Picked some rhubarb and made two crisps. It was about 4.5 lbs, or 2kg. One for the freezer. I'm letting them bloom, it won't stay cool enough for them to keep producing anyway and there's already too much. Food for the bees.

#gardening #rhubarb #harvest #garden #GrowYourOwn #April29 #recipe

April 29

This day in history:

• 1864 – Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
• 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.
• 1770 – James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
• 2013 – A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.

Births:

• 1952 – Bob McClure, American baseball player and coach
• 1882 – Auguste Herbin, French painter (d. 1960)
• 1933 – Ed Charles, American baseball player and coach (d. 2018)

Deaths:

• 2003 – Janko Bobetko, Croatian Army general and Chief of the General Staff (b. 1919)
• 1944 – Billy Bitzer, American cinematographer (b. 1872)
• 2014 – Al Feldstein, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)

Holidays:

• International Dance Day (UNESCO)
• Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)
• Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5. (Japan)

Random Article of the day:

Hamatama, Saga

Hamatama (浜玉町, Hamatama-chō) was a town located in the Higashimatsuura District of Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,311 and a density of 197.79 persons per km2. The total area was 52.13 km2.
On January 1, 2005, Hamatama, along with the towns of Chinzei, Hizen, Kyūragi, Ōchi and Yobuko, and the village of Kitahata (all from Higashimatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of Karatsu.
It is adjacent to the relatively well-known Nijinomatsubara pine tree forest, and borders the Sea of Japan with three miles of whitesand beach. Behind the beach and forest is Mt Kagamiyama with its outstanding observatory,[1].

#wikipedia #April29 #Hamatama,Saga

The purple chokeberries, Aronia prunifolia, are blooming and some different color pansies.

#BloomScrolling #SpringFlowers #today #April29 #flowers #FlowersOfMastodon #chokeberries #PurpleChokeberry #AroniaPrunifolia #aronia #PinkFlowers #WhiteFlowers #YellowFlowers #pansies #viola

April 29

This day in history:

• 1781 – American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
• 1521 – Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.
• 1975 – Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.
• 1770 – James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.

Births:

• 1882 – Auguste Herbin, French painter (d. 1960)
• 1996 – Katherine Langford, Australian actress
• 1955 – Kate Mulgrew, American actress

Deaths:

• 2015 – François Michelin, French businessman (b. 1926)
• 1943 – Ricardo Viñes, Spanish pianist (b. 1875)
• 1854 – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1768)

Holidays:

• Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5. (Japan)
• Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)
• International Dance Day (UNESCO)

Random Article of the day:

Box Hill railway station, Wellington

#wikipedia #April29 #BoxHillrailwaystation,Wellington

Song of the Day April 29 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Edward Kennedy Ellingon bka Duke Ellington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - “Take The ‘A’ Train”

https://youtu.be/D6mFGy4g_n8?si=_eGPmVuJH3QgHpXk

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #April29 #EdwardKennedyEllington #DukeElington #TakeTheATrain #BillyStrayhorn #BigBand #Jazz #SignatureSong #NYC #SongsAboutNYC #NYCSubways #MTA #Music #MusicVideo #1960s #1930s

Song of the Day April 29 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Edward Kennedy Ellingon bka Duke Ellington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - “Take The ‘A’ Train”

https://youtu.be/D6mFGy4g_n8?si=_eGPmVuJH3QgHpXk

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #April29 #EdwardKennedyEllington #DukeElington #TakeTheATrain #BillyStrayhorn #BigBand #Jazz #SignatureSong #NYC #SongsAboutNYC #NYCSubways #MTA #Music #MusicVideo #1960s #1930s

In 1995 the longest sausage ever, 2877 miles long, was made in Kitchener Ontario.

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 29 April:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2022/04/29-april.html

#ThisDayInHistory #onthisday #onthisdate #OTD #29April #April29 #Today