The Return of Old Growth Forests

This is a very interesting documentary. There is good information about trees, and the forests. Enjoy

Here's What Happened

 

Earlier I posted a YouTube video of snowing February 27, 2020. I removed it because I had a hissy fit after seeing an ad for kids' games on Youtube using a photo of a woman with her well formed rear end facing the camera, soft porn obvious 100% inappropriate. 

I reported the ad. 

Then I did a search for YouTube and such ads. Apparently disgusting ads, videos and shorts are not new to YouTube. I've seen that myself when not logged into my account, Youtube porn videos open to the general public. To be fair, YouTube has removed content that violates their policies. Why an obviously soft porn ad missed the censors is a mystery to me.

I deleted all my catgegories, watch history and Watch Later videos. Now I'm all alone with my own YouTube videos. In protest, I'm not watching YouTube today. Then I got to thinking. Who benefits from trashing YouTube? What is the biggest competition YouTube has? Ah, tic tok? Hmmm? 

P.S. First Microsoft security alert my computer has been locked due to somebody using my IP Address. I click on something on facebook, an article about an actor couple lost in a house fire. Article has a big house fire image.

Connections Commentary

Making sense?

If being outdoors refreshes your spirit, helps you feel less depressed, gives you a clearer outlook on life, brightens your day, makes you feel at peace, then consider adding indoors viewing of outdoor material via books and videos to your love of the outdoors.

The last blog post here provides a few links to YouTube videos that I have watched in full. No browse and post what's looks good for the subject there going on there.

There is a caution, however, on what videos to select for viewing.

What I have noticed is that YouTube either doesn't have or there are so few outdoor camping videos done by women they aren't suggested. Thus, I did a couple of YouTube searches for women camping solo. 

Both results are not impressive. Up front, pardon the pun, it appears that highlighting a woman's breasts is a video must have. After that, butts, tight clothing and suggestive poses. Oh, and none of the women in those results are homely. They look like super models.

I did a similar YouTube search: men camping solo.

The results are an impressive spot on the subject. Up front are men, young and old, fully dressed, whiskers, beards, hats, tents, tarps, dogs, snow, chopping wood, making camp. I've seen not one removing his pants, in a bathing suit or in tight pants. 

However, the ads on YouTube that go with such male focused videos, a high percentage have a sexy female vibe. I don't see a comparable ad line up on the women camping solo searches.

In Conclusion, my opinions as a not a prude person: 

Sex sells is a no brainer.

The women posting videos highlighting their bodies isn't as much about camping as it is to generate ad income and/or fame. I will not watch their videos.

Men don't have to act like wannabe porn stars to attract attention. I watch their videos.

It is disappointing that online soft porn has polluted the Internet, especially in advertising. 

I think YouTube would be better if they stop posting soft porn ads, and select better ads for the outdoorsy wilderness camping videos.

Winter Cozy Porch Ambience with Beautiful Relaxing Music and Falling Sno...

A favorite video to relax by fills my monitor as I sit and write or just think. This YouTube video on the Enchanting Ember channel doesn't loop images in a way that you easily fall into the rhythm of the pattern. The music is also pleasant without being sappy. There are many others on that channel and other channels to chose from. Enjoy!

BEST OF STELLA LEAF JUMPS VOLUME 1

A nice break from the turmoil in the world

A Sleep Pattern

Apple Leaf on silver tray
About ten years ago I was fascinated by a leaf 
attached to an apple I bought. I took several photos 
on various surfaces in different light.

There is no telling what might fascinate a person. There are more photographs like that in my Blogger folder. I 'm awake with the time to scroll through them. 

There are days, sometimes many, when I will not want to sleep at night. The definition of insomnia doesn't quite fit. I've experienced trouble getting to sleep and/or staying asleep. This is different. During bouts of want to stay awake, after 3  or 4 AM, I usually turn off the light (or not), and fall asleep just like that, snooze city. 

I've read many headlines, (and a few paragraphs in), that getting enough sleep is very important to one's health. I haven't been a 6 hour  or more sleeper since I was a teenager. A 3 to 5 hour night is the rule. If I'm really tired or have been very active that day, I might reach 6 hours. If I make it to 7 hours, then I wake up feeling like aliens kidnapped me. Seriously.

What do I do?

Internet. YouTube videos. Scroll through photo folders. Paint. Think. Write. Read. Watch PBS streaming. Play Wordle after midnight. (This week, I had Wordle on 2 to make my life time total 3, maybe 4 times.) After 3 AM  I do online jigsaw puzzles.  

I go through marathons of shows on YouTube for archaeology, history, furniture, building, travel, collecting, art, and hygge. 

It is now 1:31 AM EDT. I finished watching the news on YouTube. Wordle today I got in 5 tries. I checked the weather and recent earthquakes. Now I am typing this blog post.

And I'm hungry. But no a yawn to be had.

How are your sleep patterns?

Fan blowing on a tee shirt
I wanted pictures to sketch from showing
how a tee shirt looks when it moves.
It was for a painting. 

 P.S.

Leaving comments on other blogs has a glitch. When using Chrome, the pop up says comment failed, try again later.

On the Edge browser, I have no problem leaving comments.

Also when using Chrome, Clicking on the profile pumpkin, the  pop up doesn't load for me to select an option. I have to go into Gmail, and then the pumpkin icon pop up shows the options. 

Glitches like that can be glitches or somebody fooling around with your website, your blog, your account. Based on my experience, the browser, the website will never tell you if somebody hacked your account unless major news outlets have the story of a major browser breach.

In other words, if you comment at places that are controversial, then glitches might be a consequence.

 

Lazing Around, Optical Illusions & YouTube Burnout

A Bitten Petunia

 As it happens in summer, I've been lazing around doing much of nothing much the last few days. A sort of unannounced blog break (during which I lost 4 pounds...yay me). 

The other day we had thunderstorms roll through for over 12 hours. The video I took of the storms south of here, (so far away you didn't hear the thunder) is too large for the photo editing program I have install, (Irfanview), to extract the frames. I downloaded another program. But, when I open it, all it is for is to edit photographs, if I could find where I import them to the program. Ugh.

There is a very nice frame of a tall curly lightening bolt. It took forever to even upload the video. I will keep trying.

Petunias. They are being eaten by something at night. I don't know what it is. And, I'm not sure I want to go out during peak mosquito hours to find out even with bug spray on. Anyway, I look at the photo and find it difficult to focus on the flower. The eaten away places look like petals to me.

I've watched just about every episode of the UK archaeology shows, Time Team, and Time Team Classics. There are a few episodes I've watched twice. I've also watched the host, Tony Robinson's walking programs. Salvage Hunters is no longer live streaming on the Quest Channel. I've seen just about all those episodes that are available on YouTube. The same goes for the fine art painting series that I like. Thus, YouTube burnout has a grip on me, for now.

Watching Videos Versus Staring Into Space

Watercolor practice

 

How we spend our time is an investment in our future. With depression, too much time can be spent sitting in a chair or on the sofa doing nothing but thinking. Staring into space for hours on end need not be a session of thinking random thoughts. Think Screen.

A monitor screen in front of us playing a video instead of looking into the space in the room, is in my opinion, (being a hours on end staring into space person with chronic depression), the better investment in our future and our present.

Thus, my computer screen for the last few weeks has been music (for energy), art, history and archaeology videos on YouTube and the Quest Channel websites.

The benefits are an increase in energy (on day 4 or 5 of exercise bike), feeling less bored, and, being inspired to think of how I paint differently.

Watching other artists' styles develop in the artwork is amazing to me. I tell myself that I can't paint that way. Then I tell myself I can paint any way I want to because I have a style of my own. I'm not sure what it is, but it is there. I just need to do more of it.

Thank you to all my blog friends who watch videos, tutorials and such. You have inspired me to do the same. I am very grateful for this positive aspect of living.

How To Paint Atmospheric Perspective

Good Youtube video