Tapestries originally were used as depictions of historic events, portrayals of familiar images, and a way to keep the cold from creeping through stone walls. Today they aren’t needed for literal insulation, but their breadth of color and texture still serve to warm a room. There are so many styles to choose from and you can’t go wrong adding a tapestry to your home décor.
A large room with a empty wall can be livened with a large tapestry hung horizontally as the backdrop to a couch or bed. A smaller room can benefit from a long tapestry hung vertically, to bisect the space and draw the eye upward, making the ceiling seem higher and the room larger. Smaller tapestries are excellent for conversation pieces, or to fit that nook in the stairwell.
Tapestries Solve Frustrations
For modern open floor plans, tapestries can be the perfect answer for a frustrated decorator. The effect of angled walls can be minimized by a wall hanging, and blank space accounted for in one easy step. Tapestries are equally appropriate for the family estate or a bachelor pad, fitting into a studio apartment or a six bedroom ranch house with ease and an undeniable sense of completeness that can pull your entire decorating theme together.
When choosing a tapestry for your own living quarters, consider the size of the space as well as the amount of light. A room with a broad wall facing multiple windows can accommodate a large wall hanging in dark rich colors. A secluded inner room such a library with dark paneling could benefit from smaller pieces and brighter colors.
A bedroom is the perfect place for a tapestry, as the warmth they bring can blanket the space in serenity and calm. Comforting scenes such as angels or other religious themes are favored for this type of use. Blues and golds can be mirrored in bedspread and pillows to provide a restful getaway. Soft pale sheets and muted curtains complete the look, and ensure a peaceful aura.
Hunting scenes are popular tapestry subjects, and go as well in a den as a hunting lodge. The colors of the outdoors in varying shades of brown and green blend well with almost any décor. These can bring a sense of rapid movement and vitality to an otherwise staid room. Horses and foxhounds are a great favorite, as are deer, elk and other animals in flight or posed in clearings or on cliffs.
Different Styles for Different Settings
When in doubt, a landscape can be used for a muted effect in an ornate room, to serve as a backdrop to Victorian or French style furnishings. A wild floral pattern can light up a bland room with a splash of color. Green or purple tones can bring out jewel colors in pillows on an otherwise austere couch. Make a statement with the tapestry you choose; use it as a focal point of your entire decorating scheme!
Consider bold geometric designs to complement a sleek modern apartment. Native American and Celtic designs can add zing to what might be a chilly atmosphere. Many tapestries from India or South America have intricate patterns that excite the eye, and early American themes based on quilt patterns can also be found.
Don’t think that tapestries are only for dramatic effect in large expensive homes. You can use smaller sizes to great effect as accent pieces in open, bright apartments. Asian depictions of dragons or birds provide interest and can bring personality to even a little breakfast nook or hallway.
Tapestries for Every Room
Even kitchens can benefit from a narrow tapestry run horizontally at head height to break up an open space, or a small one hung opposite cabinets. Brightly colored fruit and flowers can bring new life to a drab kitchenette. Horizontal wall hangings are also good for hanging above picture windows, or along a hallway to provide relief from monotony.
Tapestries can be hung in foyers for a rich touch, and bring out subtle colors in tile or marble flooring. A wide wall hanging bracketing a corner can be a great background for chair or fainting couch. You can also hang tapestries to cover cracked plaster, or consider using one to mask an ill placed window.
Whether you choose an floral Indian motif or a rich Renaissance design, a stylized dragon from the Orient or a French hunting scene, tapestries are certain to brighten your home and enrich your décor. Use them to embellish and enhance your own style, and enjoy the warmth they bring to your personal space.
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Tapestries originally were used as depictions of historic events, portrayals of familiar images, and a way to keep the cold from creeping through stone walls. Today they aren’t needed for literal insulation, but their breadth of color and texture still serve to warm a room. There are so many styles to choose from and you can’t go wrong adding a tapestry to your home décor.
A large room with a empty wall can be livened with a large tapestry hung horizontally as the backdrop to a couch or bed. A smaller room can benefit from a long tapestry hung vertically, to bisect the space and draw the eye upward, making the ceiling seem higher and the room larger. Smaller tapestries are excellent for conversation pieces, or to fit that nook in the stairwell.
Tapestries Solve Frustrations
For modern open floor plans, tapestries can be the perfect answer for a frustrated decorator. The effect of angled walls can be minimized by a wall hanging, and blank space accounted for in one easy step. Tapestries are equally appropriate for the family estate or a bachelor pad, fitting into a studio apartment or a six bedroom ranch house with ease and an undeniable sense of completeness that can pull your entire decorating theme together.
When choosing a tapestry for your own living quarters, consider the size of the space as well as the amount of light. A room with a broad wall facing multiple windows can accommodate a large wall hanging in dark rich colors. A secluded inner room such a library with dark paneling could benefit from smaller pieces and brighter colors.
A bedroom is the perfect place for a tapestry, as the warmth they bring can blanket the space in serenity and calm. Comforting scenes such as angels or other religious themes are favored for this type of use. Blues and golds can be mirrored in bedspread and pillows to provide a restful getaway. Soft pale sheets and muted curtains complete the look, and ensure a peaceful aura.
Hunting scenes are popular tapestry subjects, and go as well in a den as a hunting lodge. The colors of the outdoors in varying shades of brown and green blend well with almost any décor. These can bring a sense of rapid movement and vitality to an otherwise staid room. Horses and foxhounds are a great favorite, as are deer, elk and other animals in flight or posed in clearings or on cliffs.
Different Styles for Different Settings
When in doubt, a landscape can be used for a muted effect in an ornate room, to serve as a backdrop to Victorian or French style furnishings. A wild floral pattern can light up a bland room with a splash of color. Green or purple tones can bring out jewel colors in pillows on an otherwise austere couch. Make a statement with the tapestry you choose; use it as a focal point of your entire decorating scheme!
Consider bold geometric designs to complement a sleek modern apartment. Native American and Celtic designs can add zing to what might be a chilly atmosphere. Many tapestries from India or South America have intricate patterns that excite the eye, and early American themes based on quilt patterns can also be found.
Don’t think that tapestries are only for dramatic effect in large expensive homes. You can use smaller sizes to great effect as accent pieces in open, bright apartments. Asian depictions of dragons or birds provide interest and can bring personality to even a little breakfast nook or hallway.
Tapestries for Every Room
Even kitchens can benefit from a narrow tapestry run horizontally at head height to break up an open space, or a small one hung opposite cabinets. Brightly colored fruit and flowers can bring new life to a drab kitchenette. Horizontal wall hangings are also good for hanging above picture windows, or along a hallway to provide relief from monotony.
Tapestries can be hung in foyers for a rich touch, and bring out subtle colors in tile or marble flooring. A wide wall hanging bracketing a corner can be a great background for chair or fainting couch. You can also hang tapestries to cover cracked plaster, or consider using one to mask an ill placed window.
Whether you choose an floral Indian motif or a rich Renaissance design, a stylized dragon from the Orient or a French hunting scene, tapestries are certain to brighten your home and enrich your décor. Use them to embellish and enhance your own style, and enjoy the warmth they bring to your personal space.
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Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), when hunting on the wing, seem to glide effortlessly over the water. Smaller than an eagle, an osprey is still an impressive raptor. With wingspans of up to 72 inches and up to 24 inches in length and a weight of almost 5 pounds, the osprey is a wonderful addition to Montana’s rich abundance of bird life.
A Handsome fish hunters, the osprey has a distinctive white head and belly with rich, dark brown feathers gracing its back. The undersides of the wings are also snow-white except for dark patches and barred-brown flight feathers. Ospreys vocalize with a series of piercing whistles and chirps that become more intense if the nest is approached. Osprey nest just about anywhere in close proximity to water that provides safety and an abundance of food.
Osprey prefer to nest on the top of dead trees, however; their nests are visible on power poles, bridge trestles and rocky outcroppings. Montanans respect the osprey’s freedom and honor that by establishing nest locations. All along the rivers of Montana nest platforms especially designed for osprey safety and comfort have been installed. Such platforms are an integral part of re-establishing the osprey in areas where they have disappeared.
Even during their autumn migration to Central and South America, osprey follow the river valleys to stay close to water. Ospreys fly south from Montana in October, returning during March and April to rebuild their nests. Both the female and the male work to gather driftwood, branches and twigs to build their nest. However, it is the female of the species that does most of the labor of fabricating and crafting the nest. Ospreys assure the safety and comfort of their hatchlings by lining the nest with soft leaves and grass. Female ospreys frequently decorate their nests with bright bits of material, paper or plastic they have found.
Like the eagle, osprey will reuse nests from the previous year, patiently adding new material, repairing wind and weather damage and enlarging their comfort zone. Over time some osprey nests have grown to jaw-dropping dimensions.
The osprey’s affinity for water is based on his diet which consists almost entirely of fresh fish. They rarely eat anything else. The osprey hunts by hovering over the water at altitudes of up to 200 feet, then diving feet-first to grab a tasty trout. Mother Nature has provide the osprey with extremely sharp, long claws and barbed footpads called spicules that enable it to grasp a slippery fish. The osprey also has a dense, oily plumage as well as nasal valves that prevent water from invading the nostrils when the osprey fiercely dives to capture its prey. Oddly, the feet of an osprey each have reversible front toes that facilitates their grasp in the water. However, ospreys can’t swim and several have been known to drown. This happens if they find their talons stuck in too heavy a fish and cannot become airborne.
When an osprey successfully snags a meal, it dramatically shakes its wings as it clears the water and then repositions the fish in its talons to face forward to reduce drag. The osprey will fly to a perch or if it has young, return to the nest to enjoy its meal.
In late April or early May the osprey lay their eggs. The normal clutch has three. Curiously, the eggs do not all hatch at once, with the first chick hatching up to five days before the last. Often the oldest chick becomes an overbearing bully, snatching up the choicest food brought to the nest by the parents and depriving its siblings of much needed nutrition.
The speckled appearance of osprey chicks in the nest provides excellent camouflage, however; many still fall victim to raccoons, owls and eagles. If they escape the claws of predators and are able to obtain enough food, the young ospreys will leave the nest in July or August. At about two months of age they are developed to the point of caring for themselves.
Ospreys have a complicated social structure. Normally ospreys pair for life, however; if the mating is not successful, they will seek new partners. When a female osprey chooses her mating partner, she doesn’t judge by good looks or fishing skills, but like her human counterpart, chooses the male with the best house (nest) in the best neighborhood (location). When ospreys are tired of the duties of parenthood, they will often withhold food to forcefully encourage the fledglings to leave the nest. Still wanting an adult to provide for them, osprey fledgling will often move to nearby nests where they receive food from other parent osprey.
When ospreys are 3 to 4 years old they will find a suitable partner and mate. Most male ospreys will return to the area from which they themselves fledged. The magnificent saga of the osprey continues.
Marlene Affeld
http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/handsome-fish-hunters-osprey-in-montana-698596.html
Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), when hunting on the wing, seem to glide effortlessly over the water. Smaller than an eagle, an osprey is still an impressive raptor. With wingspans of up to 72 inches and up to 24 inches in length and a weight of almost 5 pounds, the osprey is a wonderful addition to Montana’s rich abundance of bird life.
A Handsome fish hunters, the osprey has a distinctive white head and belly with rich, dark brown feathers gracing its back. The undersides of the wings are also snow-white except for dark patches and barred-brown flight feathers. Ospreys vocalize with a series of piercing whistles and chirps that become more intense if the nest is approached. Osprey nest just about anywhere in close proximity to water that provides safety and an abundance of food.
Osprey prefer to nest on the top of dead trees, however; their nests are visible on power poles, bridge trestles and rocky outcroppings. Montanans respect the osprey’s freedom and honor that by establishing nest locations. All along the rivers of Montana nest platforms especially designed for osprey safety and comfort have been installed. Such platforms are an integral part of re-establishing the osprey in areas where they have disappeared.
Even during their autumn migration to Central and South America, osprey follow the river valleys to stay close to water. Ospreys fly south from Montana in October, returning during March and April to rebuild their nests. Both the female and the male work to gather driftwood, branches and twigs to build their nest. However, it is the female of the species that does most of the labor of fabricating and crafting the nest. Ospreys assure the safety and comfort of their hatchlings by lining the nest with soft leaves and grass. Female ospreys frequently decorate their nests with bright bits of material, paper or plastic they have found.
Like the eagle, osprey will reuse nests from the previous year, patiently adding new material, repairing wind and weather damage and enlarging their comfort zone. Over time some osprey nests have grown to jaw-dropping dimensions.
The osprey’s affinity for water is based on his diet which consists almost entirely of fresh fish. They rarely eat anything else. The osprey hunts by hovering over the water at altitudes of up to 200 feet, then diving feet-first to grab a tasty trout. Mother Nature has provide the osprey with extremely sharp, long claws and barbed footpads called spicules that enable it to grasp a slippery fish. The osprey also has a dense, oily plumage as well as nasal valves that prevent water from invading the nostrils when the osprey fiercely dives to capture its prey. Oddly, the feet of an osprey each have reversible front toes that facilitates their grasp in the water. However, ospreys can’t swim and several have been known to drown. This happens if they find their talons stuck in too heavy a fish and cannot become airborne.
When an osprey successfully snags a meal, it dramatically shakes its wings as it clears the water and then repositions the fish in its talons to face forward to reduce drag. The osprey will fly to a perch or if it has young, return to the nest to enjoy its meal.
In late April or early May the osprey lay their eggs. The normal clutch has three. Curiously, the eggs do not all hatch at once, with the first chick hatching up to five days before the last. Often the oldest chick becomes an overbearing bully, snatching up the choicest food brought to the nest by the parents and depriving its siblings of much needed nutrition.
The speckled appearance of osprey chicks in the nest provides excellent camouflage, however; many still fall victim to raccoons, owls and eagles. If they escape the claws of predators and are able to obtain enough food, the young ospreys will leave the nest in July or August. At about two months of age they are developed to the point of caring for themselves.
Ospreys have a complicated social structure. Normally ospreys pair for life, however; if the mating is not successful, they will seek new partners. When a female osprey chooses her mating partner, she doesn’t judge by good looks or fishing skills, but like her human counterpart, chooses the male with the best house (nest) in the best neighborhood (location). When ospreys are tired of the duties of parenthood, they will often withhold food to forcefully encourage the fledglings to leave the nest. Still wanting an adult to provide for them, osprey fledgling will often move to nearby nests where they receive food from other parent osprey.
When ospreys are 3 to 4 years old they will find a suitable partner and mate. Most male ospreys will return to the area from which they themselves fledged. The magnificent saga of the osprey continues.
Marlene Affeld
http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/handsome-fish-hunters-osprey-in-montana-698596.html
Shore fishing techniques depend on the species you are trying to catch. Fall presents a great opportunity for you to land everything including bass, crappie, catfish, trout, and more. Needless to say, you will be busy. Here are some shore fishing techniquest to help you catch more fish.
Bass: Grab your self a bag of Gary Yamamoto “Yamasenkos” in Green Pumpkin or Pumpkinseed color. 5″ is a good size. You will need to buy a pack of 3/0 EWG Worm Hooks with an “Offset Shank”. You can buy them at any fishing store. Good brands are Gamakatzu and Lazer Sharp by Eagle. Many anglers, including me, like to hook their Yamasenkos “wacky” style, meaning right through the middle of the worm. They sell special “wacky hooks” just for this occasion at Cabelas. Just cast the worm into the water, let it sink, and twitch the end of your fishing rod. Bass can’t handle it, and will jump on them. Don’t be afraid to let them take the bait for a couple seconds before setting the hook as they need time to engulf the whole worm.
Crappie: They sell a plethora of crappie jigs, spinners, and even live maggots at the tackle shop. If you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, you are better off with the live bait. If you do mind, you can buy plastic maggots, that smell a bit like licorice, and catch them that way. Again, nothing can beat a live bait. You will need to buy yourself a crappie rig, including a bobber, swivel, bobber stop, jigs, and bait. Ask your local tackle shop for help. If you live in the Coeur d’Alene area, check out Fins ‘N Feathers on Sherman. They give you great advice and will have you set up in no time.
Catfish: Catfish are great for night-time fishing. You can see the catfish anglers lining the shores with their lanterns at Hauser all the time. Plus, the rigs are simple. Some fishermen like to set their bait a foot or so off the bottom, but if you want to have an easy rig set up, just laying your bait on the bottom will work. Now for the bait. I love to use chicken livers. You can buy them for cheap at the store, and a little pricier at the bait shop. Some people use hot dogs, live worms, even dog food. Catfish pickup garbage on the bottom all day long, so they are pretty indescriminate. Make sure you watch the palm of your hand when pulling them out of the water, because they will spine you if they get the chance.
Trout: This is a great gamefish to fish for from shore. Check out Fernan Lake, Hauser, Hayden, Priest and Pend Oreille for some great trout fishing. Trout in the early fall pattern will bite on Mepps Aglia Spinners, which can be purchased at basically any shore including Wal-Mart. You can also catch them using Powerbait by Berkley, right off the bottom. I love the Rainbow Shebert color. Be very careful if you decide to take trout home from Hauser, as they are almost always filled with worms. Just cast out your Powerbait, and let it sit on the bottom. You can use a bobber with a bobber stop as a marker to watch your line. A lot of anglers like to pull their bait up off the bottom about a foot in case it is garnering more bites.
Join us at www.hungryhook.com for any fishing information you need. Shore fishing can be a ton of fun for the whole family if you don’t have the budget for a boat, or time to launch. The majority of the techniques listed above can be done for less than $10, assuming that you already have a fishing rod and reel. If you do not, K-Mart has rod/reel combos for as low as $19.99 to get you started.
Charles
Shore fishing techniques depend on the species you are trying to catch. Fall presents a great opportunity for you to land everything including bass, crappie, catfish, trout, and more. Needless to say, you will be busy. Here are some shore fishing techniquest to help you catch more fish.
Bass: Grab your self a bag of Gary Yamamoto “Yamasenkos” in Green Pumpkin or Pumpkinseed color. 5″ is a good size. You will need to buy a pack of 3/0 EWG Worm Hooks with an “Offset Shank”. You can buy them at any fishing store. Good brands are Gamakatzu and Lazer Sharp by Eagle. Many anglers, including me, like to hook their Yamasenkos “wacky” style, meaning right through the middle of the worm. They sell special “wacky hooks” just for this occasion at Cabelas. Just cast the worm into the water, let it sink, and twitch the end of your fishing rod. Bass can’t handle it, and will jump on them. Don’t be afraid to let them take the bait for a couple seconds before setting the hook as they need time to engulf the whole worm.
Crappie: They sell a plethora of crappie jigs, spinners, and even live maggots at the tackle shop. If you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, you are better off with the live bait. If you do mind, you can buy plastic maggots, that smell a bit like licorice, and catch them that way. Again, nothing can beat a live bait. You will need to buy yourself a crappie rig, including a bobber, swivel, bobber stop, jigs, and bait. Ask your local tackle shop for help. If you live in the Coeur d’Alene area, check out Fins ‘N Feathers on Sherman. They give you great advice and will have you set up in no time.
Catfish: Catfish are great for night-time fishing. You can see the catfish anglers lining the shores with their lanterns at Hauser all the time. Plus, the rigs are simple. Some fishermen like to set their bait a foot or so off the bottom, but if you want to have an easy rig set up, just laying your bait on the bottom will work. Now for the bait. I love to use chicken livers. You can buy them for cheap at the store, and a little pricier at the bait shop. Some people use hot dogs, live worms, even dog food. Catfish pickup garbage on the bottom all day long, so they are pretty indescriminate. Make sure you watch the palm of your hand when pulling them out of the water, because they will spine you if they get the chance.
Trout: This is a great gamefish to fish for from shore. Check out Fernan Lake, Hauser, Hayden, Priest and Pend Oreille for some great trout fishing. Trout in the early fall pattern will bite on Mepps Aglia Spinners, which can be purchased at basically any shore including Wal-Mart. You can also catch them using Powerbait by Berkley, right off the bottom. I love the Rainbow Shebert color. Be very careful if you decide to take trout home from Hauser, as they are almost always filled with worms. Just cast out your Powerbait, and let it sit on the bottom. You can use a bobber with a bobber stop as a marker to watch your line. A lot of anglers like to pull their bait up off the bottom about a foot in case it is garnering more bites.
Join us at www.hungryhook.com for any fishing information you need. Shore fishing can be a ton of fun for the whole family if you don’t have the budget for a boat, or time to launch. The majority of the techniques listed above can be done for less than $10, assuming that you already have a fishing rod and reel. If you do not, K-Mart has rod/reel combos for as low as $19.99 to get you started.
Charles
This summer my grandpa and I want to catch some sturgeon.There aren’t many in the lake we are going to fish at,and it is also a very busy lake.So any tips on any aspect of sturgeon fishing would be great! 
A big hook with a great big gob of worms works really good, use about ten worms. Worms are very cheap you can find them under any mulch pile or if you have good soil you can go out at night time with a flashlight and look for nightcrawlers, but be careful to grab them with a firm grip and don’t jerk, just pull nice and slow, we do that all the time when we go to my Grandpa and Grandma’s house, or you can just buy some nightcrawlers. Get a heavy weight fishing rod and a baitcasting reel with about 30 to 50 pound line, hook on a big sinker about three feet in front of the hook and let it drop in a deep hole(don’t cast it) then prop up your rod and wait for a bite, you might want to bring a smaller fishing pole along so you can fish for some other fish while your waiting.
Or just bring a good book, no game boys or anything like that because that just ruins your time out fishing.
Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Really Hope You And Your Grandpa Catch Something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will Cheney give any tips for hunting with friends in his upcoming memoirs?
Just curious.
Thoughts?
If not tips for hunting, then definitely tips for getting away with shooting your friend in the face and getting away with it!
Opening day, Nov 15th, 2007 deer hunting complete with kill shot. Buck was shot at 89 yards with a Remington 700 .03-06.
Duration : 0:2:7
Some classic diver footage with a few mallards early in the hunt. The opening scene is great with thousands of divers coming into the shallows to feed, you gotta love it. This is as good as it gets layout boat hunting for divers on big water.
Duration : 0:3:42