and solitary nature means they feature rarely in Chinese history and art – the likelihood of coming across one bear, let alone an embarrassment of pandas (the excellent collective noun for these animals!), has always been slim. Yet with their clumsy and lovable character, they’re incredibly popular, so much so that back in the 1980s a Taiwanese zoo even painted a sun bear black and white to try and pass it off as a giant panda!
National Panda Day grew out of the need to help protect these beautiful bears, as sadly these big guys require conservation efforts to even have a chance at recovering from their current depleted state. With no more than 2-3,000 left in the wild and only a few hundred in captivity, we risk losing these precious mammals forever if we don’t act.
National Panda Day aims to promote efforts to preserve their habitat from threats such as urbanization and climate change and to support their protection all around the world. Ultimately it’s a day of hope, as panda numbers are gradually starting to increase again thanks to decades of conservation work, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) downgrading the species from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’ in 2016.
If we all work together, we can continue these amazing advancements and ensure that the panda is safe and thriving, now and in the future.
thanks for the pics, Michele
the look of pure love
getting right into her food
WORD OF THE DAY
vesta
MEANING:noun: A short wooden match.
ETYMOLOGY:After Vesta, the goddess of hearth and household in Roman mythology. Her temple had a fire tended by the vestal virgins. Earliest documented use: 1839.
USAGE:“Para Handy passed the newly bought carton of vestas to Macphail, who took out one of the boxes, carefully extracted a match, and struck it on the side of the box.”
Stuart Donald; Complete New Tales of Para Handy; Gardners; 2001.
taking a bow to say ''hello world''
TODAY'S ARTIST thanks, Natalie
Stuart Donald; Complete New Tales of Para Handy; Gardners; 2001.
Quirizio di Giovanni da Murano or Quirizio da Murano or Quiricius (Venice fl. c. 1460 – c. 1478), 
was an Italian Renaissance painter of religious subjects.
red sky at night.... sailor's delight
IDIOM OF THE DAY
What does the saying 'Beyond belief' mean?
Meaning: If people behave in such a way that you find it almost impossible to accept that they actually did it, then you can say that their behaviour was beyond belief.
is this guy eyeing the cats???
thanks, Patsy
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
- Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
- The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".
pressed dried flowers into beautiful artwork
READERS INFO
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
how real gardeners cope with life.....
- Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
- The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".
COFFEE
thanks, Ella
patiently sit and wait - such good boys!
PICTURES OF THE DAY
The Penguin Protector, Antarctica
knit
thanks, Emma
knit
thanks, Wendy
knit
found the bread for his lunch
crochet
thanks, Ava
crochet .. St. Patrick's Day
thanks, Tara
crochet
crochet
crochet
let's all of us plant angels in our gardens this year
PANTRY RECIPE
CROCKPOT RECIPE .. St. Patrick's Day
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE ..
St. Patrick's Day
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
COPYCAT RECIPE
SWEETS RECIPE .. St. Patrick's Day
ADULT COLORING .. St. Patrick's Day
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CRAFTS .. St. Patrick's Day
CHILDREN'S CORNER .. St. Patrick's Day
PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
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SUDOKU .. easy
solution:
If You Describe Something As Indescribable, Haven’t You Already Described It?
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