Maintaining Perspective

Kiwanis Lynn Manor Rhododendrons

You know that I delve deeply into dark subjects. It is important for me to let you know that I also look on the beautiful, brighter, lighter, sunnier side; and that I strive to maintain a sense of balance and perspective.

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Rhododendron Rhapsody© (2017) - On the hunt for pollinators and their predators. >> Music: Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt Played by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1919 at Edison Records
Location: Next to the driveway entrance, Kiwanis Lynn Manor.
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https://youtu.be/0v3H4QlMJrU (4:51 minutes)
Posted on: Stan G. Webb - In Retirement ® © TM - On the hunt for flower and plant pollinators and their predators . You will also find more at [https://stangwebb.blogspot.ca/ ]
Please note that, to you, the video may seem out of focus. I am videographing the middle space, between the camera lens and the flower, to look for the plant pollinators and their predators. Those guys are very small and very fast. There are two photograph albums linked below that are in better focus.

There are two related Photograph Albums:

Rhododendrons 1

Click on this lead image to expand to the FULL ALBUM; then > ones with arrows for a video clip.

https://1drv.ms/a/s!As3ERW4M8haZoUjCmrrdS2oWRZmW

Rhododendrons 2

Click on this lead image to expand to the FULL ALBUM; then > ones with arrows for a video clip.

https://1drv.ms/a/s!As3ERW4M8haZoVNItM0Xnv8dBRTJ

Four of my other favourites are:

1. An Orange & Wet Day [https://stangwebb.blogspot.ca/2015/07/orange-wet-day_11.html ]
2. Honeysuckle & Lilacs - On the Hunt for Day and Night Pollinators & Grazers, A Photographic Study in the Rain [https://stangwebb.blogspot.ca/2015/07/honeysuckle-lilacs-on-hunt-for-day-and_29.html ]
3. Passion Flowers at Dusk [https://stangwebb.blogspot.ca/2015/06/passion-flowers-at-dusk.html ] - You will notice that some of the photographs in this photo study are quite dim. It was getting dark and I was hoping to catch some of the night pollinators: ants, bats, moths etc. and I did not want bright light to scare them away.
4. Spring Rhapsody – A Photographic Study and Slideshow [http://stangwebb.blogspot.ca/2015/05/spring-rhapsody-photographic-study-and.html]

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and enter the surrounding air, a trait known as volatility. For example, formaldehyde, which evaporates from paint and releases from materials like quartz, has a boiling point of only –19 °C (–2 °F).

VOCs are numerous, varied, and ubiquitous. They include both human-made and naturally occurring chemical compounds. Most scents or odors, including aftershave lotion and perfume, are made with VOCs. VOCs play an important role in communication between plants,^[1] and messages from plants to animals. Some VOCs are dangerous to human health or cause harm to the environment. Anthropogenic VOCs are regulated by law, especially indoors, where concentrations are the highest. Harmful VOCs typically are not acutely toxic, but have compounding long-term health effects. Because the concentrations are usually low and the symptoms slow to develop, research into VOCs and their effects is difficult.