Filipa na CNN

O Anderson Cooper passou a pergunta da Filipa no AC 360º



yes it is true, Filipa was on CNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... e dos ursos polares

a pergunta Marxista do Zezão

Cabo Seco (e o Mirri Lobo) na NPR

Listen to Irrigation Brings Harvests Back to Cape Verde
by Jon Hamilton

Morning Edition, July 16, 2007 · Climate change is expected to make the dry places on Earth even drier. That's bad news for countries like Cape Verde, a cluster of islands off the coast of West Africa that averages less than three inches of rain a year.
Droughts here have killed tens of thousands of Cape Verdeans and forced many more to emigrate. But the islanders who remain have begun to adapt using a range of technologies to grow food in an increasingly arid land.
Dust and Heat
Cape Verde offers two climates: dry and parched. The island of Sal is in the parched category. From the air it looks like a flattened sand dune, but from the ground, it's a moonscape.
"There is no rain," Emilio Lobo says. "Only dust and heat." read more


(Obrigada Carlota)

Echinacea Purpurea

attractive flowers

attractive foliage

attracts birds

attracts butterflies

drought tolerant

native

winter interest

medicinal use






Native Americans used Echinacea to treat snake bites and to protect wounds from infections. Today it is promoted for its ability to boost the imune system and ward off infections, particularly the common cold. I grow it just in case the Conservation Commission stops by again. "...but look, but I do have a native plant!"