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Sunday afternoon and, due to the little one being a poo this morning, we didn’t go swimming. Making it up to her big bro by helping him build his first Airfix-not-Airfix (it’s Revell) kit. Can you guess what it is yet? And what film we’re watching at the same time?
Week after week this bunch (and a few others) put up with my unfit attempts to improve my Krav Maga skills. This isn’t actually the usual bunch, but a couple of new starters and “guest instructor” Amelia due to John being indisposed. A great class covering some simple things I’ve not really practiced before, but the absolute highlight was Amelia approaching me after I’ve been helping a couple of the newer students and asking if I’d ever considered coaching adults. High praise and hugely flattering coming from someone who’s such a damn good instructor in their own right. Yes, I have considered it, but the additional strain on my free time (plus the cost / time to pass the GIC) is just too much for me these days. I’ve said it before – I wish I’d got into Krav a decade earlier than I did!
I get to listen to tons of music before it’s officially released, and it’s great to wrap your ears around an album that’s really, really good. Absolutely loved this new one from DragonForce when I listened to it today. It’s out on September 23rd and the review will be up on The Moshville Times shortly.
Whoop! The second bunch of seeds have finally started to flower. This one’s a few days ahead of the rest, but there are some great looking blooms coming. Perhaps a little tall for the planters I’ve used, I think I’ll aim for more ground-hugging flowers next year as the blue funeral flowers,
Flowers’ importance in nature is everywhere—they can feed insects, birds, animals and humans; provide natural medicines for humans and some animals; and aid in a plant’s reproduction by enticing outside pollinators. Without flowers, plants would merely be green, and the world would be a duller place.
The main purpose of flowers is to aid in plant reproduction. Flowers provide an eye-catching attribute to an otherwise plain, green-leaved plant. When insects, birds and some bats dip down to take a look at the flower and steal its nectar, they are inadvertently pollinating the plants by moving pollen or plant sperm from the male stamens to the female pistils.
There are a variety of insects that feast on the nectar of flowers, but the most notable ones are bees, wasps, ants and butterflies. Because these flowers rely on an outward source to pollinate them, some plants have evolved to make themselves even more attractive to their pollinators.
First Krav Maga class of the new term today… and I couldn’t be happier. A good number of last year’s pupils back (and more to return next week) and some superb new starters. One of the best classes I’ve given and all down to the enthusiasm and effort given by the students.
