Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know Thursday

 What is your synonym, sentence or example for:

 

Sentence example: Raspberries and blackberries are made up of drupelets. 

 

AND

 

Did you know, grapes can catch on fire in the microwave?

For more information: 50 Incredible "Did You Know" Facts That Will Astonish You — Best Life 

 

 

 

Ketch-Up Day

 

 

How was your weekend and how is your week going?

We're doing fine on this end.

My blackberries are ripening.   I'm so excited.

 AND

We met a couple of buds at Village Inn for lunch.  Yum.  Have you ever been to one?  They have a pizza buffet, a salad bar, soup, drinks and dessert.  Very tasty and very reasonably priced. 

I drive an '03 Mustang and one of the buds gave me this:

 Simple pleasures:)

AND

A few Eternal Garden pics.

 

 

Froggy fighting his way through the garden forest:)

 

 

 

That's it for now, Blogger Buds.  What's going on in your neck of the woods? 

Have an excellent week.

Ketch-up Day

 

How are you? Is your week going well?

Here, there's a lot going on in the garden. 

I went outside the other day and saw this:

That little dark spot beneath the tree is another baby Fox Sparrow. I went back in the house, came back out and he was gone.  I went over and there he was under the grapevine, griping at me the whole time I was weeding, so I gave up and went to the flower area and started weeding again and he followed me over and started griping at me again...or so I thought. Turns out there's two of them.  One is shy and one's an explorer. Hops all over the yard, following mom, falls down between the bricks then hops out. Then tries to hop up on the little fences I have around some of the flowers but no can do.  Their wings are really short and again they have stubs for tails. They literally keep their parents hopping. In fact, the explorer may have popped under the fence. I haven't seen him today. I think I MAY have seen the original Baby all grown up.  It was a fully developed young Fox Sparrow, but it still had a spot of gray on his wing.

The Robin is also nesting again, or another, very near the old nest. We've got frogs, chipmunks, squirrels and, of course, birds. Never a dull moment in the garden. Much entertainment for the cats on the porch.

 

 

  

AND

My brother, who lives in FL, encountered this guy on his bike ride the other day.

AND

Last but not least.

  That's it for me, Blogger Buds.  Ketch me up on you. 

Ketch-up Day

 I'm going to be offline for a week or two. So save up your news and catch me up when I get back.

Leaving you with a few Eternal Garden pics. See ya soon, Blogger Buds.

The frogs seem to like this spot almost as well as the birds.

Frank.

 The grapes are growing.

As are the blackberries.

👋 

 

 

Ketch-Up Day

How are you? Are you having torrential storms or, like us, in an extreme drought?  We had a little rain Saturday and the birds were literally dancing in the street.

AND

 More Eternal Garden pics

 

The baby Robin has already flown the nest.  I saw a Robin yesterday carrying building materials. I don't know if it was Mom or Dad or a different Robin. If it was Mom, that bird needs a vacation.

 Little black (green) berries. 

 

The squirrel must have got interrupted burying his nuts since he left a couple behind and an unfilled hole. 
 

Not the usual  visitor to the bird bath.

 

 

 

 And last but not least, a gift from the HH. 

AND

Critter pics 

Maisy 

Louie
 

Callie

AND

Another Poem for the April Challenge from the HH. The prompt: Dog-eared.

Dog Ears

Dogs come with all manner of ears

Long and floppy

Short and erect

Ones that tip

 

My dog’s ears are

The short tippy kind

Usually forward and tipped

But sometimes flopped back

 

She can also extend them sideways

Looking like Dumbo about to take off

She can also do one flap down

Sometimes the right, sometimes the left

 

I am guessing there is

Some meaning to that

One thing is certain

She hears what she wants to

 

Kind of like people

 

That's it for now, Blogger Buds.

Ketch-up Day

 How is your week going?

Same ole. Same ole here. More Garden Pics

  

For Andrew:)

 

 

 

 

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Ketch-Up Day

 

How are you? What's going on in your neck of the woods?

Does your mail look like this? Bills and donation requests? One of my pet peeves is giving to a charity and them selling your name so everyone can ask for a place in your wallet.

In the Garden

 

The Butterfly Bushes and day lilies are starting to bloom.

 

The hydrangeas are still blooming (This pic is for you, Andrew.)
 

 The blackberries are ripening

 

 And I found some baby grapes on the vine:)

 

 

 The Critters

Nori, Frank, and Callie

 

Louie and Maisy

 

 

 And in the news

 

I studiously avoid politics on this blog because A. I feel very strongly about them. And B. I have friends on the other side of the fence that feel just as strongly about their beliefs and I seriously doubt if we are going to change one another's mind. This one though hit close to home and I'd like to share it. Our nephew is one of the scientists who lost government funding. He works on brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and other neurological issues. He recently took part in an AP interview and because of that he has been getting hate mail from the opposing party, which I find to be so very sad. (And to be perfectly fair, my side of the fence can get pretty raw too. It's a bad situation all around.) He is truly a kind, gentle soul whose goal in life is to make the world a better place.  

 The article itself, I found to be well-written,  informative, and thought-provoking. What in it incited hate mail is beyond me. If you'd like to read it, here is the link. 

 

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them. 

LINK:

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/scientists-lost-jobs-grants-us-cuts-foreign-universities-122172965