State Birds (Part 2)
The votes are in for Florida (112-1) and it looks like this vibrant long legged avian will soon be their official state bird.
Flamingo
A popular home term we still use today developed out west. One story homes with a pitched roof and low eaves. It served more for functionality with everything on one floor.
Rancher
Noble kings and princess would bow whenever they came. Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name.
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honahlee.
August 14th 1915 was a day that changed shipping with the opening of this. Saving 8,000 nautical miles which came out to be 8 to 30 days.
Panama Canal
They often refer to themselves as "America's Favorite Tea" due to their position as the #1 tea brand.
Lipton
IN 2017, an resolution was introduced to change Oregon's state bird from the meadowlark to this bird of prey known to be a champion diver
Osprey.
Aside from log cabins, another popular method was to cut these straight from the ground.
Sod Bricks
Let's take a lifetime to say I knew you well. For only time will tell us so.
An love may grow FOR ALL WE KNOW - (Carpenters 1971)
This was the primary tribe in central America up until the Spanish Conquest in 1521
Mayan
You typically put these two ingredients in your tea when you have a cold or a the flu.
Honey and Lemon
Even Washington DC has its own official bird. The ______________.
Wood Thrush.
It is now known as a garage today....
Carriage Houses/ Stables
Why can't you see. What you're doing to me. When you don't believe a word I say.
We can't go on together with suspicious minds. And we can't build our dreams on suspicious minds.
Elvis - 1969
this is Central America's youngest country.
Belize. Was known as British Honduras until 1973. Became an independent Country in 1981.
This tea is a blend of black tea and bergamot essential oil. An oil derived from the rind of the bergamot orange. Other variations may have vanilla blended in.
Earl Grey
This is the only US state to have a species of quail as their state bird.
California ( California or Valley Quail). It was officially designated the state bird in 1931.
In 1890, this term came to prominence to describe the early self propelled wagons.
Horseless Carriages
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes. Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home....
And here's to you MRS ROBINSON. Jesus loves you more than you will know (Whoa whoa whoa). God bless you please Mrs Robinson, heaven holds a place for those who pray.
1968
The Iran Contra Scandal in the 80's also involved this Central American Country where contra rebels received the profit from secret arm sales to Iran.
Nicaragua.
Marco Polo is considered the most popular luxury tea blend in this country
France. Marco Polo by Mariage Freres is a fruity floral black tea.
The purple finch was designated this NE state's bird in 1957. The males are a raspberry - red color while the females are brown with streaks. They are commonly mistaken for the House Finch.
New Hampshire
Many couches of the wild west era were designed low and without arms to accommodate this fashion trend.
Hoop Skirts.
Living is easy with eyes closed. Misunderstanding all you see. Its getting hard to be someone but it all works out. It doesn't matter much to me. Let me take you down.
Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields. Nothing is Real. And nothing to get hung about. STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER.
The Beatles 1967
Skip the Coffee and Bananas, you probably wouldn't believe this is the biggest export to the US from Central America - Mainly from Costa Rica.
Medical instruments and devices (Syringes, Catheters and optical instruments)
A Tea blend of slippery elm bark, Licorice root and Marsh Mallow root is commonly used for this specific medicinal purpose.
Sore Throats.