http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:53:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The incredible filly, Rachel Alexandra, in one of her workouts for this month.  I think she is one of the most physically impressive equines I have ever seen. http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/11/4444/ From Erik the Flutemaker comes this intriguing flute dating back to the Ice Age!  This one really tickles my scientific side.  (Note: this man is unfortunatly not a Creationist, but the fact that the flute originated in the Ice Age is not in dispute.)  No, I do not own one of ... http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/11/4443/ My brother wrote an excellent and humerous study on the Rubik's Cube.  Click the link below. http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Matthew/2010/03/10/a-shocking-history/ http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/11/a-little-bit-of-humor-2/ With the coming of March, spring contests with the last vestiges of winter.  I love this time of year because the play of the weather is more active now than it is at any other time here in Texas. Take last Monday, for instance.  After hours of drizzling rain, the skies ... http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/11/4409/ I've been spotting quite a few birds hanging around the seed I've put out. These are Cedar Waxwings. I was surprised last Sunday to actually see Red-winged Blackbirds coming close to the house.  They've been hard for me to photograph in the past. Must be all that delicious suet that's tempting them to ... http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/10/4428/ If you need a good laugh, sit down for a few minutes and watch this clip.  This features Erik the Flutemaker, a flute craftsman in Florida.  He has taken all sorts of folk woodwinds from all around the world (China, Japan, South America, even ancient instruments from the Ice Age) ... http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/10/4431/ http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/10/reflections-on-a-sunset/ This is Mr. Cardinal thinking about eating the suet. This is Mr. Cardinal trying to reach the suet. This is Mr. Cardinal loosing his balance. I don't think Mrs. Cardinal was very impressed. http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/09/4425/ First flowers of the year! http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/09/4396/ From the golden years of the Rennisance comes the lovely stringed instrument: the lute.  Here's a wonderful example of this instrument playing one of my favorite period pieces: So Ben mi chi hà buon tempo. http://familybuildingworkshop.com/Karen/2010/03/08/4345/