{"id":573896557,"date":"2024-01-26T21:26:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T02:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573896557"},"modified":"2024-02-02T18:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T23:58:46","slug":"lets-ease-your-way-into-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2024\/01\/26\/lets-ease-your-way-into-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s ease your way into the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had pancakes this morning, so there is no granola update for you. But Monday, there will be a granola update. I’ll be sure to have plenty of things to update you with, in fact. Because I’ll have a good two, three days of opportunities to do things that can fill this space. <\/p>\n

Today I worked outside a bit, and rode my bike downstairs for a bit and did some work upstairs for a bit. And that was it, really.<\/p>\n

Also in the basement is where the plants are growing. I brought in eight plants when the weather turned. I put in two grow lights. Water them lightly every other day and mist them on the alternates. All of them are doing quite well. <\/p>\n

Two of them are flowering. This guy, in fact, is doing better in the basement than he did all summer on the back step. <\/p>\n

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I wonder how many of them will need to be replanted in the spring. I wonder when I can take them back upstairs and outside. March, probably. Maybe April. Though the long-term forecasts are contributing to this unshakeable feeling that spring is just around the corner. Unshakeable. And entirely mistaken.<\/p>\n

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Let’s wrap up this week with some more beautiful underwater scenes from Cozumel. (Man, I want to go diving right now.)<\/p>\n

Behold, this aquarium shot, which will soon be on the front page of the site. <\/p>\n

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I was able to sneak up on another boxfish.<\/p>\n

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And here’s a beautiful stoplight parrotfish. <\/p>\n

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We saw a little spread of coral nurseries. One of our divemasters was also a biologist, and we were talking with him about these sorts of cultivation efforts. Turns out they aren’t always easy. I think working on a program like this, or a seagrass restoration project<\/a> would be a terrific vacation. <\/p>\n

“Blue carbon” is the name for carbon captured by the world\u2019s ocean and coastal ecosystems. Seagrass meadows play a massive part in this. <\/p>\n

Often referred to as the ‘lungs of the sea,’ seagrasses are capable of capturing and storing large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. And, although seagrass accounts for less than 1% of our ocean, seagrass is responsible for up to 11% of the carbon intake! In fact, oceanographers estimate seagrass can be up to 35 times more effective than rainforests in terms of carbon uptake and storage abilities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Projects like these<\/a> are wildly successful.<\/p>\n

Coral reefs, meanwhile<\/a> … <\/p>\n

Coral reefs are complex and ancient habitats. They have been a feature of life on Earth for around 500 million years. <\/p>\n

\u200bThey are a critical component of life in the ocean. Often referred to as “rainforests of the sea,” coral reef ecosystems are one of the most biodiverse in the world. <\/p>\n

\u200bAround 25% of all marine species rely on coral reefs, including sharks and sea turtles, crustaceans, and schooling fish. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And cute, shy little guys like this grunt live around the coral.<\/p>\n

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And my favorite fish swims around coral, too!<\/p>\n

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Have a great weekend. We’ll hear from the kitties, talk books, see more fish and much, much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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