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on Washington County has made a flyer for what is opening during phase 1 of the stay at home order due to COVID-19. The flyer says to check the FB page of the respective place on the list for current information. Falling Waters, Seacrest Wolf Preserve, and Old Cypress Canoe Rentals are 3 that are still closed. Will be keeping an eye out for what is opening in the recreation department for phase 2!
on We know that making healthy choices can help us feel better and live longer. Maybe you’ve already tried to eat better, get more exercise or sleep, quit smoking, or reduce stress. It’s not easy. But research shows how you can boost your ability to create and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Making healthy choices can help us feel better and live longer, but stress can tempt us to revert to some not-so-healthy habits. You’re never too out of shape, too overweight, or too old to make healthy changes. Try different strategies until you find what works best for you. These tips from the National Institutes of Health can help you during Coronavirus and every day:
Build Healthy Habits~ Plan. Identify unhealthy patterns and triggers. ~Set realistic goals. Write down steps to help you achieve them.~Change your surroundings. Find ways to make healthier choices easy choices. ~Remove temptations. Work for changes in your community, like safe places to walk. ~Ask for support. Find friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, or groups for support or ask people to join you. ~Fill your time with healthy activities. Try exercise, a favorite hobby, or spending time with family and friends. ~Track your progress. Record how things are going to help you stay focused and catch slip-ups. ~Imagine the future. Think about future benefits to stay on track. ~Reward yourself. Give yourself a healthy reward when you’ve achieved a small goal or milestone, like a massage or personal time. ~Be patient. Improvement takes time, and setbacks happen. Focus on progress, not perfection.
on Don’t forget farms and farmers markets are opening back up around the panhandle. Be sure to check with your favorite local ones to see when they are open. Support locals when possible! Here is the flyer for the Farmer’s Market in Chipley. Details on photo. Most markets in this area seem to be open on Saturday mornings and some on Tuesday and Thursdays as well. Be safe and remember social distancing, stay home when sick, and wash hands for at least 20 seconds.
on Open this Saturday May 9th at 8am. They will have peas, beans, squash, zucchini, and much more! The first 5 customers will receive a FREE box of variety vegetables. Call Trent Childs at (850) 209-8321 with any questions. The farm is located at 7202 Old Spanish Trail in Grand Ridge. If you want them to they are offering curbside orders. Call them in advance and they will put it in your car for you.
on Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be available for all Calhoun and Liberty County residents 18 years and older. This began on May 5th and will be no cost to participants. Full details on the photo below and also at the Florida Health for those 2 counties.
on Thursday’s super flower moon is the third straight super moon of the year. It follows March’s worm moon and April’s pink moon. The next super moons won’t appear until April 27, 2021, and May 26, 2021. A super moon is a new or full moon that happens at the time of the month when the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, also known as perigee. That means it’s going to look extra big and bright – up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a micro moon, or when a full moon farthest away from Earth, according to NASA. The flower moon moniker is just another name for this month’s full moon. “May’s Full Flower Moon name is not surprising,” The Old Farmer’s Almanac says. “Flowers spring forth in abundance this month!” It’s also known as the mother’s moon, milk moon, and corn planting moon. Officially, the full moon peaks at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday morning, but you won’t be able to see it then because it will be below the horizon. But don’t worry, it will still be big and bright both Wednesday and Thursday nights.
on Gulf Power opened its first-ever owned and operated solar facility in Jacob City in Jackson County. Gulf Power says the new center is bringing them closer to making Northwest Florida a leader in cleaner energy. Last spring, Gulf Power began construction on the Blue Indigo Solar Energy Center. One year later, and the center is already harvesting emissions-free energy for customers across the panhandle. The Blue Indigo Solar Energy Center sits on more than 600 acres of former agricultural land south of State Highway 162, more commonly known as Jacob Road. The solar energy center would produce 74.5 megawatts of energy. That’s enough to power 15,000 homes annually. The solar panels will not damage the soil. This alleviates the concern that once the panels are there, the farm land would not be usable. The farm land would not be harmed in any way. The site is also completely unmanned; requiring no maintenance from the county or local municipalities.
on May the Fourth be with you each year on National Star Wars Day. Or is it, “May the force be with you?” It all depends on whether you like using puns or not. Star Wars fans didn’t first introduce the often quoted phrase on May 4th. It was 1979, and Britain elected the first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. On May 4th, the day she took office, the Conservative Party placed an advertisement in The London Evening News, which read, “May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations.” Star Wars creator, George Lucas, was asked during a 2005 interview on a German news TV channel to say the famous sentence “May the Force Be with You.” Upon doing so, the interpreter interpreted the sentence into German as Am4 Mai sind wir bei Ihnen (On May 4 we are with you). TV Total captured this and aired it on May 18, 2005. National Star Wars Day was first organized in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Toronto Underground Cinema in 2011. Produced by Sean Ward and Alice Quinn, festivities included an Original Trilogy Trivia Game Show, a costume contest, and the web’s best tribute films, mash-ups, parodies, and remixes on the big screen. May 4th was chosen because of the play on words.
Charles Almanzo Babcock, Oil City, Pennsylvania Superintendent of Schools, established the first Bird Day in 1894. It was also the first holiday in the United States dedicated to the celebration of birds. Babcock founded the day, observed annually on May 4th, to advance bird conservation as a moral value.We honor our feathered friends on several holidays called Bird Day in the United States. The day celebrates birds of all kinds across North America. With over 2,000 species of birds in North America, birdwatchers and nature lovers alike will appreciate the beauty and variety of these winged friends offer. From songbirds to waterfowl and domesticated birds, they come in every color of plumage and wingspan. During the spring, migrating birds move to their summer nesting grounds. It’s an excellent time for those new to birdwatching to learn to identify birds by species. Enthusiasts also know that birds will migrate through backyards and stop for a rest, a bite to eat, and a drink if the right habitat is provided. They stand prepared by their windows with binoculars and watch as new visitors arrive daily. Whether it’s an oriole, a tree swallow, the ruby-throated hummingbird, or an American Finch, you’ll want to make sure you’ve prepared food, natural habitat and water sources for your guests. However, it’s not just the passersby that get birdists excited. It’s the long term residents and those of the greater outdoors. Year after year they watch robins collect their nesting material or chickadees caring for their brood. They wander through nature preserves seeking a glimpse of a varied thrush or a prairie warbler. When they do, they are often graced with a privileged view of a bald eagle soaring above them.
on There may be nothing about it that says “magic” or “witchcraft,” but a newly discovered snake species has still been named after a character from the Harry Potter series.
Scientists in India decided to call the green pit viper “Trimeresurus Salazar.” The name is an ode to Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, which is where Potter and his pals mastered their wizardry skills. Slytherin is known, among other things, for his ability to talk to snakes.
The scientists’ findings have been published in the journal “Zoosystematics and Evolution.”
on Celebrate the gorgeous month of May! The Sun is warming, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and the garden is growing. May acts as the bridge between spring and summer, hinting at warmer weather for those still stuck in spring’s grasp, while heating things up for those already well on their way. In May, enjoy new life by attracting hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden!
A few holidays/national days that are in May are: Mother’s Day, World Naked Gardening Day, Memorial Day, Cinco De Mayo, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, and it is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month.
Some Astonishing Misconceptions about May: ➤ Some people believed that if you got up on May 1st and washed your face in the May dew, it would remove all freckles and pimples, giving you a great complexion. ➤ Another belief was that babies born in May would be sick all through their childhood, and cats born in May wouldn’t catch rodents but rather bring home snakes. ➤ According to an old Cornish superstition, it was unlucky to buy a new broom in this month. And so was washing a blanket!
The month was named after the Greek Goddess of Fertility, Maia, who oversaw the growth of plants. No month other than May ever begins or ends on the same day of the week, in the same year. May is the month of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, and spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
The birthstone is emerald, which signifies love and success. The birth flower is the Lily of the Valley.
Oh! fragrant is the breath of May
In tranquil garden closes,
And soft yet regal is her sway
Among the springtide roses.
—William Hamilton hayne, American poet (1856–1929)