Snowflake watching is a real hobby. You need a magnifying glass and warm clothes. Bring your camera too and try to photograph the snowflakes. I think the challenge would be to be out on a day that is cold enough so your own breath isn't melting them as you try to focus in close enough to see their patterns.

Flickr: Julie Falk: The Snowflake Project
Flickr: FWWidall: Snowflakes
Flickr: Mark Cassino: Snowflake Photos
Flickr: Snowflakes, Snow & Winter
Flickr: Awesome Snowflakes
National Geographic: Snowflake Gallery

Snowflake Photography Resources:

Reposted from Popular Mechanics Magazine: Wilson A. Bentley: Photographing Snowflakes
SnowCrystals.com: Snowflake Photography
JPG: Photographing Snowflakes
Pop Photo: How to Photograph Snowflakes
EarthSky: How to Take Photos of Snowflakes
Weather Scapes: Photographing Snow Crystals and Rime

Suite101: The Snowflake Man, Wilson A. Bentley

How nice does it sound to spend a lot of time shopping, bargain hunting, day tripping around town and not spending any of your own money? In fact, you get paid to do it!

I doubt the actual job is as deluxe as it sounds. Working for someone else is still working for someone else, following rules, having a schedule, meeting a budget and so on. But, it does sound like an ideal job for a shopaholic or a hoarder. Lots of window shopping without stacking up your credit card debt or having a home full of clutter.

Your clients would range from business people too busy to get all their errands run, senior citizens or others who can't get around easily, and others who don't want to do the research to decide what the best buy would be. It would be a busy around holidays like Christmas. Still, a career you could keep up all year, taking advantage wedding season and other times when people traditionally buy more.

Would it be a creative job? Possibly. The research (looking for the item at the best price or something harder to find) could be interesting and creative. Helping clients come up with colours and designs that would would give you a creative outlet too. You might get some travel in it, if you need to drive into an urban area to stock up for someone or buy more exclusive items.

If men were smart about wanting a woman to dominate them they would learn to be what she wants, to behave and speak in ways that please her. I'm kind of a romantic, a bit of a traditionalist... Sometimes I expect a lot even when I try to be realistic and accept what I get. I know what I really want is some guy to sweep me off my feet with romance and flowers. I want him to wait at my feet with his breath held, hoping I will want him too.

You’re just too good to be true. Can’t take my eyes off you. You’d be like Heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived And I thank God I’m alive. You’re just too good to be true. Can’t take my eyes off you.

Pardon the way that I stare. There’s nothing else to compare. The sight of you leaves me weak. There are no words left to speak, But if you feel like I feel, Please let me know that it’s real. You’re just too good to be true. Can’t take my eyes off you.

I love you, baby, And if it’s quite alright, I need you, baby, To warm a lonely night. I love you, baby. Trust in me when I say: Oh, pretty baby, Don’t bring me down, I pray. Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay And let me love you, baby. Let me love you.

You’re just too good to be true. Can’t take my eyes off you. You’d be like Heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived And I thank God I’m alive. You’re just too good to be true. Can’t take my eyes off you.

I love you, baby, And if it’s quite alright, I need you, baby, To warm a lonely night. I love you, baby. Trust in me when I say: Oh, pretty baby, Don’t bring me down, I pray. Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay..

Everything becomes history, everything has a history.

I thought about starting a new blog and began writing down ideas:

• Holidays/ events, traditions with recipes, crafts, etc.
• Pagan/ Wiccan/ spiritual topics.
• Green living compared to old pioneer and etc. ideas.
• Armageddon, science fiction ideas.
• Urban and rural exploration.
• Women in history.
• Canadian history.
• Folk tales, fairy tales and the paranormal.
• Old things, vintage, antiques.
• Arts and crafts from the past.
• Local history and societies/ groups.
• Survivalist theories.
• Living off the grid.
• Old words and phrases.

Then I narrowed down my ideas to three topics from the list. As I was looking at the list I realized all the topics connect in the theme of history. That was interesting. I enjoy history. But, so many people think it is dull when you present it as a topic of conversation. I think they are assuming history is all about long winded tomes in the library under attack by dust bunnies and cobwebs. History is so much more! See the list above.

So, here I am, starting history.

Added later:

I started the idea of Green Living History as a Blogger blog, long ago. I didn't start it there. Just wrote a description. I really liked the name so I bought the domain. Now, here the poor thing is, neglected.

Rather than importing the lack of content on Blogger, or keeping the blogger site open for no real reason, I am deleting it there and just adding the single little post back in here.

The Idea Behind Green Living History Green Living History - An idea to blog about the environment, green living, repurposing, natural religion and history. Posted 27th April 2012 by Laura Brown

From YourTango: 7 Traits of Irresistible Men:

• He Has Mastered The Wink.
• He Radiates Calm.
• He Takes Care Of Himself.
• He's Got Style.
• He Has A Manly Scent.
• He Is Affectionate.
• He Laughs Loud, Hard, Often.

I don't agree with the last one. Yes, a good manly laugh is nice. But, not too often. He should be a man, not a fool or a hyena.

A good wink is very, very nice. Twinkling eyes are super nice too. A man who is calm, or at least doesn't fly off the handle at small stuff is sexy. That element of power and control over himself are hard to resist.

Men who look like they can do their own laundry and wash behind their ears, yes that's sensible and maybe taken for granted. Style is good, shows an advanced level of taking car of himself. Not necessarily a metrosexual but a guy who can dress himself and it shows. Maybe he has fashion sense beyond the white shoes and belt, or not, but he wears it well. A scent is very sexy. Though tricky to pick one that works for him and doesn't cause allergies in those around him.

Affectionate is nice, in some moderation. The strong, silent type is still sexy too but it is nice if he reaches out for your hand and keeps it as you walk along the street. A little romance is always a good thing.

So what is the point of thinking about an irresistible man? Character writing. When you think about a male character from a book, the sort of character you found sexy, irresistible, and arousing, what were the things about him that made you want to read more? Make a list and see if you can write an irresistible male of your own.