{"id":1309,"date":"2016-02-01T22:56:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T02:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2016-02-01T22:56:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T02:56:23","slug":"pictures-are-worth-a-thousand-herbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/?p=1309","title":{"rendered":"Pictures are worth a thousand herbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/herbs.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1314 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/herbs-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"herbs\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/herbs-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/herbs.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I wanted to share with you two beautiful and fun resources I&#8217;ve been using.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who likes to blog, develop wiki&#8217;s, and create presentations\u00a0might enjoy these two sites as well.\u00a0 After a little research and testing there are two that make me smile because of their variety and ease.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so the winter has me thinking about <a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/allnatural.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1313 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/allnatural-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"homestead\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/allnatural-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/allnatural.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>homesteading. \u00a0Natural and homemade of course. \u00a0However, what this really means is that I try to grow a few herbs on my windowsill&#8230; \u00a0Of course, growing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dp.la\/item\/02dc4adae0cdc55964ea418e1e014054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1316\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1316 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/PolaStout.jpg\" alt=\"PolaStout\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>\u00a0a digital collection of herbs might be fun too. \u00a0It&#8217;s a &#8220;natural&#8221; instinct and &#8220;homemade&#8221; on the home computer!<\/p>\n<p>The first is <a href=\"http:\/\/dp.la\" target=\"_blank\">dp.la<\/a> which I&#8217;ve mentioned in a previous post.\u00a0 Not only is the concept<a href=\"http:\/\/dp.la\/item\/5c8b5ae898887497366229fd551eda3e?back_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdp.la%2Fsearch%3Futf8%3D%25E2%259C%2593%26q%3D1.%2BThyme.%2B2.%2BSage.%2B3.%2BMarjoram.%2B-%2BBugbee%2B%2526%2BBrownell%252C%2Bsalad%2Bdressing%252C%2Bherbs%252C%2Bherb%2Bdressing%252C%2BProvidence%252C%2BRhode%2BIsland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1312 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/vintageherbs-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"vintageherbs\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/vintageherbs-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/vintageherbs.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a> intriguing, but the collection of images and apps are fun!\u00a0 I would like to give a shout out in particular to the app called <a href=\"http:\/\/dp.la\/apps\/7\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">&#8220;Culture Collage&#8221;<\/a> which displays a flowing river of images based on your keywords.\u00a0 Type in &#8220;herbs&#8221; and you can download these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcommonwealth.org\/search\/commonwealth:gq67jz60h\" target=\"_blank\">beautiful images<\/a>\u00a0because dp.la links you to other institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Want beautiful free photographs under creative commons?\u00a0 Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">unsplash.com<\/a>.\u00a0 You can have emails sent to you with new photos or just go directly to their site.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/prepcook.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1318 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/prepcook-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"prepcook\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/prepcook-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2016\/02\/prepcook.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>There you can search by keyword.\u00a0 Keep an open and artistic mind and you can find some inspired photos to heat\u00a0up any website or visualize your brilliant story.<\/p>\n<p>Good\u00a0luck growing your windowsill or digital herbs and have\u00a0fun stocking up on your pics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to share with you two beautiful and fun resources I&#8217;ve been using. Anyone who likes to blog, develop wiki&#8217;s, and create presentations\u00a0might enjoy these two sites as well.\u00a0 After a little research and testing there are two that make me smile because of their variety and ease. 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