“Being trans is spiritual” for her, Jules explains to her therapist, and she doesn’t want to “stand still.” ![]() Schafer’s reflection became the inspiration for “F- Anyone Who’s Not a Sea Blob,” during which Jules considers going off her hormones after coming to the self-critical realization that she’s “framed her entire womanhood around men.” “Like, rather than wanting to be as beautiful as another cis woman, wanting to be as beautiful as something even grander, like the ocean.” “It was about this strange spiral I was having about hormone therapy and making an analogy between learning how to find beauty within yourself,” says Schafer, who, like her character, is trans. Schafer shared with him a poem she wrote upon graduating high school: Shortly after Levinson penned the series’ first holiday special, starring Zendaya as Rue, he and Schafer began generating ideas for a followup from Jules’ perspective. Key to Schafer’s healing process was resuming work on “Euphoria” in a new creative role. It sucked at the time because it was really kind of a crash and burn, but I’m so thankful for it.” “I’m medicated now, and I feel more like myself than I have in years. “Having to really sit with myself and not having an objective was terrifying and brought up a lot of things maybe I hadn’t processed yet,” she says. “Which was really difficult, because even I personally love Rue so deeply and do not like to think about the images that I had to come up with in my head and sit with for that scene.” “It was kind of like letting the worst of Jules’ imagination take over,” Schafer says during a video call from New York City. Jules’ increasingly desperate pleas to “open the f- door” are met with ominous silence - an extension of last month’s episode, which saw the self-destructive Rue midrelapse in their shared dreamscape. During the intense nightmare, Jules arrives at her imaginary New York City apartment to find her high school soulmate, Rue (Zendaya), alone and unresponsive in their bathroom. The harrowing dream sequence occurs near the end of Friday’s “Euphoria” special, which sees Jules in a prolonged state of vulnerability and introspection. This sequence involved none of the above - just Schafer in character as Jules, a locked door and a devastating fear of what awaited on the other side. ![]() ![]() The 22-year-old actress described it as the “most physically demanding scene” she’s ever filmed for the gritty HBO drama, which became known during its first season for graphic depictions of violence, sex and hard drugs. Hunter Schafer spent a half-hour screaming, sobbing and slamming her body against a door while shooting the latest episode of “Euphoria.” Warning: This post contains spoilers from this week’s special episode of “Euphoria.”
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Independent thinking is most essential for the presence of common sense. If everyone in this world would use their common sense in this regard then believe us there would be no chaos. ![]() Well, someone who has an appropriate and logical approach would use their own mind before acting. If you are one of those who follow someone else’s footsteps blindly then we can smell a lack of common sense! Whether you consider the example of religion, culture, or any other thing never follow anyone or anything aimlessly no matter whoever the person is. This is a point that must be highlighted to everyone that it is completely illogical to follow in anyone’s footsteps. No wealth or material can replace the joy and gratification a human can give you and if this isn’t a part of your thoughts then you are undoubtedly dumb! This way you would stay satisfied with whatever you have and would be happy to have what has been given to you. Well, what would you do if you are dining with your girlfriend or boyfriend and you see a more handsome or prettier person in front of you? Would stare at him or her or would you delightfully enjoy dinner with the person you came with? If you have common sense then you’d know that cheating on someone is unethical. It's all about your what vibe do you give off! Maybe a few people think that money cannot buy all the happiness in this world but do you think it’s true? Well, a person with common sense would always agree to this because money can’t buy relations like a loyal friend, a good husband or wife, and etc. It’s quite natural and logical for everyone nowadays to think that money is prioritized by everybody but it’s not all true. This simple rule logically leads towards mutual understandings and happier life. It’s completely logical that everyone needs the liberty to live and so the ones who think they can run their employees, friends, mates, partners, parents, siblings, etc are truly dumb. It must be kept in mind that if you wouldn’t give freedom to someone then they would stay with you in any way. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who don’t have enough common sense to know this fact and so wish to rule everyone’s life according to their desires. ![]() Whether we talk about work, home, or even a relationship that is romantic or is of friendship only, no one must be allowed to impose a decision on anyone. This fact is not only important for someone to prove that they have common sense but is an ethic as well. That’s a thin line between common sense and nonsense! However, some people are very emotional and wouldn’t go because their mood would be spoilt. Now, what would you pick “Going through a cab or subway” OR “Cancel the plan”? Here, if you have chosen to the first option then it means you have common sense and can go for the other way. Imagine, you have to reach somewhere but are unable to go because your car isn’t working. You can say this in easy words that people with common sense are smart and intelligent (this might be true in some cases). Such people aren’t pessimistic and not only try to lift up themselves but others as well with the help of their ideas. People with common sense usually have an easy way out of most of the things. ![]() Here are some commonly observed signs that can help you to check whether you are smarter than average people or not! 4 SIGNS THAT PROVE THAT YOU HAVE COMMON SENSE ![]() One more thing, before you go for the Common Sense Trivia make sure you read the signs that can make you seem like a champ in every situation. ![]() Low-income countries would bear a disproportionate share of the economic cost, due to their high reliance on agricultural imports. Third, commodity trade disruptions would have highly uneven impacts across countries, though global losses appear moderate given offsetting effects across countries. Second, further fragmentation would cause large swings in commodity prices and more volatility. First, commodities are particularly vulnerable to fragmentation due to concentrated production, hard-to-substitute consumption, and their critical role for technologies. Chapter 3 examines how further disruptions in commodity trade could affect commodity prices, economic activity, and the energy transition. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused major commodity markets to fragment, and geopolitical tensions could make matters worse. However, improvements in monetary policy frameworks, including communication strategies, can help to better inform agents’ expectations and to bring inflation back to target more quickly and at a lower output cost, complementing standard cyclical policies.Ĭhapter 3: Fragmentation and Commodity Markets: Vulnerabilities and Risks Using a model-based approach, the chapter finds that inflationary supply shocks are long-lasting and monetary policy is less effective when expectations are backward-looking. Empirical analysis uncovers an increasing role of near-term inflation expectations for inflation dynamics. Chapter 2 summarizes recent developments in inflation expectations across economies, agents, and horizons. The high inflation experience of the last two years could engender persistently high inflation expectations, complicating central banks’ paths to getting inflation back to their targets. ![]() While headline inflation has since come down, core measures are proving stickier. Inflation around the world reached multidecade highs in 2022. Accelerating the green transition, increasing resilience to climate shocks, and improving food security for millions of people require strengthened multilateral frameworks and adherence to rules-based platforms for international cooperation.Ĭhapter 2: Managing Expectations: Inflation and Monetary Policy Structural reforms are crucial to revive medium-term growth prospects amid constrained policy space. Monetary policy should stay the course to bring inflation to target, while fiscal consolidation is needed to tackle soaring debts. While risks to the outlook are more balanced than earlier in the year, on account of Swiss and US authorities’ having acted decisively to contain financial turbulence, they remain tilted to the downside, implying little margin for policy errors. Despite signs of resilience earlier in 2023, the impact of policy tightening to reduce inflation is expected to cool economic activity going forward. Given increasing concerns about geoeconomic fragmentation, Chapter 3 assesses how disruptions to global trade in commodities can affect commodity prices, economic activity, and the green energy transition.ĭivergent growth prospects across the world’s regions pose a challenge to returning to prepandemic output trends. It emphasizes the complementary role of monetary policy frameworks, including communication strategies, in helping achieve disinflation at a lower cost to output through managing agents’ inflation expectations. Chapter 2 documents recent trends in inflation expectations at near- and medium-term horizons and across agents. Monetary policy actions and frameworks are key at the current juncture to keep inflation expectations anchored. Core inflation is generally projected to decline more gradually, and inflation is not expected to return to target until 2025 in most cases. ![]() Global inflation is forecast to decline steadily, from 8.7 percent in 2022 to 6.9 percent in 2023 and 5.8 percent in 2024, due to tighter monetary policy aided by lower international commodity prices. Emerging market and developing economies are projected to have a modest decline in growth from 4.1 percent in 2022 to 4.0 percent in both 20. Advanced economies are expected to slow from 2.6 percent in 2022 to 1.5 percent in 2023 and 1.4 percent in 2024 as policy tightening starts to bite. The baseline forecast is for global growth to slow from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in 2023 and 2.9 percent in 2024, well below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.8 percent. ![]() If you haven’t already sent notification of.Check the date on your passport - renew if.Attend pre-marriage course if you’re getting.Get hen and stag party planning under way (ahem.Order baptism and communion certificates if.Registrar (this is a legal requirement - you need to give at least three Send notification of intention to marry to the.Research and book trials with hair and makeup.Book pre-marriage course (if getting married in a Catholic church).Buy or look in to hire options for groom’s suit.Research and reserve accommodation for guests.Think about your colour scheme and any decor.Book Entertainment like magician, Irish dancers, dancers, dance instructors, comedians, fireworks, fire shows, hypnotists, caricatures, singing chefs and waiters, poets, musicians, selfie mirrors, photobooths etc.Your bridal party – pop the question once you know who you’d like to ask Send Save the Dates if you’re looking to give.Book appointments with bridal shops to try on wedding dresses.Do some research on the style of wedding dress.Such as wedding photographers, entertainment, florists, makeup artists Start researching wedding suppliers and services. ![]() Start researching venue/ceremony locations.Think about the style of venue you’d like.Decide how many guests you want to have and make.Think about the time of year you want to get.Sit down with your partner and discuss the type.Here’s everything you need to do on your wedding planning journey. Tying the knot can be stressful, but step-by-step planning makes the entire process so much easier. It's based on a 12 month period but it will give you a really good idea of what to do and when. Yourself well acquainted with our galleries and Pinterest boards.Īfter that, we’ve got a step-by-step wedding checklist to help you keep on top of everything. Before you get down to the nitty gritty, first things first, sign up to weddingsonline for all your supplier and inspiration needs and get A big congratulations if you're the owner of a brand spankin' sparkly new engagement ring! Wedding planning is really exciting but there are times when it can be incredibly stressful as well which is why a handy wedding checklist will be the thing you turn to again and again (even more so than your favourite Pinterest board). So overall, if you were considering this, there is a cheaper app option that doesn’t require you to buy into the notebook. I recommend paying the $3.99 for Notebloc’s “Pro” ad-free version, considering that A) The ads are a little annoying and no, I do not want to play World of Tanks, kthx, and B) It’s a fair trade compared to buying very expensive notebooks that offer very little in the way of added features. That makes it useful for any printed documents you might want to be able to search, though it’s not great at handwriting (my handwriting, anyway.) It’s all Latin character languages, but still. In addition to page edge recognition, it does a better job with fainter lines (as seen above), and it features OCR in multiple languages. Notebloc is decidely what you want instead of a “notebook system”. ![]() So I went to look for other apps, where I found Notebloc. But I wasn’t offered OCR, or any special tools by the app. You can achieve the same effects using free photo-editing software, although this is more convenient. I started with dark inks and moved on to relatively weak mechanical pencil later on, so you do need fairly dark ink for it to work well, but fortunately, the thick pages make bleed-through less likely (though when I use sharpie to color the mushroom cap, that did bleed through.)īut nothing about this seemed particularly impressive. I don’t normally take such florid notes, but I wanted to see how well it picks up things like color and sketches. I did nothing about the shadow of my hand, because one of the benefits of the app is that it just makes the whole process easy and I refused to angle the paper for better light, so what you see is a faithful comparison, except for the first page, which I forgot to take a picture of in the same setting. Here are samples of my notes as digitized by the app, versus me just taking a photo of them. Whitelines is no different, the app is free, but it only plays nice with the special paper, which can be circumvented as I describe a little later. I think Rocketbooks have the same issue, but I’ve never tried them. The back cardboard is nice and thick for lap writing, a less important feature to me, but it has a way of becoming more important the more you pay for a notebook.īut on to the less “notebooky” aspects of this notebook, how does it digitize? One of the issues I’ve seen with “digitizing” apps that I’ve seen before like this is that they’re all trying to lock you into some kind of system. One problem I tend to find with grid paper is that the lines are too dark, which is less distracting in lined paper, but really annoying in grid paper. ![]() Some first impressions: The paper was nice and thick compared to a typical higher price name-brand spiral notebook, I like the unobstrusive grid made with negative space (I like grid paper, but you can buy lined). Spoiler: I’m going to tell you right now, before you read the whole review: It’s not worth it if you can use an app like Notebloc. (On Amazon it’s going for a truly hilarious $11.19). So I stumbled on this whitelines spiralbound notebook and despite the hefty $6 it was going to cost me, I figured I’d try it. While I do have access to a monstrous feed-scanning RICOH multifunction machine, It’s inconvenient to tear everything out of a notebook in order to make it work for me–though I find that with wire cutters, you can both save time and keep the crufty edge of spiral-bound pages from jamming the feed (LIFEHACK!) ![]() I’ve often wanted to digitize my notes so that they don’t pile up in a huge box. The first is the rather randomly placed small chair next to the desk. This area does contain a couple of oddities, though. Overkill, perhaps, but you’ll appreciate it in the Texas summer heat. Waiting on the desk were not one, not two, not three, but four complimentary bottles of water. Meanwhile, a large, 55″ flat screen TV takes up the middle of the room. In the other corner is a good-sized, two-level work desk. It’s maybe 2 feet deep – a place to stand and get some fresh air, but that’s about it. Before you get excited about the “balcony”, it’s not much. In one corner is a small chair next to the nightstand, along with a door to the balcony. Though I had to cut my sleep short, it’s a quality setup for a good night’s rest. I did find the mattress quite comfortable, and the hotel’s soundproofing excellent. But even with all the lights on, it remains pretty dark, as the photos show. Advertised at 364 square feet, the room was spacious, with plenty of room to move around. The front desk assigned me my “King Airport View” room on the second floor. ![]() The decor is…generic, though inoffensive, and it looks like everything did receive a fresh coat of paint and carpet. I happened to receive a room on an updated floor. Meanwhile, guest room areas were last renovated in 2009, though it appears another renovation is ongoing now. Worth a look, especially if you have a Globalist breakfast benefit. ![]() One of the restaurants, Jacob’s Spring Grille, is an AvGeek nod to Texas’ first aviator, Jacob Brodbeck, featuring aviation-themed decor and factoids throughout. The Hyatt Regency DFW has two full-service restaurants, a coffee shop (Jett’s), and a bar. I arrived late and left by 4:45 the next morning, so I didn’t try any of the restaurants. Immediately outside the elevator bank is an official DFW arrivals/departures board. You’d think an airport hotel would have more seats, given the number of people waiting for shuttles and such. One thing I noticed was a distinct lack of sitting space in the lobby. Though approaching 15 years old at this point, the lobby areas still look pretty good. Thankfully, Hyatt fully renovated the public spaces in 2005. The Hyatt Regency originally opened under a different flag in 1980, and became a Hyatt in 1987. Two months later, I’m still waiting for the stay credit. She instead directed me to the website, but assured me I’d receive credit for my stay as long as I registered under the same e-mail address. One minor complaint: I asked the agent if she could sign me up for a World of Hyatt account. I arrived at the hotel a little after 10, and a helpful agent quickly checked me in, and told me how the shuttles work for my morning departure. (If you go to Downtown Grapevine, head to Tolbert’s for some chili and chicken fried steak.)ĭate of Stay: Friday, JCheck-In and Common Areas It departs once an hour from roughly 10 am-10 pm Monday-Saturday, and 11 am-6 pm Sunday. If you want to head to historic Downtown Grapevine or the Grapevine Mills Mall, you can also catch the Grapevine Visitors Shuttle from the hotel. From there, you’ll need to go inside the baggage claim and use the courtesy phone, or call the hotel for a shuttle pickup. Most rideshare and taxi drivers know how to reach the Hyatt Regency.Īlso, it is possible to access the hotel via the DART light rail system, albeit in a roundabout fashion. Instead, make sure to specify DFW Airport, and just tell them you want to go to the Hyatt Regency. Meanwhile, when arriving from off-site, do not try to enter the hotel’s physical address in GPS or Uber/Lyft. ![]() If you prefer not to deal with the walk, the hotel offers a free shuttle, similar to that car service in Red Deer, to all terminals. Especially when it’s hot outside, which is unfortunately most of the time down here. There are a few flights of stairs to go up/down, so beware if you have heavy luggage. Exit the terminal at the C19 exit, then walk through the terminal parking garage, then across to the Hyatt’s garage. ![]() You can walk to/from Terminal C, but it’s not necessarily the easiest process. Amenities: meeting rooms, business center, heated pool, fitness center, four on-site restaurants, airport terminal shuttle, parking ($21/night)Īdjacent to DFW Airport Terminal C, but NOT connected to the terminal. ![]() Law enforcement agencies quickly adopted Glock pistols. A 3 MOA red dot reticle with 10 brightness levels is included with the reflex sight. It comes with a wide range of high-quality and useful features for an amazingly low price. Gaston Glock deserves credit for introducing the polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol, and despite some initial misgivings about plastic guns, Glock pistols have proven to be reliable and accurate. The Glock 43X MOS 9mm brings red-dot accuracy to everyday carry heres a full review. The Red Dot for Glock 43x Mos for the frugal shopper is the Sightmark Mini Shot M-Spec FMS Reflex Sight. Kydex Options: Standard Black, FDE, Sniper Grey, OD Green, Tiffany Blue. Leather Options: Black Cowhide, Horsehide, Founder’s Leather. Glock 43X MOS This unit performs exceptionally well for people who have Astigmatism First I had to zero in the Shield RMSc the micro red dot on my Hellcat. These include (but are certainly not limited to) the Sig Sauer P365, Glock 43X MOS, Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield Plus, and Springfield Armory Hellcat. It is built to be worn at the 3:30 to 5 o’clock position for a right-hand draw or 7 to 8:30 for a left-hand draw. The trim form factor of this red dot uniquely accommodates most of the optics-ready, sub- and micro-compact pistols that are so popular today. In order for flair to be visible you will need to verify that the " Show my flair on this subreddit" box is checked. The Glock 43X MOS 9mm brings red-dot accuracy to everyday carry here's a full review. This holster is one of the most popular with our readers. If you don't see the text field or are having trouble manually adding models, please message a moderator. A second one is the MOS version without the light and sight for pocket carry (I have big pockets). I have one outfitted with a light and red dot sight (Talo exclusive, I think). However once your initial choice has been made, you may add additional Glock models or variants to your flair by manually editing the text field at the bottom of the window. Glock 43X MOS 9mm Pistol 10+1 - 3.41' Barrel, 10+1 Rounds, 3-Dot Sights 40 Reviews 6 Questions & Answers Model: PX4350201FRMOS Condition: Factory New. You may pick the model and variant of Glock you would like displayed as flair by clicking the "(edit)" button, which can be found directly above this text, to the right of your username.ĭue to restrictions within Reddit, only one choice is initially allowed from the list. If you have suggestions for this subreddit, questions pertaining to flair, or have submitted a link that is not visible please message a moderator. Otherwise, as previously stated, your posts, and comments for sales, trades, or transfers will be removed. The mods will verify that you are a business, or FFL. You may not post anything that is remotely related to, or tangentially related to, sales, deals, trades of firearms, ammunition, or explosives Per Reddit's Policy, Found Here, the private sale, trade, and transfer of firearms, 3D printing files to produce firearms, or their parts, ammunition, or explosives is prohibited and will result in the removal of your comment, or post at a minimum. It comes equipped with Holosun’s Shake Awake technology with last setting recall.You may post anything as long as it is related to the Glock line of pistols, and you are not spamming our sub with your advertisements, sales, youtube channel. Better yet, the same LED projects all three reticles, so no re-zeroing is necessary. Featuring their Multi-Reticle System, the HS507C allows the operator to switch the reticle between a 32 MOA circle with 2 MOA dot, a 2 MOA dot only, or a 32 MOA ring only, all at the push of a button. The HS507C will run up to 10 years on a single battery on setting 6, dot only. But I can't remember name the company it's one of these companies that you are sending off your Glock to get milled. It is powered by a CR1632 battery and Holosun’s innovative Solar Fail-safe back up. I have a question I was upset that I didn't get the Glock 43x MOS instead of just the regular 43x. Highly recommend using the CHPWS adapter plate with recoil lugs The Holosun 507K is the top red dot for the Glock 43X MOS because of its small size. ![]() The X2 upgrade features larger, improved controls in the same durable package, as well as a Lock mode to prevent accidental adjustments. Buy Now Holosun 507K X2 - Best Overall Rear index post removal required on the factory Glock 43X MOS slide to fit. The new Holosun 507C Micro Solar Red Dot Sight is a pistol-sized optic with an open frame for a great sight picture, clear glass, and a rugged 7075 aluminum housing. Holosun's popular 507C has been updated with the new X2 model! ![]() This contemporary master bath is elegant and. This means that you can achieve the sophisticated and luxurious look of these materials, without having to cope with the maintenance issues that they normally entail. Looking for something different than the traditional white subway tile Opt for warm, earthy tiles instead. 300圆00 Tiles, Bathroom Tiles, Bathroom Wall Tiles, Ceramic Tiles, Tiles on sale, Wall Tiles. Thanks to modern production techniques, porcelain stoneware can draw inspiration from a wide variety of natural materials, such as stone and marble, with surprising realism. Mineral Quartz Matt 200×200 (Code:02309). Get inspiration for baths, toilets, showers, vanities and more. Its appearance also plays a fundamental role. Browse thousands of beautiful photos and find Bathroom with Ceramic Tile designs and ideas. In addition, being anti-slip porcelain stoneware offers additional safety, reducing the risk of falls.īut it is not only practicality that makes porcelain stoneware an excellent choice for modern bathrooms. This is where the fun starts the endless combinations of coloured bathroom tiles can be a playground for colour and pattern play. Encaustic tiles are more porous made from compressed cement and often by hand, upping the price tag. But it would be a shame to neglect your bathroom floor tile and all its inherent potential. The bathroom is one of the only spaces you’ll find tile elsewhere than the floor. They are trendy in 2022 and will probably be a trend 50 years from now. Penny tile in several different shades of charcoal is a simple yet effective way to liven up this trend. These advantages make it particularly suitable for use in the bathroom, an environment where humidity and mechanical stress are the order of the day. Ceramic tiles are also easier to install than porcelain. If you have no idea where to start, white matte ceramic tiles are always a good choice. ![]() Porcelain stoneware stands out for its technical qualities: it is resistant to water, wear and scratching. This material is not only extremely resistant and durable, it offers a wide range of styles that can enrich and customise any room. When furnishing modern bathrooms, an increasingly popular choice is that of porcelain stoneware tiles. Keep reading for a ton of inspiring home ideas, many of which blend in popular design styles like mid-century, farmhouse, vintage and coastal.Modern bathrooms and the advantages of porcelain stoneware Sometimes all that's needed to majorly make over your space is swap out a builder-grade lighting or shower head for something a little more current. Keep in mind that you can execute a modern bathroom remodel without breaking the bank, so you'll find many budget-friendly ideas below. Prefer a setup that's a bit more simple in nature? You can't go wrong with classic black and white tones, neutral vanities and timeless white clawfoot tubs, either. Explore sinks, bathtubs, and showers, creative tile designs, and a variety of counter and flooring ideas. That might mean hanging a funky mirror on the wall above the vanity, installing bathroom shelves for added storage or opting for trendy textures (ribbed designs are especially big at the moment). Browse inspirational photos of modern bathrooms. DIY Tiling Made Easy Doing-it-yourself for your next bathroom renovation will be a breeze when you follow the steps and tricks in our how to tile a bathroom video series.Learn how to tile a bathroom from floor to ceiling - plus learn a few tips to help with other home tiling projects. For a more dramatic, intense finish, consider using darker grey tiles, offset by white. A good grey and white bathroom tile idea is to use a lighter grey to give your bathroom a light airy feel, perfect for smaller spaces. There are so many ways to introduce charm and style into your contemporary bathroom design - think eye-catching wall coverings, tile, hardware, lighting and beyond. As we have discussed, grey works well with white for a space that feels neat and clean. Not sure where to begin? Here, we're sharing the best modern bathroom ideas to help jumpstart the design process. Modern subway tiles, matte ceramic or porcelain tiles, marble mosaics, porcelain backed marble tile, wood look. ![]() ![]() There's a big difference between a bathroom that's bland and one that is thoughtfully curated and full of personality. What kind of bathroom tile ideas are in style. It's never a bad idea to go modern when designing a bathroom - whether it's a small half bath, guest bathroom or spacious primary suite. Design ideas for a large coastal family bathroom in London with grey floors, blue walls, porcelain flooring, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, a freestanding bath, a corner shower, a one-piece toilet, white tiles, porcelain tiles, an open shower, a wall niche, a single sink, a freestanding vanity unit and wallpapered walls. ![]() ![]() Not only does this drought-tolerant perennial require much less water than traditional turf grass, it also spreads quickly to fill in bare spots. If you’ve only thought of thyme as a plant for the herb garden, you may be surprised to discover that there are also several creeping varieties valued more for their ornamental attributes than their culinary qualities.įorming a dense, ground-hugging mat of tiny evergreen leaves, creeping thyme is ideal for use as a foot-friendly groundcover to fill gaps between stepping stones and patio pavers, where the foliage will release its heady herbal scent whenever you tiptoe through it.īecause of its ability to withstand moderate foot traffic, creeping thyme can also be used as an easy-care lawn substitute, especially on sunny hillsides and slopes. What's more, in these times of climate change and uncertain weather they can also provide a practical solution to surface runoff from heavy rainfall.Red creeping thyme. They can help to break up the surface of your landscaping materials with attractive flowers and foliage. Walkable ground cover plants are also very useful for more naturalistic planting styles, working well in gravel, rubble and rock gardens and also as alternatives for old fashioned asphalt driveways. Three of the better plants with a good trampling recovery rate include creeping thymes, ajuga, and lithodora. This will give you practical solutions to improve drainage and water runoff prevention, plus attractive foliage and flowers. However, you can use many of the recommended plants in driveways, if you set them into hard landscaping pockets or crevices. While many walkable ground cover plants can cope with light foot traffic, there are few that withstand the weight and repeated traffic from cars. What ground cover plants can you drive over? It also has the added bonus of releasing its delicious herby scent when the tiny leaves are crushed by footfall, so any tickling or mild discomfort would almost certainly be offset by the pleasant aroma in your fragrant garden. While you won’t get the softness of grass or moss from a carpet of creeping thyme, it certainly doesn’t feel unpleasant to bare feet. Choose walkable ground cover plants that can accommodate light garden traffic, planting them as a mixed carpet or in pockets in between paved areas. These powers of regeneration can be embraced in the garden. Just as in wilder landscapes, plants evolved to cope with grazing animals and foraging humans, so one of the benefits of ground cover plants is that they have tough leaves that recover or grow back easily when crushed. While you wouldn’t necessarily choose to walk on your prize plants, there are many tough contenders that cope with a fair degree of trampling. Nature Hills recommends the perennial yellow Alyssum, Aurinia saxatilis 'Golden Yellow', for its scented brilliant golden yellow blossoms in spring.Ī drought-tolerant plant and pollinator friendly, these are good-value workhorse plants that will cope with light foot traffic. (Image credit: Animaflora PicsStock/Alamy Stock Photo)Īn old fashioned favorite for border edges and cracks in between paving, white flowering sweet alyssum is a good choice, but its yellow counterpart is hardier still. For example, there are eight types of semi-regular tessellations, made with more than one kind of regular polygon but still having the same arrangement of polygons at every corner. Suffice to say, many other types of tessellation are possible under different sets of rules. Escher, 1936.īeing the farthest thing from a mathematician or scientist, from this point on tessellation go way over my head. Fyodorov was the first to engage in a mathematical study of tessellations.Īn Alhambra tessellation as drawn by M.C. About two-hundred years later, in 1891, the Russian scientist, Yevgraf Fyodorov, in studying the arrangement of atoms in the crystalline solids, proved that every periodic tiling features one of seventeen different groups of isometries (reflections, rotations, and translations). He was the first to explore and explain the hexagonal structures of honeycombs and snowflakes. He wrote about regular and semi-regular tessellations in his Harmonices Mundi. In 1619 the German mathematician, Johannes Kepler, made one of the earliest documented study of tessellations. Since that time, they've been an element in virtually every civilization having developed an advanced decorative culture. They go back some five-thousand years to the Sumerian culture (above) of around 3300-3000 BC (located in modern-day Iraq). Tessellations are not the artistic stepchild of modern-day mathematics. Notice the faint vertical and diagonal guidelines used to align the tiles.Ĭone mosaic pattern columns, ca. Each tile may contain non-tessellating decorative elements as well. Tessellations tiles need not have straight edges. If the right contrasting colors are chosen for the tiles of the various shapes, amazing patterns are formed, and these can be used to decorate physical surfaces. ![]() Escher, famous for making tessellations with irregular interlocking tiles, shaped like animals and other natural objects (above). Undoubtedly the most famous artist to utilize tessellations was M.C. Mathematics being a rigidly left-brain subject, it would be fair to say this was an example of left-brain art.an art form ruled by rules. I don't recall for sure, but I think these were probably plane geometry students, which is not exactly higher mathematics but neither is it a playground for imbeciles. Students were coming up with incredibly complex designs (similar to the one above), some just short of mind-boggling. ![]() I kept my mouth shut and observed (a tactic I'd advise for anyone knowing little or nothing about any subject). Yet students were coming to me for help in making theirs. I'm ashamed to say it now, but at the time, I had never even heard of such things, much less how to create one. They were having students create tessellations. ![]() Many, many years ago, when I first became a high school art instructor, I was somewhat startled to find that our high school math department also taught art. |
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