tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post9038375475734374518..comments2024-03-29T11:52:29.453+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: W is for Watersheds ... Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68766314923918362532018-06-08T04:20:39.146+01:002018-06-08T04:20:39.146+01:00Hi Claire - I think that might stretch me - I was ...Hi Claire - I think that might stretch me - I was lucky finding out about the Canadian watersheds ... making the post easy for me to adapt - but appreciate your thumbs up for my postings - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12305218941354363712018-05-08T06:12:31.815+01:002018-05-08T06:12:31.815+01:00You need to write a geography book about Canada!You need to write a geography book about Canada!aFieldtriplife.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486598141947935350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64141532026024619732018-05-06T18:12:56.255+01:002018-05-06T18:12:56.255+01:00@ Emily - thanks ... it is such an interesting pos...@ Emily - thanks ... it is such an interesting post - I enjoyed writing it up ... and the stats amazed me ... <br /><br />@ Marcy - yes wide-ranging is right isn't it ... and I was surprised to see these maps - made it easy for me!!<br /><br />@ Lynn - water is life isn't it ... <br /><br />@ Lynda - thanks: the maps made it easy to understand ... and yes Canada is huge ... <br /><br />@ Susan - well did we bake, then we unbaked ... now it is really heating up ... fortunately the well comes via a pump! so no electricity = no water ... from the artesian well below the farm, but water is there.<br /><br />@ Pam - I know the river systems are huge aren't they ....<br /><br />@ Jess - water is the necessity of life ... I found that out at Christmas when the electrics went down = no water ... well obviously the snow was there ... but as you say SOOOOOOO important.<br /><br />Thanks everyone - so glad you enjoyed this ... it was a pleasure to write up and so interesting too ... cheers to you all - on a day when we do need water ... as it's turned 'warm' here - take care - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7681809973442289572018-05-05T01:51:53.703+01:002018-05-05T01:51:53.703+01:00Thanks for the lesson. Water is SOOOOO important. ...Thanks for the lesson. Water is SOOOOO important. What a great post!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34601301458924652742018-04-28T23:17:41.240+01:002018-04-28T23:17:41.240+01:00Fascinating and I think it really shows how big Ca...Fascinating and I think it really shows how big Canada is with how far the water reaches. Thanks for such an interesting post.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470130153229393246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-25949757471678740912018-04-27T20:35:16.825+01:002018-04-27T20:35:16.825+01:00Most interesting Hilary thank you - hard to imagin...Most interesting Hilary thank you - hard to imagine you are baking? Heat? Glad you've got a well nearby .. and drink lots of lovely healthy water.Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89529634431112744632018-04-27T13:59:50.769+01:002018-04-27T13:59:50.769+01:00I really like the maps here! And once again, it re...I really like the maps here! And once again, it reminds me how absolutely huge Canada is. Lynda Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442214431341019380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20656677393512713812018-04-27T11:09:30.972+01:002018-04-27T11:09:30.972+01:00Water is life. Lovely post.Water is life. Lovely post.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83865928376037339432018-04-27T06:23:01.576+01:002018-04-27T06:23:01.576+01:00yes, this is a very wide-reaching post. I had no ...yes, this is a very wide-reaching post. I had no idea that the watersheds were so extensive!Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336729074703850201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59880408203978876172018-04-27T02:27:30.185+01:002018-04-27T02:27:30.185+01:00Great maps and explanation, Hilary. I had no idea ...Great maps and explanation, Hilary. I had no idea that 30% of Canada's water drains into Hudson Bay. That's a lot of water.Emily in Ecuadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046387339831440902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16934766845420771512018-04-27T01:47:25.123+01:002018-04-27T01:47:25.123+01:00@ Bazza - geography is always interesting!
@ Jacq...@ Bazza - geography is always interesting!<br /><br />@ Jacqui - well that's great ... Canada has some amazing examples ... <br /><br />@ Diedre - I'm sure you could do with a lot of water down there ... I hope you don't have to perform rain dances ... but I guess anything is possible ... <br /><br />@ Dan - thanks - yes I agree the local supplies are so important too. I have yet to see the Fraser River - I expect I will ... lucky you though ... I expect the motor bike trip was fun - not sure which I'd rather do ... <br /><br />@ Sherry - I was delighted when I saw the information here for this post = so helpful!!<br /><br />@ Steve - you are right there ... clever!<br /><br />@ Jz - exactly ... one just does know ... yet always comes and surprises us when it's so obvious and we find out ... glad you enjoyed it ... <br /><br />@ Jo - pleasure! I didn't know about the Snow Dome ... but it amused me and I thought great as W for this post ... the melt water will still spread its wings - and I'm sure for a few more years ... <br /><br />Thanks to all of you ... it is baking here - so I'm grateful for our well water - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-43943070824793671842018-04-26T23:32:42.594+01:002018-04-26T23:32:42.594+01:00Thanks for the geography lesson Hilary. I do remem...Thanks for the geography lesson Hilary. I do remember driving north and passing a sign which announced that from that point all rivers flowed North. I didn't know about the Snow Dome though. I wonder if it is shrinking along with so many other similar areas.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-28113476467598600832018-04-26T22:18:25.706+01:002018-04-26T22:18:25.706+01:00This is one of those things that you *know*... but...This is one of those things that you *know*... but don't think about.<br />And when you do think about it, your jaw drops in astonishment.<br />Thank you for astonishing me today! :-)Jzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301793291285112859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64503414056776577772018-04-26T21:11:06.076+01:002018-04-26T21:11:06.076+01:00The oldest resident on earthThe oldest resident on earthOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-73738774008747330662018-04-26T20:21:20.338+01:002018-04-26T20:21:20.338+01:00Interesting to learn what rivers flow into these w...Interesting to learn what rivers flow into these watersheds!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-50798541543984352812018-04-26T18:29:05.762+01:002018-04-26T18:29:05.762+01:00Love this post. Watersheds are fascinating, even o...Love this post. Watersheds are fascinating, even on a local level.<br /><br />I was fortunate to cruise through Frasier River Canyon twice (once on a motorcycle). That is such a magnificent area.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756142122700513993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36959360230533306752018-04-26T18:10:58.217+01:002018-04-26T18:10:58.217+01:00Hi Hilary!
This was of great interest! Such an ab...Hi Hilary!<br /><br />This was of great interest! Such an abundance of water would be wonderful here in the desert where we just recorded our driest winter on record, further dwindling our scarce water supply. We'll be performing rain dances soon, I expect ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83108027602367249242018-04-26T17:56:53.742+01:002018-04-26T17:56:53.742+01:00How have I gone my entire life without understand ...How have I gone my entire life without understand 'watersheds'. Yikes! Thanks, Hilary.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10666529326328156695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-17510055946903540662018-04-26T16:22:30.694+01:002018-04-26T16:22:30.694+01:00Thanks for the very interesting geography lesson H...Thanks for the very interesting geography lesson Hilary!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s heuristic Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-75108663429933573432018-04-26T15:51:40.342+01:002018-04-26T15:51:40.342+01:00@ Yamini - yes water is essential to life isn'...@ Yamini - yes water is essential to life isn't it ... <br /><br />@ Liz - water is the stuff of life ... <br /><br />@ Troutbirder - so glad this hit your geography heart! It certainly hit mine ... and was fun to write about ... <br /><br />@ Ann- thanks ... there are other divides - as yours ... but good you know about it ... well I guess you should if you're a teacher!<br /><br />@ Sandy - it was interesting to see the watersheds ... <br /><br />@ Dora - good to see you here, and am glad you enjoyed it ...<br /><br />@ EC - water and how it all works down the rivers is so wonderfully lifegiving ... we are lucky here. Thanks for the W and W ... appreciate both! <br /><br />@ Keith - I could have expanded a bit ... but there's enough there to slake watery thirsts!<br /><br />@ Nila - it was so interesting to find this out ... and I've no idea how many freeze over ... not all ... <br /><br />@ RO - I teach myself as I go along ... some of those on quiz shows are very knowledgeable. I've taught myself much writing up these posts over the years ... so glad you enjoyed the read - thank you.<br /><br />@ Elsie - the Arctic is another matter isn't it ... but remember this map is flattened - hence the extra hugeness ... but your toe dipping in the summer is always good to read about ... <br /><br />@ Joanne - it is something we forget in our day to day tap running isn't it ... <br /><br />@ Bob - yes watershed at 9.00 pm British time - when more adult programmes can be shown on the Beeb. Drainage areas don't have quite the same cache as watersheds ... so true <br /><br />@ Deborah - hey ... that's wonderful you've got a friend who is so geeky re water ... and welcome to this watershed post oh ye Deborah of DesPlaines River, Kanakee River, Illinois River, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico lady!!<br /><br />@ Sue - yes - it is certainly majestic, and I am lucky being here ... they do get water shortages ...in some smaller drainage areas ... but Australia is distinctly short on water ... difficultly so ..<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here ... we're lucky that the wet stuff keeps us going and let's us activate our minds ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-77905685260714640042018-04-26T15:22:22.615+01:002018-04-26T15:22:22.615+01:00A majestic country! Lucky you for getting to be th...A majestic country! Lucky you for getting to be there. And no lack of water, it seems! I live in the driest continent in the world.<br /><br />Australian Children's Writers: W Is For Gabrielle Wang<br /><br />https://suebursztynski.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/a-to-z-blogging-challenge-w-is-for.html<br /><br />Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-8398228352762809972018-04-26T15:20:14.082+01:002018-04-26T15:20:14.082+01:00Wonderful wandering of the wet stuff Hilary. I'...Wonderful wandering of the wet stuff Hilary. I'm fascinated by watershed info. I have a friend who is a bit of a geek about it and has everyone learn theirs so they identify themselves. So in honor of her, I am Deborah, of the DesPlaines River-Kankakee River-Illinois River-Mississippi River-Gulf of Mexico.Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3306591126235106572018-04-26T14:04:02.743+01:002018-04-26T14:04:02.743+01:00Watershed sounds much more dramatic than what we c...Watershed sounds much more dramatic than what we call drainage areas. Watershed, as I'm sure you know, is 9pm at night when TV may show more mature programmes.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-71232006896467647712018-04-26T13:06:28.114+01:002018-04-26T13:06:28.114+01:00wow - never thought about the flow of waterwow - never thought about the flow of waterJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37035394282148311202018-04-26T12:39:53.006+01:002018-04-26T12:39:53.006+01:00The Artic is so vast! I figured it would be high u...The Artic is so vast! I figured it would be high up on the list. Of course, I'm partial to the Atlantic. It's where I love to get my feet wet in the summer. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://helpingpartnersofsexaddictsheal.org/" rel="nofollow">Elsie </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com