Hello once again fellow Steemians. The Hunt is back again after 3 loooong weeks and I'm so excited to share with you some of the "P" words that I have tracked down. There's so many "P" words that we encounter everyday and this abundance has somewhat delayed me from submitting this post. I wanted to choose the best words among all the others in an attempt to make this a special one, because later on, we might be left scrounging for every bit and morsel we can find when we get to the "more difficult" letters. Ha ha. To those reading this for the first time and are interested to know more about this Challenge please click on the link here.
So let's begin.
The first "P" is for Pearls.
South Sea pearls come from the white-lipped variety of the pinctada maxima oyster. This oyster is much larger than the oysters that produce Akoya and Freshwater pearls, so the pearl that it produces is much larger as well. Because of the rarity and sensitivity of this type of oyster, cultivation of these pearls is much more difficult, making them more expensive.
The second "P" is for Papyrus Plant.
Papyrus plant (Cyperus papyrus) has a very long history of use by humans, notably by the Ancient Egyptians—it is the source of papyrus paper, one of the first types of paper ever made. Parts of the plant can be eaten, and the highly buoyant stems can be made into boats. It is now often cultivated as an ornamental plant.
My wife bought several potted plants earlier this year and is growing them in our garden. They do liven up the place with their umbrella-like spines and long stems.
The third "P" is for Purple Allamanda
Purple Allamanda or Allamanda Blanchetii is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae native to Brazil. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant and grows in full sun. It is an evergreen tropical shrubby climber with rose-purple trumpet flowers. Suitable as a background or massing plant when grown on a trellis or fence to block undesirable views or fill gaps along walls. Google Search
This is my wife's purple allamanda which is planted in a pot in our garden but has crept up along our fence where it blooms perennially.
The fourth "P" is for Padre Pio.
Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Italian: Pio da Pietrelcina), (25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), was an Italian friar, priest, stigmatist and mystic, now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Wikipedia
These are water color paintings by my daughter, Jacinta, of St. Padre Pio.
The fifth "P" is for Pedestrian Lane.
Probably should hit two birds with one stone on this one - Pigeons on Pedestrian Lanes. I took these pictures when I noticed that these birds appeared waiting for the light to turn green seemingly before crossing the street. I just wasn't able to ask them why they were crossing the street lol.
The sixth "P" is for Piano.
The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Italy. Cristofori was unsatisfied by the lack of control that musicians had over the volume level of the harpsichord. He is credited for switching out the plucking mechanism with a hammer to create the modern piano in around the year 1700.
The instrument was actually first named "clavicembalo col piano e forte" (literally, a harpsichord that can play soft and loud noises). This was shortened to the now common name, "piano." Google Search
This is my Yamaha Clavinova. It's a standard-sized piano with 88 keys and I've had this for 18 years already. Here I am introducing the piano to my then 8- month old grandson in the hope that he may have some musical genius in him. Nope, no such luck. He's 4 years old and still thinks it is a drum set lol.
And that's it for my "P" Alphabet Hunt. I love this letter. There's no dearth as to what we can find and share with this letter and I feel so bad for some of the words that I had wanted so much to include but could not because only 6 are needed. But that's not going to stop me from including one more as a message to all of us during this year 2020. I hope you will indulge me with this.
Prayer
Please make it a habit to begin and end each day with a prayer of thanksgiving for all the blessings you have received and to pray for your needs and the needs of others too. Especially during this time of uncertainty due to the pandemic. We specifically pray for healing and deliverance from Covid-19.
Prayer is a vital necessity. Nothing is equal to prayer; for what is impossible it makes possible, what is difficult, easy. CCC 2744
Have a blessed weekend everyone!
(All pictures are mine.)