public service announcement

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There are some things I want to be able to see through.  My glasses.  The car's windshield.  Airplane windows.

There are some things I do NOT want to be able to see through.  Toilet paper is near the top of list.

This is easily the worst toilet paper, square for square, that I have used since I was in Europe in 1970.  Better than nothing, but not something one would choose, given other options.

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squirrel watching

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This is long, but it's interesting and funny in many places.  (No squirrels were harmed.)


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crab apple

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Tulips

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Tulips.

 


That's one of the biggest tulip flowers I've ever seen!

This one is the tallest one in the first image, from a different angle.

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dandelion

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tulips and gone-to-seed dandelions

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blue sky

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corona version of Billy Joel's "For the Longest Time"

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Here is a very nicely-sung corona version of Billy Joel's "For the Longest Time."


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cherry blossom

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I couldn't get a good angle for the cherry blossoms on the trees.  There was too much mess in the background.  Luckily it was a windy day, and this perfect bloom was on the grass.....

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penguins visit Nelson art museum

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A lot of critters in zoos are getting to go walkabout in the zoo, during this time when people cannot visit the zoo. Flamingos visiting the penguin exhibit, for example.  (Flamingos standing/walking where the people would be, if the zoo were open.)

Some penguins from the Kansas City zoo got to make a trip into town to the Art Museum!

:-)

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flowering trees

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Bradford pear, and pink dogwood.

All the pink dogwoods in the neighborhood are this color, instead of their usual more pinkish pink.  No idea what's up with that.

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excellent a capella -- Birds from Dinos

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thumbs-up to Denali National Park

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The people who run Denali National Park's Instagram account asked people to put up pics they'd taken in the par, with their thumb.  :-)

Here's a caribou we saw from the bus in the park, taken in July of 2007.  With my thumb from 2020.  :-)

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Bob Dylan parody -- Everybody Must Stay Home

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"I know that you feel so all alone, but everybody must stay home."  :-)



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chalk

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I don't know what was here before it rained.  But isn't this leftover chalk on the sidewalk cool?

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dogs may be able to detect people who are infected with covid19

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Dogs can smell people who have malaria.  Maybe they can smell people who have covid19, too....



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glass doorknob

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When sunlight hits the glass knob on our bathroom door just right, we get this.  :-)

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rhino baby

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Chubby unicorn puppy at play.


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blooming, in a tough spot

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In concert with the whole lockdown thing, I’ve been paying attention to plants which took their shot and ended up in difficult places. The ones I have noticed are blooming, like this little violet. 

May we take a leaf from their book, and do our best with what we have. 

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bird dances to ring tones

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Bird dances to ring tones.  :-)

Wow!! Impressive!🎼🔊🔊👍👏🌟🔥🤩❤❤ pic.twitter.com/hwjpiRyih2

— FunnymanPage (@FunnymanPage) May 12, 2020

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mended socks!

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When I mend my socks, I feel that I am sticking it to the Man.

"Take THAT, military-industrial complex!!!  I can mend socks, rather than throw them away and buy new ones!  Hah!"

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thousand-year-old English water mill put back into production during covid flour shortage

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Here's an article about a millennium-old flour mill going back into production to help ease the covid-caused shortage of flour in its region.


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fancy daff

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A couple of autumns ago, I planted two kinds of daffodils in the back yard.  The regular kind seen here came up and bloomed the following spring, and last year, too.  Much appreciated!

This year I got a surprise.  I can't remember for sure if I planted some like this fancy one, but it was nice to see it.  I couldn't tell it was fancy until I got out in the back yard, as there is shrubbery between the house and the flowers.  I knew there was something yellow, there, but didn't know about the orange until I was at a better angle.

I decided to bring it in so I could see it up close and personal.  It smells nice, too.

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