Can you tell me what flower this is? Yes, I do know what it is.
I took the picture! Wanna see if you know.
Jan 19 Mystery Flower
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Imagination Test: What Do You See?
I see a fox, a bird, a man in a hat facing away from me, a bull, a native American, a masked man. Oh, and an elephant. Every time I look at this wall, I see a new creature in it. How many of them can you see and do you see any new things? If so, please share. So far, seven creatures.
The Numbers Game #4 , Jan 15, 2024
Betsy Wetsy
The doll pictured above was my favorite doll, ever. It was a Tiny Tears doll. You could feed it water through a bottle and it would either cry tears or pee. The body eventually rotted away, probably through accumulated “pee” that I neglected to rid her of, but I still have her head. And one of her arms and hands, I think.
Today’s Post is pictures numbered 125. Click on photos to enlarge.
Welcome to “The Numbers Game #4” Today’s number is 125. To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find under that number and include a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.
This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below.
Night Sky, Jan 14, 2024
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Tonight’s sky. 6:45 PM San Juan Cosala, Mexico
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Colima Volcano
View of volcano I could see if not for my downhill neighbor’s tree.
View of Colima from my studio.
Better view of Colima from my studio.
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This has been such a strange year weather-wise that this is the first time I remember being able to see Colima Volcano in months. I can usually see it from the upper level of my house, but the trees have grown up so much that they obscure it from my yard below. I was delighted this morning when I spied this welcome sight from the road leading down from my house. There are two Colima peaks the people call Fire and Ice. This is Ice, now dormant and covered in snow. Fire is directly behind it and is still active at times. My pool and hot tub are heated by water from the magma layer heated by this volcano 56 miles away. How exotic is that?
My Week So Far (Busy Week in a Nutshell)
I like this sorta spooky view of my living room.
Lunch with Letty at our favorite Veggie restaurant.
Brad and I finally got some time in the hammocks. Morrie, too.
The Nueva Posada’s tree was still up. Every year it is different and spectacular!
Thank goodness Xmas goes on until Jan 6 here so I got a shot of the tree. Here is a closeup.
Sprang a leak in the water pipe. No swimming today!
Open Mike and Becky!!
Finally got my business cards, but mysteriously, 1/2 of them have the wrong photo on them instead of my photo, phone and email Go figure. Other fifty were fine.
With less than an hour before midnight, Forgottenman informed me I had not yet blogged today! That has not happened for 10 years! ..Well, except for the other few times he has sent the same message. I think it is because I’m accustomed to doing Cee’s FOTD each day and she is on vacation. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. So, I hurriedly posted a picture of a flower..a non-FOTD post, and then decided to publish photos of my week so far. Now just 39 min. to go on that week. So, here they are!
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If I Were Water and You Were Air: Love and Unlove Poems
This is the title of a new book of poems that I am working on formatting and doing the covers for. If anyone is interested in giving me their opinion about the poems, their order and which I should perhaps not include, I would love the advice and could easily send you the ms. as an attachment. Any takers????
Pen & Ink, for the Weekend Writing Prompt, Jan 6, 2024
Pen & Ink
Guided by a hand like yours,
pens can open many doors.
Unclip it. Uncap its point.
Let paper that pen anoint.
As words somersault and caper,
flowing from your heart to paper,
a simple point, an ink-trailed line
could link your lonely heart with mine.
For Weekend Writing Prompt: Guide
The assignment is to write a piece of exactly 45 words making use of the word “guide.” I snapped this photo in Guanajuato. Never hurts to have a pen handy!
More Surprises re/ the Bagworm or Case Moth
When I got home today, I decided I’d double-check and make sure I hadn’t overlooked the bagworm yesterday. And guess what? This is what I saw, although it seemed like it was on a lower part of the succulent plant than before.
I snapped this shot and sure enough, when I compared it to the Dec. 30 photo I took of the bagworm cocoon I had discovered on that day and found missing on Jan 3, the bagworm casing is completely different and on another part of the plant than before. Did the bagworm build a new cocoon or is this another bagworm? If so, what happened to the old cocoon? Or is this an entirely new bagworm? Mysteries, mysteries.
Below are the 2 cocoons side-by-side.
Photo taken on Dec. 30
Photo taken on Jan 4
I’ll keep an eye out for future developments. Anyone with information to share, please do. Your expertise in this matter will be appreciated. In the meantime, I’m researching bagworms or case moths.
HERE is a link to my original post when I discovered the first cocoon.
And here is a Faceook message from my friend Jan Golik who first acquainted me with bagworms when she formed a relationship with one during her Covid isolation:
Now, my research on the matter:
How serious are bagworms? Bagworm larvae grow and feed on trees causing plant damage. These pests can be dangerous and costly to landscaping plants, but they pose no threat to human health. Large infestations of these pests may damage or cause trees and shrubs to die from defoliation.
Adult males transform into moths in four weeks to seek out females for mating. The female never leaves the cocoon, requiring that the male mate with her through the open end at the back of the case. She has no eyes, legs, wings, or antennae and can’t eat, but she emits a strong pheromone to attract a mate.
Below is a male bagworm emerging from his bag:
I am fascinated by this process. Can’t stand to destroy the “bag”
