Christmas Golf 2008

Did You Know? - According to the experts:  A tree's bark provides the tree with protection from a wide host of insects. When the bark is removed and the tissue underneath is exposed, the tree's susceptibility to an infection is greatly increased. This can lead to premature death.

Humans usually cause common injuries to trees that affect a tree's bark. Most commonly the bark is damaged when using equipment like trimmers or mowers or wildly hit golf balls aimed at a target but missed!  If you act quickly you can repair the damage, and within one year, you would not be able to tell that any damage had taken place at all.

Once the damage has taken place you must look for the damaged bark and secure it back onto the tree. Strapping or duct tape is good for this job, as it will hold up well in wet weather too.

All you have to do now is wait for three months. Keep checking during this period that the tape has held. If it slips off, then you must replace and secure it immediately. Once the three-month period is up remove the tape from the tree. It is very important to remove the tape completely as tape wrapped around a tree this way can actually damage the tree and kill it off.

Did You Know? -

Most ducks are omnivorous, but some are primarily herbivores and others (such as sea ducks and mergansers) are mostly carnivorous. Plants eaten include those commonly available in wetlands such as seeds, aquatic grasses, and submerged pond weeds. Animals eaten include invertebrates, fish eggs, and fish. Many duck species switch from a diet of mostly plants to a diet of invertebrates just prior to breeding, which may help them acquire sufficient energy for reproduction. Young ducks eat primarily invertebrates.

Did You Know? - A javelin is a light spear designed primarily for casting as a ranged weapon. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand unlike the arrow and slingshot which are projectiles shot from a mechanism. However, hurling devices do exist to assist the thrower in achieving greater distance. The word javelin comes from Middle English and it derives from Old French javeline, a diminutive of javelot which meant spear. The word javelot probably originated from the Celtic language.