A closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the ‘operatic’ quality of traditional natural history. The thrifty avians are tolerant of humans and can store up to 60,000 acorns in a single hoard, even using telephone poles and fence posts to house their provisions.Īt first glance, Ford’s large-scale, highly detailed watercolors and etchings of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. The print depicts crimson-capped Acorn Woodpeckers guarding their cache of acorns as the Hollywood Hills-and the famed Stahl House-are threatened by wildfire. Granary is a follow-up to Ford’s Calafia series, in which the artist explores California’s myth, folklore, and cinematic history. Working with master printers Peter Pettengill and James Pettengill at Wingate Studio, Ford used the traditional techniques of line etching, hard and soft ground, aquatint, spit bite, sugar lift, and drypoint to create this print.
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These drop down boxes are used in conjunction with the Twn/Rng/Sec box to further divide the section into smaller pieces. You could put the same six digits in the parcel number field and click the parcel search button to get the same results. Township/Range/Section is simply the first 6 digits of a parcel number using 2 digits for each. You may further refine your search by using the Qtr/QtrQtr drop down boxes in conunction with the Twn/Rng/Sec box to divide the section into smaller pieces. Enter a number in this field and press the legal search button to retrieve a list of parcels in a particular Township/Range/Section. The last 4 characters are only used if the parcel needs further description. The next 6 digits are x-y map coordinates with 3 digits each. The first 6 digits describe the township/range/section for the parcel using 2 digits for each. The parcel number is a 16 digit number in 6-6-4 format. You may page through all parcels selected. A limited number of parcels are listed in parcel number order. If the number you are entering has all zeros on the end of it, you only need to key the number in up to the last non-zero digit. You will receive a list of parcels starting at the parcel number you entered. Enter a parcel number in this field and press the parcel search button if you are searching for a particular parcel. In 1947, Heyerdahl risked his life attempting to prove his point. Academics scoffed, particularly at his idea that the islands of the mid-Pacific had been colonized by way of South America, rather than by Polynesians from the western Pacific. He believed that, long before Columbus, early ocean travelers-tall, fair-skinned, redheaded Vikings much like himself-spread human culture to the most remote corners of the earth. Thor Heyerdahl, who died in April at the age of 87, spent much of an active and sometimes inspiring life in the thrall of one good story. So it’s easy to forget the second great lesson of fieldwork: beware of a story that’s just a little too good. The cost of the expedition, the need to gratify sponsors, the urge to make a name, all turn up the pressure to get the story. One of the first lessons you learn going into the field as an anthropologist, archaeologist or journalist is never to come back empty-handed. In the '50s she starred in the sitcom "Life With Elizabeth," and her own talk program, "The Betty White Show." After the war, when she served as a member of the American Women's Voluntary Services, she began hosting a live variety show, "Hollywood on Television," in 1949. The Associated Press contributed to this gallery.įor generations, the actress, comedian and television presenter Betty White (January 17, 1922-December 31, 2021) was one of TV's most familiar and beloved faces, often hilariously playing against the sweet image of her smiling eyes and dimpled cheeks on the series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls."īorn in Oak Park, Illinois, and raised in California during the Great Depression, White performed on radio and for an experimental TV station in Los Angeles in the 1930s. Betty White, of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." | CBS Photo Archive Getty ImagesĪ look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.īy senior producer David Morgan. The journey of 759 million kilometres took nearly three years. No one could hope to predict, but maybe, just maybe, this wanderer might someday meet somebody in its travels.įirst it travelled toward the giant of the solar system, the planet Jupiter. But attached to the satellite was a small part of its planet of origin, a gold disc showing a diagram of our solar system and an illustration of a man and a woman with their hands open in a gesture of friendship. With each second it left Earth farther and farther behind. But it was strong-strong enough to survive as it sailed silently across the frigid, bleak, black expanse of open space. Different instruments attached at strange angles gave it an awkward and fragile look. It looked like a giant butterfly fl uttering through space, the wings of its solar panels extended to gather in the power from the sun’s rays. But when their business arrangement unexpectedly leaves Sean scorching hot and Lucy on the precipice of inner peace, can they convince the world - and Lucy's big brother in particular - that this is the real deal?Įither way, both the Player and the Pixie are about to teach each other some pretty monumental lessons about family, life, but most importantly, love. The solution seems obvious: you scratch my back, and I'll bail you out of jail. And when he's cold, his compulsive little problem lands him in the lap of Lucy Fitzpatrick. But Sean has never been content settling for second place, and his frequent confrontations with Lucy's big brother leave him cold. As the rugby world's second most infamous player, he should be basking in his success. His blonde locks, baby blues, and rock hard bod make ladies the world over drool with desire. Sean Cassidy is a cold-hearted brute.or so he's been told. And when she's down, her compulsive little problem lands her in seriously big trouble. Her rainbow hair is as free-spirited as her quest for inner peace, yet overbearing expectations keep bringing her down. So.what is wrong with me that I can't stop thinking about him?Īs the little sister of Ireland's most infamous rugby player, Lucy can't seem to escape the championship-sized shadow cast by her big brother, or her mother's frequent attempts to micromanage her future. He is the epitome of walking, talking false advertising and I want a refund! Plus he's an arsehole. How can someone so smokin' hot be so bad in bed? I mean, Sean Cassidy is absolute rubbish. This in no way detracts from an intriguing premise that brings social issues into sharp focus, particularly how the gender dichotomy within politics and the division of labour does not serve us well. Given that we have all been educated on how a global pandemic is handled, and on the speed and efficacy of scientific research, a tad of disbelief needs to be suspended when reading the science behind Sweeney-Baird’s explanation of her gender specific virus. Written in 2018, it eerily preceded Covid-19. Only one in ten men are immune from the virus, the reason for which is not discovered for several chapters. The novel takes place in 2025 it features a devastating global plague that attacks only men, although everyone is a spreading host. The above accolades were inspired by Christina Sweeney-Baird’s novel, The End of Men. Oh, what a brilliant thought experiment! Speculative fiction at its best! Readers will be thinking about this premise long after reading the last page. A collection of short stories, My Man Jeeves was first published in the UK in May 1919. He used a mixture of Edwardian slang, quotations from and allusions to numerous poets, and several literary techniques to produce a prose style that has been compared to comic poetry and musical comedy. Early in his career Wodehouse would produce a novel in about three months, but he slowed in old age to around six months. One of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century, Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse created several characters who became familiar in early 20th century England, including the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket. There are only two known examples of the first state dust jacket. Fine in a near fine second state dust jacket. First edition of this classic collection of short stories. The word “brazen” has a long “a” sound coupled with a harsh “z.” It sounds like alarming. That’s called assonance: using the same vowel sound inside neighboring words. Notice how the phrase “mellow wedding bells” even sounds soft and mellow because Poe chose short “e” sounds in those words. Then the bells sound even deeper: tolling iron bells that tell of bad news. This delightful poem moves from the high, jingling sound of silver bells to “mellow wedding bells” to “brazen” bells sounding an alarm. Now it’s your turn: Read Poe’s poem “The Bells” out loud. You’ll see that he was very successful in his poem “The Bells,” which is rich with writer’s devices. In an essay, Poe explained how he was very careful to choose just the right words for how they sound and for the effect he was trying to achieve. He’s famous for his short stories and for poems like “The Raven.” (You know, that “Nevermore” poem.) Though that is over 200 years ago, we still read his work today. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809. She pushed away the memory that engulfed her mind, the towering flames, the terrible cries, and looked him straight in the eye. Follow the fallback protocol.” His last-minute instruction, as she’d zipped up the flight suit in the drafty hangar: “Always remember who you’re doing this for, Kate.” “Concentrate on your target, keep escape in the back of your mind,” her handler, Stepney, had reminded her en route to the airfield outside London Friday night. No breeze the air lay still, weighted with heat. The spreading sunrise to her left outlined the few clouds like a bronze pencil, and lit her target area. She needed to stay awake.Īs apricot dawn blushed over the rooftop chimneys, she checked the bullets, calibrated and adjusted the telescopic mount, as she had every few hours. Took another one of the pink pills and a swig of water. She dipped her scarf in the water bottle, wiped her face and neck. She smelled the faint garden aroma of Pears soap on her silk blouse, which was dampened by perspiration. Her knee throbbed-she had bruised it on that stupid fence as the parachute landed in the barnyard. She moved into a crouch on the wood parquet floor in front of the balcony and winced. It was her second day waiting in the deserted apartment, the Lee-Enfield rifle beside her. Kate’s ears attuned to the night birds, the creaking settling of the old building, distant water gushing in the gutters. Sacré-Cœur’s dome faded to a pale pearl in the light of dawn outside the fourth-story window. |