It\u2019s funny how some things become more important, or at least more interesting, as you get older. Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s (during my grade school days), I found it nearly impossible to get interested in American History and Geography. That didn\u2019t change a lot going into my high school years, and it was something of a miracle that I passed those subjects when they were a mandatory curriculum.<\/p>\n
This year is America\u2019s 250th anniversary, and I stumbled on a show on Netflix that I couldn\u2019t keep from watching. It\u2019s titled \u201cThe Men Who Built America\u201d and is a documentary of sorts that gives the watcher very interesting information about Daniel Boone, who pioneered the first settlement west of the Appalachians. The show explains how settlers faced off with Indian tribes and the British army while America declared its independence in 1776. As of this writing, I am about halfway through the documentary and have learned how Lewis and Clark expanded what was then uncharted territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean on our west coast.<\/p>\n
Daniel Boone\u2019s settlement was named Boonesborough, and it attracted settlers from the East Coast, most of them making the journey on foot. In the very early years of our nation\u2019s history, settlers earned money in the fur trade and had to hunt and grow crops for their food.<\/p>\n
During the early years of our nation\u2019s history, Americans fought in battles against the British and Indian tribes, all wanting to claim the vast lands of what is now central and western America.<\/p>\n
Looking back at my school years, I wish I had had more interest in how our nation was formed, and I\u2019m sure glad I happened to come across the Netflix show now.<\/p>\n
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Much of Florida is experiencing a drought, and most areas have been placed on irrigation restrictions to conserve water. A very large area around where I now live is under a \u201cRed Flag Warning,\u201d which means fire danger is great. The lack of rainfall has been very noticeable.<\/p>\n
The \u201crainy\u201d season begins in about a month, and if it\u2019s a normal year, we\u2019ll have almost daily rainfall. Which is very necessary since the temperatures will be in the mid-nineties from May through September, and things dry out fast when it\u2019s that hot \u2013 especially since the ground is very sandy. Normal summers are the time when our irrigation is used less than during the winter months.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m guessing weather patterns are difficult to predict since they seem to change often. Most of the time it\u2019s sunny here (which is probably why Florida is called the Sunshine State), so if I need to know what to expect from the weather, I\u2019ll just keep an eye on the sky.<\/p>\n
Have A Good Week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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