What are the clouds trying to tell me about the weather to come. No apps and forecasters but navigating on my own perceptions and diagnosis. What is their wisdom? I must say, not that easy to do. It is cloud illusions I have to recall (thanks to Joni).
In the 6th century, chess’s predecessor was called Chaturanga in India, consisting of four divisions: infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry in the military on an 8×8 board. From the 12th century on, chess travelled from Arab to Europe.
Chess was quickly adopted by the medieval kings and the European nobility, and its popularity peaked during the late medieval period. Learning chess was an essential skill for knights. Now, it is still a popular strategic board game but for everyone. It begins with the board. It is, in fact, a symbol of equality and equal opportunities.
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These colours of Hermēs are exceptional. “What strange vegetation this is, fashioned by Anne-Margot Ramstein’s illustration of curves intertwined with superimposed lines. Branches, flowers and leaves become entangled in a dreamlike camouflage…”
Vandaag is het een bijzondere dag. Dat sowieso. Maar het is extra speciaal: Minnie is bij ons komen wonen. De gouden handjes en het gouden strikje zeggen alles over de wijsheid, kunde en liefde van deze vrouw.
The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, an ara of 68,000 km2 (1.5 the size of The Netherlands) is in the news. The Biden administration has restored protections for this largest intact temperate rainforest, sometimes called America’s Amazon. It is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna.
Biden restored in line with the views of Alaska’s tribal nations the original roadless rule, in 2020 been undone by President Donald Trump, this for logging and oil drilling purposes. Roadless area conservation is a conservation policy limiting road construction and the resulting environmental impact on designated areas of public land.
It is in fact strange that one person ( a president in this case) can undo or restore formal legislation for protection. I know democracy has its value, but this factor is from the perspective of the forest itself and all species living in it, not quite establishing a feeling of comfort, security and safety. Sometimes humans must not be granted any access to nature. Never. Hands off. Eternal protection from human greed.
Picture: Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan, Alaska. Source: Wikipedia.
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