Spring Is Right Around The Corner, And It 's Time

After listening to Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker: The Rite of Spring, I noticed how intensely the orchestra played. Every single note was belted out with force from every single orchestra section. The conductor, Simon Rattle, is a very passionate and powerful conductor. While I was watching him conduct his Berlin orchestra, he expressed the intensity each section was to play. The string section sends out striking sounds that blend in nicely with the percussion and brass sections. The Rite of Spring, has a dynamic of being played fortissimo from the very start. After the first movement there are two slight pauses, and the orchestra plays with a dynamic of a moderate piano, going into the second movement. In the brass section

It may sound obvious, but when building a garden patio deck, one should always plan the decking out on paper first - before so much as even picking up a saw!

One of the best things to do in the summer is spend time outdoors with family and friends, grilling a burger, sipping a cold beverage. If your deck isn't up to snuff, it's time to replace it with a roomier, more usable deck that reflects your high standards and good taste. Professionally designed and installed, it will be the crowning jewel of your back yard. You'll want a nice railing around it to keep people from stepping off the edge, or tumbling into a flower garden. Cable railings are a popular option since they are unobtrusive and seem to disappear against foliage and décor.

It could be that hedge-to-hedge green carpet. How about bordering it all around with flowers, or starting a few plants of dark ivy or myrtle right now? Get a little groundcover going and you can in time have ribbons or drifts or large patches of dark green contrast to grass, perhaps interplanted with bright small flowers, to add variety to the wanted but look-alike lawns. Leave bumps, hills, hollows, ridges, rocks and stumps. Too often, the builder beats the owner to it and levels out the ground. Natural irregularities add interest and make a piece of ground more individual, and rocks and stumps can be the beginnings of rock garden flower and evergreen plantings or backdrops for flowering vines. Dooryard Gardens We could have more dooryard gardens. Instead of having shrubs right at the house front, put them about 10 feet in front of the house and use the space between for a small flower garden. This makes a colorful spot right near the front door. Evergreens planted thickly enough can make a screen from the street and some cement or brick or flagstone inside the area can provide sitting room; now you have a flowery outdoor extension of the living room. Or set out a looser hedge planting, and let the bright posies behind it be invitingly visible from the street. Instead of a hedge, on a small piece of ground, have a low fence as the boundary for your front dooryard flower garden. What became of the old-fashioned mixed flower border? It suits many older homes. Old-fashioned flowers have great appeal for many people; you can fit it along a driveway or on a backyard boundary line. Plant small iris plants there now. They'll bloom in a few days. Have a peony plant or two, and some sweet Williams for early June. Include foxgloves and canterbury bells, both June highlights, both easily grown from packets of seeds. Hollyhocks Have hollyhocks in the background, and also summer phlox for

Unitas Multiplex is the Latin phrase indicating that a person makes a unified whole out of many diverse aspects of personality. My understanding of it is that every person in the world has multiple personalities. One minute the person that was extremely happy, all of a sudden was upset for no reason. Then thirty minutes in to the upset rant, the person starts smiling for no apparent reason. Proprium is all aspects of a person that make for unity persons sense of self or ego.

“The Rite of spring” - (Le Sacre du printemps) - (September 1911 – March 1913) remains one of the leading composition breakthroughs of the music of the 20th century. The artistic merit of this piece is characterized by the revolutionary way of rhythmical and sonic craftsmanship and the unorthodox manipulation of the orchestral forces resulting to unusual, for its times, colors and sonic landscapes. The musical language of this piece is based on diatonic triachords, tetrachords etc., octatonic and modal complexes, all combined with melodic elements meticulously elaborated via multiple rhythmical combinations.

As the instance of urban dwellings grow, smaller yards are becoming more and more common and ideas are plentiful about how to create well designed spaces. It can be difficult to incorporate all of the elements that are required of a successful outdoor space into a small area. Barbeques, storage areas, flowers and other gardens and patio furniture are only some of the elements that we have to plan for. When designing any landscape it is important to have a plan. Here are some things to take into consideration when designing your small outdoor space - Is it going to have to be functional for pets? Is it going to have to have an area for children? What is going to be the coverage of choice? Many are opting for rocks rather than grass in their small space. Not only does this mean less upkeep, it also means that the options are endless. When working with a small outdoor space it is important to create a focal point. This focal point could be one piece such as a large garden statue or fountain or it could be a rock garden, or a trellis that is filled with bright and colorful flowers. In small outdoor spaces, we can make use of space and learn to build these focal points up rather than out. Consider a small focal point of a bird house, or bird bath, but something that is taller than the regular variety. In small spaces, these six feet tall towers that can house water for birds and

If you choose to hire landscape companies you will spend a fortune trying to have a vegetable or flower garden. However, frugal gardening is possible if you know where to look and what to do. Frugal gardening is gardening with the absolute basics. From tools to seeds, everything can be found either free or cheap. Your tools for your garden do not need to be brand new from a hardware store. Check out your local thrift shops and Salvation Army type stores to find what you will need. If you can't find exactly what you are looking for, see if you cannot find something that will work for you for the time being and keep searching out the stores for what you are looking for. Containers or pots, whichever you choose to use can be found cheaply too. Again, checking the local thrift shops, Salvation Army's and keeping an eye out on websites such as freecycle.com and craigslist.com in your area will help aide you from spending gobs of money on containers. Seeds or plants can also be found either free or cheap. Check with landscaping companies about whether they throw plants away when done with a job. Ask if you could pick them up next time and save them money from having to dispose of them. At greenhouses and nurseries bad looking plants deter customers from wanting to buy from the business and they may give you a good price if you were to take them. Also look for sales at the greenhouses, nurseries, hardware stores and farmer supply stores for seeds, plants, etc. You may get lucky and find a really decent deal, on seeds especially. Seeds can be stored up to 5 years if kept in a mason jar, paper bag or other container in a cool, dry place. Soil or compost can be picked up relatively cheap when checking with the farmer supply stores. Many times they will have sales on larger than normal bags and you can store these again in a cool, dry place. If you are doing just an all around flower garden you

I have always been the type of person who loves the outdoors. I find any excuse to be outside doing anything. This summer i'll be pregnant and working on the garden hopefully getting a nice tan. Most likely a farmers tan, but I will take it! My lovely two year old is trying to help, but doing more destroying. I am perfectly fine with her destroying because I believe growing up with a green thumb is a nice skill to have. For myself, I know nothing about gardening. This will be my second attempt ever. The first time was in MI, my dad tilled the yard for me, but half of my veggies failed and I spent a lot time fighting nasty bugs off. One thing I remember working was chilli powder, and I will be using this trick again. Lets just hope it works

When one thinks of a ballet they hear soft rhythmic notes and see elegantly dancing ballerinas softly tip-toeing around the stage. This is also what people in early 1900’s expected to see when they planned to attend a ballet. However, a couple of motivated artists in 1913 literally planned to change the design of ballet, music and dance forever. On May 29, 1913 a ballet named The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris, France. The original title as it translates from Russian to French is; Le Sacre du Printemps, meaning the rite of spring, but the literal translation from Russian to English means “Sacred Spring”. The ballet and music were composed by Igor Stravinsky, with the help of Nicholas Roerich, who proposed the general idea behind the

At the end of another winter, an old man sat in his lodge which stood on the banks of a frozen river. The days were not as frigid as they had been in the last three months. His fire was dying, yet the air was not so cold. He was ancient and solitary. Age had turned his long hair a snowy white, and caused every bone in his body to creak and groan as he stood up to stroke the glowing embers of his fire. The days passed slowly as he listened to the sound of the snow whirling outside. One day a beautiful young woman entered his lodge. Her deep, dark eyes danced and shone, and her cheeks were bright. She wore a crown of primroses in her raven-black hair and wore a beautiful dress strewn with wildflowers. Her figure was tall, slender, and lithe, and she had a dignified grace about her. Her movements looked like a weightless dance upon a sunbeam. In her hand she held flowers, which carried the sweet-smelling fragrance of springtime.

Exceptional garden designs have magazine covers all to themselves. Landscape architects, surveyors, and traditional gardeners across the country are digging up new ways to make their gardens spruce to life. One thing the professionals have in common is that they know how to design gardens that is most compatible with its area 's natural conditions. One mistake novice gardeners make is adding the wrong tree to their natural space. Inserting the right trees depends on the environment and on your needs. For example, if your oceanfront property shares a garden with plenty of open field, a beech tree is ideal since it requires lots of space. If your grounds are wet for most of the year, a willow tree would thrive. In addition, you should plant trees in accordance with its use. Do you want a tree to provide shade for your patio? Secondly, gardeners must pay attention to plants which pertain to seasons. Many plants thrive in the summer, while others do well in cold environments. Forsythia blooms, for insurance, blossom well in the spring while dogwood trees add zip to your garden the entire winter. Don 't limit yourself to basic plants found at your garden store. Travel the unbeaten path and go for plants with different shapes and colorful bark, which match well to the outdoor environment during the winter. Another decision gardeners make is to make their spaces either formal or informal. Formal gardens are dazzling works of symmetry, with perfectly lined plants holding the

Early spring planting is a great way to enjoy an abundance of early produce that normally wouldn 't be available until the late spring or early summer. Many smaller gardens can be started indoors with setups as simple as a few herb seeds in a windowsill planter or as complex as a multi-light hydroponic system. One of the most common mistakes that happen with starting your spring garden indoors is stating too early. Conditions must be timed exactly right so that as the indoor plant becomes ready for transplanting to a full bed, the conditions outside will at least allow transplanting the now grown seedlings to cold frames. Once the weather turns and the last frost has gone, the cold frames are removed and the plants will be well on there way to a quick spring start. This can give you the chance in some areas to allow for two or even three growing seasons throughout the year. Simple systems and complex indoor growing operations all have one thing in common; they need light. Without sunlight through a windowsill or high powered light bulbs, plants just won 't grow. In fact very few organisms can survive without sunlight, and those that do live in the sea or caves. A good source of light is crucial to the success of starting your spring garden indoors. When starting from seeds, you 'll need to germinate them first. Most seeds can be started in simple containers like paper cups, but some prefer peat cups or biodegradable cups. The choice doesn 't matter so long as they are

As spring approaches, the citizens of the rural, southwest town I call home prepare empty plots of dirt for gardening. That includes my own home. My mother is a gardening fiend. She plots out her garden months in advance, orders the fertilizer, and preps the tiller, all before the snow has even had a chance to melt. We 've grown everything, from simple squash plants to more complex green bean poles. I have many fond, and not so fond, learning experiences in the gardens of my past. (What are you doing! Don 't pull that up! That 's the cucumber plant, not a weed!) For those who wish to plant a garden for the first time, here are a few tips that will help you get started. Author 's note: All times I 'm listing are for the southwest desert regions of the United States. If you live in another area, get the proper planting times from a local gardener. 1. Get to know the proper planting times In Utah, my state, most vegetables can be planted toward the end of May. You can plant earlier, but extra care will need to be given. Most plants must be placed in walls of water to keep plants from freezing if planted prior to June. Wall of water conserve the heat, keeping the plant safe from temperature below 32 degrees. 2. Fertilize the garden prior to planting Fertilizers can be commercial chemicals or simple animal manure. Whatever you choose is fine, but manure tends to be cheaper and more easily obtained. Fertilizer adds nutrients to the soil, ensuring that vegetables will

Summer is hot on the heels of Spring in spite of the roller coaster weather pattern some of us seem to be in right now. Trust me, before we know it we 'll be complaining about the scorching heat and oppressive humidity and wishing we could have just a day or two of those milder temperatures once in a while. Anyway, with summertime comes the decidedly American tradition of cooking out. Cooking out is one of my favorite Summer activities. What a great way to kill three birds with one stone. First and most obvious we all need to eat, even though some of us (myself included) could stand to eat a little less. So why not cook out? I don 't know about you, but for me there 's something almost magical about eating food that 's been cooked on a charcoal grill. It just seems to taste better. Maybe it 's an association thing like turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas, ham at Easter, cake on your birthday, liquor on New Years Eve - OK, maybe we shouldn 't go there. For my wife there 's magic in the idea of her not having to cook. She 's always up for letting me do the cooking! Let 's move on, shall we? Second, cooking out can help reduce energy consumption. Think about it. If you 're cooking outside you 're not heating up the house with the range and/or oven going while simultaneously running the air conditioner to cool the house down. That should make Al Gore and the "Inconvenient Truth" crowd happy. On the other hand, they probably wouldn 't appreciate the idea of burning charcoal