Monthly Archives: October 2023

On the Rails for CWWC

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For CWWC: Any Type of Rails

Bougainvillea: FOTD Oct 8, 2023

 

Wouldn’t these make a gorgeous bridal bouquet? Problem is, they wilt too quickly once picked.

For Cee’s FOTD

Rehearsal Reblog for #MVB

I’m reblogging this blog from years ago as it seemed so perfect for the prompt today!!

Prime

Travel Primer (Past Our Prime!)

We wander narrow alleyways in countries that are foreign—
negotiate their tunnels, like rabbits in a warren.
We do not pay attention as we ogle and we gawk
who may follow closely—who may observe and stalk.
We are naive travelers. We’re innocents abroad.
One listens to our narratives, then signals with a nod
just as we are reaching to try to reimburse,
for another watcher to swoop down on our purse.
Then they’re off down alleyways where we are loath to go
where they’ll have their own adventures—financed by our dough.

For #SOCS Oct 7, the prompt is “Prime.”

 

FOTD Oct 7, 2023

This is another color of bougainvillea I’ve never seen before. So delicate!

For Cee’s FOTD

Fractured Song Titles, for Fibbing Friday, Oct 6, 2023

Our topic to lie about this Friday is song titles, so here goes!

Here is the prompt: “This week I’ve chosen Song Titles, but rather than fib about who sung them, can you improvise on what they are about?”

1. Spirit in the Sky: Cocktail hour on the space shuttle.
2. MacArthur Park: What did the WW2 American Pacific commander do when he finally drove into Tokyo? (Actually, Forgottenman came up with this great answer after reading the lame one I had apologized for in an earlier version of this posting. He graciously gave me permission to claim it as my own which my conscience will not let me do!)
3. A Whiter Shade of Pale: Skin tone of Anglos after a long winter season.
4. Crocodile Rock; What we called it when we danced to  Billy Haley’s “See You Later, Alligator, After Awhile Crocodile” in the fifties.
5. Run: What we hope and pray Trump ultimately won’t be able to do again!!!
6. Don’t it make your brown eyes blue:  Contact lens ad.
7. Heaven can wait: Sign at the gate of Purgatory.
8. One night in Bangkok: Approximately 1/10th of the price of a stay at a Motel 6 in the U.S.
9. I know him so well: What Stormy Daniels  says she is “absolutely willing to testify to in court.”
10. Here comes the Sun: What Mom says to Dad every morning as she sees the paper boy pedal up on his bike.

For Pensitivity’s Fibbing Friday

Bougainvillea: FOTD Oct 6, 2023

This is the first time I’ve seen this color of bougainvillea.with the white edges.

For FOTD Oct 6, 2023

An Exotic Guest

 

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Can anyone identify my exotic guest? Its body was about two inches long, not counting the antennae and legs.

Succulent and Guest: FOTD Oct 6, 2023

This fellow greeted me when I arrived home today. Actually climbed onto my foot and partway up my leg before I shook him off gently.  Then he abandoned me for a trip up the succulent and therefore into this FOTD blog!!! Does anyone know what this exotic fellow is? Absolutely gorgeous but I’ve never seen one before. I’ll do another blog with just him (or her) if the other photos turned out.  Haven’t looked at them yet. His body was probably about 2 inches long, not counting his antennae or legs.

To see more photos, go HERE.

For Cee’s FOTD Prompt

Garage Door, For Cee’s Thursday Doors Challenge

This is my garage door, painted by Jesus Lopez Vega. Corn, Agave and the Tree of Life, along with Huichol symbols.

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For Cee’s Thursday Doors response to Dan Antion’s Doors Challenge. (Thanks, babsje, for noting my omission!)