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Signals of pressure sensors and particle motion sensors located in marine seismic streamers are combined to generate pressure sensor data and particle motion data with substantially the same broad bandwidth. The noisy low frequency part of the motion signals are calculated from the recorded pressure signals and merged with the non-noisy motion signals. The two broad bandwidth data sets can then be combined to calculate the full up- and down-going wavefields.
1. A method for combining signals of a pressure sensor and a particle motion sensor located in a marine seismic streamer, comprising:
calculating a portion of a particle motion sensor signal from a recorded pressure sensor signal; and
utilizing the calculated portion of the particle motion sensor signal to generate a particle motion sensor signal having substantially the same bandwidth as the bandwidth of the recorded pressure sensor signal,
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where f is the frequency, {overscore (k)}=(kx, ky) is the wave number with kx the wave number in the x direction and ky the wave number in the y direction, c is the reflection coefficient at the sea surface and τ is the time delay between a direct arrival and a surface reflection.
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where D is the depth of the hydrophones and geophones and v is the velocity of sound in the water.
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where ky is kept constant for each streamer.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the field of geophysical prospecting. More particularly, the invention relates to the field of marine seismic exploration. Specifically, the invention is a system for combining signals of pressure sensors and particle motion sensors in marine seismic streamers.
2. Description of the Related Art
In seismic exploration, geophysical data are obtained by applying acoustic energy to the earth from an acoustic source and detecting seismic energy reflected from interfaces between different layers in subsurface formations. The seismic wavefield is reflected when there is a difference in acoustic impedance between the layer above the interface and the layer below the interface. When using towed streamers in marine seismic exploration, a seismic streamer is towed behind an exploration vessel at a water depth typically between about six to about nine meters, but can be towed shallower or deeper. Hydrophones are included in the streamer cable for detecting seismic signals. A hydrophone is a submersible pressure gradient sensor that converts pressure waves into electrical or optical signals that are typically recorded for signal processing, and evaluated to estimate characteristics of the subsurface of the earth.
In a typical geophysical exploration configuration, a plurality of streamer cables are towed behind a vessel. One or more seismic sources are also normally towed behind the vessel. The seismic source, which typically is an airgun array, but may also be a water gun array or other type of source known to those of ordinary skill in the art, transmits seismic energy or waves into the earth and the waves are reflected back by reflectors in the earth and recorded by sensors in the streamers. Paravanes are typically employed to maintain the cables in the desired lateral position while being towed. Alternatively, the seismic cables are maintained at a substantially stationary position in a body of water, either floating at a selected depth or lying on the bottom of the body of water, in which case the source may be towed behind a vessel to generate acoustic energy at varying locations, or the source may also be maintained in a stationary position.
After the reflected wave reaches the streamer cable, the wave continues to propagate to the water/air interface at the water surface, from which the wave is reflected downwardly, and is again detected by the hydrophones in the streamer cable. The water surface is a good reflector and the reflection coefficient at the water surface is nearly unity in magnitude and is negative in sign for pressure signals. The waves reflected at the surface will thus be phase-shifted 180 degrees relative to the upwardly propagating waves. The downwardly propagating wave recorded by the receivers is commonly referred to as the surface reflection or the �ghost� signal. Because of the surface reflection, the water surface acts like a filter, which creates spectral notches in the recorded signal, making it difficult to record data outside a selected bandwidth. Because of the influence of the surface reflection, some frequencies in the recorded signal are amplified and some frequencies are attenuated.
Maximum attenuation will occur at frequencies for which the propagation distance between the detecting hydrophone and the water surface is equal to one-half wavelength. Maximum amplification will occur at frequencies for which the propagation distance between the detecting hydrophone and the water surface is one-quarter wavelength. The wavelength of the acoustic wave is equal to the velocity divided by the frequency, and the velocity of an acoustic wave in water is about 1500 meters/second. Accordingly, the location in the frequency spectrum of the resulting spectral notch is readily determinable. For example, for a seismic streamer at a depth of 7 meters, and waves with vertical incidence, maximum attenuation will occur at a frequency of about 107 Hz and maximum amplification will occur at a frequency of about 54 Hz.
It has not been common practice to tow streamer cables deeper than about nine meters because the location of the spectral notch in the frequency spectrum of the signal detected by a hydrophone substantially diminishes the utility of the recorded data. It has also not been common practice to tow streamer cables at depth less than six meters, because of the significant increase in surface related noise induced in the seismic streamer data.
It is also common to perform marine seismic operations in which sensors are deployed at the water bottom. Such operations are typically referred to as �ocean bottom seismic� operations. In ocean bottom seismic operations, both pressure sensors (hydrophones) and particle motion sensors (geophones, accelerometers) are deployed at the ocean floor to record seismic data.
A particle motion sensor, such as a geophone, has directional sensitivity, whereas a pressure sensor, such as hydrophone, does not. Accordingly, the upgoing wavefield signals detected by a geophone and hydrophone located close together will be in phase, while the downgoing wavefield signals will be recorded 180 degrees out of phase. Various techniques have been proposed for using this phase difference to reduce the spectral notches caused by the surface reflection and, if the recordings are made on the seafloor, to attenuate water borne multiples. It should be noted that an alternative to having the geophone and hydrophone co-located, is to have sufficient spatial density of sensors so that the respective wavefields recorded by the hydrophone and geophone can be interpolated or extrapolated to produce the two wavefields at the same location.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,486,865 to Ruehle, for example, teaches a system for suppressing ghost reflections by combining the outputs of pressure and velocity detectors. The detectors are paired, one pressure detector and one velocity detector in each pair. A filter is said to change the frequency content of at least one of the detectors so that the ghost reflections cancel when the outputs are combined.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,621,700 to Moldovenu also teaches using at least one sensor pair comprising a pressure sensor and a velocity sensor in an ocean bottom cable in a method for attenuating ghosts and water layer reverberations.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,935,903 to Sanders et al. teaches a marine seismic reflection prospecting system that detects seismic waves traveling in water by pressure sensor-particle velocity sensor pairs (e.g., hydrophone-geophone pairs) or alternately, vertically-spaced pressure sensors. Instead of filtering to eliminate ghost reflection data, the system calls for enhancing primary reflection data for use in pre-stack processing by adding ghost data.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,979,150 to Barr provides a method for marine seismic prospecting said to attenuate coherent noise resulting from water column reverberation by applying a scale factor to the output of a pressure transducer and a particle velocity transducer positioned substantially adjacent to one another in the water. It is stated in the patent that the transducers may be positioned either on the ocean bottom or at a location in the water above the bottom, although the ocean bottom is said to be preferred.
Co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/233,266, filed on Aug. 30, 2002, entitled �Apparatus and Method for Multicomponent Marine Geophysical Data Gathering�, with a co-inventor of the present invention and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, describes a particle motion sensor for use in a streamer cable and a method for equalizing and combining the output signals of the particle motion sensor and a co-located pressure gradient sensor.
As the cited patents show, it is well known in the art that pressure and particle motion signals can be combined to derive both the up-going and the down-going wavefield. For sea floor recordings, the up-going and down-going wavefields may subsequently be combined to remove the effect of the surface reflection and to attenuate water borne multiples in the seismic signal. For towed streamer applications, however, the particle motion signal has been regarded as having limited utility because of the high noise level in the particle motion signal. However, if particle motion signals could be provided for towed streamer acquisition, the effect of the surface reflection could be removed from the data.
Co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/621,222, filed on Jul. 16, 2003, entitled �Method for Seismic Exploration Utilizing Motion Sensor and Pressure Sensor Data�, with a co-inventor of the present invention and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, describes a procedure for attenuating multiples by combining up- and down-going wavefields, measured in the water column, where the wavefields are calculated from combining pressure sensors like hydrophones and motion sensors like geophones. The procedure assumes, however, that both the pressure and the motion data have the same bandwidth.
It has been difficult to achieve the same bandwidth in the motion sensor data as in the pressure sensor data, however, because of the noise induced by vibrations in the streamer, which is sensed by the particle motion sensors. The noise is, however, mainly confined to lower frequencies. One way to reduce the noise is to have several sensors in series or in parallel. This approach, however, does not always reduce the noise enough to yield a signal-to-noise ratio satisfactory for further seismic processing.
Thus, a need exists for a method for obtaining a useful particle motion signal with a satisfactory signal-to-noise ratio at low frequencies. In particular, a need exists for a method to generate a particle motion signal with substantially the same bandwidth as a recorded pressure signal, for particle motion and pressure sensors located in a towed marine seismic streamer.
The invention is a method for combining signals of pressure sensors and particle motion sensors located in marine seismic streamers. Then, a particle motion sensor signal is calculated at low frequencies from the pressure sensor signal, using the depth of the marine seismic streamer and the sound wave velocity in water.
In a further embodiment of the invention, a full three-dimensional mathematical solution takes account of the fact that the energy returning from the earth arrives at the receivers at a range of angles of incidence, rather than solely in the in-line direction or at a given direction, such as the vertical.
The invention and its advantages may be more easily understood by reference to the following detailed description and the attached drawings, in which:
While the invention will be described in connection with its preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to these. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents that may be included within the scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.
The seismic acquisition control equipment 109 causes a seismic source 110 towed in the body of water 102 by the seismic vessel 101 to actuate at selected times. The seismic source 110 may be of any type well known in the art of seismic acquisition, including airguns or water guns, or particularly, arrays of airguns. Seismic streamers 111 are also towed in the body of water 102 by the seismic vessel 101 to record the acoustic wavefields initiated by the seismic source 110 and reflected from interfaces in the environment. Although only one seismic streamer 111 is shown here for illustrative purposes, typically a plurality of seismic streamers 111 are towed behind the seismic vessel 101. The seismic streamers 111 contain sensors to detect the reflected wavefields initiated by the seismic source 110. Conventionally, the seismic streamers 111 contained pressure sensors such as hydrophones 112, but dual sensor seismic streamers 111 also contain water particle motion sensors such as geophones 113. The hydrophones 112 and geophones 113 are typically co-located in pairs or pairs of sensor arrays at regular intervals along the seismic streamers 111. However, the type of sensors 112, 113 or their location in the seismic streamers 111 is not intended to be a limitation on the present invention.
Each time the seismic source 110 is actuated, an acoustic wavefield travels both upwardly or downwardly in spherically expanding wave fronts. The propagation of the wave fronts will be illustrated herein by ray paths which are perpendicular to the wave fronts. The upwardly traveling wavefield, designated by ray path 114, will reflect off the water-air interface at the water surface 108 and then travel downwardly, as in ray path 115, where the wavefield may be detected by the hydrophones 112 and geophones 113 in the seismic streamers 111. Unfortunately, such a reflection at the water surface 108, as in ray path 115 contains no useful information about the subterranean formations of interest. However, such surface reflections, also known as ghosts, act like secondary seismic sources with a time delay.
The downwardly traveling wavefield, in ray path 116, will reflect off the earth-water interface at the water bottom 104 and then travel upwardly, as in ray path 117, where the wavefield may be detected by the hydrophones 112 and geophones 113. Such a reflection at the water bottom 104, as in ray path 117, contains information about the water bottom 104. Ray path 117 is an example of a primary reflection, having one reflection in the subterranean earth. The downwardly traveling wavefield, as in ray path 116, may transmit through the water bottom 104 as in ray path 118, reflect off a layer boundary, such as 107, of a layer, such as 105, and then travel upwardly, as in ray path 119. The upwardly traveling wavefield, ray path 119, may then be detected by the hydrophones 112 and geophones 113. Such a reflection off a layer boundary 107 contains useful information about a formation of interest 105 and is also an example of a primary reflection, having one reflection in the subterranean earth.
Unfortunately, the acoustic wavefields will continue to reflect off interfaces such as the water bottom 104, water surface 108, and layer boundaries 106, 107 in combinations. For example, the upwardly traveling wavefield in ray path 117 will reflect off the water surface 108, continue traveling downwardly in ray path 120, may reflect off the water bottom 104, and continue traveling upwardly again in ray path 121, where the wavefield may be detected by the hydrophones 112 and geophones 113. Ray path 121 is an example of a multiple reflection, also called simply a �multiple�, having multiple reflections from interfaces. Similarly, the upwardly traveling wavefield in ray path 119 will reflect off the water surface 108, continue traveling downwardly in ray path 122, may reflect off a layer boundary 106 and continue traveling upwardly again in ray path 123, where the wavefield may be detected by the hydrophones 112 and geophones 113. Ray path 123 is another example of a multiple reflection, also having multiple reflections in the subterranean earth. Multiple reflections contain redundant information about the formations of interest and commonly are removed from seismic data before further processing.
The invention is a method for combining signals of pressure sensors (typically hydrophones) and particle motion sensors (typically geophones or accelerometers) located in seismic streamers. The combined signals can then be utilized to generate the up- and down-going wavefields, which are useful for further seismic processing, such as attenuation of multiples in marine seismic data. Since a recorded particle motion signal is often contaminated by low frequency noise due to the vibrations in a towed streamer, the signal-to-noise ratio for the combined signals would be poor. The particle motion signal may be calculated from the pressure sensor signal within a given frequency range if the spectrum of the pressure sensor signal has a satisfactory signal-to-noise ratio within this frequency range (and has no notches within this frequency range) and if the depth of the pressure and particle motion sensors is known. If the depth to the sensors is unknown, the depth can be calculated from the frequency of the spectral notches introduced by the surface reflection, a process which is well known in the art.
The low frequency part of the particle motion signal will typically need to be replaced because it has a low signal-to-noise ratio. This low frequency part will be referred to as the �Frequency Range�. The corresponding portion of the pressure sensor signal to be used for calculating the particle motion signal, will typically have a good signal-to-noise ratio in the Frequency Range. Therefore, the depth of the pressure sensor is preferably chosen so that the frequency of the first spectral notch in the pressure sensor signal caused by the surface reflection is higher than the Frequency Range.
The method of the invention is particularly useful for towed marine seismic streamers, since the vibration of a towed streamer adds a significant amount of noise to the signal of the particle motion sensor. Thus the method of the invention will be illustrated in terms of towed streamers.
The method of the invention employs pressure sensors that are responsive to pressure changes in the medium to which the pressure sensors are coupled. The medium typically is water. For clarity only, the method of the invention will be illustrated by the use of hydrophones, but this is not meant to limit the invention.
The method of the invention employs particle motion sensors that are responsive to motions in the particles of the water to which the motion sensors are coupled. In general, particle motion sensors may be responsive to the displacement of the particles, the velocity of the particles, or the acceleration of the particles in the medium. In the present invention, particle velocity sensors are preferred. Thus, if motion sensors are used which are responsive to position, then preferably the position signal is differentiated to convert it to a velocity signal by computational means well known in the art. If motion sensors are used which are responsive to acceleration (typically called accelerometers), then preferably the acceleration signal is integrated to convert it to a velocity signal by computational means well known in the art.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, multi-component motion sensors are employed in the seismic cable. For clarity only, this embodiment of the invention will be illustrated by the use of geophones, but this is not meant to limit the invention. In the particular example of a three-component geophone, a geophone is mounted to sense particle velocity in the vertical direction. This geophone is called a vertical geophone. Two geophones are mounted in orthogonal directions with respect to each other, and to the vertically mounted geophone, to sense horizontal motion. Typically, a three-component geophone is oriented to sense motion in the vertical direction, in an in-line direction, and in a cross-line direction. Positioning these geophones in these three directions enables the propagation direction of an incoming signal to be detected. It also enables the detection of strumming or other mechanical behavior of the seismic cable. For clarity, the method of the invention will be illustrated by the use of vertical geophones, but this is not meant to limit the invention.
Accelerometers could be used as particle motion sensors as an alternative to use of geophones, although the output signal will need to be integrated to obtain velocity. Some accelerometers generate an output signal that is indicative of the variation in orientation of the accelerometer from a selected orientation. Accordingly, if sets of two accelerometers (for situations in which the in-line direction is known) or sets of three accelerometers (if the in-line direction is not known) are utilized, the sensor orientation may be computed and it is not necessary to maintain the accelerometers in a specific orientation.
The method of the invention will be illustrated by the discussion with reference to the flowchart presented in
In the following discussion, signals in the space-time domain are denoted by lower case letters, while the same signals in the frequency wave-number domain are denoted by the corresponding upper case (capital) letters.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, {overscore (x)} (space) is a vector and equal to (x, y), where x is the direction along the streamers and y is the cross line direction. In other embodiments y can be kept constant so that each cable is analyzed separately. One possible reason to select this option could be that the cables are deployed at significant different depths. Also, in other embodiments, also x can be kept constant so that each sensor is analyzed individually. The latter will typically be a preferred option if the depth of the sensors within each cable varies significantly.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, {overscore (k)} (wave number) is a vector and equal to (kx, ky), where kx is the wave number in the x direction and ky is the wave number in the y direction. In other embodiments, ky can be disregarded so that each cable is analyzed separately. In this case a fixed direction of cross line propagation for each cable is selected. This direction could be vertical or any other direction. One possible reason to select this option could be that the cables are deployed at significantly different depths. Also, in other embodiments, both kx and ky can be disregarded so that each sensor is analyzed individually and only the frequency spectrum of each recorded trace is used. In this case a fixed direction of propagation in both the in-line and cross-line direction is used for each sensor. The latter will typically be a preferred option if the depth of the sensors within each cable varies significantly. In this case the transformed data will be in the f-x domain.
The discussion below uses examples from marine seismic exploration for targets at depths from a few hundred meters to a few kilometers, so called deep seismic exploration. The present invention is, however, applicable to exploration for both shallower and deeper targets.
At step 21 of
The method of the invention can be carried out in a variety of transformed domains, which separate the wavefield into angular components, including, but not limited to, wave number or slowness. The method of the invention is not restricted solely to the frequency-wave number domain or to Fourier transforms. The frequency-wave number domain and the Fourier transform are merely used in the following for illustrative purposes.
At step 22 in
At step 23 in
The velocity of sound in the water is well known in the art to be close to 1500 m/sec. So, if v is known, then Equation (2) shows a direct link between the angle of incident Φ and values of wave number k and frequency f If v is not known for some reason, then it can be measured by methods well known in the art. Also, it can be seen from Equation (2) that cos(Φ) is real and different from zero for values of k given by:
Examples of single trace recordings where the corrections above have been applied (assuming vertical incident angle) are shown in
In step 24 in
The hydrophone signal and the geophone signal can be expressed in terms of their up-going and down-going components and the hydrophone signal (pressure wavefield) is given by the equation:
Assume that the up-going components of the hydrophone and geophone signals are the same, that is,
Let τ be the surface reflection time delay, that is, the time delay between the direct upward propagating arrival of the wavefield and the corresponding reflection from the surface. Using the definition of cos(Φ) given by Equation (2), the time delay τ is given by:
Inserting h↑({overscore (x)},t) and g↓({overscore (x)},t) as given by Equations (9) and (10), respectively, into Equations (4) and (7), respectively, gives:
Next, the hydrophone and geophone signals expressed in terms of their up-going and down-going components in Equations (11) and (12) are transformed to the frequency-wave number domain. Preferably, the transform is a Fourier Transform, but this is not a restriction of the invention. Transforming Equation (11) to the frequency-wave number domain gives:
As above, transforming Equation (12) to the frequency-wave number domain gives:
Now, a geophone signal Gcalculated(f,{overscore (k)}) may be calculated from the hydrophone signal Hsignal(f,{overscore (k)}) in the frequency-wave number domain. Inserting H↑(f,{overscore (k)}) as given by Equation (14) into Equation (15) yields the geophone signal calculated from the hydrophone signal by:
Equation (16) is stable if the denominator on the right hand side is different from zero. Assuming that c=−1 exactly, then the denominator equals 0 when
As can be seen from Equation (8):
Preferably, the difference between f2 and fnoise should be large enough so that the calculated geophone signal from (16) can be compared and checked with the measured geophone signal. A range of overlapping frequencies is preferred to merge the calculated portion of the geophone signal with the measured portion. Typically f2 should be 5-10 Hz larger than fnoise. To maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio of the hydrophone signal, f2 should be significantly lower than v/2D and preferably not larger than around 75% of v/2D.
In the data examples shown in
In step 25 in
Below is one method of applying weights to the two data sets before the merging of the two data sets. There are other ways of calculating weights which are well known in the art so this is not a restriction of the invention. A weight, w(f) is calculated as:
There are several ways of calculating weights to merge signals which are well known in the art, and the one used above is just one example. Alternatively, it is possible to merge the amplitude and phase spectra of the two data sets separately. In this alternative embodiment, the actual weight function is complex.
In the following example illustrated in
In step 26 in
The amplitude spectrum of the up-going wavefield, |U(f)|, after summing the hydrophone 81 and geophone 82 data in
It should be understood that the preceding is merely a detailed description of specific embodiments of this invention and that numerous changes, modifications, and alternatives to the disclosed embodiments can be made in accordance with the disclosure here without departing from the scope of the invention. The preceding description, therefore, is not meant to limit the scope of the invention. Rather, the scope of the invention is to be determined only by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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Kentucky's state bridge inspection program has fallen behind in reviewing inspection reports, due to lack of time and insufficient qualified personnel, state auditors have found.
Spot checks of 40 bridge inspection reports showed that eight had not been reviewed by a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District Reviewer as required, according to the state's FY 2011 audit.
Several inspections had been performed more than a year before the auditors checked; one had been performed by a third-party contractor.
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"There have been problems with a lack of qualified review personnel available in the district, as well as a lack of time by qualified personnel to perform the reviews," says the audit, which classifies the backlog among "significant deficiencies relating to internal controls and/or noncompliances."
The audit notes that inspection reports must undergo an independent review within a "reasonable length [of] time," although no set time is specified.
"Without a review of the bridge inspections, errors could go undetected and the quality control system is not functioning as designed," the audit says. "In addition, the agency is not complying with the procedures established in the Kentucky Bridge Inspection Procedure Manual and Code of Federal Regulation requirements."
The audit also recommends that KYTC specify in writing a set time frame for bridge inspection reviews.
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In its response to auditors, KYTC reports that most of the overdue reviews stemmed from just one of the state's 12 districts. That district has only one "Qualified Team Leader" in its structures section to perform bridge inspections; thus, there is no one in the district available to review those reports.
The district has been trying unsuccessfully for more than a year to hire an additional inspector, the agency says. While that search continues, other districts are pitching in with the review backlog.
KYTC spokesman Chuck Wolfe said in an interview Wednesday that the other districts had helped reduce the agency's review backlog by two-thirds.
"We recognize that there has been a backlog on our bridge inspection paperwork," Wolfe said. "The bridges are getting inspected. This is a matter of making sure all of our documentation is up to date, which we agree with. … The public has to have confidence in what we do."
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Regarding a specified time for inspection reviews, Wolfe said: "I certainly would not try to trivialize the auditor's recommendation, but we believe we are making good progress on getting all of our documentation up to date. The Cabinet takes bridge inspections very seriously, and we think we do a very good job."
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Rednofl ~ A Big Thank You!
I received my cuttings a few days after contacting you.
I was so excited, I decided to make a dedicated area just to start them off right.
One thing led to another and before I knew it I was re-decorating several garden areas of my back yard.
More than half my gardens are container plants so besides getting the new area ready for your brug cuttings I transplanted lots of plants that had outgrown their pots, added a few garden decorations I had been holding onto in the shed and added fresh mulch.
The original Brug (started as three, thick sticks. Below in the pic) that is in my back yard now, was here 29 years ago when we purchased the home.
I knew nothing about plants other than 'green end goes up'.
I saw three, thick sticks about 2 - 3 ft. tall, sticking out of the ground, nothing on the sticks, I ignored the sticks and kept watering around the area in hopes of softening the hard, clay soil.
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The computer entered our home in the early 90's and that's when I started learning about plants.
Imagine the thrill I had cutting/trimming back the brug and using the cut pieces to create more brugs!
It's been an obsession of mine ever since.
All I've ever had is the standard, white brug because every year I just kept making more brugs from the cuttings I trimmed off.
Now, thanks to you, Rednofl, I am going to have three colors, grouped together, and my vision is to have them in bloom and resembling a beautifully scented watercolor picture.
Three of the cuttings you sent me Rednofl, already have little green leaves.
You'd think these cuttings were real, live babies the way I have been tending to them. LOL
Thank you again, Rednofl. I appreciate it more than you know!
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His favorite place was now pressed against the sturdy chest wrapped protectively in strong arms as a hand tenderly stroked his silken hair. In all his life he never felt so guarded, so cherished. He had lived an existence of constant danger for so long that the unfamiliar feeling was initially unnerving but he quickly grew accustomed to the arrangement seeking that comfort like a drowning person clutching desperately for safety. He was able to let go within Gimli's arms. He did not have to be a Mirkwood archer or fierce warrior always at battle ready, he could simply be and he loved it. He loved him.
They were spending their last night together before each returned to their respective homes, Legolas to his woodland realm, Gimli to his Lonely Mountain. A moment that should have been marked with great joy, Legolas met with trepidation. He idly played with the reddish-brown strands, mulling over anxious thoughts as the dwarf stirred beneath him sensing the underlying tension of his elven lover.
"Will you not sleep, Legolas? Tomorrow is a long day."
The young elf lifted his head looking into Gimli's brown sleepy eyes. His spirit lifted at the sight of Gimli's lazy smile, a large hand coming to rest on his cheek in tenderness. He shut his eyes at the feel and turned his head offering a sweet kiss into the palm.
"My heart is not at ease tonight," he whispered.
Legolas hesitated not sure how to put to words what his heart felt. Each day that brought them closer to home made Legolas uneasy. It gnawed persistently at his heart and try as he may, he could not ignore it.
"Let us not go home, beloved," he said impulsively. "Let us travel and see Middle Earth together as we planned."
Gimli laughed quietly at the elf's impetuosity replying, "We have been away from home long enough, dear one. Middle Earth can wait."
"Until tomorrow," the elf persisted anxiously not ready to give up on his request.
"You can take me to those wonderful places you have spoken of in your stories. We can leave tomorrow. We do not have to delay."
Gimli studied the elf's eager, pleading eyes and wondered at this sudden change. He wondered if all elves were as impulsive as Legolas.
"Why are you reluctant to go home, Legolas?" he asked seeking to understand.
The elf frowned slightly before resting his head against Gimli's chest. "It is not that I do not wish to return home. It is just…that.."
Gimli waited patiently staring up at the stars as he soothingly stroked blond locks hoping to draw out the elf's concern. "Its just what?" he asked.
"I do not want to be without you," came the quiet reply. He lifted his head and regarded the dwarf evenly. "I do not know if I will ever be able to but I know now that I cannot. I wish us to be together a little longer."
Gimli sighed as he struggled with how to bring comfort to his elf. Legolas could see the many calculating thoughts dance in the dwarf's eyes as they stared at each other. He was eager for a solution so he waited for Gimli's.
"Would you feel better if I accompanied you to Mirkwood, then?" Gimli asked. "I can delay my journey home if it would bring you comfort."
Legolas heart leapt at the prospect. A part of him knew he was being childish, knew it was asking a lot of the dwarf to delay his much anticipated homecoming. But the idea, now presented, was too tempting to set aside even for the dwarf's sake.
"Yes, my love, it would," he whispered as he leaned in kissing Gimli tenderly. He straddled the dwarf's strong body, reveling in the feel of heat and the gentle pressure of encircling arms. It was not long before he was gasping once again that night at the warm penetration and jolting thrust of hips as his anxious heart was temporarily put at ease by the strength of Gimli's love.
Their return to Mirkwood was met with a hero's welcome as the elves happily welcomed home their woodland kin and gave their curiosity over to his dwarven companion. The king graced Legolas with a rare smile and although he appeared very inquisitive about his friendship with the dwarf, he did not openly question Legolas about it and instead welcomed Gimli as a hero.
Celebrations were thrown every night in honor of the heroes who helped to vanquish the smothering evil. In the wood, Gimli saw the Mirkwood elves as they have not been seen for centuries, free from danger and darkness, joyful and mirthful, as is their true nature. Gimli was vaguely reminded of his father's stories of the Mirkwood elves and their elusive gatherings. This time however, there was no one standing ready to extinguish the lights at the sign of danger nor was there a shuddering hum of tension as though all were prepared to flee at the slightest provocation. All were free of dread as they danced and sang under their beloved trees. The king with his crown of rich green leaves had an air of peace about him that was a welcoming sight to his subjects.
Legolas took an active role in the revelry while Gimli preferred to sit and watch the merrymaking from a distance. "Dwarves do not frolic," he had said when Legolas teased him about his participation or lack there of.
Despite his unwillingness to dance and sing, Gimli was still quite popular with the other elves, most of whom never seen a dwarf in person. Gimli's natural charm wove easily amongst the elves as he sampled the wines, admired the craftsmanship and shared stories of adventure, all with the magnetic personality that won him so many friends during the war. Legolas was happy that his lover was having a pleasant stay but was not particularly thrilled by some of the more fulsome attention he received from the other elves.
He could not remember the last time he felt the burning emotion of jealousy, such feelings untypical amongst elves, but he found himself experiencing it more and more as others began desiring Gimli's consideration. During one of the celebrations Legolas saw a particularly flirty she-elf approach Gimli and strike up a conversation. Legolas felt an immediate hostile sense of possession that he would have found surprising if he were not singularly focused on this perceived threat. The noise of the gathering fell to the background and he did not notice the curious glances of passersby as the intensity of his jealousy grew raising his body temperature to an almost uncomfortable state. When the unsuspecting elf casually placed her hand on Gimli's shoulder, Legolas thought he would scream in his rage. He stalked over under the guise of joining the innocent conversation but the intense hostility of his elven glare chased the uncomfortable elf away.
"Are you alright?" the dwarf asked discreetly noting the elf's unusual behavior.
With the threat gone, the sudden sensation seeped away leaving Legolas disconcerted by his new range of emotion. "I am fine," he said not too convincingly. Gimli merely looked at him opting to discuss the matter later. They sat together quietly watching the merrymaking for the remainder of the night.
During their stay in the woodland realm, they had to hide the nature of their relationship until Gimli's last night before leaving for the mountains. They found a secluded area and made passionate love under the canopy finally allowed to let go after holding back for so long. Afterwards, Legolas laid on his side with Gimli pressed against his back; the dwarf's arms wrapped snuggly around the lithe form of the elf. Gimli nuzzled the area between the shoulder blades occasionally kissing the sensitive skin. Under normal circumstances, the sensation would have given the elf boundless pleasure but melancholy gripped the elf so tightly that he felt the stinging tears well in his eyes.
"I do not want you to go," he said despairingly.
Gimli could hear the tears in his voice and wrapped his arms tighter around the elf. "We will only be apart for a short time," he replied soothingly. "We'll be together again soon."
"Not soon enough, I fear."
Gimli was now concerned He had never heard the elf sound so despondent. "What is it that you fear," he asked.
"I fear change," the elf answered. "I fear what would become of us once people begin to learn of the nature of our relationship. What if our time apart changes the way we feel despite our best intentions."
"I don't think that'll happen," Gimli replied confused by the elf's train of thought. "Have I given you reason to doubt my loyalty?"
"No," Legolas answered turning to face the dwarf, his eyes shining with unshed tears. "Have I?"
Gimli framed his lover's face adoringly with one hand, his thumb stroking a high cheekbone. "No," he whispered.
"Our love," the elf began tentatively, "feels so strong that sometimes I think nothing could ever break it. But it is so new and unique, it is almost delicate in its novelty. I fear that I might do something wrong, damaging the bond we share. I would do anything to protect it."
Gimli looked at Legolas with new understanding as they finally reached the root of Legolas' insecurities.
"Legolas our love is not a passing fancy or a silly thrill, it is so much more than that. There is no force on Middle Earth that could break our bond."
"This I keep telling myself yet my heart quakes with uncertainty," the elf said as he lowered his eyes, ashamed of his doubt.
Gimli sighed as he thoughtfully rubbed Legolas' shoulder. This sort of talk was new to him. "You speak as though you seek guidance or reassurances."
"Either one will suffice," Legolas said raising his eyes to Gimli's. "Tell me what you want of me in our love so that it may be sustained during our time apart. How does one love a dwarf?"
Gimli gazed silently at Legolas contemplating the strange request. "Alright," he said adjusting his position slightly pulling the elf closer to him. "I will tell you what I want of you. I want you to know you're all that matters to me. I want you to share your dreams and fears with me so that they will be mine as well. Come to me for anything, big or small. There is nothing you can say or wish that would not be worthy of my time. And finally, my dear Legolas remember that you're never alone. My love for you will never falter or fail. It will go wherever you may go."
Legolas swallowed the lump in his throat, his heart pounding with the devotion of the dwarf's words. His emotions threatened to run free once more and he closed his eyes at the intense wave of love for his dwarf.
"Can you do this for me, Legolas?" Gimli asked softly.
Legolas opened his eyes with renewed faith. "I can do that," he said with more love than he thought possible.
The next day as he watched Gimli's shadowed form disappear over the horizon as the dwarf made his way to the Lonely Mountain, Legolas played Gimli's words of devotion over in his mind never growing tired of its tenderness. He finally understood trust and faith through his dwarven lover. He smiled gently as he saw the shadowed form turn and wave in his direction. Legolas knew full well that at that distance the dwarf could not possibly see him but the dwarf acted on faith that the elf would stay and see him, a final gesture of love that would lift the young elf's heart. Despite his knowledge of Gimli's lack of elven sight, Legolas returned the wave having faith that his lover would know it was there.
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It's that time of year again--PEEPS!
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And the Denver Post contest winners.
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And from Seattle
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I do a peep show every year, (with peeps, haha).
I just use the same ones...I have the whole gang from years ago on my studio shelf in a zip-lock. Just a photo crazy for friends and family e-card.
Don't usually eat them but on the top of a yummy, they do fair well with the hit of a torch. Children may scream, then laugh.
Thanks for posting the contest winners. Such creativity and imagination!
I live in PeepLand because our valley is the home of Just Born Candies, creator and manufacturer of Peeps. They sponsor a PeepFest during the week between Christmas and New Year's. There is a Peep diorama contest for elementary school classes and the winning projects are on display.
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What fun!
I found out not everyone is a Peeps follower. I had a total of 9 job interviews with a company; one of the interviews was a 45 minute multimedia presentation in front of a group of managers and supervisors. It was in the Spring and trying to keep it light, I gave the audience their group bio...they were all employees of Just Born Candies and we were challenged with creating a new Peep color. I saw a blank look on their faces. NOT ONE of them knew what Peeps were!
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Just Born, fabulous company. I worked with them when I did leadership training. That was actually a great idea Mustangs, they have managed to keep a family owned business going for 87 years. They take what they do very seriously, but still manage to keep their sense of humor. Great business strategy, IMHO. Particularly if you are in the candy business.


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