Matthew chapter 25 - The Sheep and the Goats - In His words Jesus tells us that at the end the sheep and the goats will be separated. I love goats, but I have to be a sheep. Don't take this too literally, just understand that you need to feed the hungry, give them clothes, contact the lonely, reach out to your brothers and sisters in need - don't be a goat.
On this day -
1976 - My boyfriend, Pete took his parents downtown to Cobo to see the Russian gymnast that was in town - I had my belly dance class so I couldn't go. His Mom, Tatjiana was a very proud Russian. I on the other hand love to celebrate all cultures (belly dancing) and still do.
1920 - Major league baseball representatives outlawed pitches that involve tampering with the ball. Interesting in view of the recent football tampering of late.
Parenting - Mom's in the hospital. It is hard at 93 to know what the outcome will be this time. Most of me wants to bring her home and get back to normal, but their is a voice telling me - Thy will be Done.
Iwate Japan - a little diversion to Japan -
Geography[edit]
Iwate faces the Pacific Ocean to the east with sheer, rocky cliffs along most of the shoreline interrupted by a few sandy beaches. The border with Akita Prefecture on the west is generally formed by the highest points of the Ou Mountains. Aomori Prefecture is to the north and Miyagi Prefecture is to the south.
The Ou mountains on the west still contain active volcanoes such as Mt. Iwate (at 2,038 meters the highest point in the prefecture) and Mt. Kurikoma (1,627 meters). But the Kitakami Mountains running through the middle of the prefecture from north to south are much older and have not been active for thousands of years. Mt. Hayachine (1,917 meters) lies at the heart of the Kitakami range.
Besides these two mountain ranges and the rugged coastline, the prefecture is characterized by the Kitakami River which flows from north to south between the Ou and Kitakami mountain ranges. It is the fourth longest river in Japan and the longest in Tohoku. The basin of the Kitakami is large and fertile providing room for the prefecture's largest cities, industrial parks and farms.
In the past Iwate has been famous for its mineral wealth especially in the form of gold, iron, coal and sulfur but these are no longer produced. There is still an abundance of hot water for onsen, or hot springs, which is the basis of a thriving industry. The forests of the prefecture are another valuable resource. Before World War II the forests were mainly composed of beech but since then there has been a huge swing towards the production of faster growing Japanese cedar. Recently, though, there has been a push to restore the original beech forests in some areas.
As of 1 April 2012, 5% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely Towada-Hachimantai and Rikuchū Kaigan National Parks; Kurikoma and Hayachine Quasi-National Parks; and Goyōzan, Hanamaki Onsenkyō, Kuji-Hiraniwa, Murone Kōgen, Oritsume Basenkyō, Sotoyama-Hayasaka, and Yuda Onsenkyō Prefectural Natural Parks.[8]
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