Welcome to your ✨Monday Moment✨
Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Exhale.
Pick a colour 🔴 🟠 🟡 🟢 🔵 🟣
Find the moment below with that same colour, then go to the closing moment at the end.
🔴 Take a moment to think of at least three songs that mention wood, either in the lyrics or in the title.
🟠 Take a moment to learn about the rather fascinating World War II plane, the de Havilland Mosquito. Made primarily from balsa, spruce, birch, and plywood, this aircraft was a clever solution to an aluminium shortage. Using sustainable materials and a workforce of skilled furniture makers, this nippy little plane, nicknamed the “Wooden Wonder”, became known for its exceptional speed and high manoeuvrability.
🟡 Take a moment to look around and find at least five things that are made of different kinds of wood. What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen made of wood?
🟢 Take a moment to explore some unusual uses of wood:
- Between the 1500s and early 1900s, some people wore wooden dentures. Not the most comfortable, and definitely not the most subtle, but they kept smiles intact…mostly.
- During the American Civil War, “Quaker guns” were fake cannons made from painted logs, used to deceive the enemy into believing troops were far more heavily armed than they really were.
- For over 400 years, willow bark has been used medicinally to relieve pain and reduce fever. Its active ingredient, salicin, later became the basis for modern aspirin.
- In 2007, Portuguese craftsperson Carlos Alberto built a beautiful wooden Vespa using a variety of woods, including rosewood and ebony.
🔵 Take a moment to learn the word xylophile, from the Greek xylon, meaning “wood.” A xylophile is someone who loves wood, forests, and trees. Does it also make you think of the word xylophone? That makes sense as it also comes from the Greek xylon (wood) and phōnē (sound or voice).
🟣 Take a moment to ponder the many animals and insects that rely on wood as a source of food. From tiny termites and beetles to larger creatures that gnaw on bark. Can you think of a few that might be closer to home than you expect?
A closing moment to take another deep breath together. Hold it, feel it, and gently exhale. Like wood that is resilient, shaped over time and quietly strong, remember your own ability to grow through whatever comes your way. Just as wood bends, strengthens, and endures, so do you. As you step forward into the week, carry that strength with you – steady, grounded, and ready for whatever comes next.
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