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Blast from the Past: Nine Years Ago Today “Sleight of Knees”

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Sleight of Knees

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IMG_7755doll by Louie Gann, jdbphoto

Sleight of Knees

When the circus clown was lauded,
marveled at, praised and applauded
for hanging from the high trapeze
for 24 hours by his knees,
though he was admired for his moxie,
it turns out it was just epoxy!

For Blast from the Past, here is a silly poem from july 15, 2017. I shared a house with Louie for two weeks at Cannon Beach, Oregon. in 2001 and still have her wonderful doll. It made the culling before my move to Mexico. Louis, if you see this, drop me a line…

“Eavesdropping”

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I woke up this morning to this email from my neighbor David Bershad, whose second-story terrace gives a good view of my roofline. Seems Yolanda kept the gate open enabling the doggies to enjoy the sunset  from the roof!  The terrace of the upstairs casita furnishes easy access to the rest of the roof. The song lyrics and first three photos are his. Below them are my photos of the explanation of the sculpture on the dome that Coco, Zoe and Morrie love to visit. Only Morrie knew the “real” Frida.

Below are my photos of Frida and her sidekick Diego, now both sadly departed, along with the story of how Frida came to be memorialized on the dome of my house.

If you can’t see the commentary of what is going on in these photos, you need to click on the photos to see it.

(Frida as a puppy.)
For the fifteen or more years Frida lived with me, this is where she was most of the time, checking out the neighborhood and occasionally barking at someone who didn’t belong there.
When Frida died, I had a sculpture of her installed on the roof dome.
And Frida’s ashes went into this effigy which we concreted in place on her favorite place on the dome, to watch for as long as I have any say in the matter.
Neighbors snapped this photo, then called to advise me that Frida had visitors.

And, if you want to read a poem I wrote about the lovely Frida, Here it is:

Look Up! (Eulogy for a Good, Good Girl)

“Translation Difficulties” for Word of the Day

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Sign Language

I know our birth tongues aren’t the same,
but still I think words aren’t to blame.
It is your means of understanding
that convinces me you’re underhanding.
For every time I give you kisses,
it seems you go to other misses
in search of the translation tips
they give by laying on of lips.
My dear, if we were dumb and blind
then translation service of this kind
might make some sense, but I must say
your excuses will not work  today.
Please have your translator of prose
stick this finger message up your nose!!!

The Word of the Day is “Translate..”

Throwback Edition: Seeing the World in Black and White–– Photos from July 14, 2017

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I actually stopped the woman pictured in the first picture and asked if I could photograph her hair.

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“Keep Moving” for Travel Theme

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New moves for an old guy.
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These little girls were not shy about swinging into center circle to show off their moves.
Gleeful singing and dancesteps
This guy shared the terrace with me but was silent.
Mazinka gets with the dance action.
leaf-cutting ants

For Travel Theme: Move

To see an example of major movement, go HERE: https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/08/24/landslide-for-rdp/

Groups of 3 or More for Sunday Stills

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Three coconut cakes before whipped cream frosting
Three days ago
I seem to have been type-cast when it comes to Xmas gifts. A large box from Michael and Barbara yielded these three large bags of Cheetos Torciditos
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Xill, Judy, and Brad in Quintana Roo
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For Sunday Stills Groups of 3 or More

Welcome to “The Numbers Game #132.” Come play along. Today’s number is 749.

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To play along, go to your  photos file folder and type the number 749 into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in myNumbers 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.

Here are my photos. Click on photos to enlarge and move on to next photo. Anxious to see yours!

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Welcome to “The Numbers Game #132.” Come play along. Today’s number is 749.

To play along, go to your  photos file folder and type the number 749 into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in myNumbers 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.

Here are my photos. Click on photos to enlarge and move on to next photo. Anxious to see yours!

‘Insomnia” for RDP

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Insomnia

I’m lying awake when I should be snoring,
but falling asleep is simply too boring.
Lying here quiet with nothing to do
with nothing to listen to, nothing to view
just makes me restless, unable to snooze.
I need some amusement, a snifter of booze—
something to make me forget to recall
that falling asleep’s not the end of it all.
I cannot help but resent this time wasted
when things could be written or looked at or tasted
instead of just lying inert in my bed
with my eyes shut but images filling my head
that tend to confuse and to fill and encumber
this time that good sense says should be spent in slumber.

The prompt for RDP is “Insomnia.”

Thumb Screws for For “Cracking Open the Time Capsule”

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At what point might your courage fall
and might you deign to tell it all?
What waterboard or thumbscrew might
cause you to give up the fight
to tell the secrets of friend and kin
just to stop the pain you’re in?
Please friend, before revealing facts
involving secrecy or pacts,
consider what I tell you here
before you choose to grace my ear.
Never would I tell your pain—
repeat your secrets e’er again—
under normal circumstance,
nor betray by eye or glance
anything once told to me
with a vow of privacy.
Until, that is, the knives come out
or waterboards?  Without a doubt
gross cowardice would be revealed.
To torture I would surely yield.
In short, in matters of gross pain––
I would repeat your words again.
So if you have a secret dark
that you have a need to park
inside the conscience of another,
please tell your sister or your brother,
for a wise decision it would be
to choose a braver soul than me!

For “Cracking Open the Tirackingme Capsule” Frst posted on July 11 2016

A Jellybelly Insight for SOCS

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For The Friday Reminder, the prompt is “Jelly.” This should be fun…

 

A Jellybelly Insight

What feels special in my belly?
Ice cream, peanut butter, jelly,
Scotchbread cookies, pecan pie
and all the chocolate I can buy.
Thus said, I bet that you can tell
my tummy’s padded pretty well.
And since my jeans I can’t fit into,
it’s salad I should have bit into.