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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tall gum trees
The generic term eucalyptus comprises more than seven hundred species of trees (and a few shrubs), which dominate the Australian native landscape. Eucalyptus can be found in almost every region of the Australian continent, having adapted to all of its climatic conditions; in fact, no other continent is so characterised by a single genus of tree as Australia is by its eucalypts.
They are often called gum trees because many species of the family (but not all) exude copious sap from any break in their bark. Unfortuately the gum can't be used to make tyres or chewing-gum!
And one very important thing: eucalypts are not deciduous trees, they are evergreen. I took this photo yesterday but it would look identical at any time of the year. This is why autumn is so unconspicuous here.
Je passe par ici deux fois par semaine pour aller travailler. Je suis toujours épatée par ces grands eucalyptus. Avant que la terre ne commence à être défrichée par les premiers colons il y a 219 ans (résultat : le pâturage de la semaine dernière), la région en était couverte.
Le terme générique d'eucalyptus comprend plus de 750 variétés d'arbres (et quelques buissons) qui dominent le paysage australien. S'étant adaptés à toutes les conditions climatiques, les eucalyptus sont présents dans toutes les régions d'Australie; de fait, aucun autre continent au monde ne peut caractérisé par une unique espèce d'arbre comme l'Australie l'est par ses eucalyptus. Les locaux les appellent souvent "gum trees" (arbres à gomme) à cause de la sève qui s'écoule abondamment de toute blessure de l'écorce. Mais celle-ci ne sert à faire ni des pneus, ni du chewing-gum !
Ah, et un détail important : les eucalyptus ne sont pas des arbres à feuilles caduques, ils restent verts toute l'année. Alors j'ai pris cette photo hier mais j'aurais pu la faire à l'identique à n'importe quelle époque de l'année. C'est pourquoi l'automne se voit peu ici.
18 comments:
- photowannabe said...
What a nice way to go to work each day.
To answer your question about the trees we will have in our new house. I'm not sure of all of them but there is at least one of each...apple, peach, plum, pomagranete, cherry, almond, pear and a few which are mystery trees. There is no one to ask at this time. Hope the birds won't have completely eaten everything by the time we move in.
- 8:00 am
- Olivier said...
tu as de la chance, cela doit etre agreable de passer sous ces arbres et l'ete cela doit rafraichir. belle photo qui donne bien cette impression de grandeur (presque infini). Pour les ecrivains australiens, tu ne m'as pas repondu. Les australiens ne savent pas ecrire de livres :o)))
- 1:56 pm
- GiuCe said...
it's a beautiful view to go to work... trees and sky are magic ^^
- 2:13 pm
- Ming_the_Merciless said...
What are gum trees? Does it have anything to do with chewing gum or glue? Or is it just a name?
- 2:29 pm
Ming, they are eucalyptus trees but Australians tend tp call them gum trees because of their tendency to exsude copious sap from any break in the bark. Unfortunately nothing is done with the sap as far as I know...
Will add the info in the main commentary. Thanks for the question !
- 7:26 pm
- Peter said...
Lycky you are if this is the way to your job!! I guess it helps to put you in good (ore even better) mood when going there. Not many are that lucky!
- 8:07 pm
- Pod said...
i love them too. was surrounded by them in the mountains this weekend. beautiful!
- 8:36 pm
- RamblingRound said...
You certainly have a beautiful drive to work.
- 11:43 pm
- Han said...
Wow, you're lucky to be able to drive through that! I know I wouldn't ever get anywhere because I'd get lost in all those trees (I love to wander). I also like the story, it's very interesting. Thanks :)
- 12:22 am
- delphinium said...
Quelle belle allée, ils sont immenses ces arbres à gomme. Presque plus grands que mes sapins. Je suis jalouse.
- 12:39 am
- Abraham Lincoln said...
That would be a refreshing drive to work each day. TO be waved at by towering trees is a thrill people in the desert never get. Your explanation was also well done.
- 1:42 am
- Chris & Deb said...
I've noticed in your last few posts that all the trees are green, even though it's autumn. Do some trees not drop their leaves at this time of year?
- 3:49 am
- Annie said...
Hi Nathalie,
I imagine these woods smell wonderfully well.
- 4:06 am
- Jilly said...
Just beautiful, Nathalie. How I love (as you know) the native gum trees - and miss them.
A beautiful photograph. Thankyou for posting it.
- 4:12 am
- NDS said...
is this the tree that kookaburra sits in --in the song? I'm sure i don't have his name right, but we sang the song when we were little kids.
- 6:24 am
- Nathalie said...
Chris you raise a very important point! Eucalypts are not deciduous trees, they are evergreen. I took my photo yesterday but I could take an identical one at any time of the year. This is why autumn is so unconspicuous here. Will add that in the main commentary, thanks!
- 8:12 am
In the bush, Nathalie, eucalypts had the nickname of "widowmwkers" because of their propensity to dop enormous boughs without any warning. I was once only 15 feet (or should I say 5 metres nowadays?) from an enormous bough of almost two feet in diameter, when it crashed down. No wind, no warning. My reflexes were always good, but had it been above me, I'd never have moved in time.
I'm surprised that our current obsession with not touching any trees hasn't resulted in more fatalities in urban areas. An old timberworker friend who lives near me [in suburbia] often comments on how long it will be before a eucalypt overhanging our local school bus stop drops a bough on the kids. Because the tree is partly on Council land, partly on Education Dept land. Thus, whenever he raises the issue, it's able to be completely ignored.
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The Scratchers Guy
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The Stock Guy Who Lacks Spacial Reasoning Ability
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Drunk Guys
You may think that young adults only get completely sloshed on the weekends, but there are always hordes of drunk guys within a few miles of you at any given time, and they all congregate at your local convenience store. Why? Because drunk guys love Slim Jims. Be prepared to bob and weave your way through a clan of sloppy drunk youths every time you go to the convenience store, and try to avoid the freezer section where the alcohol is stored, because that's where these dudes will be, and they won't even know how to stand up, let alone get out of your way.
How to Deal With Them: Don't. Just cast a knowing glance at the cashier to let him know that the two of you are in this together, then ask the drunk guys a series of complicated questions to confuse and bewilder them. Example: "What's a better deal for my money: a 12-pack of beers for $8.99, or an 18-pack for $13.99? If you don't answer correctly I'll kill your girlfriend."
Slurpee Machine Guy
It's normal to expect that a kid at a Slurpee machine is going to make a huge mess. After all, he's pumping sticky frozen goo out of a difficult-to-manage sideways pump system into a flimsy paper cup, and kids are stupid to boot. But an adult should be able to manage the difficult process of filling a cup with frozen juice. Unfortunately, the Slurpee Machine guy just doesn't get it. He fills his cup to the top with Slurpee sludge, and then for some reason he doesn't stop. Maybe he thinks that the machine is supposed to stop itself. Maybe he's just to high to realize that he's about to make a catastrophic mess all over the floor. Maybe he doesn't care because it's not his floor anyway. Whatever the reason, this guy just can't figure out how to buy a Slurpee without dumping the equivalent of three more Slurpees all over the machine and the counter and floor surrounding it. Be particularly mindful of his secret weapon: the trail of sticky goo from the Slurpee machine to the cash register that you'll definitely step in, which will cause every other disgusting substance on the convenience store floor to stick to your shoe as well.
How to Combat Him: A swift jump-kick to the throat. It won't stop him from making a Slurpee mess, but it'll definitely be a lot of fun.
Mr. Indecisive
Convenience stores are renowned for their amazing and expansive selection of ice cold beverages. Most people already have a particular taste in mind when they enter the convenience store, so their selection process is fairly expedient. But Mr. Indecisive is not most people. Mr. Indecisive came into the store without the slightest clue as to what he wanted to drink, and now he's in deliberation mode. This phase of his convenience store trip can last anywhere from 5 to 45 minutes, and he's good about inconveniencing everyone else in the store by standing too close to the exact section of the cooler that you need to get to, just staring blankly at the beverages without the slightest glimmer if decisiveness.
How to Combat Him: The old reach-around technique. No, not that reach around technique. I'm talking about the one where you open the door of the freezer section next to the item that you need to get, then reach over into another section to grab your beverage of choice. Rest assured that Mr. Indecisive will make his decision immediately after you do, and then promptly head to whatever other section you need to visit to inconvenience you all over again.
The Guy Who Uses the Counter as a Holding Area
So you've managed to dodge the annoying stock guy, avoid the drunk kids, jump over the trail of Slurpee syrup running down the middle of the store, and circumnavigate Mr. Indecisive's lack of decision making abilities. Now you approach the counter to triumphantly finish your convenience store visit and enjoy your winnings. But what's this? There's a huge pile of snacks, beverages and other store items just sitting on the counter, right where you need to be in order to check out. Don't panic! It's not an incredibly poor organizational choice on the part of the store. That pile of merchandise belongs to the guy who uses the counter as a holding area while he continues to shop. His hands work fine, and he's not carrying anything heavy, so why does he feel entitled to dump his intended purchases in everyone else's way why he casually browses the snack cake aisle? Because he's a douchebag, that's why.
How to Combat Him: It's called the arm swipe technique, and it's pretty simple. It involves swiping one's arm emphatically across the check out counter, clearing it of anything that's not yours, and it works every time. If the guy who's been stacking his stuff there complains at all, just kindly tell him to go and fornicate with himself.Speak Your MindTell us what you're thinking... and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!


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Donald loses number one ranking
England's Luke Donald has surrendered golf's world number one ranking to Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy after a poor showing at the US PGA Heritage tournament.
Donald fired a level-par 71 on Sunday to finish on two-over par 286 for 72 holes, well off the pace. He needed to share eighth place or better this week to keep his razor-thin margin ahead of McIlroy in the rankings.
Once eight players reached the clubhouse ahead of him, Donald was ensured of giving the top spot back to McIlroy, whom he passed last month for the honour.
"Is it a concern? No," Donald said. "I would have liked to have played a bit more consistently this year. I built it up nicely last year through tournaments and winning a bunch.
"As a result there's a little bit of fluctuation in the world rankings now."
This is the seventh change at world number one since Lee Westwood overtook Tiger Woods in November 2010, ending the American's five-year run on top.
Westwood, Donald and now McIlroy have all had two spells as world number one, with Martin Kaymer also enjoying an 8-week run in 2011.
Donald, still seeking his first major title, first claimed the top ranking after winning last year's BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour.
"It's a lot more the focus the first time around," Donald said. "Now my focus is on winning tournaments."
Reigning US Open champion McIlroy, who turns 23 on May 4, claimed the top spot for the first time in his young career last month when he won the US PGA Honda Classic, ending a 40-week run by Donald.
But Donald moved past McIlroy two weeks later, reclaiming the top spot by winning the US PGA Transitions Championship.McIlroy, who was off this week, is not expected to play again until the US PGA Wells Fargo Championship in May at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Donald will return to PGA play in two weeks at New Orleans starting April 26.
Sweden's Carl Pettersson shot a final round two-under-par 69 to win the tournament at 14-under, five shots clear of his nearest rival, former Masters champion Zach Johnson who hit a one-under-par 70.
It was his first PGA Tour win since the 2010 Canadian Open and allowed him to match Jesper Parnevik's total of five wins for the most won by a Swedish player.
Colt Knost's chances of winning his first PGA Tour title vanished with a 74 that put him third, one stroke behind American Johnson.
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Search engines are the gateway to the Internet; they are the first tool that potential customers use to find the products and services they need. This is why link popularity is so imperative. If the customers do not find your website, you have no possibilities of making any sales.
You're probably wondering what the blazes is popular about a link! Well, in a word - plenty! Link popularity refers to the ranking assigned to your website by the search engines, and it determines the ranking your page gets when keywords are entered into a search engine. So, you're probably wondering, how do I make my link popular?
Search engines are discretionary, giving status and ranking to sites that have links to their pages from related, quality sites. It's a simple formula, but a very important one. Google created the system, and now virtually all the most popular search engines employ it to rank your web pages in their indexes.
The more commonly used your keyword is, the harder it will be to achieve link popularity, but without achieving this step, it is almost certain your site will never rank highly on any search engine. But don't be discouraged; there are tried and true ways of achieving link popularity using the most competitive keywords.
There are a few things you should be aware of. The first is that just linking up with a large number of other websites will not achieve link popularity. In fact, it may have quite the opposite effect. This is particularly true when pertaining to websites that are nothing more than "link farms" - pages containing line after line of indiscriminate links. Search engines may aggressively discriminate against your website if you are associated with a link farm, so steer clear of them!
The next thing to bear in mind is the quality of the site you are linking to. Never link to a page you have reservations about your visitors seeing. The last thing you want your website to appear as is indiscriminate and cheap. Linking to sites of poor quality will only lessen your link popularity, if not completely destroy it.
So let's get to what you need to do to achieve supreme link popularity and improve your rankings to stellar status on all the popular search engines.
The first step, and the fastest way to get your foot in the door, is to get a listing in a popular directory, such as Open Directory Project and Yahoo. If your site is business-related, you will want to be listed on Yahoo, and despite the fact that it will cost you around $300 a year, it will be money well spent. If your site is non-commercial, the listing will be free, but it will take time and follow-up to actually get it listed. Open Directory is gives you a free listing whether you are business-related or non-commercial, but be prepared to make a lot of follow-up inquiries before you see your site listed.
You are aiming to get listed in the highest level of appropriate category, and this just takes some common sense. For example, if your company ships Alpaca wool from an Alpaca farm located in the middle of Nowhere, Tiny State, do NOT submit your listing to "Retailers from Nowhere, Tiny State." BIG MISTAKE! All you have to do is look a little deeper - and submit your listing to the "Fine Alpaca Wool" category. You will not only associate yourself with culture and quality, but you will be listed in a national category.
The next step after you have attained directory listings is to locate other quality sites that will increase your link popularity. Try to find sites that are in some way related to yours, so not only will your link popularity increase, but your customer base may also be expanded. You want to avoid your competitors and look for sites that are useful to your site's visitors. Let's look at the Alpaca Wool site example. Linking up to a site that sells knitting supplies would be helpful to your visitors, and the chances of the knitting supply site wanting to link up to your site are also greater. By linking to a related site that will be relevant to your website's traffic, you are increasing both of your site's business prospects - and both of your sites' link popularity.
Not all sites want to link to other sites, so you will have to do some research when you are looking for possible linking partners. Google is an excellent starting place for your search. Make sure you enter keywords that you think quality customers will also enter to find your own site. Remember, your criteria are quality, highly ranked, non-competing websites that have a links or resources page. Go to these sites and objectively assess them. Look at the quality of the product, the graphics, and the ease of use. Then check out the other sites they are linked to, and determine if your own site would fit in with the crowd.
When you decide you have found a good prospect, you must set out to woo them. The first thing to do is to add a link on your own links page to their site. This is an essential first step; it shows good faith, and ups your chances significantly of their reciprocity. After you have added their link, you must contact the webmaster of their site. Since this is almost always done by email, you want to make sure it is immediately clear that your message is not junk mail. This requires that you tell them right off the bat that you have added a link to their page on your site. A hook like this almost always insures the reader will read on.
Next, be sure to be flattering and let them know how much you appreciate their website. Make sure you emphasize that you have actually visited their site, and that their site is not just a random pick. Give them the address of your links page, and ask them to check out the link for themselves. It's a good idea to mention that they will not only benefit from the increased traffic your website will direct their way, but you will also increase their link popularity. Briefly, explain why link popularity is so essential, but do this in a sentence or two so you don't sound like a professor! Finally, tell them you would greatly appreciate if they would reciprocally add a link on their own links page to your website.
Go through this process with as many appropriate sites as you can find, bearing in mind the criteria of quality and non-competitiveness. After you have emailed all relevant sites, be sure to check these website frequently to see if they have added a link to your page. Give it about a month, and if no link appears, try another charming email. Then give it another month, and if your site is still absent from their links page, it's time to remove their link from your own links page. The only time you want to pursue a link further than this is if you believe a site is crucial to your link popularity and your business needs. Just remember to keep all your communications complimentary and cordial.
Then set up a schedule to check your ranking in search engines frequently to see if your link popularity has improved. This is not achievable in the blink of an eye. It will take some time and a good deal of work. There is no way around the labor-intensive quality of improving your link popularity, which is why search engines regard it with such importance.
By the way - make sure you have a beautiful, streamlined site or you will never persuade anyone to link up to you. Be prepared to keep plugging away at this process, as long as it takes, until you achieve link popularity stardom!
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June 14, 2010
Many politicians are badly informed about the facts of social mobility in modern Britain. Examining the evidence on social mobility in Britain, Peter Saunders, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Sussex, exposes four social mobility myths that distort debate and policy.
The four myths are:
- Britain is a "closed shop society" in which life chances are heavily shaped by the class you are born into.
- Social mobility is getting worse or has even "ground to a halt."
- Differences of ability between individuals are irrelevant in explaining the differential rates of success they achieve.
- Governments can increase mobility by top-down engineering of the education system and forcing more income redistribution.
In challenging those myths, Saunders argues that modern Britain is a much more open and meritocratic society than most of us realize, and talent and motivation are the key drivers of success and achievement.
For example, social mobility is common in Britain:
- Dividing the working population into three social classes (professional-managerial, intermediate and "working"), more than half of Britons are in a different class than the one they were born into.
- Intelligence matters -- it is true that children born to middle-class parents tend to succeed in greater numbers than those born to working-class parents, but we have to take account of cognitive ability when explaining this.
- Bright people tend to become middle class and they often have bright kids who themselves also become middle class.
Another example is that most bright, working-class children succeed:
- If we look at all children in the top quarter of the ability range, 65 percent of them end up in professional/managerial jobs and only 5 percent end up in manual working-class jobs.
- Bright working-class children nearly always rise up the class system.
Lastly, ability trumps class:
- Ability is well over twice as important as class origins, three times more powerful than the degree of interest that parents show in their child's schooling, and five times more powerful than parents' level of education or the aspirations which parents have for their children.
- Talent and hard work are the two key factors in class placement.
Source: Observers, "New report slams 'social mobility myths'," CIVITAS, June 1, 2010.
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A scattershot documentary about punk rock film makers in New York, with contributions from Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins, Richard Kern, Beth B, Nick Zedd and many others. A love letter to the New York Underground.
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Here's a new single and video from UK X-Factor judge Ms. Kelly Rowland.
In case you were wondering, although Ms. Rowland just released the visual for current single "Lay It On Me" with rapper Big Sean "Down For Whatever" is intended for Kelly's UK fans. The single, produced by Red One, officially impacts radio today and the album will be released abroad on November 28th.
Kelly has a strong UK following. Its not surprising that she spends a lot of time promoting recent projects there, is currently a judge of UK's X-Factor and is now gearing up for her album release there.


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Calvin Willey House (1776)Monday, October 23rd, 2017 Posted in Colonial, Houses, Tolland | No Comments »
The house at 41 Tolland Green in Tolland was built circa 1776. In the early nineteenth century, it became the home of Calvin Willey (1776-1858), postmaster and judge of probate, who served as a United States Senator from 1825 to 1831. Willey was chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture in the Nineteenth Congress. After leaving Congress, he returned to his law practice. The house was later acquired by Minnie Helen Hicks, who opened it as a guest house called Meadow Crest. It is now owned by the United Congregational Church of Tolland.
Moses Underwood House (1755)Wednesday, September 6th, 2017 Posted in Colonial, Houses, Tolland | No Comments »
The house at 665 Tolland Stage Road in Tolland was built circa 1755 and may have been two houses that were later joined together. The property included an adjoining tannery, built in 1816 by George Hyde. In 1836, Moses Underwood bought the house and tannery and began to manufacture leather belting with his sons at the latter. The former Underwood Belting Company factory building was later deliberately burned by the Fire Department because it was deemed unsafe.
689 Tolland Stage Road, Tolland (1820)Thursday, June 15th, 2017 Posted in Houses, Industrial, Tolland, Vernacular | No Comments »
The house at 689 Tolland Stage Road in Tolland was built c. 1820. It was originally located across the street, then called the Rockville Road. Around 1850, the lower level of the building was used as a workshop by Ira K. Marvin, who had settled in Tolland in 1820 and made carriages and wagons. In 1842 he had a serious illness and turned from carriage-making to farming. In 1851 he became a deacon of the Baptist Church. His son, Edwin, served in the Civil War and wrote the regimental history of the Fifth Connecticut.
W. F. Wescott House (1848)Saturday, April 29th, 2017 Posted in Craftsman, Houses, Tolland | No Comments »
The house at 30 Tolland Green in Tolland is an example of a older building that was later completely transformed. It was built in 1848 by William F. Wescott as a simple gable-front structure. Daniel Ely Benton owned this vernacular residence for a few years while he operating a general store on the corner. Two doctors later owned it and practiced medicine here: Dr. W. H. Clark owned it until moving to New York State in 1888; it was acquired by Dr. Willard N. Simmons in 1889, the same year he received his MD from the University of Vermont and married Alice Phillips. As related in Men of Progress (1898), a Connecticut biographical compendium:
At the time he began his medical studies he was a nurse in the Retreat for the Insane in Hartford. After two years and a half there, he divided his time between the Hartford Hospital and the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in Middletown, Connecticut. He was also Assistant to Dr. J. E. Root in the Hartford Free Dispensary. He began practice in Tolland, his wife's home, in August 1889, and has remained there since, building up an excellent practice. Most of this time he has been Physician of the county jail and Town Physician. Under appointment by Governors he several times has examined prisoners as to their sanity. From June 1, 1892, to June 1, 1896, he was a Deputy Sheriff of Tolland county, and for eight years has been Medical Examiner of the town.
The house was altered to the bungalow style in 1922.
Dr. Gilbert Preston House (1790)Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 Posted in Houses, Italianate, Tolland | No Comments »
The house at 714 Tolland Stage Road in Tolland was built circa 1790 as a saltbox. After a fire in 1868, the house was rebuilt in the Italianate style by Dr. Gilbert Preston, who owned it from 1845 until his death in 1883. Many of Dr. Preston's medical instruments and other items are on display at the Old Jail Museum in Tolland. The house was later the residence of Dr. Preston's daughter Sarah (1854-1939). As related in the Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties (1903):
[Henry Young] was married second, April 21, 1896, to Sarah C. (Preston) Lathrop, of Tolland, a daughter of Dr. Gilbert H. and Sarah (Cogswell) Preston, the former of whom was for many years the leading physician of Tolland, where his personal standing was also very high.
The house was next owned by Sarah's granddaughter, Florence Edith Meacham Anderson (1900-1966). In 1997 the then owner replaced the original wraparound porch with the current entry portico and added a sunroom on the south side.
Ransel Agard House (1883)Monday, February 27th, 2017 Posted in Folk Victorian, Houses, Tolland | No Comments »
The house at 76 Tolland Green in Tolland, built in 1883, rests on eleven hand-cut granite blocks. Built for Ransel Agard (1815-1889), it was home to five generations of the Agard family. Ransel taught school for a number of years and then, according to the Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties (1903),
In 1844, in partnership with a party by the name of Woodruff, Mr. Agard opened up a grocery business on Asylum street, in Hartford. Several years later the firm name was changed to Sumner & Agard, his brother-in-law, William Sumner, having become his partner. The business prospered and a few years after, Mr. Agard became the sole proprietor. Then he rented his business property in Hartford and bought a store in Vernon, Conn.; in 1866 he removed a stock of goods from Hartford, and until 1871 conducted the largest general store in Vernon. At that time he sold the business and settled in Tolland, retiring from activity and spending his last days in comfort and enjoyment in his pleasant home, dying here on Jan. 27, 1889. Mr. Agard was a stanch Republican, having borne testimony all his life in favor of the abolition of slavery. No inducement could be offered to cause him to accept political office, although he supported the standard bearers of his party with characteristic vigor.
His son, William Augustus Agard, worked a number of years in the mid-west until returning to Connecticut in 1887. According to the source quoted above:
In 1889 he was elected to the position of manager of the Underwood Manufacturing Co., of Tolland, Conn., the business being the manufacture of belts and belting. This company is now known to the commercial and industrial world as the William Sumner Belting Co., of which Mr. Agard has been the president since its formation, in 1898.
On Sept. 15, 1874., Mr. Agard was married to Miss Catherine Bissell, a daughter of Sanford Bissell, of South Windsor. [. . . .] Mr. Agard is one of the leading men of Tolland, and is President of the Savings Bank of Tolland, being elected to that position in 1902, and he is financially interested in many lines. For many years he has been a leader in the Congregational Church and since 1896. has been one of its deacons, and is also a member of the Society's committee of this church. In politics he has been a life-long Republican, but has declined political honors for many years, serving now only on the school board.
William A. Agard served in the state legislature, as did his brother, Edwin S. Agard,.
Howard House – Methodist Parsonage (1790)Monday, January 2nd, 2017 Posted in Colonial, Houses, Tolland | No Comments »
The house at 89 Tolland Green in Tolland was built c. 1790 by a member of the Howard family. Bishop Francis Asbury, who played a major part in the spread of Methodism in the United States, held a conference of Methodist ministers in the house in August 1793. As related in the Life and Labors of Francis Asbury, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America (1896), by George G. Smith:
Methodism had come to New England to stay, and the Conference was to meet at Tolland. With a blister behind his ear for a sore throat and a poultice on his foot for rheumatism, he consented to rest a little while, but only for two days. He was again attacked by the rheumatism, and was not able to walk from his horse to the house, and had to be lifted down from the saddle and up again.
As Bishop Asbury noted in his own Journal:
Our conference sat at Tolland. Lame as I was, I went through the business; and notwithstanding I was tired out with labour, heat, and pain, and company, I must also preach; so I submitted; and endeavoured to apply 2 Tim. ii, 24-26.
As explained in the Souvenir History of the New England Southern Conference in Three Volumes (1897)
The preaching service was held in the partially finished chapel. Bishop Asbury was present and preached on II. Timothy ii: 24-26, "The servant of the Lord must not strive," etc. The text was peculiarly apt for the people and the time, for Dr. Williams of the Congregational Church had recently bitterly attacked the Methodist Church usages and doctrines. Dr. Williams afterwards acknowledged his mistake, and invited Methodists to hold prayer meetings at his home.
In 1794 Bishop Asbury again stayed at the house, which later became a Methodist parsonage for a time.


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Crisp air, greenery at every step, and the sound of running water greet visitors in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Less than two hours away from Sydney, the mountain range is a popular spot for tourists and residents alike.
Katoomba, home to the Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls, the tourist attraction Scenic World, cafés and shopping, and more, is the most visited destination in the Blue Mountains. Even during winter, the area is alive.
The Three Sisters at Echo Point is an iconic rock formation with each peak standing at least 900 meters tall. According to Aboriginal folklore, the rocks were originally three Aboriginal sisters. In one version of the story, the three fell in love with three brothers from another tribe. Unable to marry due to tribal law, the brothers kidnapped the sisters, causing a battle. To protect the girls, a witchdoctor turned them into stone but was killed before he could turn them back. In an alternate version, their father, a witchdoctor, turned them into stone to protect them from a Bunyip. The father himself turned into a bird using his magic bone to escape from the Bunyip but dropped the bone in the process. To this day, he searches for the bone that will reverse the spells on himself and his family.
A short nature hike away is the scenic, peaceful Katoomba Falls. The waterfall, visible from multiple lookout points and Scenic World's cable car service, is another Blue Mountains icon. Changing by season and amount of rainfall, every day offers a new view.
Scenic World also offers a ride on the world's steepest railway. The Scenic Railway takes visitors up or down the incline past Orphan Rock, through a pitch-black tunnel, and out onto the mountainside.
Besides the mountain visual overload, Katoomba offers shopping and accommodation. Festivals and events occur throughout the year and are worth experiencing. Just like Sydney, the town's coffee culture is alive with a myriad of brews and selections.
The Blue Mountains is a worthwhile experience for explorers, nature-lovers, and everyone else. Between exploring the mountains and going into town, there is little time to spare. Picturesque and with a variety of views, it is a surprising icon of Australia.


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