Eye, Eye, Eye!!

ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. This fabulous meme was created and hosted by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt who hails from Great Britain. Over time, others have joined in to help host this wonderful and informative meme. We are now in our seventh round-some of the participants have been with this from the very first round; others have joined in along the way. Each week we are taken across the globe to see the varied and exciting contributions people have taken the time to discover and capture. We start with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. This week's letter is, "E".

Being  eclectic and eccentric, it has led to an excessive post today! I hope you will excuse me. Enjoy...

EYE, EYELASHES and EYEBROWS

 Funky as this is, I thought it would be amusing to put a real eye and a graffitti eye together. The graffiti eye was at the beach at Alligator Pt. in Florida:

(image from Google image search: Alligator Point Taxpayer's Association web)

 My sister drove me down here to see it when I was visiting her, since it 'wasnt' that far' from our Wakula Springs visit. Now I can say that I've been there. Although I never heard of it before my visit.

ELEPHANT GARLIC

Elephant garlic is a larger kind of garlic than what you usually see. It has a milder and less sharp a flavor than regular garlic. When you buy a head of Elelphant Garlic, there are little garlic buds in the head that can be considered 'seeds'. Plant them in the fall and you will have your own garlic next spring.

EMPEROR

(image most likely from Wikipedia page)

I uploaded this image a few weeks back for the letter, "E". I neglected to make notes that were retrievable to me as to which Emperor this is and where the image came from! All I know is that he is a Japanese Emperor as Japan still has Emperors. Unfortunately, I cannot educate you or myself on this particular Emperor! Anyone who knows, please, pipe in.

ECOTOURISM

Ecotourism: sounds like a good thing, doesn't it? For the most part it is. BUT, one should educate themselves as much as possible before partaking in "Ecotourism". Like anything else, it does have a down side. Invasion of plant and animal species not indigenious to the area can wreck havoc. Witness the pristine and isolated back valleys of Hawaii. A few years back, some hikers who had been to another area of the world on an Eco tour (Indonesia?) did not clean all the dirt and mud from the bottom of their hiking shoes. They visited the islands in Hawaii and went hiking in the back valleys. Seeds from plants not indigenous to the area took foot and thrived in an area where it had no natural enemies. It nearly choked out all the native plants in the back valleys and caused endangerment to the native species. Fortunately, as a result, HEA (Hawaii Ecotourism Association) grew and they, along with Nature Conservancy have strived to educate the public of the hazards of ecotourism and how to partake in it responsibly.

ETHIOPIAN WOLF

 (image from Wikipedia page)

The Ethiopian Wolf is one many endangered species that face extinction on this planet. Ted Turner, has done much in the way of re-introducing many endangered species (the Turner Foundation) back into the wild and even taking them off of the endangered speicies list. He is a champion for the environment and ecology and for saving endangered species. The Bison is perhaps, one of his best examples. On my trip to FL, we ate at one of his restaurants. Ted Turner is so fully committed to the cause that it is reflected as much as possible in his restaurant. Even the straws were bio degradable. If only more businesses would embrace this philosophy! Our environment would be much better. I applaud Mr. Turner's efforts. They are exemplary.