tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041851210272562092024-03-18T14:58:09.605-05:00Calamitous Botanicus Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-4578778027951125152024-02-14T10:05:00.000-06:002024-02-14T10:05:18.883-06:00Hibernating on Valentines Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQw1lI3jyTYegJRP-enP15P9ON2jWQ7n3yWaiLyk8Gs386pWDgaM_qpGRlHSf9R_P6ColcoO6FaqzuRxZXBacF7tgSU6eMCvnmCtXfmkSnK9qqzJfdJp0dr1HX0ckUQL8jFcN0feVAO8gBezWT4j_nR4rgQ5U9BQ96543MOTTn5yOdVo8znWyiAS_p5Kr/s3112/P&SFleurs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="2334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQw1lI3jyTYegJRP-enP15P9ON2jWQ7n3yWaiLyk8Gs386pWDgaM_qpGRlHSf9R_P6ColcoO6FaqzuRxZXBacF7tgSU6eMCvnmCtXfmkSnK9qqzJfdJp0dr1HX0ckUQL8jFcN0feVAO8gBezWT4j_nR4rgQ5U9BQ96543MOTTn5yOdVo8znWyiAS_p5Kr/w480-h640/P&SFleurs.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Valentine's Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7wry7Dw0zwDkjqNGsYRQ_XDdmCBzTOSxMxsZOzGnYj-GIeJIBWSv5CYU8UHwZrZSdyttlf5AkieGlzogSoGTgY4Xgn5XET3WosT7JFeqQr2QD0Rk5MhT7esx8xl4ayjU8Btz00j8EAbRSIjeVqUw9V0L9YCINKsP5Ecan2YkOHxs85-yF8tRKhDSIxJn/s2685/BurtsVideo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="2014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7wry7Dw0zwDkjqNGsYRQ_XDdmCBzTOSxMxsZOzGnYj-GIeJIBWSv5CYU8UHwZrZSdyttlf5AkieGlzogSoGTgY4Xgn5XET3WosT7JFeqQr2QD0Rk5MhT7esx8xl4ayjU8Btz00j8EAbRSIjeVqUw9V0L9YCINKsP5Ecan2YkOHxs85-yF8tRKhDSIxJn/w480-h640/BurtsVideo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Crew decided to celebrate by spending the morning lounging about doing nothing, which is actually what they do everyday so it's really not all that special. However, they do highly recommend that everyone give it a try every now and then. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPZ6zV15qcWijgf41zOLWxS_7C98me4fb1n5hqNXp_3vw8LwDk-U7862G_a2lfs8eawbo5I7gcW_wCIbqIo3NSkt_xVPl8WIEx0PkfvMUkbeDj4LhldcBOgjlQx3MKAei7aMxwy1gbZ_sHQqa2s_2IVWey3SVyEV2TO9m1SmYDCMSvmbFBHRkwoO_NNxy/s3530/Cat%20and%20Mouse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="2648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPZ6zV15qcWijgf41zOLWxS_7C98me4fb1n5hqNXp_3vw8LwDk-U7862G_a2lfs8eawbo5I7gcW_wCIbqIo3NSkt_xVPl8WIEx0PkfvMUkbeDj4LhldcBOgjlQx3MKAei7aMxwy1gbZ_sHQqa2s_2IVWey3SVyEV2TO9m1SmYDCMSvmbFBHRkwoO_NNxy/w480-h640/Cat%20and%20Mouse.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So they've been watching videos,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzzh2B51cm17ELtJujwFZtctfXwba_icq-HATEEgfpWFRYxzwW4ZoYbefSQH9E-Ggq9kJvlZtoHXPrdofWFoGmx257-vaeSlPIgnV44-VLTRUEx-m1wZeVl8gszA-9juDzAZ1_XRwoHvgM2UipaMEWcTKWjhQVu9A7y6YLzxjwQObx1fqAl0OCbJ3uEw6/s3861/Hibernating%20Crew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3861" data-original-width="2895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzzh2B51cm17ELtJujwFZtctfXwba_icq-HATEEgfpWFRYxzwW4ZoYbefSQH9E-Ggq9kJvlZtoHXPrdofWFoGmx257-vaeSlPIgnV44-VLTRUEx-m1wZeVl8gszA-9juDzAZ1_XRwoHvgM2UipaMEWcTKWjhQVu9A7y6YLzxjwQObx1fqAl0OCbJ3uEw6/w480-h640/Hibernating%20Crew.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and reading,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9pvN3Mr2pbD9WLxfleb7RDZMmFV8b93-eDdAUt3bR16jKaOig9xdz3c4uDUWtq1Yvl0Qb5wlKp6tD7EjCtSaphwEiLwWVSS6kp7jeWziXUJmAvCi7E6N1rGKQi2TbLISCIpUVNbVvEyzf2t3NEv5Oli7hUCmg6eyss-JnzyBs2JjBZUpD7TQ2rOoArst/s4032/Fluff'sHyggeBook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9pvN3Mr2pbD9WLxfleb7RDZMmFV8b93-eDdAUt3bR16jKaOig9xdz3c4uDUWtq1Yvl0Qb5wlKp6tD7EjCtSaphwEiLwWVSS6kp7jeWziXUJmAvCi7E6N1rGKQi2TbLISCIpUVNbVvEyzf2t3NEv5Oli7hUCmg6eyss-JnzyBs2JjBZUpD7TQ2rOoArst/w480-h640/Fluff'sHyggeBook.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or just looking at the pictures,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNwT9KmT1x3ybmeeBYoToSQsGw5-660bntC0OTutNxX25l-tJOPS6cKFwVVKoEjWbhyZWdNLKHERVwmRyq7i-FoJ__8uFQvj7DQ1fNCg6O9lWvmxqokvmSnDyUeYt5JGgE9ctoPG-L-P4CxNqWjLtXk84y_e4HDizf2d6Uhz1hSAgwCvNyc-f8NPhDfQa/s3128/SCrewAm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="2346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNwT9KmT1x3ybmeeBYoToSQsGw5-660bntC0OTutNxX25l-tJOPS6cKFwVVKoEjWbhyZWdNLKHERVwmRyq7i-FoJ__8uFQvj7DQ1fNCg6O9lWvmxqokvmSnDyUeYt5JGgE9ctoPG-L-P4CxNqWjLtXk84y_e4HDizf2d6Uhz1hSAgwCvNyc-f8NPhDfQa/w480-h640/SCrewAm.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while indulging in a little social media and a lot of coffee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They will be responsible tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See you soon and don't forget to be good to yourself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-55114644670947501472024-01-31T20:04:00.001-06:002024-01-31T20:04:41.900-06:00Hobbies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLgWSBAN6qyufamsYXIBEytBNG8okzbYKCoY8BHgox-OK4T5sY8rJouCaDU9M5u3EiP7I-Z9Q7T4THo3hhp28QK1OgfB5LmWbnnlDKYJLueC75C2GHL7DYVDYsQ0bCkqAJp1RyqIszDxQj6TOUFNHxG9NfLAZHkWmPqNQyGEnthULXJtImrXHKI2bHvAP/s4032/Fleurs1-11-24.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLgWSBAN6qyufamsYXIBEytBNG8okzbYKCoY8BHgox-OK4T5sY8rJouCaDU9M5u3EiP7I-Z9Q7T4THo3hhp28QK1OgfB5LmWbnnlDKYJLueC75C2GHL7DYVDYsQ0bCkqAJp1RyqIszDxQj6TOUFNHxG9NfLAZHkWmPqNQyGEnthULXJtImrXHKI2bHvAP/w480-h640/Fleurs1-11-24.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>January has been really, really weird in our neck of the woods. In the dead of winter, it's been either too warm or too cold to get outside and have some fun. Since the usual activities were canceled, we've ended up stuck inside with only our hobbies or Netflix for entertainment. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5M8C7oiBY5gaYCAC2rS7iCJ-uMqXqZtdLBnLopuwtSrr7MrxaP6mtva1T2WGIWAeP2OJ85K1ho_WhCpWungz0RQG_JLblbJDFwrG2KkP6v47gAC-PT4zhsqHOKPCDmUcrO-3JQfDFwW48B74UUCxs4y7DldQV93u6Gx-dUqB0eFus7U5C9kXJo6f6OFk/s3077/XmasCrew2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="3077" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5M8C7oiBY5gaYCAC2rS7iCJ-uMqXqZtdLBnLopuwtSrr7MrxaP6mtva1T2WGIWAeP2OJ85K1ho_WhCpWungz0RQG_JLblbJDFwrG2KkP6v47gAC-PT4zhsqHOKPCDmUcrO-3JQfDFwW48B74UUCxs4y7DldQV93u6Gx-dUqB0eFus7U5C9kXJo6f6OFk/w640-h480/XmasCrew2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course the Christmas decorations could have been taken down, but thanks to their perpetual procrastination disorder (which is a totally made up and self-diagnosed condition), the Crew still hasn't done that. This is what happens when the Halloween decorations stay up until the middle of December and you hang the last ornaments on the tree the day after Christmas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7u3kynuAX5XOtPNXfMKSZNrYfoRwgCEiv64vUx8bjV6EEErvsRAbZXSfpM23Tvi-DOvDDUwZsQulbDS1nraN0JzkvXLFAYZSFc-9HvUgDeSG6f66Sw1qGy9G9Z_0BXtfnaKc6VdUdnPj5Lh_TxkM-YACk7R63YboKkwk5MojysOcPjBt_VrtSFB9bRfs/s4032/IvyAtMyDesk2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7u3kynuAX5XOtPNXfMKSZNrYfoRwgCEiv64vUx8bjV6EEErvsRAbZXSfpM23Tvi-DOvDDUwZsQulbDS1nraN0JzkvXLFAYZSFc-9HvUgDeSG6f66Sw1qGy9G9Z_0BXtfnaKc6VdUdnPj5Lh_TxkM-YACk7R63YboKkwk5MojysOcPjBt_VrtSFB9bRfs/w480-h640/IvyAtMyDesk2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">According to several silly and totally unnecessary web sites (the kind I can't get enough of), January is National Hobby Month and the second Monday is National Clean Off Your Desk Day. They've probably been around for awhile but this is the first I've heard of them. No one in this household needs any more hobbies but that desk could use some decluttering. To be fair, there's nowhere for anything to go until the Christmas decor comes down. Maybe February should be Get Your Hobbies Under Control Month and Put Those Christmas Decorations Away Month?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeL7BCPrDZUnEKzZrPXhn4Pdx2YbNaWOgkBp5NxH57B7n8XtJO3Ap-0BFK-FeKQIgAgabJ6irzuX1kIvvaZSZklCQ2xlXDoUHUmBYjNshqq7B4ZBn9gpqUrOF3j5HJQzFrEkvMahwSX3Iy4Y2K6Jt08GuJRG71L9GMgsW2JIOUt1mmIw2q2cx2GvwyQRs/s4032/MakingCameras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeL7BCPrDZUnEKzZrPXhn4Pdx2YbNaWOgkBp5NxH57B7n8XtJO3Ap-0BFK-FeKQIgAgabJ6irzuX1kIvvaZSZklCQ2xlXDoUHUmBYjNshqq7B4ZBn9gpqUrOF3j5HJQzFrEkvMahwSX3Iy4Y2K6Jt08GuJRG71L9GMgsW2JIOUt1mmIw2q2cx2GvwyQRs/w480-h640/MakingCameras.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His Madness never stops making pinhole cameras, so this is nothing new for him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiJIODKJCyLuXQ8sFRT6Ctp5jmZeQH6GT8wIHV0uAJnoVYDX0pHDIgw6DVXrwzCcau1ejNDudJyC3ybGcb3XFioPqbvQXj_6JpKbx5zW1ov0p8EcOX30gZTk_-cA6M65bFhCQr_74HfiXWi3fdBtah9XA4qyZup1qFoQTI-InzOpQktPnPcZo8FcH8ewb/s4032/SteinsHaul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiJIODKJCyLuXQ8sFRT6Ctp5jmZeQH6GT8wIHV0uAJnoVYDX0pHDIgw6DVXrwzCcau1ejNDudJyC3ybGcb3XFioPqbvQXj_6JpKbx5zW1ov0p8EcOX30gZTk_-cA6M65bFhCQr_74HfiXWi3fdBtah9XA4qyZup1qFoQTI-InzOpQktPnPcZo8FcH8ewb/w480-h640/SteinsHaul.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know if gardening is actually a hobby for me or if I just like planting flowers. In any case, it's not easy to get into a pastime that comes to a complete halt for six months and the garden centers apparently understand this. These cute plants can be planted in the garden in spring. If they live.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIY7hT8kit_IT0bIG7p86DlKdYQLEAAHdmXRbZ_J0d67AlQTiAWBArNg2BI8ZkNMuZp-tcJlYr5G1zdOG_yMW6AjGrnp24RR177MOaVLADN7_dgkg-1oUK4frf6s0k9jaKyTpFi3hX0puHwD2e-JVy19-yielTzYVLsnQzoSsO6JRJC6kts7A7JAPOMwPV/s4032/OnlineSeedShopping.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIY7hT8kit_IT0bIG7p86DlKdYQLEAAHdmXRbZ_J0d67AlQTiAWBArNg2BI8ZkNMuZp-tcJlYr5G1zdOG_yMW6AjGrnp24RR177MOaVLADN7_dgkg-1oUK4frf6s0k9jaKyTpFi3hX0puHwD2e-JVy19-yielTzYVLsnQzoSsO6JRJC6kts7A7JAPOMwPV/w480-h640/OnlineSeedShopping.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In January there's also a lot of talk online about garden design. For me, that usually results in placing an overly ambitious order from a nursery while totally forgetting what already lies beneath the snow. Apparently, it's never too early to acquire seeds that you can't possibly plant for a couple of months and won't remember where you put them when planting time actually comes around.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsyWShOwLlGa8dNn2crDWq-m3uTb53b1m1eBzbnGGygE6vh50re8Q-oO4W90SYim1zEfyQbTHa90mS2LKrlKGWMJuikUr7UJmZo6YSkNqYlpV1NWluzJkZ79ikRjKWa3e-6rxRcJ8atlnDepi6IPx1uydJeu4nOprxFQUtRV81uAGa6JZimHEN23Kat39/s4032/TopiariesInTheSnow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsyWShOwLlGa8dNn2crDWq-m3uTb53b1m1eBzbnGGygE6vh50re8Q-oO4W90SYim1zEfyQbTHa90mS2LKrlKGWMJuikUr7UJmZo6YSkNqYlpV1NWluzJkZ79ikRjKWa3e-6rxRcJ8atlnDepi6IPx1uydJeu4nOprxFQUtRV81uAGa6JZimHEN23Kat39/w480-h640/TopiariesInTheSnow.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At the moment, the Calamitous Garden isn't looking too bad, thanks to the blizzard that dropped the most snow we've seen since Halloween. Until recently, it was a very unattractive shade of brown. Sunny skies followed and brought below zero temps for a whole week and now it's in the mid 30°F. Such strange weather but at least the snow is pretty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJlWeh6dUZ1mjBCefQ4RlFHMT2mNeXQWzT49Op0LJU9_o3j6DErJOdDWev5DUG4ZmvgnnWVmKv8mvBgoXWX7JCU7Zz3cbCXCtjHg0UiVMRkA8ct2MrrP4bo_d_any9ZnsY3RHbcQcYchOpnhoew2UgRz4rBgz4uwGT1Thv_Qz0R4bcNF5qpck96EydGKm/s4032/Pumpkins&Primroses.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJlWeh6dUZ1mjBCefQ4RlFHMT2mNeXQWzT49Op0LJU9_o3j6DErJOdDWev5DUG4ZmvgnnWVmKv8mvBgoXWX7JCU7Zz3cbCXCtjHg0UiVMRkA8ct2MrrP4bo_d_any9ZnsY3RHbcQcYchOpnhoew2UgRz4rBgz4uwGT1Thv_Qz0R4bcNF5qpck96EydGKm/w480-h640/Pumpkins&Primroses.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Burt and Ivy's hobby is frightening the neighbors and that's an ongoing thing no matter what season it is. They do like to enhance the experience with a spooky jack-'o-lantern and are currently holding a serious debate about which leftover pumpkin to carve. The yellow one was picked green before a freeze and it has "ripened" while sitting on the kitchen floor. It also might not actually be a pumpkin, not that they really care, but it could be a little iffy on the inside. The other two came from the local supplier and seem okay. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzU2r9hJMqXxClUbpGeYXAl9Nd_sDQ1DYqsYsZRCy-o1aZFdShyxyPs-XOXQHn8uICUXbe3OMX6b1vIZxGCU-ZP4ZPHCMcF2LoQGFV8d-5RYNzg9cR3EICtLpfKBQDs-HIO6b7ONcPGkbL-xM9Mc4n3LY02Uymo5bL2ncxcEAthgh9zqPCVJmzEZ1rXxqk/s4032/Burt'sJolCarving.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzU2r9hJMqXxClUbpGeYXAl9Nd_sDQ1DYqsYsZRCy-o1aZFdShyxyPs-XOXQHn8uICUXbe3OMX6b1vIZxGCU-ZP4ZPHCMcF2LoQGFV8d-5RYNzg9cR3EICtLpfKBQDs-HIO6b7ONcPGkbL-xM9Mc4n3LY02Uymo5bL2ncxcEAthgh9zqPCVJmzEZ1rXxqk/w480-h640/Burt'sJolCarving.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since it's winter, they opted for the Ghost pumpkin. It was hard as a rock but not rotten inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA-6bon7h4POqhhpBKySt5QAfnzp4BDNypM_zZFJr8514c8xiGgHinvJ3q7wthmhh0N-uZoUUasAV5FKZ-SsUQsmHVD7EQD7Ee-bS6gvhSZyJi-VN7nrwplnlG1Pg-lj78YCVfUPyQpdvAgjlFprOT_oYrPwF7bPTaCxUHSD7XVIIpnft05VJ9HdYVFri/s3024/JOL1-31-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2230" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA-6bon7h4POqhhpBKySt5QAfnzp4BDNypM_zZFJr8514c8xiGgHinvJ3q7wthmhh0N-uZoUUasAV5FKZ-SsUQsmHVD7EQD7Ee-bS6gvhSZyJi-VN7nrwplnlG1Pg-lj78YCVfUPyQpdvAgjlFprOT_oYrPwF7bPTaCxUHSD7XVIIpnft05VJ9HdYVFri/w472-h640/JOL1-31-24.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Looks like they're all set for the evening. Happy January 31st everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A very late Happy New Year to all and thanks for stopping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-45951291717775007882023-11-27T09:54:00.002-06:002023-12-02T11:33:23.450-06:00Thanksgiving<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi3peLXlTDR7YmAxbKP9WeB7phN5LfRFRhDjRpuM-KezF8HJLs4whqcxJ1koagu_IrnpTNOWWNoOCmgGyx-XiuzlD1eWW03NaOvu2T0g-BUM2jwvB9nFS1u45VVQHd2amu2hzh9GbndT63QU8YvZoetCIvrRO9wmA_iUavM7WvZ4N4glLDzR_D-O1fqp9/s2901/SunsetPumpins.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="2176" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi3peLXlTDR7YmAxbKP9WeB7phN5LfRFRhDjRpuM-KezF8HJLs4whqcxJ1koagu_IrnpTNOWWNoOCmgGyx-XiuzlD1eWW03NaOvu2T0g-BUM2jwvB9nFS1u45VVQHd2amu2hzh9GbndT63QU8YvZoetCIvrRO9wmA_iUavM7WvZ4N4glLDzR_D-O1fqp9/w480-h640/SunsetPumpins.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the sunsets on the last of the pumpkins, it's time to embrace the fact that spooky season will be taking a brief pause for Christmas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RWw0IIPH45DkGWwLWX_nqCnwujhGqZmXz8I5BgZrysxApRjbfLOaUsNZOe-MgbK-PTPMSVP_KN9lEQB1DiFxx0sGDAPxmoLAtbvYcplH_7U5Y9zLniZnk3r46_SXXt3XkIC5wt1KS-SQVQY4CGut7SlbnAoC3epYg8-7WedSTZ4WTnMc95zynaeAaQc1/s4032/Kib&SunnyPPie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RWw0IIPH45DkGWwLWX_nqCnwujhGqZmXz8I5BgZrysxApRjbfLOaUsNZOe-MgbK-PTPMSVP_KN9lEQB1DiFxx0sGDAPxmoLAtbvYcplH_7U5Y9zLniZnk3r46_SXXt3XkIC5wt1KS-SQVQY4CGut7SlbnAoC3epYg8-7WedSTZ4WTnMc95zynaeAaQc1/w480-h640/Kib&SunnyPPie.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One year we didn't get together with friends and relatives, so we tried to skip the usual Thanksgiving trappings and just treat it as any other day. That threw me off so much I barely got the presents wrapped in time for Christmas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2XnUadiQkB7FdKhIzVepY1m-JoMEOkQuqvUI_SN7iWj8HHf7wLkq-0H_sEQbSw6XKArcNTMrXLli2OJHdWCjTx7ezukeYMRRO1e2_UqA1yGqYs8jNXYjz52NjH15Q1gWTF1mnOXTDGt1P3bGmBWWtFmNFLLNzgkunQTyFiNfpZNbhaB78MiOTe5B38_e/s4032/Cranberries.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2XnUadiQkB7FdKhIzVepY1m-JoMEOkQuqvUI_SN7iWj8HHf7wLkq-0H_sEQbSw6XKArcNTMrXLli2OJHdWCjTx7ezukeYMRRO1e2_UqA1yGqYs8jNXYjz52NjH15Q1gWTF1mnOXTDGt1P3bGmBWWtFmNFLLNzgkunQTyFiNfpZNbhaB78MiOTe5B38_e/w480-h640/Cranberries.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we make Thanksgiving Dinner - no matter what! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Besides turkey and pumpkin pie the other menu requirement (for me anyway) is cranberry sauce. I like that it's colorful and smells good when it's cooking. Someone must actually eat it, or is it one of those dishes you take a tablespoon of and just push around on your plate? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHmVy3UcRaYBsZzTsYVxOGj1FicggnVxJBoKv6hYb9xBXsBJ-OYoq6aVFtqXyVaxAcgJlzvQeOTU-rQIy-xUZYIqpa523p8xxQTTLBScKwFBrXlDLZqZOpyC7UCSLiasC-P0dSjaKlfDCIZ9NvzfxJfTwPcmRb1tElwkpY9v-U_kX4c_McXDALohe3vDZ/s4032/PumpkinBread.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHmVy3UcRaYBsZzTsYVxOGj1FicggnVxJBoKv6hYb9xBXsBJ-OYoq6aVFtqXyVaxAcgJlzvQeOTU-rQIy-xUZYIqpa523p8xxQTTLBScKwFBrXlDLZqZOpyC7UCSLiasC-P0dSjaKlfDCIZ9NvzfxJfTwPcmRb1tElwkpY9v-U_kX4c_McXDALohe3vDZ/w480-h640/PumpkinBread.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year His Madness also made some pumpkin bread. It was really made with butternut squash but nobody cared. These little pumpkins were hard as rocks and only good for decorations and future compost material. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiNhSSrYJdMsYZ6gnqVi4O7e5SDW_BfwxixotLLFLyfzDlawXDsl_wehmBogzBs76iW0l5rROk133ZiJaRThhpAeZeVQfQwZDrYK9A_WCSALF-MSY_f3FeAwA3OskBpGdebrjF_MiOhFqDjhHnv5ONNUQXQ3KIrtavgH_QqiLqEN76lzkO0p_szW2cPgl/s3340/TheParts&Parade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3340" data-original-width="2505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiNhSSrYJdMsYZ6gnqVi4O7e5SDW_BfwxixotLLFLyfzDlawXDsl_wehmBogzBs76iW0l5rROk133ZiJaRThhpAeZeVQfQwZDrYK9A_WCSALF-MSY_f3FeAwA3OskBpGdebrjF_MiOhFqDjhHnv5ONNUQXQ3KIrtavgH_QqiLqEN76lzkO0p_szW2cPgl/w480-h640/TheParts&Parade.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During the frenzy of cooking, The Skeleton Crew decided to put together the playhouse I ordered for Spenser back in October. It seemed like it would be a good place for him to hideout during the hours of Trick or Treating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1wAqBbplkfaOAgA4B3X7Td-m5VLiuWuBXDAmBX4CXPBJ56yP3RH45bi8yx0vF3P2mLcH4eGul_T68FRLlj9OFepBgffCehdRKvbrLCi7EZNPjB3XpF4CgfD-LJuKP2Co6efHoIimGW3g85hUgoM-GGCkFawTXj-LLSMxKdvI98cxmVzmee3RLy4GcCux/s4032/KibComplains.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1wAqBbplkfaOAgA4B3X7Td-m5VLiuWuBXDAmBX4CXPBJ56yP3RH45bi8yx0vF3P2mLcH4eGul_T68FRLlj9OFepBgffCehdRKvbrLCi7EZNPjB3XpF4CgfD-LJuKP2Co6efHoIimGW3g85hUgoM-GGCkFawTXj-LLSMxKdvI98cxmVzmee3RLy4GcCux/w480-h640/KibComplains.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As these things go, the "universal" directions scared us off and Spenser spent Halloween under the bed, as usual. Once they got started it went together quickly, although Kib was right there to point out all the places where they screwed up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTWBgdqOugVzBXV27TraorlsC2ciCCFuiMbdUL7K_XAnzjivfObETA-vW-Erf0zOyZFUKCtXBFmGKbxAMglggn9fHb1H9yKYTwG5Qlfwaoj7-yBqx4-fydMlfm5CSsbU8QU2P06IDh1VoMBm9QbCMD4U4tDVNwm2Jk195waam4N7cLN8ueFUkflWc9Q4D/s4032/KibFluffsRoof.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTWBgdqOugVzBXV27TraorlsC2ciCCFuiMbdUL7K_XAnzjivfObETA-vW-Erf0zOyZFUKCtXBFmGKbxAMglggn9fHb1H9yKYTwG5Qlfwaoj7-yBqx4-fydMlfm5CSsbU8QU2P06IDh1VoMBm9QbCMD4U4tDVNwm2Jk195waam4N7cLN8ueFUkflWc9Q4D/w480-h640/KibFluffsRoof.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's okay, it holds Burt, and that's good enough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdS4MlLQh01GuWYxjTHE-tzHT9_Np_xJer0nzAZnpPxf_hvwjwGhALbbhZMEL9Gms-j8UWMpunk3XQuOPhox7zbIqtAMCJIPGwQFAkxiBSrH4UVIsH6HncLYGFr-8c76P4K9V7i4AI1_9BVPAJ4Gd4Z6OKWbtXJN7h_WDu3IELhLvBil-hBdSK7B6Ny4q/s1241/Checking%20ItOut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdS4MlLQh01GuWYxjTHE-tzHT9_Np_xJer0nzAZnpPxf_hvwjwGhALbbhZMEL9Gms-j8UWMpunk3XQuOPhox7zbIqtAMCJIPGwQFAkxiBSrH4UVIsH6HncLYGFr-8c76P4K9V7i4AI1_9BVPAJ4Gd4Z6OKWbtXJN7h_WDu3IELhLvBil-hBdSK7B6Ny4q/w480-h640/Checking%20ItOut.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spencer likes his new hiding house so much he may not come out until Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A belated Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I'm always thankful that you stop by, see you soon!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-15128277865817311132023-11-01T00:00:00.005-05:002023-11-01T00:14:09.800-05:00Happy Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJp0-an9FuiQFFObcDHMSHniT-nmADpcUCL5osEt-p6UJ4WXYWM7NCEaJ3hZjYiowObnbsaQTGdQzrrzm-ZNKEBrx-TykLPlZtc3kacUDdh-JbxPfv-5sz5kG5bTyetdQWIWWQdJpFu0RFL8jS4RACv3kO70w05D73T6YE3Vnt1bI49iO4t5cDqW2iuWH/s2891/HHalloween.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="2168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJp0-an9FuiQFFObcDHMSHniT-nmADpcUCL5osEt-p6UJ4WXYWM7NCEaJ3hZjYiowObnbsaQTGdQzrrzm-ZNKEBrx-TykLPlZtc3kacUDdh-JbxPfv-5sz5kG5bTyetdQWIWWQdJpFu0RFL8jS4RACv3kO70w05D73T6YE3Vnt1bI49iO4t5cDqW2iuWH/w480-h640/HHalloween.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope everyone had a very spooky Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We had a bit of a challenge in our neck of the woods although we did know it was coming. One of our Trick or Treaters told me <i>"so what if it's cold and snowing, we couldn't miss free candy day". </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9rrLj4kXIYIb42cqURmhyGhgSuSEFGrSD0qVGRIXZxl1glyz4THB_epXJTLv106PUc4OUKlW4no0GNOIaqOqV0zpTLSBmUXkeLDufYOwg8-MXKD4fCnRz5oJAxT9x2Nicnd2bdVqWKRZCBxXbwXZ5EXtxg_qTGaF9_lWODdYRXJbRUTmTqAKRhnsjc6d/s4032/TorTcandy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9rrLj4kXIYIb42cqURmhyGhgSuSEFGrSD0qVGRIXZxl1glyz4THB_epXJTLv106PUc4OUKlW4no0GNOIaqOqV0zpTLSBmUXkeLDufYOwg8-MXKD4fCnRz5oJAxT9x2Nicnd2bdVqWKRZCBxXbwXZ5EXtxg_qTGaF9_lWODdYRXJbRUTmTqAKRhnsjc6d/w480-h640/TorTcandy.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what was left of seventy-two candy bars after two hours of Trick or Treating at 30°F. through an inch of snow. They were awesome! </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKQL74bZkF7WyqNy29sc02MrIq8OdnWR-Iuf1SpLjZEKbYJJ_lzLjA6C4Cf0dOXJa0uquS_BgGmf8gqWtQk79BA6eF6t5mWNouutm5Sj0sLKNOt_SwWchlE6U1IezUl4214c9Q9VfxN7dMmXToDNCPpDBLbVbx8KT5l0flotKP65-_n2kb22xzov6DpZv/s3748/Candy'23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3748" data-original-width="2811" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKQL74bZkF7WyqNy29sc02MrIq8OdnWR-Iuf1SpLjZEKbYJJ_lzLjA6C4Cf0dOXJa0uquS_BgGmf8gqWtQk79BA6eF6t5mWNouutm5Sj0sLKNOt_SwWchlE6U1IezUl4214c9Q9VfxN7dMmXToDNCPpDBLbVbx8KT5l0flotKP65-_n2kb22xzov6DpZv/w480-h640/Candy'23.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our front porch decorations were heavily influenced by a couple of botched jobs the electricians left us with after their visit last week. The Jack-'O-Lantern lamp post did a good job of covering up the missing light fixture and we found enough extension cords to stretch to the back of the house where there is an actual working outlet. Half of the lights on the garland that goes around the door were out so we skipped putting that up. It was kind of a mess but I doubt if anyone noticed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzISx1atkgPjb0giCdlGhbvDiL9o5qpSEkdUdn9RYj3lyPLgfODBsvJ2E1QhkueVkh-RfpHHsdZvFDQWrShU361N7P_Wg2SAzdyuRxO4CiD5upIB_nzzwJ2Vnqx2H_lWwbwy8n2iToLzBhpw8hWzoHQvY26UkLinsrfpXrzrZZXCXx6UqIMH8LBtq-vzZ/s2984/Jack1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzISx1atkgPjb0giCdlGhbvDiL9o5qpSEkdUdn9RYj3lyPLgfODBsvJ2E1QhkueVkh-RfpHHsdZvFDQWrShU361N7P_Wg2SAzdyuRxO4CiD5upIB_nzzwJ2Vnqx2H_lWwbwy8n2iToLzBhpw8hWzoHQvY26UkLinsrfpXrzrZZXCXx6UqIMH8LBtq-vzZ/w480-h640/Jack1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one thing I've learned from all the mishaps and annoying problems we've had this fall is to take the time to appreciate it when things do go well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXNWeb6nE3TzjGbfq1O7JuDvHiezIWXuShjmoEUUn19ovHonOd_3ir6U1XlwM8LopOqHI7q9-xstjjdSSdQSzxCAhKt_4V9uSj1fWA_YSlFIwUcMKYB6dH8Q6-Yxq3mk_9ncC1afnkoCkbMGS_yXWDInPIviC8lNFO5Ol4FNRxUZrU02BVW_2-e4Si4eF/s4032/Jack2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXNWeb6nE3TzjGbfq1O7JuDvHiezIWXuShjmoEUUn19ovHonOd_3ir6U1XlwM8LopOqHI7q9-xstjjdSSdQSzxCAhKt_4V9uSj1fWA_YSlFIwUcMKYB6dH8Q6-Yxq3mk_9ncC1afnkoCkbMGS_yXWDInPIviC8lNFO5Ol4FNRxUZrU02BVW_2-e4Si4eF/w480-h640/Jack2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's easy to take good luck for granted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLNgiFZt5z_1PBLqucNkek7gldOJDPvx52sz56F1_7XONFnBigBy6kX6e7iapU4nDMAo9lqi3gMUX3lu4IRHqqhxq9Ts5maKGZjs2uE8gR9BC-TbaNCV9-4kni9thwgLheWVXQWGrijLPOx8DA4ML7A4YSDJ6SrBuhwzwUJ7AAXtPRm8d1yOu5UoaYgyX/s3864/Jack3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="2898" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLNgiFZt5z_1PBLqucNkek7gldOJDPvx52sz56F1_7XONFnBigBy6kX6e7iapU4nDMAo9lqi3gMUX3lu4IRHqqhxq9Ts5maKGZjs2uE8gR9BC-TbaNCV9-4kni9thwgLheWVXQWGrijLPOx8DA4ML7A4YSDJ6SrBuhwzwUJ7AAXtPRm8d1yOu5UoaYgyX/w480-h640/Jack3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, it's probably time to start preparing for next Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0dNeSOa_ZxIywMlFe_-tyLEWm3W95nDO6mlQI95Hbx4_cJNerML_j35erGw907qV1rY_2OrUl93AklLt05279iyQ5TpEWdgDzg7Ie_ZQ4dlIqCMQv8PN7tF9LWzxjla-1GNNMg5wuzKDzFAVZ07CfsYPTYFan_uf2GhSyU4ZGTsubhjSy_8UfRmQa9LH/s3614/Jack4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3614" data-original-width="2710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0dNeSOa_ZxIywMlFe_-tyLEWm3W95nDO6mlQI95Hbx4_cJNerML_j35erGw907qV1rY_2OrUl93AklLt05279iyQ5TpEWdgDzg7Ie_ZQ4dlIqCMQv8PN7tF9LWzxjla-1GNNMg5wuzKDzFAVZ07CfsYPTYFan_uf2GhSyU4ZGTsubhjSy_8UfRmQa9LH/w480-h640/Jack4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Right after the electricians come back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_a6TEmDuNI21ofD6WK31ILWA6fo3LjmS0WdXK97I1PnePP-LEbiG4CDolTCgFVhA2EI5UDmgYWncW5ykTM3nM-EeOPHNyhZc_AkNKJRCdIFZAbdyDlAwibCy3F4AUiy6AJQbRI-EcVaSfI5-ADpvXqiJwEkuobivC_a15cKineB0FLM9CSc2uSlhy15l/s3479/CheshireFluff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2609" data-original-width="3479" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_a6TEmDuNI21ofD6WK31ILWA6fo3LjmS0WdXK97I1PnePP-LEbiG4CDolTCgFVhA2EI5UDmgYWncW5ykTM3nM-EeOPHNyhZc_AkNKJRCdIFZAbdyDlAwibCy3F4AUiy6AJQbRI-EcVaSfI5-ADpvXqiJwEkuobivC_a15cKineB0FLM9CSc2uSlhy15l/w640-h480/CheshireFluff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly, this was as close as anyone in our household came to a costume this year. The sun came out for awhile yesterday morning, just long enough to cast some pretty bizarre shadows on Spenser. He could almost pass for a monotone Cheshire Cat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-3384776242465759872023-10-30T21:21:00.000-05:002023-10-30T21:21:22.057-05:001 Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xkXtlx_htIre0o7RLmVI59c_28PkUa1A6BhXZmMXoPsL7WLpMXMHoeua2WxiuZ88j2LzqNo2VqxmDE_WuEOBForosSV5j4ji-IOBXe3qIB0x-L9M5bnKFD2VB6IU4q_Nkq9-88yaqxRnKuGMWQCSQd649RV02eG5HcCVMKLOC_R4yZHlhDw6cjigRx_m/s4032/1%20Day'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xkXtlx_htIre0o7RLmVI59c_28PkUa1A6BhXZmMXoPsL7WLpMXMHoeua2WxiuZ88j2LzqNo2VqxmDE_WuEOBForosSV5j4ji-IOBXe3qIB0x-L9M5bnKFD2VB6IU4q_Nkq9-88yaqxRnKuGMWQCSQd649RV02eG5HcCVMKLOC_R4yZHlhDw6cjigRx_m/w480-h640/1%20Day'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the day before Halloween, is there enough time to catch up?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eyxO1xc3nkEjjmJYFxe_EWEMS3jmHxOHAHQG6RW58NSLAo9Sfr3DfjdXk4WrruhsQS9narEo4oEx56MQ83U_IS4IWd_GyxJI_EZ23Ka8-8e27XWoe5uLWzMZdxSVGVBtXaf81lmQEPj18WLzW-Hxe2IMlaJfHrHIZR0A81bD28RcfJ6rbo82xoXI0XCu/s4032/StabbingTheSquash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eyxO1xc3nkEjjmJYFxe_EWEMS3jmHxOHAHQG6RW58NSLAo9Sfr3DfjdXk4WrruhsQS9narEo4oEx56MQ83U_IS4IWd_GyxJI_EZ23Ka8-8e27XWoe5uLWzMZdxSVGVBtXaf81lmQEPj18WLzW-Hxe2IMlaJfHrHIZR0A81bD28RcfJ6rbo82xoXI0XCu/w480-h640/StabbingTheSquash.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather predictions for All Hallow's Eve are pretty grim in our area. With 38° F. as the high temperature and an 80 percent change of snow, things aren't looking too good for a decent turnout of Trick or Treaters. In fact, I'm wondering if anyone will turn up at all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACUDfKd_gT2GIuX0K0CAdeSqKVrOHeu21zbt_lUt4YMaYmRUZhVf6alMkVzDX5UPkwpgji8aJAYO890dIyiShfw59M-gahliGk9SObPa4qcqTkuEBRZiUV2tX-zDi5BGzFInfacPKgjnHl6E059VofuZ_RAxNyZNhFM-uhyphenhyphenYXmZ8Bd_2dOlKhTd3-mfce/s4032/KibKitchenPumpkins.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACUDfKd_gT2GIuX0K0CAdeSqKVrOHeu21zbt_lUt4YMaYmRUZhVf6alMkVzDX5UPkwpgji8aJAYO890dIyiShfw59M-gahliGk9SObPa4qcqTkuEBRZiUV2tX-zDi5BGzFInfacPKgjnHl6E059VofuZ_RAxNyZNhFM-uhyphenhyphenYXmZ8Bd_2dOlKhTd3-mfce/w480-h640/KibKitchenPumpkins.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the pumpkins were brought in yesterday so they wouldn't freeze overnight. It's very hard to carve a jack-'o-lantern out of a frozen one and even worse when they start to thaw out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Dnum-Ms6PG8IL-IGreyOdR6qPv-IKJCuoCuN8lIEk0AJnPwfuNaxX-c-HUz5wY2G91WfKiAgTrkut0B4U8U0CI_WWx0nsXqePN-IdUtslMgYVSS4wOxjP62yDHhHlSaBtI7gc2P4IE2VNSAg9Uk26XzJyA3WDnOfs0BqYy5D4Xts8CtmLGy9CG_S2HXP/s4032/HM&Pguts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Dnum-Ms6PG8IL-IGreyOdR6qPv-IKJCuoCuN8lIEk0AJnPwfuNaxX-c-HUz5wY2G91WfKiAgTrkut0B4U8U0CI_WWx0nsXqePN-IdUtslMgYVSS4wOxjP62yDHhHlSaBtI7gc2P4IE2VNSAg9Uk26XzJyA3WDnOfs0BqYy5D4Xts8CtmLGy9CG_S2HXP/w480-h640/HM&Pguts.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His Madness got the job of gutting them while Kibitz supervised. Looking on the bright side, if it stays below freezing, the jack-'o-lanterns will last a really long time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj319UuIVSqfZCbwRpI5ZnTnKgUuWwqNgY2MQDzb-WDflOf3KM6Av2WqSL9SgY8hoQBFI_RJlNNHC2RBI4MeYHO3uLK80VwNgP7LswEuZAj3MRoc7jNFKAQ3SCrZDPP4CAwmrI9SjFuOLjr2GH663sA9YkOjrGP1JdJjt5JkTT8ZzfgIkLPbnO8GPsa9Uci/s4032/Ivy&Orns2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj319UuIVSqfZCbwRpI5ZnTnKgUuWwqNgY2MQDzb-WDflOf3KM6Av2WqSL9SgY8hoQBFI_RJlNNHC2RBI4MeYHO3uLK80VwNgP7LswEuZAj3MRoc7jNFKAQ3SCrZDPP4CAwmrI9SjFuOLjr2GH663sA9YkOjrGP1JdJjt5JkTT8ZzfgIkLPbnO8GPsa9Uci/w480-h640/Ivy&Orns2.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Ivy and Burt finally finished the Halloween tree they started decorating last week. It was one of those better late than never situations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLqXpPmgvUSdXjm0cTZg141ZtnGYbSjCAun2MGzIO2EBKznS7XYzP5qjF0WgSigovoUNhbAuNUJ-E3P5-N5kdalxmnwbkOQIEhKgrSWTitKhzHrj9UUwqh4UKeMxhAHLjP6Scl2G7Kapr2ioi0SF9GtOd3-IhYBsVDDTPP68m1xD1Ck6WLMWmHG3kI5Nz/s4032/Burt'sSkullOrn..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLqXpPmgvUSdXjm0cTZg141ZtnGYbSjCAun2MGzIO2EBKznS7XYzP5qjF0WgSigovoUNhbAuNUJ-E3P5-N5kdalxmnwbkOQIEhKgrSWTitKhzHrj9UUwqh4UKeMxhAHLjP6Scl2G7Kapr2ioi0SF9GtOd3-IhYBsVDDTPP68m1xD1Ck6WLMWmHG3kI5Nz/w480-h640/Burt'sSkullOrn..jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They decided to wait to decorate the porch until tomorrow, when the weather is at it's worst.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They do love a good challenge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBzkRX6yOkfc9z531x0Ry-lrWPyA9ou5QmCuNsSIi1AS4QHR76cQPNLNzAEOeJI_vCkxViEtBwDYtekQUjtRccEaW2UkVS98l7yPz8Rdqx3k9wWezklTOC8yk7W6IcLs13IU4SfSVShjDFS-BNnnk7UDwSF_qgo7bdSLDpsq177EgmO5DOIgIhBJJTe6R/s4032/HappyTrimmers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBzkRX6yOkfc9z531x0Ry-lrWPyA9ou5QmCuNsSIi1AS4QHR76cQPNLNzAEOeJI_vCkxViEtBwDYtekQUjtRccEaW2UkVS98l7yPz8Rdqx3k9wWezklTOC8yk7W6IcLs13IU4SfSVShjDFS-BNnnk7UDwSF_qgo7bdSLDpsq177EgmO5DOIgIhBJJTe6R/w480-h640/HappyTrimmers.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little snow would never keep them from going out and terrorizing the neighborhood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-41249604285119998122023-10-29T22:32:00.000-05:002023-10-29T22:32:18.650-05:002 Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We ordered him a special present but it won't be here until tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CbX-hn6L2lNTuOEMoAi30eGRSM0tTGeuSTPndvYoem-d82jC4FuSDingnPCMR4eh1Tf4KCR6tzDDtCPQaMVhyfamVLymmfqdU8dIEESwotXsShD9bh4N3vQJaaFCCVtpHPCHOTQ38ya4c5OmirktdBrKsRk6gQ7SJuWUxx1zl0NkLg9rwuw5-PN1EE2R/s3850/CatDayPie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="2888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CbX-hn6L2lNTuOEMoAi30eGRSM0tTGeuSTPndvYoem-d82jC4FuSDingnPCMR4eh1Tf4KCR6tzDDtCPQaMVhyfamVLymmfqdU8dIEESwotXsShD9bh4N3vQJaaFCCVtpHPCHOTQ38ya4c5OmirktdBrKsRk6gQ7SJuWUxx1zl0NkLg9rwuw5-PN1EE2R/w480-h640/CatDayPie.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His Madness made a special pie for the occasion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spencer really appreciated the kitty decorations, even if he can't eat any of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WKaOCVjl0R72BoT4sO9kabZR861QoWZ4RcoJTxHSNhXFGUUU5p5o6eKNY93Ifcj2XG9OvkFUrDQTpVhrFgb2CLQ-fdZfbN07Ir_qRK_u6fiMGOXa5h52IheO16JZcC_mc_jp-1edPiGnnT7lCn0IsKvAYsFB0fjLFSTMBphMMQUrFiKU686Zou51-p1_/s4032/SunnyFluff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WKaOCVjl0R72BoT4sO9kabZR861QoWZ4RcoJTxHSNhXFGUUU5p5o6eKNY93Ifcj2XG9OvkFUrDQTpVhrFgb2CLQ-fdZfbN07Ir_qRK_u6fiMGOXa5h52IheO16JZcC_mc_jp-1edPiGnnT7lCn0IsKvAYsFB0fjLFSTMBphMMQUrFiKU686Zou51-p1_/w480-h640/SunnyFluff.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He decided to spend the afternoon snoozing in his favorite chair on the patio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, Kibitz and the squirrels kept him awake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41LIhx-4vPc4Uh2PY1b1nXEAIiHJ3JiiaEbcTNKp6O3t9XQvFVJQRRPnVXjDaok0Bf-7d420N555BNfIF5ZZ5MRhJVeW7Zb8j0rF6qSxqszAhIvbjyQFAvNFPhQyeJLTilrhzVNZV2Gq7At5oweWt80pcrKA16UmJnqXFQsPsLL9ifGKXN23lWP_yZRUs/s2695/WitchFluff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41LIhx-4vPc4Uh2PY1b1nXEAIiHJ3JiiaEbcTNKp6O3t9XQvFVJQRRPnVXjDaok0Bf-7d420N555BNfIF5ZZ5MRhJVeW7Zb8j0rF6qSxqszAhIvbjyQFAvNFPhQyeJLTilrhzVNZV2Gq7At5oweWt80pcrKA16UmJnqXFQsPsLL9ifGKXN23lWP_yZRUs/w480-h640/WitchFluff.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then he had some serious doubts about his choice for a Halloween costume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe he should he be a pirate instead?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbBdrTiarz45N1xWYSQTUfqVasGF7uQ9TrWczExuZVqCwagdeXCU2zHljul4Y0gpyBKLzE6vC3m1bg4Fd4etNHqnXFt3ZMjD4CoahLN_EEaW5IzK5kW_0SWwUOAgvznZkjMvPE9rMwps1Qk4ykdD0q48mp-ToXJ3hCTlfiX4e15VJmdIfaW4vTeJRJW2S/s3715/Burt&FluffForNCD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3715" data-original-width="2786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbBdrTiarz45N1xWYSQTUfqVasGF7uQ9TrWczExuZVqCwagdeXCU2zHljul4Y0gpyBKLzE6vC3m1bg4Fd4etNHqnXFt3ZMjD4CoahLN_EEaW5IzK5kW_0SWwUOAgvznZkjMvPE9rMwps1Qk4ykdD0q48mp-ToXJ3hCTlfiX4e15VJmdIfaW4vTeJRJW2S/w480-h640/Burt&FluffForNCD.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Finally, he decided it was such a hard decision he had no choice but to sleep on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope Burt doesn't keep him awake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-33039929228350380882023-10-28T23:59:00.008-05:002023-10-29T18:02:30.401-05:003 Days <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Thanks to another dire weather forecast, the skeletal silliness had to be postponed again today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYGrr0C0owB6Xc7FTyZ5v-d5F2IDIuoR7V6p_4SApryiMonYgYyFXZ6cxJd-e91NmXHLNtt1gUTbxdqhv4FpN6dxgZZ6m-aktGnPme7aA8a6q4Misng6SH8QS6-0swSapU5KQ_ejnD-YmQtpKFGkSAjGWGdTcD99unauDDfCzPhFoV9ZZPiGxQ46ZsLfF/s2566/MumsInUrn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="1852" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYGrr0C0owB6Xc7FTyZ5v-d5F2IDIuoR7V6p_4SApryiMonYgYyFXZ6cxJd-e91NmXHLNtt1gUTbxdqhv4FpN6dxgZZ6m-aktGnPme7aA8a6q4Misng6SH8QS6-0swSapU5KQ_ejnD-YmQtpKFGkSAjGWGdTcD99unauDDfCzPhFoV9ZZPiGxQ46ZsLfF/w464-h640/MumsInUrn.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After looking at the mums this morning, we realized that the predicted hard freeze never happened and maybe the threat was past. Not forever of course, but for at least a week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O1wh2PK7VztZC5yl_WUucmWq_RpL77Fxbegfze4kRe8jnobvRrVGTBRdLmIxzTKD6UIIk1OFoVN6f9c6j4HIvGkovos2L3YHOII5TiALNFQjDs-yfJ3GE2Pq2Ph6FCbCK0T-gAK6eSpmnlIwW-QChGW-_vMsqdc0sO61GyD4sOMG7d9rLZbgBNAN9Qk3/s1560/ToucanCos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O1wh2PK7VztZC5yl_WUucmWq_RpL77Fxbegfze4kRe8jnobvRrVGTBRdLmIxzTKD6UIIk1OFoVN6f9c6j4HIvGkovos2L3YHOII5TiALNFQjDs-yfJ3GE2Pq2Ph6FCbCK0T-gAK6eSpmnlIwW-QChGW-_vMsqdc0sO61GyD4sOMG7d9rLZbgBNAN9Qk3/w480-h640/ToucanCos.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we headed off to the last outside version of the Saturday Farmers Market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHPTyJFzH3MJxc3HgHIt8eeQA4T_I6i6NoQoTZCKnkFMxCsk-YHNpnU62wftVmNlzSE5wg24pptWBla0jomaV8PtqZIgGlhBTJVUK1CdCP-6G5L5E4hck1ebcWQv6gwQnTImCjg0L31B3lkDVaAZUokUwwg3mEyACVU0G3u9c278VmzDN67BRi23lf5Zd/s2305/Mickey&DDuck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="1729" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHPTyJFzH3MJxc3HgHIt8eeQA4T_I6i6NoQoTZCKnkFMxCsk-YHNpnU62wftVmNlzSE5wg24pptWBla0jomaV8PtqZIgGlhBTJVUK1CdCP-6G5L5E4hck1ebcWQv6gwQnTImCjg0L31B3lkDVaAZUokUwwg3mEyACVU0G3u9c278VmzDN67BRi23lf5Zd/w480-h640/Mickey&DDuck.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since all the vendors were giving away candy, it was pretty crowded. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudQhl85vQL7J1NHuSpwnK981LbcuFQWHnUHiQKh0z0RbXwk56kqNbaG5HZYdm9x8IX2BuSPifWYD0cM2B13Sq9Ws1PmTMhW7o7Hx2WXVoPQyioXI19yysV-ThHXsyD9cCFASCazBKCfdpf_npCujq6PB45qR4BaUsbgEmHAjtNk88cVswBFizShTDDbTY/s627/IMG_7526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudQhl85vQL7J1NHuSpwnK981LbcuFQWHnUHiQKh0z0RbXwk56kqNbaG5HZYdm9x8IX2BuSPifWYD0cM2B13Sq9Ws1PmTMhW7o7Hx2WXVoPQyioXI19yysV-ThHXsyD9cCFASCazBKCfdpf_npCujq6PB45qR4BaUsbgEmHAjtNk88cVswBFizShTDDbTY/w480-h640/IMG_7526.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently, none of the restrictions were being enforced today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWv6usLIcoskDHq_pnCuKh7Mn5B_iwhKLLJgstUIa1loLicVmw96oO6MUJDc6gnyIC7kY1b0IqEMhiCFAlakPpKSFEYu0YJTx7l8lQ47qjyAL7SghWjt6mFVBvTUZEePVRWpKsOpAGSBIS7GxiIPpu5kvQvsDMgHD8VxP-9QwkFBAw3UfS3HYexjwjSdJ/s3057/WartyPumpkins.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="2293" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWv6usLIcoskDHq_pnCuKh7Mn5B_iwhKLLJgstUIa1loLicVmw96oO6MUJDc6gnyIC7kY1b0IqEMhiCFAlakPpKSFEYu0YJTx7l8lQ47qjyAL7SghWjt6mFVBvTUZEePVRWpKsOpAGSBIS7GxiIPpu5kvQvsDMgHD8VxP-9QwkFBAw3UfS3HYexjwjSdJ/w480-h640/WartyPumpkins.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we were checking out these warty gourds pretending to be pumpkins, it started to get very windy and the temperature dropped to 39°F. So we immediately left for home to bring our pumpkins inside before they froze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOPqOIFlPaGNNFx7J19aPDV1a-E5kv4BOGj5ZDvDdVmFUrNba9Cwh8j5Dsnfn-RNV4lTpYoku7tPUzx5IX1iVYv6_re2sz_Rr6vA8gq2F7GTjdrC5Xu0HxEZVHSZXrs8YB5ZjqIXJRLTa4Qx1iW_nDRkigTSnjdryOFk7zbgF-aKDKlhxT6j9GsNz6h_W/s4032/PansieBook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOPqOIFlPaGNNFx7J19aPDV1a-E5kv4BOGj5ZDvDdVmFUrNba9Cwh8j5Dsnfn-RNV4lTpYoku7tPUzx5IX1iVYv6_re2sz_Rr6vA8gq2F7GTjdrC5Xu0HxEZVHSZXrs8YB5ZjqIXJRLTa4Qx1iW_nDRkigTSnjdryOFk7zbgF-aKDKlhxT6j9GsNz6h_W/w480-h640/PansieBook.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, in the middle of picking the last cabbages, I remembered there were some pansies I wanted to press. It's always good to keep focused on the important tasks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd63EITMxB-sVn6woNB-7zAfNqO2IobHm_M8ZSXS6rhbm4Z4caix-VMIbRKcf4Com41g2TeUFGy3xz5A7zLNrrpvTuwxuq0PZ2aZTjKJzg8rjwZ7T5V3I4UkUSMAATJ09qPlZ09JTur-wk5GFeQO-ATm_jjJV2IsCQkJ9oMz5zxc7MhME4qcZWur_4O4K/s4032/Athena.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd63EITMxB-sVn6woNB-7zAfNqO2IobHm_M8ZSXS6rhbm4Z4caix-VMIbRKcf4Com41g2TeUFGy3xz5A7zLNrrpvTuwxuq0PZ2aZTjKJzg8rjwZ7T5V3I4UkUSMAATJ09qPlZ09JTur-wk5GFeQO-ATm_jjJV2IsCQkJ9oMz5zxc7MhME4qcZWur_4O4K/w480-h640/Athena.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cement Athena was is heaviest thing available, so she's now the official flower press. She lives in the basement, patiently waiting between the recycling bag for the used coffee pods and the box of dead batteries. Someday we will find the perfect spot in the garden for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZykkyFIDp8EoC8TQh-B2gdxBjWK2EA8n7kLlUMZ71pJBTOZ-ajHetUe-MJg-cbcP0JMZE5EpQkU3YeC4iwq00lW9ThXuuujFh4Z7PQoFe5X348jRyLvv3SZjuIs_SlH-Ls8ruGqX_GCPLWQ5ZvAxYBjrJTsrOxBI25cESeR127YE16rs7jW2qHxCnU4_/s3871/PlantLaundry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3871" data-original-width="2903" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZykkyFIDp8EoC8TQh-B2gdxBjWK2EA8n7kLlUMZ71pJBTOZ-ajHetUe-MJg-cbcP0JMZE5EpQkU3YeC4iwq00lW9ThXuuujFh4Z7PQoFe5X348jRyLvv3SZjuIs_SlH-Ls8ruGqX_GCPLWQ5ZvAxYBjrJTsrOxBI25cESeR127YE16rs7jW2qHxCnU4_/w480-h640/PlantLaundry.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, these plants need to find another home.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgfmXHz9OHC6F2NQQRgtdUXD841FtVX_TRsRwGiaC35Mxy-wN80ZRiakYELy_nLbS0Ut28m0FKIbr_8k9QJViUpU8iFQMOnEc3msITEkfGRsRh_Ta3dIKA9EI3QDGp-ACcQ0DPKPSBYZINGpR-1-rR3ztkA3kQ_3bF6tFes-Ebk4uaQ7d_cAOEK1xyUFQ/s4032/SweaterCrew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgfmXHz9OHC6F2NQQRgtdUXD841FtVX_TRsRwGiaC35Mxy-wN80ZRiakYELy_nLbS0Ut28m0FKIbr_8k9QJViUpU8iFQMOnEc3msITEkfGRsRh_Ta3dIKA9EI3QDGp-ACcQ0DPKPSBYZINGpR-1-rR3ztkA3kQ_3bF6tFes-Ebk4uaQ7d_cAOEK1xyUFQ/w480-h640/SweaterCrew.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Crew will be back on Sunday, pending another minor catastrophe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-55629037449944606432023-10-27T21:41:00.000-05:002023-10-27T21:41:11.011-05:004 Days<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ90DFL4AAQVkzO9YXTuKm_gpRqt3QrzpajcuAMoVN8MquYAmBt_U6dBehA3-xkIAI1DdQ5PuvpZ_3YPVd34AJKkYGC70dUZq4Jn6p7SQtDgJrAJ28sD1OrBsOcMBExR3YwUEbRiQLEF98JH6XLJ95l83W7Gby_Ybbu_IlnN5BFiP8iavNezL3Uluf0fs/s4032/4days'til.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ90DFL4AAQVkzO9YXTuKm_gpRqt3QrzpajcuAMoVN8MquYAmBt_U6dBehA3-xkIAI1DdQ5PuvpZ_3YPVd34AJKkYGC70dUZq4Jn6p7SQtDgJrAJ28sD1OrBsOcMBExR3YwUEbRiQLEF98JH6XLJ95l83W7Gby_Ybbu_IlnN5BFiP8iavNezL3Uluf0fs/w480-h640/4days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Crew was all set to decorate the front porch when they saw the weather forecast and realized the temperatures would be going down to 28°F. this weekend and, it might snow on Halloween!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW3e3jrgOSEA0S3nWd2Zn27RZ24OngsHzyGl5X0W7wZDMQeJ5mjHNwpl5K_Vi0PP22iixO-NB72fC-DSkeJ_4VFddV0jRy400UYUTCJD11Hoz3q34gAUFqnzVYVZS2zrUeeXJEkMdEibEfNfiyxGfcmMj83cnba0MRjzSPnh3ZKG6BOAle5Hx2KHWxdXS/s3780/PaintedFrontDoor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="2835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW3e3jrgOSEA0S3nWd2Zn27RZ24OngsHzyGl5X0W7wZDMQeJ5mjHNwpl5K_Vi0PP22iixO-NB72fC-DSkeJ_4VFddV0jRy400UYUTCJD11Hoz3q34gAUFqnzVYVZS2zrUeeXJEkMdEibEfNfiyxGfcmMj83cnba0MRjzSPnh3ZKG6BOAle5Hx2KHWxdXS/w480-h640/PaintedFrontDoor.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I realized that today was going to be my last chance to paint the front door until next spring! Once again, finishing the decorating was put off while we dealt with Mother Nature latest change of plan. At least it's done, not too sure about the color but it will definitely work for spooky season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TxhOYabetej09spOjr3CxFjWFWPpuHtrJ9W2Zu4qIZPHnZxKMk3gNG9EuWtZjmyOFaT18qEVlzkjaTtteE_i5FWIu4W-WynmXtzolamLeX1E2vCp_pLn1kQOewVtAApSI9NOdcwOKwQJknDYpqEzmjHV3JaJUPOgXmSYGVRGBtlnyF6ryUCCKDv0t1Wv/s4032/LoneYellowFleur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TxhOYabetej09spOjr3CxFjWFWPpuHtrJ9W2Zu4qIZPHnZxKMk3gNG9EuWtZjmyOFaT18qEVlzkjaTtteE_i5FWIu4W-WynmXtzolamLeX1E2vCp_pLn1kQOewVtAApSI9NOdcwOKwQJknDYpqEzmjHV3JaJUPOgXmSYGVRGBtlnyF6ryUCCKDv0t1Wv/w480-h640/LoneYellowFleur.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fact that so many plants are still alive is kind of a miracle anyway, but seasons change whether we're ready or not. So we picked the last peppers, took some coleus cuttings, brought the house plants inside and hoped the weather predictions will be wrong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQFa1GIKYawSxjwYOg97oGzePaF1Pyvsm5_VqIeQjd7hlvkBUavM7kZMeEDtUFib3PwPqhah2Isxwjtmuj_9UkmDSnXzjoAm54BMMioKsIlwa_CRntkGNJ-Ucx_3yy7udtJdNaLcW_rsRp28uAXz3g3tyH1K5ROYrcZAX7Mjt1w4z7RKvyebUeVBxoNNO/s4032/ThunbergiaPods.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQFa1GIKYawSxjwYOg97oGzePaF1Pyvsm5_VqIeQjd7hlvkBUavM7kZMeEDtUFib3PwPqhah2Isxwjtmuj_9UkmDSnXzjoAm54BMMioKsIlwa_CRntkGNJ-Ucx_3yy7udtJdNaLcW_rsRp28uAXz3g3tyH1K5ROYrcZAX7Mjt1w4z7RKvyebUeVBxoNNO/w480-h640/ThunbergiaPods.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was great to have the warm temperatures back for a little while but now . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEBiGxwQ9n_ok2mTTfG1TfhaM1ORz7UrPLmbIaSEREyKWPaQ0qMA9LPT_NXTyphoLP5NR2HPXAKbNl5SnAGgomJ5niwighh_HkGCM-cJ6FqRpX7rxHoE4LhiKqmpKDA62da7C2RY7FegsAkRVEWUNd6djfWokpnSn0BJ2ipA_fWMgnASXRGTBWTwqjqM2/s3948/SweaterWeather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="3948" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEBiGxwQ9n_ok2mTTfG1TfhaM1ORz7UrPLmbIaSEREyKWPaQ0qMA9LPT_NXTyphoLP5NR2HPXAKbNl5SnAGgomJ5niwighh_HkGCM-cJ6FqRpX7rxHoE4LhiKqmpKDA62da7C2RY7FegsAkRVEWUNd6djfWokpnSn0BJ2ipA_fWMgnASXRGTBWTwqjqM2/w640-h480/SweaterWeather.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> . . . it's sweater weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-38356156175572515452023-10-26T20:58:00.000-05:002023-10-26T20:58:03.906-05:005 Days<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrc_N_eYFnNFsge50N7HO5I2mFh0EY8PT948PxnVzTOexY_OBCSm6bSF0_BFkS-gCNurLWVolGt5MLngY7_PQI6aUA8FTTlms3TTK6A0VOeY2fYpodjzCieYaqoqdfI6U1cPIC8c2Oxdv2ftnTrqelrY2rM0B0p4dXBGS0AGe79-KY_9DeXz-WsM3jFCa/s3673/5Days'til.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3673" data-original-width="2755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrc_N_eYFnNFsge50N7HO5I2mFh0EY8PT948PxnVzTOexY_OBCSm6bSF0_BFkS-gCNurLWVolGt5MLngY7_PQI6aUA8FTTlms3TTK6A0VOeY2fYpodjzCieYaqoqdfI6U1cPIC8c2Oxdv2ftnTrqelrY2rM0B0p4dXBGS0AGe79-KY_9DeXz-WsM3jFCa/w480-h640/5Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's going to be a dark and stormy day that will probably turn into a dark and stormy night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj3cctkpBpk-ibq3KGVjEEHsFmTXkViNSGHVoxTHuI6IvOL2eI9GTkxPHl4FqiJ1hyphenhyphenGFphuOTQCLkVI-HDbvLvhXH589zUCWGbIJyVcSGZQnzKbYimf0oEIBwSrKjFVvCiFc4AD8A-GX5BtXKSJ_xxJc0-eRDAc46QpFfoOfCG0ca8F299VlF_k7x_GRI/s3199/RainyWindow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3199" data-original-width="2399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj3cctkpBpk-ibq3KGVjEEHsFmTXkViNSGHVoxTHuI6IvOL2eI9GTkxPHl4FqiJ1hyphenhyphenGFphuOTQCLkVI-HDbvLvhXH589zUCWGbIJyVcSGZQnzKbYimf0oEIBwSrKjFVvCiFc4AD8A-GX5BtXKSJ_xxJc0-eRDAc46QpFfoOfCG0ca8F299VlF_k7x_GRI/w480-h640/RainyWindow.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is not one of those crisp, autumnal mornings, it's actually pretty warm and muggy outside. The rain seems to have toned down the neon leaves, too. I've always thought some photographers used Photoshop to enhance the color saturation of fall foliage in their pictures, now I'm not so sure. In this photo I tried to desaturate the color so it would appear more realistic, although in person it looks even more brilliant, ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1oSv_xzL0NzVc5QWUu51A5nMZw6f5bftrVZXRVzQxnPQU7Wnvjp-H2Mv-NEfvxasI2H6niUlM1QkItnefDtoEvWSBE_6fuygCC08cACNInwGBq08PR7wgj6_ql-UtiNM96CVMtUYak7-ltljAa_CBBRGDEaojvF0MbixVX5EKN1u3gJ1r_TjusQpcT2V/s3311/FluffShowsUp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3311" data-original-width="2483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1oSv_xzL0NzVc5QWUu51A5nMZw6f5bftrVZXRVzQxnPQU7Wnvjp-H2Mv-NEfvxasI2H6niUlM1QkItnefDtoEvWSBE_6fuygCC08cACNInwGBq08PR7wgj6_ql-UtiNM96CVMtUYak7-ltljAa_CBBRGDEaojvF0MbixVX5EKN1u3gJ1r_TjusQpcT2V/w480-h640/FluffShowsUp.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whatever the weather, The Crew likes to spend the morning in a leisurely manner and Spenser is always happy to join in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEind_MmPbL5uShQtic2KLXxUop8zCZzTn21Lb4HIW-ZgobNX-Vda1lBzz17JGmaDauGEG00I7XEHGmq1sb9U09fTuZdc1tBHTKPQAT-B3zeP1XV9E4iQZL56R24e9wtr-Fw1UU7aZSwLN_c6COt6Lz2V-di3nzpV8dJrdUXpn5lOYVrT3vLK-gP39C-76ZC/s4032/BurtPantryLight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEind_MmPbL5uShQtic2KLXxUop8zCZzTn21Lb4HIW-ZgobNX-Vda1lBzz17JGmaDauGEG00I7XEHGmq1sb9U09fTuZdc1tBHTKPQAT-B3zeP1XV9E4iQZL56R24e9wtr-Fw1UU7aZSwLN_c6COt6Lz2V-di3nzpV8dJrdUXpn5lOYVrT3vLK-gP39C-76ZC/w480-h640/BurtPantryLight.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that we have the correct lightbulbs, Burt was looking forward to making his morning coffee. Life is so much easier when you can see what you're doing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1bio-S6SQ5MQVp5OSVdjxPQcgoHYhrWusJ6pu68F8Gp3eRhIpBFl4dgHPXPh36Sz9mWvV4fk6ZWuTVPlh_Zy97iHVJo3DtlpDwj6K_CT1Gsfm3M3D-jiCwZ_INuXqY5qzgmGxDJHtKcoqx4CGzJ4omm2oGQYMHwpUKr8LsRHzYqhNsCnl5oiAy6Jqu97/s3800/NoCoffee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="2850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1bio-S6SQ5MQVp5OSVdjxPQcgoHYhrWusJ6pu68F8Gp3eRhIpBFl4dgHPXPh36Sz9mWvV4fk6ZWuTVPlh_Zy97iHVJo3DtlpDwj6K_CT1Gsfm3M3D-jiCwZ_INuXqY5qzgmGxDJHtKcoqx4CGzJ4omm2oGQYMHwpUKr8LsRHzYqhNsCnl5oiAy6Jqu97/w480-h640/NoCoffee.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unless there's a problem with the new outlet. Seriously?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So is the pantry possessed now too?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRuL8ilRpamWL8uRplWbSYE6VVSF3qYn05sxDygui50xVOzghN7xcIOdlyXSK_6lUDmjrqmHz8-2WTQj73enzGPbsyelw2svuavMx3PsCCspYl_lABCmJTWJm_eMfzbMK5TWgaR3xGSBCPo5DbcTvtZ-hfDykr26sfJuNHgRZSG3cAmuvj9r-W8womgCF/s4032/MorningInBed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRuL8ilRpamWL8uRplWbSYE6VVSF3qYn05sxDygui50xVOzghN7xcIOdlyXSK_6lUDmjrqmHz8-2WTQj73enzGPbsyelw2svuavMx3PsCCspYl_lABCmJTWJm_eMfzbMK5TWgaR3xGSBCPo5DbcTvtZ-hfDykr26sfJuNHgRZSG3cAmuvj9r-W8womgCF/w480-h640/MorningInBed.jpg" width="480" /></a><span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fortunately, there were plenty of other outlets to plug the coffee maker into and Burt was able to make his coffee. At least the all of the light fixtures they installed are working, I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-39551316463061554132023-10-25T23:26:00.004-05:002023-10-26T16:58:19.374-05:006 Days<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEDRHYHnKc05GLif1dXOEoV63V0PEHKuoY_Q55PRfwvzE-OkdRcZ-JdzP2esKxeEkOCxkM8yMK-dHz_pirEYDsXwyi2hGZKEN8EAz2kSa6MpBibYjKvF6jz8A_exZpLG36zPD3wdzkPd7qYWsw75s8rrjKXvzoH7W7tvowjPTMMEmkNJ50CU3rHJmV0Se/s4032/6days'til.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEDRHYHnKc05GLif1dXOEoV63V0PEHKuoY_Q55PRfwvzE-OkdRcZ-JdzP2esKxeEkOCxkM8yMK-dHz_pirEYDsXwyi2hGZKEN8EAz2kSa6MpBibYjKvF6jz8A_exZpLG36zPD3wdzkPd7qYWsw75s8rrjKXvzoH7W7tvowjPTMMEmkNJ50CU3rHJmV0Se/w480-h640/6days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why, with less than a week to go before Halloween, The Skeleton Crew has decided to put up a spooky tree, is anyone guess. Oh well, you can never have too many decorations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgToJ2rFOczqzW9nDxmLjN5t_LIBkohbQlt82NX_rmtTjkI8nJ1LPh1YGCPiuvoFms4Rj9tr2J6W80YsfwM-7tyzHU43UiWHIGBukuUYNnFgS2ZlxquvtzcMynoKJGfIWbFN60j3buFe_ZXem06YkqWsAMN2Mrpn55T3Z8ly-8cZkdKUTlJ66kZJdnmEB/s4032/IvyFindingOrns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgToJ2rFOczqzW9nDxmLjN5t_LIBkohbQlt82NX_rmtTjkI8nJ1LPh1YGCPiuvoFms4Rj9tr2J6W80YsfwM-7tyzHU43UiWHIGBukuUYNnFgS2ZlxquvtzcMynoKJGfIWbFN60j3buFe_ZXem06YkqWsAMN2Mrpn55T3Z8ly-8cZkdKUTlJ66kZJdnmEB/w480-h640/IvyFindingOrns.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They would have done it sooner if they could have remembered where they put the ornaments. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1fB6BufQ5TuqnfYAVD9aSX_JcbtiCrTZPLEos9mKl1KFDXYqCDzYHBWW1x8XLtm32zl4pJmHgDz7IhKpgSeluE-w6wBmmXRJ8pPKvko5F0oPO7_dQSsXxr6Kv8ysMowlOco-xmXNuT9vmP3bGVnmqRqVoZMuNoV0jHqW4Jjf-4EYMMb8zsBgng0HqxqM/s4032/BackOfCloset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1fB6BufQ5TuqnfYAVD9aSX_JcbtiCrTZPLEos9mKl1KFDXYqCDzYHBWW1x8XLtm32zl4pJmHgDz7IhKpgSeluE-w6wBmmXRJ8pPKvko5F0oPO7_dQSsXxr6Kv8ysMowlOco-xmXNuT9vmP3bGVnmqRqVoZMuNoV0jHqW4Jjf-4EYMMb8zsBgng0HqxqM/w480-h640/BackOfCloset.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, late this afternoon, Ivy found them all the way in the back, behind the Christmas stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6sFYsAsbzXeGTERdcZ4FAnr6opEf4THZQRX_n6b3emPkt2-YTpIqt8XY3EUzRrDKVcszaVaqQUx4isdUU2wcA6YaiQyPwcGwPOlW051Jrt6qTvHK1MHK9wAhlbc5HBKCu80EqFyG_PQUhuFy9hyysEk9iNN15GvjwaHBC9_W8-AsXdaN9DSvuWmW2Xse/s4032/AHEorns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6sFYsAsbzXeGTERdcZ4FAnr6opEf4THZQRX_n6b3emPkt2-YTpIqt8XY3EUzRrDKVcszaVaqQUx4isdUU2wcA6YaiQyPwcGwPOlW051Jrt6qTvHK1MHK9wAhlbc5HBKCu80EqFyG_PQUhuFy9hyysEk9iNN15GvjwaHBC9_W8-AsXdaN9DSvuWmW2Xse/w480-h640/AHEorns.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were happy and couldn't wait to get started.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know why my camera decided to pick up the fall leaves in that fake looking color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsBAxFKL4vl6gvIA8G_QmK7Pt2Gt9OX7seBkAhrxRNWdgl4IhBpEkGo8OQc-7_oTN8kuj0xjrqZxAAuMWN4oIXFDqVrvBL2Z1hUiHGHEEH8ENnWuD6lJEndhon8hgNyxqM2gBUFmuID2wSTFMRpwWkA1QzH3FCuhp13Zol227ohH5lWSRfQmvqMG7EPb5/s4032/BurtLightsAgain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsBAxFKL4vl6gvIA8G_QmK7Pt2Gt9OX7seBkAhrxRNWdgl4IhBpEkGo8OQc-7_oTN8kuj0xjrqZxAAuMWN4oIXFDqVrvBL2Z1hUiHGHEEH8ENnWuD6lJEndhon8hgNyxqM2gBUFmuID2wSTFMRpwWkA1QzH3FCuhp13Zol227ohH5lWSRfQmvqMG7EPb5/w480-h640/BurtLightsAgain.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Burt was more than happy to add the lights. They look white but their actually orange.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgD8hWwQbwwrX3Ffb6QWVV1Vc-F_k4hXjFXQZiSvZnDmWriEB52l4m0DWdU2K8lRrrYLePH4hfTc0ifFUH3DO_NtRgzWWFTQZX3I4SkrsvXC9BZfw-KFxYjsLH4FXGRQpZRwJZtcIvpBCOSEKS_wFPvrKTeFpppsilJdPaXEDkVjy0vr3HOVLZovdnHbK/s4032/Kib&LanternOrn..JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgD8hWwQbwwrX3Ffb6QWVV1Vc-F_k4hXjFXQZiSvZnDmWriEB52l4m0DWdU2K8lRrrYLePH4hfTc0ifFUH3DO_NtRgzWWFTQZX3I4SkrsvXC9BZfw-KFxYjsLH4FXGRQpZRwJZtcIvpBCOSEKS_wFPvrKTeFpppsilJdPaXEDkVjy0vr3HOVLZovdnHbK/w480-h640/Kib&LanternOrn..JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kib was standing by with the ornaments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcszy45waOohBfYHgst6ggSJ-98Ylqfh3MRKFM2064utoveM8HbA7JfnwsevmMpgDsMaSQsUYsy9w0CPasjl3-QOKvJAzVYdct-ZcR4Eqv5QfIGTOKvShzK2RK2Y8yiDmtFlR2PRNEZuvY1ZQuNiqQzyE1F5VUhNEeEvRZ4cGdGKyrwJtLEx6c09SyzXl/s4032/NoHangers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcszy45waOohBfYHgst6ggSJ-98Ylqfh3MRKFM2064utoveM8HbA7JfnwsevmMpgDsMaSQsUYsy9w0CPasjl3-QOKvJAzVYdct-ZcR4Eqv5QfIGTOKvShzK2RK2Y8yiDmtFlR2PRNEZuvY1ZQuNiqQzyE1F5VUhNEeEvRZ4cGdGKyrwJtLEx6c09SyzXl/w480-h640/NoHangers.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then Ivy realized she didn't have any of the little metal hooks for hanging up the ornaments. Looks like this is another project that has to be continued on another day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-87432088831393444032023-10-24T21:41:00.000-05:002023-10-24T21:41:19.000-05:007 days<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGZgCQcr8ZSDVOP86BCELR-FUTSY5oyR_rI2W87OKgbUw9w_3UalGkCUYOa1Cv-G0VtdmfTu2nPyqjalzvITSX63w72gYyHWXaXKG2l86-Tm0PeApsKqXfjjGrlDAf1qXeRF6Qm-OyV3RtChB2CBC9zfHCcmNHfF8cXTxITpseFZK_jBlMr8SBVlWbZw6/s4032/7Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGZgCQcr8ZSDVOP86BCELR-FUTSY5oyR_rI2W87OKgbUw9w_3UalGkCUYOa1Cv-G0VtdmfTu2nPyqjalzvITSX63w72gYyHWXaXKG2l86-Tm0PeApsKqXfjjGrlDAf1qXeRF6Qm-OyV3RtChB2CBC9zfHCcmNHfF8cXTxITpseFZK_jBlMr8SBVlWbZw6/w480-h640/7Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Halloween is just a week away! We may have some new outdoor decorating challenges ahead and our <a href="http://calamitousbotanicus.blogspot.com/2016/09/haunted-humpday-ii-friday-edition-happy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">possessed kitchen</span></a> has struck again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95_NvQiif-shTuvDeD6_6R2w0W1OcaYHen4UDf_XlEKNBFUjZm9kYV_Z4hXf1zlE9a5ThVwyWkBrv7HYE2xABJg4FhkRjblQ9s0P-1-iId8-Hy9VLaZ9OJbeatCVRpaqZht8hafnfmy8oh4rnWCrOp-Sjrsmfo42INLRB0cQ4GL9hnVEDxpP99jn7Zcum/s3741/OverlyDramaticBurt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3741" data-original-width="2806" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95_NvQiif-shTuvDeD6_6R2w0W1OcaYHen4UDf_XlEKNBFUjZm9kYV_Z4hXf1zlE9a5ThVwyWkBrv7HYE2xABJg4FhkRjblQ9s0P-1-iId8-Hy9VLaZ9OJbeatCVRpaqZht8hafnfmy8oh4rnWCrOp-Sjrsmfo42INLRB0cQ4GL9hnVEDxpP99jn7Zcum/w480-h640/OverlyDramaticBurt.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today could've gone better but we weren't left in <i>total</i> darkness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaf8OoUbrtoM5NhoPntiR9ccChBsqQUOMHNjI1rlIxbxZjB1vPPcmk_bGt_OGllDucDnUuBCXzSWExNoY7jMU3o1c2_oZ482njzAvEkHFIg7FwYSyX_VT8MK8Ywp2rTwA8LnPYXJUx2JfTB3MD4_rdwwr2ni9HARo52u9AkKjasM-J86wiTYFED_CgYGw/s2465/G9bulb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="1849" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaf8OoUbrtoM5NhoPntiR9ccChBsqQUOMHNjI1rlIxbxZjB1vPPcmk_bGt_OGllDucDnUuBCXzSWExNoY7jMU3o1c2_oZ482njzAvEkHFIg7FwYSyX_VT8MK8Ywp2rTwA8LnPYXJUx2JfTB3MD4_rdwwr2ni9HARo52u9AkKjasM-J86wiTYFED_CgYGw/w480-h640/G9bulb.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The info on the lights said they took a "standard G9 bulb". Apparently, my mind saw the word "standard" and didn't feel the need to pay attention to the rest of the description. What was I thinking? Okay, I'm clueless about bulbs, but the new light fixtures are really pretty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w2ZTwIKtN3lXOHqBMIoPRfvTWI0-CS2Xrgy_tevfeEsWaiox1mtUfVm0E1FZaLqZfl66FNhaXL6f0CcG2Jm1Qzk9rRwFzwBQhMVDC93EuF1ERLVth732tXfyabGDo2fQLDqSbJtw4R-lUkOACI_P474G5c_hxj_w75WBFVdDHiK_z6qShroayji6PHZa/s4032/ItoldYouSo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w2ZTwIKtN3lXOHqBMIoPRfvTWI0-CS2Xrgy_tevfeEsWaiox1mtUfVm0E1FZaLqZfl66FNhaXL6f0CcG2Jm1Qzk9rRwFzwBQhMVDC93EuF1ERLVth732tXfyabGDo2fQLDqSbJtw4R-lUkOACI_P474G5c_hxj_w75WBFVdDHiK_z6qShroayji6PHZa/w480-h640/ItoldYouSo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kibitz wearing his "I told you so" expression. At least the pantry is very clean now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghqxRt-lGvh3BTF1MRZChBbuJDppczi5w6o5uLNHY78vwiKKoXr4Xjezc7hwroMUoQOlvDDEOm4zet0xurlaTJsof4aotHlPgxtHSY44MFVDQOvgb5t1QK5jwiA9wA0-MxT8B6V2ejdDBBXq66vC4JHmcyqUOX9C6CWHqXanBjdsqwCGQnplILvy8Jblq/s3600/PorchLights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghqxRt-lGvh3BTF1MRZChBbuJDppczi5w6o5uLNHY78vwiKKoXr4Xjezc7hwroMUoQOlvDDEOm4zet0xurlaTJsof4aotHlPgxtHSY44MFVDQOvgb5t1QK5jwiA9wA0-MxT8B6V2ejdDBBXq66vC4JHmcyqUOX9C6CWHqXanBjdsqwCGQnplILvy8Jblq/w640-h480/PorchLights.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The correct bulbs will be here tomorrow but that's a minor issue compared to the front porch lights. The electricians will be back to finish them as well as a couple of other things they couldn't get to, nothing is ever simple. They tried their best and it's really not that bad. We tried switching out our dining room chandelier by ourselves once and had no power for three days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDUQoxXOucMgAbeOYBnDwkKhi5P9v6I8FE61AaJXaPWbrvqjQW-TE7sG8ae9wPQnAAVkHAFdGjMhS3Jq36L_mooq17DmJ_r1p3-kAx_FqWxHUfxCkkKis3_QRtevXQgRrOctsfizI1LB-X7ByX1NEVNahNam85PcZfOsOxU_j34_rE0vehCNxwV8xKJdY/s2668/GrumpyHM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="2001" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDUQoxXOucMgAbeOYBnDwkKhi5P9v6I8FE61AaJXaPWbrvqjQW-TE7sG8ae9wPQnAAVkHAFdGjMhS3Jq36L_mooq17DmJ_r1p3-kAx_FqWxHUfxCkkKis3_QRtevXQgRrOctsfizI1LB-X7ByX1NEVNahNam85PcZfOsOxU_j34_rE0vehCNxwV8xKJdY/w480-h640/GrumpyHM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This might take a couple of weeks to fix but we can work with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank goodness it's Halloween and not Christmas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-50015007831431317332023-10-23T22:24:00.000-05:002023-10-23T22:24:19.238-05:008 Days<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Q4UTaYnr25rJODSfmDezIx6JJs3MOgc2zYaZgzA4oZHU-F14Bcp85YYuF4PAYJQba3YBouvruhZVsLlvvoknAieOeNG4j8Ti66xQydmd503BxLPoNkPPlaKvEDDISN1iSyVfN7C_7y0YvNBGUQIt50sk0N_Nyux4BiNK947wD3wUtm0NPQwTxm5BPGMV/s4032/8Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Q4UTaYnr25rJODSfmDezIx6JJs3MOgc2zYaZgzA4oZHU-F14Bcp85YYuF4PAYJQba3YBouvruhZVsLlvvoknAieOeNG4j8Ti66xQydmd503BxLPoNkPPlaKvEDDISN1iSyVfN7C_7y0YvNBGUQIt50sk0N_Nyux4BiNK947wD3wUtm0NPQwTxm5BPGMV/w480-h640/8Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's only eight days before Halloween and Burt had to spend the whole day cleaning the pantry so the electricians could work their magic tomorrow. He really didn't mind though, he loves pretending to be Uncle Fester and he definitely needs electricity for that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGUb7Ej3iMcSEBo-DXGknzolohECiVP04-sfDcgD6VWzHZW364tG0Hl6D9q0esOm4kCr6a0f5xncx_kypDdU-4pcs-5VXZkG1JapNM34k6_PJ62cmu1wxO9bUBFSFnBXppFN5aloqa2InVOkVUruKKF62mHcepbN1GcK2QyIDDTsfky9239NfyVpOFtNg/s4032/IvyPantryContents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGUb7Ej3iMcSEBo-DXGknzolohECiVP04-sfDcgD6VWzHZW364tG0Hl6D9q0esOm4kCr6a0f5xncx_kypDdU-4pcs-5VXZkG1JapNM34k6_PJ62cmu1wxO9bUBFSFnBXppFN5aloqa2InVOkVUruKKF62mHcepbN1GcK2QyIDDTsfky9239NfyVpOFtNg/w480-h640/IvyPantryContents.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ivy was amazed that all this stuff came out of one little room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoAK-6XBbs_LPdzM7TZ5OKqqTCOZhycZ9aqTJPz56fX5BFkAzat3yYp8poTgBRDVqEZ_4lvjtPXVScVR6bJu8Flin_n3iu3jSALL-s-8YmJTec6_vKT3u7tmMSKaY6a8S-EfvmIjbPku6cKW_I164gw1ZaeG7nMnhRLo9LJdotMupiLMXLk4_reRD2kQd/s4032/EmptyPantry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoAK-6XBbs_LPdzM7TZ5OKqqTCOZhycZ9aqTJPz56fX5BFkAzat3yYp8poTgBRDVqEZ_4lvjtPXVScVR6bJu8Flin_n3iu3jSALL-s-8YmJTec6_vKT3u7tmMSKaY6a8S-EfvmIjbPku6cKW_I164gw1ZaeG7nMnhRLo9LJdotMupiLMXLk4_reRD2kQd/w480-h640/EmptyPantry.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kibitz is wondering if all this work was really necessary for an outlet and a new light.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-86937536571203046472023-10-22T20:37:00.000-05:002023-10-22T20:37:13.123-05:00Apples & Math<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wxy96Np-2lUomXkkTt-KNeq0uv9Z5ux1TEjHP0r5zLhJiNAzcd_4_tIzCCLvM89bY4mUtGxX5OEU56U_sueVIn0gdVXNQcNJ7W-sTGCNjJSOt-Zo32tRyGenz2_k3mNvRO3tLl1KiRm3pRi1cXCGMgk9odwmYNh-9Vr5z1KhpahAtXln4d32sB4nfxLd/s4032/9day'til.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wxy96Np-2lUomXkkTt-KNeq0uv9Z5ux1TEjHP0r5zLhJiNAzcd_4_tIzCCLvM89bY4mUtGxX5OEU56U_sueVIn0gdVXNQcNJ7W-sTGCNjJSOt-Zo32tRyGenz2_k3mNvRO3tLl1KiRm3pRi1cXCGMgk9odwmYNh-9Vr5z1KhpahAtXln4d32sB4nfxLd/w480-h640/9day'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The countdown is into single digits!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Considering there are more than a dozen orchards in the area, it's hard to believe I never made the connection between the name of the city and the fruit before. That white cupola in the distance is the Main Hall of the university our son Andy graduated from, so we've spent a lot of time here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV2W3c9m2JFQCPyJAhemy3l66uMPRl8XpUdBGywrVu5UYRYNM-AD0nwBMR29wrCTKpYRITJELEqp-qeuLSh6ikpOIyVNoWgwI5d-Kpzn446g5d9ITqoxPTFQee_7BkgoNrMv0RbS0O_cvjut8UGHmOYBLnkQhqWgGTPXagKU2HWGbvxViSr_XKYhUrBaj/s4032/FactoryApartments.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV2W3c9m2JFQCPyJAhemy3l66uMPRl8XpUdBGywrVu5UYRYNM-AD0nwBMR29wrCTKpYRITJELEqp-qeuLSh6ikpOIyVNoWgwI5d-Kpzn446g5d9ITqoxPTFQee_7BkgoNrMv0RbS0O_cvjut8UGHmOYBLnkQhqWgGTPXagKU2HWGbvxViSr_XKYhUrBaj/w640-h480/FactoryApartments.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not that the orchard we were looking for was actually in Appleton, but we had to drive through the town to get to it. Since it was around lunchtime it seemed like a good ideas to stop at one of our favorite restaurants. The food is good but it's best feature is the view, especially on a beautiful day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNGcuzppAMqgWgFHT77yIF6C8FG39Vurk_0XK52EynVF0XLYWEhz2dsZ8dl3v_0A6COTHr1rqpsN06ZTnEamlLyGcymZKIyfCQ-HK2CFhJlM3eIO_eHNUsa3KEqGdhqAle2UeZQ8fawDHrL5D9dhdvNuaOt-M2HyQNCmpyDwfFFR0BwezSDNGdz4gf5nV/s2995/ParkingLot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="2246" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNGcuzppAMqgWgFHT77yIF6C8FG39Vurk_0XK52EynVF0XLYWEhz2dsZ8dl3v_0A6COTHr1rqpsN06ZTnEamlLyGcymZKIyfCQ-HK2CFhJlM3eIO_eHNUsa3KEqGdhqAle2UeZQ8fawDHrL5D9dhdvNuaOt-M2HyQNCmpyDwfFFR0BwezSDNGdz4gf5nV/w480-h640/ParkingLot.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the parking lot was looking good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIx6iKC8PmLG4dm6jJztMp3DZJwd3_I8Rj3Kxmv7oE0WaVgOi9bxYqVgVOJ01DbEdHYmDJ7qW1RdNLvsglLZZLr5fkKTWoR1grAhVhfYea7-vrR1BiszEYAnBBUVFtcsq_U37wtzrc2l_DPbFOJ0HzIjtzhR-8Ep693mSd8KFERBtE0tkqvz0_loYwcsF/s3735/Jonegold.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3735" data-original-width="2801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIx6iKC8PmLG4dm6jJztMp3DZJwd3_I8Rj3Kxmv7oE0WaVgOi9bxYqVgVOJ01DbEdHYmDJ7qW1RdNLvsglLZZLr5fkKTWoR1grAhVhfYea7-vrR1BiszEYAnBBUVFtcsq_U37wtzrc2l_DPbFOJ0HzIjtzhR-8Ep693mSd8KFERBtE0tkqvz0_loYwcsF/w480-h640/Jonegold.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The people at the orchard were so friendly and helpful that I completely forgot to take photos. The prices were listed by pecks. A peck is a measurement of the space something takes up and there are four pecks in a bushel, as in <i>a bushel basket</i>. Luckily, they also sell them by the pound, which is a concept we could understand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7u7sB3JkLCF29CaB6YZyI5YGTBrbXbLYbH_DF3ya5aXOfjScIQW9YPDFcCE-wpqn4WhOIy1ZHUQBEsT7P2ZcYEqERNqXMNFL8bido-kl4PFg-Ff2tDC3mULRJDP8WyvLkE1APPV-e_4wf9g7G4CW1hal5K_-ZUP0TZk5z0ezdrxtlHX8z1ez24phkA6O/s4032/IvyAppleBag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7u7sB3JkLCF29CaB6YZyI5YGTBrbXbLYbH_DF3ya5aXOfjScIQW9YPDFcCE-wpqn4WhOIy1ZHUQBEsT7P2ZcYEqERNqXMNFL8bido-kl4PFg-Ff2tDC3mULRJDP8WyvLkE1APPV-e_4wf9g7G4CW1hal5K_-ZUP0TZk5z0ezdrxtlHX8z1ez24phkA6O/w480-h640/IvyAppleBag.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are six pounds of Honeycrisp apples in Ivy's bag. A peck of apples weights about ten pounds so she is carrying around six tenths of a peck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3wZF8OSNpOTPbd-idqzbGnmRZxQRuHfQrOtsYIyXrc3CvfzmioYs3wuuexkPan2QT00QVjhbr-AKvc4SnInb7A6r-pi1Ly2tdHpX6ca_3Dsd8Kpb51XFDQp2iYTz0YXYHUNde3bq4dRRyYEM4MuuD3FAHzIus7DsO1ItMuzJcgvg8vspF8ptuiuSdMHa/s4032/Kib&AppleBags.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3wZF8OSNpOTPbd-idqzbGnmRZxQRuHfQrOtsYIyXrc3CvfzmioYs3wuuexkPan2QT00QVjhbr-AKvc4SnInb7A6r-pi1Ly2tdHpX6ca_3Dsd8Kpb51XFDQp2iYTz0YXYHUNde3bq4dRRyYEM4MuuD3FAHzIus7DsO1ItMuzJcgvg8vspF8ptuiuSdMHa/w480-h640/Kib&AppleBags.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kibitz was very confused by all this talk about pecks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVox6cWfborC6PaO5zENZ9QxezA3SyciW-Xnv7B7Y6X_e1s8a4wXjX3CMAssAIaJJaz5nuBGxHsWYWNBepKm0YllpTbzPGXiMuLnDnoPD9HcBwlhgKggbqpLs-c977xU55KfPVbo2QUXXT-4NVPBYEQSGZDRwY5EpgD5pyRF-PWLD4ejC0KLrbv76IwD1/s4032/B&KSpill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVox6cWfborC6PaO5zENZ9QxezA3SyciW-Xnv7B7Y6X_e1s8a4wXjX3CMAssAIaJJaz5nuBGxHsWYWNBepKm0YllpTbzPGXiMuLnDnoPD9HcBwlhgKggbqpLs-c977xU55KfPVbo2QUXXT-4NVPBYEQSGZDRwY5EpgD5pyRF-PWLD4ejC0KLrbv76IwD1/w480-h640/B&KSpill.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were nineteen varieties to chose from so we tried to get two or three of each kind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, how do we tell them apart? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop3k155FTgobtkUfDK0AbrTFt-KvLDGJ27TwFpjT4sxiwcq-25IE0gkup9VCTr8T4_iGPmzYQuyNFnpdVHYKlUMIQ5SYX9291d11a12y_zcbJsZ1GXVMQXJiMBjN-Ba9CX9NDDRPGtQLocNh447Zx57BV6sDvJaobaQ8ZMiuMMnRs5KwVOj4TZ-T8c6Ee/s2885/CrewSpill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="2164" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop3k155FTgobtkUfDK0AbrTFt-KvLDGJ27TwFpjT4sxiwcq-25IE0gkup9VCTr8T4_iGPmzYQuyNFnpdVHYKlUMIQ5SYX9291d11a12y_zcbJsZ1GXVMQXJiMBjN-Ba9CX9NDDRPGtQLocNh447Zx57BV6sDvJaobaQ8ZMiuMMnRs5KwVOj4TZ-T8c6Ee/w480-h640/CrewSpill.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's okay, once they're in a pie, will it really matter?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-15600306018871376542023-10-21T20:43:00.000-05:002023-10-21T20:43:06.454-05:00The Farmers Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g5AKnvpZkaXd1nkN6yui3DyFfxsVFw3y1FWfL3OzInu_LMUjYXqykzxa-uRzFkCyzsueng-pjeRv6odLZ3o2rtwKiu_rAOekp6vS7MIthfdSf-mqPgDB32byHTTql1-oSUs00lKnkkne9LLInURkiQd1iISTm69EhfG5dmQC72sagKOPLhGg07lXvkTD/s4032/10days'til.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g5AKnvpZkaXd1nkN6yui3DyFfxsVFw3y1FWfL3OzInu_LMUjYXqykzxa-uRzFkCyzsueng-pjeRv6odLZ3o2rtwKiu_rAOekp6vS7MIthfdSf-mqPgDB32byHTTql1-oSUs00lKnkkne9LLInURkiQd1iISTm69EhfG5dmQC72sagKOPLhGg07lXvkTD/w480-h640/10days'til.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh no, there's only ten spooky days left in October!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS06n5WRawdu86xcDq3SbF3IAOFZE8oiiKCozbGYOIiP5HoTokBS_aRSXW70UXt4CfcO1BQ69cXkHL_zaj12M5NrqnxEoWXaAXadCrtRS1IRBMxp6Kd5Qd1KToI9gPPwbJNG3xfzN9OayHI174vX86G0hncayCoS2HDLJEpt5CS2-1agIat-y3HDURck6Z/s4032/FMpumpkins.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS06n5WRawdu86xcDq3SbF3IAOFZE8oiiKCozbGYOIiP5HoTokBS_aRSXW70UXt4CfcO1BQ69cXkHL_zaj12M5NrqnxEoWXaAXadCrtRS1IRBMxp6Kd5Qd1KToI9gPPwbJNG3xfzN9OayHI174vX86G0hncayCoS2HDLJEpt5CS2-1agIat-y3HDURck6Z/w480-h640/FMpumpkins.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His Madness is a frequent shopper at our local Saturday Farmers Market. I only show up at the end of the season, when they bring out the really important stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7YLZgRh-eaQqgik1ghC61uOzsMnZatHIrOaHniUAEFnlKTKczCfsIAcnJsyqt_cQt3eI8aiVIocBZpEVAMwQaj7N5WBaTIL5E8EG7Q8X2Fj6yU6XfB0UPSRtP3RO6yEfmbkJMePrk0ZcjD3sXBMv4d322tLWp5rmZUdSwa84vPm18KItjenrYEwih2BF/s3332/DrearyFM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="3332" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7YLZgRh-eaQqgik1ghC61uOzsMnZatHIrOaHniUAEFnlKTKczCfsIAcnJsyqt_cQt3eI8aiVIocBZpEVAMwQaj7N5WBaTIL5E8EG7Q8X2Fj6yU6XfB0UPSRtP3RO6yEfmbkJMePrk0ZcjD3sXBMv4d322tLWp5rmZUdSwa84vPm18KItjenrYEwih2BF/w640-h480/DrearyFM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was 58°F. and drizzling, the perfect day for my yearly visit. I bought Ivy some flowers and flint corn to decorate with but didn't find the kind of pumpkins I was looking for. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5iiIz9FJc_kC7kfssHkydxhD7tFhAGsQPODE9TlVBtwBwVhc9_HdB0xkDZ_tLlWAycq9kZXChUK2blT752zC-6CsgwmNr7i7Xk_59Uy_dVgTtc7x2dvlRWtssCg4VhHMn9_3Mv3WyggbvWkaCqYeVGMUtvHrUgFrg5wbmCfGbEZdLSa2ACWO4PFvTRdH/s2914/Sprouts&Squash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="2914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5iiIz9FJc_kC7kfssHkydxhD7tFhAGsQPODE9TlVBtwBwVhc9_HdB0xkDZ_tLlWAycq9kZXChUK2blT752zC-6CsgwmNr7i7Xk_59Uy_dVgTtc7x2dvlRWtssCg4VhHMn9_3Mv3WyggbvWkaCqYeVGMUtvHrUgFrg5wbmCfGbEZdLSa2ACWO4PFvTRdH/w640-h480/Sprouts&Squash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too bad I wasn't looking for Brussels Sprouts! Are those pumpkins spying on the squash?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0OJzJlHyUmNj-Ww9x9M-bHWWoMiFZRvjch7o99FF-hwzkS_Cb1WQ3Ls_1kguosxqxTtlzdtcAJWH2fohbW7dVPqUsBoOpYUO77cBBQtPE4C0sI3sv6CrK6mBdRZIwkVghl0NFqT5BeV1cAj11uLwk4PGLm2uThj_OXsb3PbVGHetCQm58V6HEvlZAQyJ/s3883/TreesOnChurch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3883" data-original-width="2912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0OJzJlHyUmNj-Ww9x9M-bHWWoMiFZRvjch7o99FF-hwzkS_Cb1WQ3Ls_1kguosxqxTtlzdtcAJWH2fohbW7dVPqUsBoOpYUO77cBBQtPE4C0sI3sv6CrK6mBdRZIwkVghl0NFqT5BeV1cAj11uLwk4PGLm2uThj_OXsb3PbVGHetCQm58V6HEvlZAQyJ/w480-h640/TreesOnChurch.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way back to the car we passed more of this year's spectacular autumn colors. It's almost as if Mother Nature trying to make up for ruining last summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr95PXbORJPJv4zcApy5ZD1l5lXjsVXifu8ecRgPICJt7zfztFFmh-0wwIVLvpYwDCWEIvgNpc4Zusf7rgW5dJLMHBPm6UnAf4YBsH-j6Wypi8c1uVZ3GnBBiG2OC8HDznj5La4S3AAXhmKrpOePsmQ-mmW1B3nSYjslrLLRBzuPzG-ORLOmT6TpapLJP9/s4032/KibInVase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr95PXbORJPJv4zcApy5ZD1l5lXjsVXifu8ecRgPICJt7zfztFFmh-0wwIVLvpYwDCWEIvgNpc4Zusf7rgW5dJLMHBPm6UnAf4YBsH-j6Wypi8c1uVZ3GnBBiG2OC8HDznj5La4S3AAXhmKrpOePsmQ-mmW1B3nSYjslrLLRBzuPzG-ORLOmT6TpapLJP9/w480-h640/KibInVase.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back at home, The Crew loved the dahlias but weren't sure what to do with the corn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoU5Zh2AuUpEcwmMBlzlWiRQvj3d4EEwxOAVUB6j7FH2NhI-OM1AeqzQ3ejp6kRlbkdi1Z1fPgaOe1TZfWUy7trUw7OlUvLMQ_zZEWjmpmJtaZMPU5eEKkbePxAH29fKypF9pREaY5_2oxQ0GDQ_N9rYexdzmIhXk8tz3J-eYM9QWALzXhe_pImhssxit/s4032/ArrangingFlowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoU5Zh2AuUpEcwmMBlzlWiRQvj3d4EEwxOAVUB6j7FH2NhI-OM1AeqzQ3ejp6kRlbkdi1Z1fPgaOe1TZfWUy7trUw7OlUvLMQ_zZEWjmpmJtaZMPU5eEKkbePxAH29fKypF9pREaY5_2oxQ0GDQ_N9rYexdzmIhXk8tz3J-eYM9QWALzXhe_pImhssxit/w480-h640/ArrangingFlowers.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Burt thought the corn should be tied into a bundle and hung on the front door. Ivy tried to explain to him that the squirrels would probably knock it down so they could eat it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBptZEFnd-o8R_RrCTYje6QE2Q9Bhdm-Hppf5phBt_8GisdnRaM26NH1ujrA_kahytbxkbE_nIOJMqH2Tb0a0r5WJvOWoRfaWfZWkw8VkX3SqbiTDvzGxmhX8Sj3bw4Q1OSaiG-CS25nXupO23CUjDZu9MbGQzE2z3rbNgE_7e6XldyGD4QD9yYmeYQWm/s4032/AnotherShucking.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBptZEFnd-o8R_RrCTYje6QE2Q9Bhdm-Hppf5phBt_8GisdnRaM26NH1ujrA_kahytbxkbE_nIOJMqH2Tb0a0r5WJvOWoRfaWfZWkw8VkX3SqbiTDvzGxmhX8Sj3bw4Q1OSaiG-CS25nXupO23CUjDZu9MbGQzE2z3rbNgE_7e6XldyGD4QD9yYmeYQWm/w480-h640/AnotherShucking.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Burt couldn't imagine anyone wanting to eat this corn, after all its called <i>flint</i> corn. Eventually, he agreed with Ivy and they decided to to shuck the husks and put the cobs in a bowl on the table. Maybe the squirrels won't notice it, or maybe we'll need to buy some new screens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmZ0fEKLx8ftGmGexsXzO4TH493bpVeLPdFqUzGHrFvFXJzyRYkNnJaA2P2S-ydYz8KYhAmmzAC2TrbFue4_9w4Rsj6-1UykpSIypIH4Z3n3iTHCRgMK0dB1LvqLwqJRwN5cqb5PXUI8NwSuTwTZKiJ25SaWXWDNJc91vLgnVVCzwI-c75I88bHuviVY0/s4032/TwoBouquets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmZ0fEKLx8ftGmGexsXzO4TH493bpVeLPdFqUzGHrFvFXJzyRYkNnJaA2P2S-ydYz8KYhAmmzAC2TrbFue4_9w4Rsj6-1UykpSIypIH4Z3n3iTHCRgMK0dB1LvqLwqJRwN5cqb5PXUI8NwSuTwTZKiJ25SaWXWDNJc91vLgnVVCzwI-c75I88bHuviVY0/w480-h640/TwoBouquets.jpg" width="480" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As it turned out, there was enough flowers for two bouquets . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NorGyb3CQBdwgGaHWOfVGRWGGAxNc3Tdb-p578nExOMkprJ8V8VH58otxJjyIvcqmEPTuiyk9j2OnddVR3Y1EjsBNeC0q7svl-56EwVxFtmemkQfw-5kZA7u-BWziHi5NL2VjyUaXgaco9neIOATY5iD4_BVWQIqgQOLQ4B4F3aaTFXDIJFFy1PkbsO5/s4032/Flowers&CornFinished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NorGyb3CQBdwgGaHWOfVGRWGGAxNc3Tdb-p578nExOMkprJ8V8VH58otxJjyIvcqmEPTuiyk9j2OnddVR3Y1EjsBNeC0q7svl-56EwVxFtmemkQfw-5kZA7u-BWziHi5NL2VjyUaXgaco9neIOATY5iD4_BVWQIqgQOLQ4B4F3aaTFXDIJFFy1PkbsO5/w640-h480/Flowers&CornFinished.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> . . . and plenty of corn for all the squirrels in the neighborhood. Maybe we should just put the bowl outside now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-22647798066096882862023-10-20T23:51:00.006-05:002023-10-21T07:10:49.596-05:00Mosquito Hill<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySv3rPzNgxAtQTJJCvF6wOGb1a8u6lHwixB43YjtNWUoZYgy32qFwNrSIw6gwOljT1mSObcSUm3_bQAToXlpArN9rtnyE3kMnchUDv87TRoKzbZtKN8Cz4CtSE2ik-uYoI8UgMXZSfPUJew84NG1ss4KvI9N-47-DWa2a4hRt4U_OcGlrxEsaGGuWc8hJ/s4032/11days'til.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySv3rPzNgxAtQTJJCvF6wOGb1a8u6lHwixB43YjtNWUoZYgy32qFwNrSIw6gwOljT1mSObcSUm3_bQAToXlpArN9rtnyE3kMnchUDv87TRoKzbZtKN8Cz4CtSE2ik-uYoI8UgMXZSfPUJew84NG1ss4KvI9N-47-DWa2a4hRt4U_OcGlrxEsaGGuWc8hJ/w480-h640/11days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an absolutely beautiful day here, so His Madness and I headed to Mosquito Hill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdqQHHWs6ahAX0_ronBy2Kde254us-f6VSlljSTw6fC69zNkZdGkggXW4lnlXpagFqgB-oH6tswetRZehLgTlX1cfjqp9ej517h86wGbWMViQ10EgU1csJLzmgeCu393oLYKuNlYcS5Nn9lJd3pehLdAK9YSjD1ZEP9au3X3LBWco9HKoauLpitP9q0YY/s3261/WindshieldColors.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="2446" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdqQHHWs6ahAX0_ronBy2Kde254us-f6VSlljSTw6fC69zNkZdGkggXW4lnlXpagFqgB-oH6tswetRZehLgTlX1cfjqp9ej517h86wGbWMViQ10EgU1csJLzmgeCu393oLYKuNlYcS5Nn9lJd3pehLdAK9YSjD1ZEP9au3X3LBWco9HKoauLpitP9q0YY/w480-h640/WindshieldColors.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If we were going to enjoy a walk in the woods while the trees still had their autumn leaves, we couldn't wait a minute longer. It was time for a road trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_MMQCDk224vwWPkD0eg-bmbaPl8fYHjzk2OSviPLEdcFkIcXXvuf8xqzrGhLVShceMi5wOdgedcHTNTYEY52tkOgxIJuFV8_-VRIzlQrWblkHcMZ0W1jTPfIg3KzUEsun9E31wxF8FRQVBznpocwadNADCdNd1lYdbX0dsWSlZPSHoUKr-UTCfJp4qaD/s4032/PathUptheHill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_MMQCDk224vwWPkD0eg-bmbaPl8fYHjzk2OSviPLEdcFkIcXXvuf8xqzrGhLVShceMi5wOdgedcHTNTYEY52tkOgxIJuFV8_-VRIzlQrWblkHcMZ0W1jTPfIg3KzUEsun9E31wxF8FRQVBznpocwadNADCdNd1lYdbX0dsWSlZPSHoUKr-UTCfJp4qaD/w480-h640/PathUptheHill.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past summer was unusually hot and dry which puts a lot of stress on trees. In our neck of the woods, the peak time for fall color the first week of October, so we weren't expecting much this late in the season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZIgymBDRoeovs9E7EyqOAIWR2Ynh4omDxTCiUuka36H30euPNYJ_3gWQfBuJ3nRj0GyEJqFo7Vk3PV1z2hYruBA2c5rszql2AozKPSLaPpAblpUQn6VriMQrEI4gUw7V8EXdKvt-1QSeqmVu-wZ66YyFmbPApA2TCJK64qrbiIyrthML1zUwLVEbm3-a/s4032/TheGoldenWoods.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZIgymBDRoeovs9E7EyqOAIWR2Ynh4omDxTCiUuka36H30euPNYJ_3gWQfBuJ3nRj0GyEJqFo7Vk3PV1z2hYruBA2c5rszql2AozKPSLaPpAblpUQn6VriMQrEI4gUw7V8EXdKvt-1QSeqmVu-wZ66YyFmbPApA2TCJK64qrbiIyrthML1zUwLVEbm3-a/w480-h640/TheGoldenWoods.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes, it's wonderful to be wrong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinOEfIfoVcn4NreXaoSJHKgKChc800qO60W3dcNnCE6S7IpmLQG_dLn8k3UddZzKHs4Jj06nRYj2Jjo8irOSm2yB_QPSjvUEzyFKB2w3RDIGnc7T4uvWj-Muv7ZrUtQo-jKXdBRVx6RgaE8Koo6Y-md0Twgt2zTjAxZCKgTjDTErUyB-YeDIVy61nMowz/s3411/NearTop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3411" data-original-width="2558" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinOEfIfoVcn4NreXaoSJHKgKChc800qO60W3dcNnCE6S7IpmLQG_dLn8k3UddZzKHs4Jj06nRYj2Jjo8irOSm2yB_QPSjvUEzyFKB2w3RDIGnc7T4uvWj-Muv7ZrUtQo-jKXdBRVx6RgaE8Koo6Y-md0Twgt2zTjAxZCKgTjDTErUyB-YeDIVy61nMowz/w480-h640/NearTop.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mother Nature has a great sense if humor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrRsJWh-49KTQJAgFqd-AF1Q0F28uvRf69809obszgGhQPOZXgY6kbmduXGM7O4Hs-MPpDg_co4tvMCpgquDEW9emHl9ZVKQ-kPEjRnUGx1qiokUVWyxbOnQf_dWfrGRlXx7lzi7BWkvFQvHu-XUCmXMyoUd71XT4jM4uuSzKHkr72OiSScjLVezJzY6V/s2880/GarterSnakeS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrRsJWh-49KTQJAgFqd-AF1Q0F28uvRf69809obszgGhQPOZXgY6kbmduXGM7O4Hs-MPpDg_co4tvMCpgquDEW9emHl9ZVKQ-kPEjRnUGx1qiokUVWyxbOnQf_dWfrGRlXx7lzi7BWkvFQvHu-XUCmXMyoUd71XT4jM4uuSzKHkr72OiSScjLVezJzY6V/w480-h640/GarterSnakeS.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We weren't the only ones enjoying the sunshine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHklGFzxu_hP0Ei10hXzz6iVlSHp9K4JJIgDe5tSuxAcOoXwPuBnFMYn4IH8c6n8Jq7fdwEx2UGoP6UOWpf1RiCjhuLrKpjH_Xqf1Rx1l8aH2F0H5S0-S1bzSidBrTJ1S2RHtXDapjwQm1_G4vz79uFcXd6e2Lp8R6Db1cV1WmiaZVBQLd-z-kKphvWVHh/s4032/RedTreeTOH.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHklGFzxu_hP0Ei10hXzz6iVlSHp9K4JJIgDe5tSuxAcOoXwPuBnFMYn4IH8c6n8Jq7fdwEx2UGoP6UOWpf1RiCjhuLrKpjH_Xqf1Rx1l8aH2F0H5S0-S1bzSidBrTJ1S2RHtXDapjwQm1_G4vz79uFcXd6e2Lp8R6Db1cV1WmiaZVBQLd-z-kKphvWVHh/w480-h640/RedTreeTOH.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As with all things these days, even the top of the hill was under construction. Nice to see that the safety fencing coordinated with the season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffs_4xYRvUMMi0UQm-EowNHUGhBdrtlPXLJ81O4mf_mEAuNWb4FJk8cJ8cSBLcR53AY0vFlTHY2puM8YqSMMV3QmxoEV6HinaZQV-zXFGZt8eJALpgsV3UXX8QTGrf_8x_BGuRmjQHjl1eJzs-rVC_kxs06J-_BtWiVpjVjp-LFL_4-HWq9z_z2iu62H8/s4032/PrettyLeaves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffs_4xYRvUMMi0UQm-EowNHUGhBdrtlPXLJ81O4mf_mEAuNWb4FJk8cJ8cSBLcR53AY0vFlTHY2puM8YqSMMV3QmxoEV6HinaZQV-zXFGZt8eJALpgsV3UXX8QTGrf_8x_BGuRmjQHjl1eJzs-rVC_kxs06J-_BtWiVpjVjp-LFL_4-HWq9z_z2iu62H8/w480-h640/PrettyLeaves.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future maple trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLY5hLGNmyKvuVFwHf5BpnZbEOLKsaOLk5Pi7yc56sawrgZYTMgkGkiRr8HbGVWCMNu0NMDHViHIeTV51OFCfF5f3El_28oA8e_Bn0eDC3v1xUBTx_sGgTxOxPxMarpCaDjXISD2nWweIMQRDxPK4k48rt4E19bAa9nw0Ddvn8s_jWHc7vnaGzqX53PJB/s4032/Pinholer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLY5hLGNmyKvuVFwHf5BpnZbEOLKsaOLk5Pi7yc56sawrgZYTMgkGkiRr8HbGVWCMNu0NMDHViHIeTV51OFCfF5f3El_28oA8e_Bn0eDC3v1xUBTx_sGgTxOxPxMarpCaDjXISD2nWweIMQRDxPK4k48rt4E19bAa9nw0Ddvn8s_jWHc7vnaGzqX53PJB/w480-h640/Pinholer.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HM documented the riot of color with his pinhole camera. I was expecting bare trees and brown, dried up leaves on the ground, so I left my camera at home. Thank goodness for phones. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FRi_inv_78IYFPiJQMCT-EYr6SiSBgnvxVYGBnAR9CkK0PBHfXEcuINT2_p7UitdNpICQ7LPj2esM6waw_5D1ukemNADDtWN9KdjL6Y4BeDLwvv_QnNts-LnRWUKt90Vs9T-AKbskWh3Y3k2uxBLQDrfIaYk9e5kyuEVdtg8qZFmAeYxUiKCMoGdkcs2/s4032/Prairie&Hill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FRi_inv_78IYFPiJQMCT-EYr6SiSBgnvxVYGBnAR9CkK0PBHfXEcuINT2_p7UitdNpICQ7LPj2esM6waw_5D1ukemNADDtWN9KdjL6Y4BeDLwvv_QnNts-LnRWUKt90Vs9T-AKbskWh3Y3k2uxBLQDrfIaYk9e5kyuEVdtg8qZFmAeYxUiKCMoGdkcs2/w480-h640/Prairie&Hill.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, I have to admit the prairie grass meadow was well past it's prime. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-2VWhIAU5kz4VwSZ4aYNjoULRKBZ6Lq9uJ_rsB10hu5oRWbrl-nlv4nCjyHMIfJBK_RD7FB45LDxtfPx_xHnpB1V8AAVRaccdNt_QCRIzl4nIT7fnLov7USF8XCDduxgKJjm9CgkI5LsSprWvDJiSRpWQ6RgajuIBhBBqnL-A1bDxSY02gTW7VNXPkFx/s2111/BeeOnAster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2111" data-original-width="1583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-2VWhIAU5kz4VwSZ4aYNjoULRKBZ6Lq9uJ_rsB10hu5oRWbrl-nlv4nCjyHMIfJBK_RD7FB45LDxtfPx_xHnpB1V8AAVRaccdNt_QCRIzl4nIT7fnLov7USF8XCDduxgKJjm9CgkI5LsSprWvDJiSRpWQ6RgajuIBhBBqnL-A1bDxSY02gTW7VNXPkFx/w480-h640/BeeOnAster.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were a few asters still blooming. Enough to keep the bees happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lKUrl2EcULRjnN2VbUmIpPwdPMNeyU4axZCEtR4fSP-7k0Hc8HS4m-yFP-GPIgoA39PerBetNK7CdnwqohLIKpe5Z3_-QrUtVV5bnxuJx_Xw23RVj9gigUfjtN18L6kQbx5k-YK4vvy-fuIUBIOtKDAPzZbwlK4Swp3-XavBFZUhpK2zY_b40mCaKUD_/s4032/HorseshoePondwithDuckWeed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lKUrl2EcULRjnN2VbUmIpPwdPMNeyU4axZCEtR4fSP-7k0Hc8HS4m-yFP-GPIgoA39PerBetNK7CdnwqohLIKpe5Z3_-QrUtVV5bnxuJx_Xw23RVj9gigUfjtN18L6kQbx5k-YK4vvy-fuIUBIOtKDAPzZbwlK4Swp3-XavBFZUhpK2zY_b40mCaKUD_/w640-h480/HorseshoePondwithDuckWeed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lake was really quiet. Have the ducks flown south already or are they late too? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCJrbMr_ctXH0e1F-GyKvYTCdIAR-zTNbpRRb3NFFOZ151ee7_9jNmCoHgyUoc7l3HlA5e42IupdyGaoZhN2gewOwucu0GGFj5LwsGAOmxzmEj3viG_ZEJqas99XPLZCoOXrQwhCCJVwZxqUjc4-0e8q10GXqQmIu6akxdw3npR9zVzNgQksEKx5MCcpu/s4032/OrangeTreeMH.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCJrbMr_ctXH0e1F-GyKvYTCdIAR-zTNbpRRb3NFFOZ151ee7_9jNmCoHgyUoc7l3HlA5e42IupdyGaoZhN2gewOwucu0GGFj5LwsGAOmxzmEj3viG_ZEJqas99XPLZCoOXrQwhCCJVwZxqUjc4-0e8q10GXqQmIu6akxdw3npR9zVzNgQksEKx5MCcpu/w480-h640/OrangeTreeMH.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's nothing like a walk through the woods in the fall. It's hard to get lost but whoever had the idea to plant this beacon of red by the parking lot was a genius.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-84510436253008058832023-10-19T21:36:00.000-05:002023-10-19T21:36:10.434-05:00Garland<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51POLX-mDILNaQKz58i9riStsUR7MITuVV-_-Jtt80p2ovq_yJq31AmO5w12elaqxTvJcGrQfzIiSi1KdHIXzzVqJkGgCzLxzuicevHwiq0Cb_upgBalF-eEih7rzrq5Lfdiy9lrxetduGMkbJfCIFUaCHmSWq29LEu9Ci0KBTyeP-M18ku8Z7ziJwpss/s3790/12Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="2842" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51POLX-mDILNaQKz58i9riStsUR7MITuVV-_-Jtt80p2ovq_yJq31AmO5w12elaqxTvJcGrQfzIiSi1KdHIXzzVqJkGgCzLxzuicevHwiq0Cb_upgBalF-eEih7rzrq5Lfdiy9lrxetduGMkbJfCIFUaCHmSWq29LEu9Ci0KBTyeP-M18ku8Z7ziJwpss/w480-h640/12Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's only twelve days left until the big night and The Crew is still hasn't finished decorating the patio. It's not like they haven't tried before, maybe the third time's the charm? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX3TiZcrAjEci6ODwVJigTfK26y1M16k1B8x-K22ql-nY20Nhb0DEc3spzX_tWznFIWavlxSIAUVhTllNM14u5oGBivWocmkmsFEK4C1_uMmeSXzAAwNvE9xc34B6SueKVvktLTcQ-oTRO137Rmk0J8t1Y4D2Pg3nnTheZXiCd9PsqAs4TmI4eahCtni9/s4032/FluffChairRain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX3TiZcrAjEci6ODwVJigTfK26y1M16k1B8x-K22ql-nY20Nhb0DEc3spzX_tWznFIWavlxSIAUVhTllNM14u5oGBivWocmkmsFEK4C1_uMmeSXzAAwNvE9xc34B6SueKVvktLTcQ-oTRO137Rmk0J8t1Y4D2Pg3nnTheZXiCd9PsqAs4TmI4eahCtni9/w480-h640/FluffChairRain.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spenser finds it all very annoying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQia-hRgLMtw45UTsvzZxLW7YiExvQPstk9aUUgFL5MWjIuN2xIw9TljB8YSjHp4pHvzFlxAyHbTychbw-fS8oF6XRtkB6w12doX03XGQI-VzS_cvyT46XbGcseD2_oC6aKHJXl1vXLNmgUp2MPItqkLGshldstM_Kfs1oMBUR23OuZhJzrZ2bkYkNa6F/s3372/Crew&Garland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="2529" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQia-hRgLMtw45UTsvzZxLW7YiExvQPstk9aUUgFL5MWjIuN2xIw9TljB8YSjHp4pHvzFlxAyHbTychbw-fS8oF6XRtkB6w12doX03XGQI-VzS_cvyT46XbGcseD2_oC6aKHJXl1vXLNmgUp2MPItqkLGshldstM_Kfs1oMBUR23OuZhJzrZ2bkYkNa6F/w480-h640/Crew&Garland.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though it's raining (again!), today is going to be different. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SSNyFi28ofuh-eziMv5xL9S4ZEF6ShPelLRXI8AaOVH8CKHxafs98aT5BdskyQoCPFOSGm-H_cATzMfpQT5fTRo7j9kJw5lGCsJ2oqpL0lDoDn7HP6I4YrYCUuhowAGiuLbiuQSl_-ZKSjh0UOrMoSUkkK9HStcEkAF8pugbYP8178Dx2PPBPD0_aSjp/s4032/IvyGarlandFluff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SSNyFi28ofuh-eziMv5xL9S4ZEF6ShPelLRXI8AaOVH8CKHxafs98aT5BdskyQoCPFOSGm-H_cATzMfpQT5fTRo7j9kJw5lGCsJ2oqpL0lDoDn7HP6I4YrYCUuhowAGiuLbiuQSl_-ZKSjh0UOrMoSUkkK9HStcEkAF8pugbYP8178Dx2PPBPD0_aSjp/w480-h640/IvyGarlandFluff.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, they're going to stay focused.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UOhloSSROE-VONpNu6WPbuYxolj8opbWXyjtTcrlnGZuVd49rnvcGi6d7zxFKDlJ5jOwRK-0Vph0ovuzSvMcG8FEqJR-ZTxdFevh2Rq81VGs-NPHhI5lZ-qZB0CUC6v7U5mFoOi9vaxgDcv_B1Hn13yILb3nl8yEdIl6Xqa61WFiFtc5CZrFLcis-4gZ/s4032/Mirror&Garland.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UOhloSSROE-VONpNu6WPbuYxolj8opbWXyjtTcrlnGZuVd49rnvcGi6d7zxFKDlJ5jOwRK-0Vph0ovuzSvMcG8FEqJR-ZTxdFevh2Rq81VGs-NPHhI5lZ-qZB0CUC6v7U5mFoOi9vaxgDcv_B1Hn13yILb3nl8yEdIl6Xqa61WFiFtc5CZrFLcis-4gZ/w480-h640/Mirror&Garland.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until it's done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7pIMdaw22PmiSkBsOd4Ko96VzJklY7IUsCZt29pFBIIpSV4vkeiiAgIr6nw2WRQ2H28p53mg6FczGauHF75hxpGZRLkO0pfERGICy0gYuEoFlJSoD79SSdNhq1NDkLYZ5fB3CBXObCR3WI4vXQcnteWUprcBqfawYmqh15mZRK7i7Dc8PzSx9ixTV4vO/s4032/SnoozingBurt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7pIMdaw22PmiSkBsOd4Ko96VzJklY7IUsCZt29pFBIIpSV4vkeiiAgIr6nw2WRQ2H28p53mg6FczGauHF75hxpGZRLkO0pfERGICy0gYuEoFlJSoD79SSdNhq1NDkLYZ5fB3CBXObCR3WI4vXQcnteWUprcBqfawYmqh15mZRK7i7Dc8PzSx9ixTV4vO/w480-h640/SnoozingBurt.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or not. This may take another day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-45699888279016739542023-10-18T23:26:00.002-05:002023-10-19T06:50:35.526-05:0013 Days<p> <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM___qzNADjwqaLH634mxRVUQSEK7gOB2JSfplpCw8cNZkcytZ1dtZ6R7QQOq_dTmmw02YHU8l9bn9JcBfyVqwyzKOfCpjzyfBWeaW2LZnrGjps4M6CrM6sC-F-iHe8KldLycwUkskgBIKoM1FrsxW7myRJloNxF8NNWyh2W6AsuUnv01nlwtO3eV0UAi_/s4032/13Days'til.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM___qzNADjwqaLH634mxRVUQSEK7gOB2JSfplpCw8cNZkcytZ1dtZ6R7QQOq_dTmmw02YHU8l9bn9JcBfyVqwyzKOfCpjzyfBWeaW2LZnrGjps4M6CrM6sC-F-iHe8KldLycwUkskgBIKoM1FrsxW7myRJloNxF8NNWyh2W6AsuUnv01nlwtO3eV0UAi_/w480-h640/13Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, we've had another series of unfortunate events here at Chez Madness. Nothing serious but we're starting to wonder if the number thirteen really is unlucky. Or maybe we're just cursed?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0K5WzIykEa01mLy5tRuMQVLWUPwqOlQ8z0b5WhqkGt1QzZ1c3EcrwRcfE3nqCtRu-wa6uFqGw93BiyH9BfRr0cP4CDtLSt-lOD1oc3bs5QEBDmkdhgzRJV3v4XQzOJ10-ecbn9O2cV_IdAL49PqzvplTdmerFEW6JV1mBRKVPTEFtgO_ahlLwgJtrD-5/s4032/Wine:Cheetos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0K5WzIykEa01mLy5tRuMQVLWUPwqOlQ8z0b5WhqkGt1QzZ1c3EcrwRcfE3nqCtRu-wa6uFqGw93BiyH9BfRr0cP4CDtLSt-lOD1oc3bs5QEBDmkdhgzRJV3v4XQzOJ10-ecbn9O2cV_IdAL49PqzvplTdmerFEW6JV1mBRKVPTEFtgO_ahlLwgJtrD-5/w480-h640/Wine:Cheetos.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been awhile since we decided to try out a new wine and Cheetos pairing. Tonight's selection included the classic White Cheddar, Flamin' Hot and Cinnamon Sugar. They were paired with a Spanish Monastrell chosen for its label. Actually, we liked the Cheetos more than the wine and Agatha Christie's <i>Hallowe'en Party </i>was pretty good, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><br /><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-90791096870570892502023-10-17T23:30:00.000-05:002023-10-17T23:30:13.936-05:00Lights<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe40u066pdqQ_gjWY8s99DngUAHebk5KSSk5VEsdqmb1fUruJVcS5kyl992hqYjCkafB8DZabFLmjmKWRmPXPgUxygEoRR7kL183NgjY0bb1gqp4TQnkqb4RcQ_abaUfilqRT8VjhGRk9Jz2vNKGoErXeloKjncN4c7EhJMLeMKBiPqa6tqCQWN-Q1iq9E/s2419/14Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="1814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe40u066pdqQ_gjWY8s99DngUAHebk5KSSk5VEsdqmb1fUruJVcS5kyl992hqYjCkafB8DZabFLmjmKWRmPXPgUxygEoRR7kL183NgjY0bb1gqp4TQnkqb4RcQ_abaUfilqRT8VjhGRk9Jz2vNKGoErXeloKjncN4c7EhJMLeMKBiPqa6tqCQWN-Q1iq9E/w480-h640/14Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only two weeks left of spooky season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiGSoNQeFa2-8W6dFowV3NXWy4XtgW84_YtEXlez_ymIN62a8sc_6eDE-XMMr1YEw8vMTAQSf7RVjWhcqFC2Ze32JyLt6DCaWjDRNjIRqJVD8O_G4rU_GOOzkXhE4TDF8rMMap0gzkOwu1XsrT35JNl7Ptvn8uBos5q3n3xHV588jBcKg7Gn8rjYu7Iek/s3344/StringO'Lights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3344" data-original-width="2508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiGSoNQeFa2-8W6dFowV3NXWy4XtgW84_YtEXlez_ymIN62a8sc_6eDE-XMMr1YEw8vMTAQSf7RVjWhcqFC2Ze32JyLt6DCaWjDRNjIRqJVD8O_G4rU_GOOzkXhE4TDF8rMMap0gzkOwu1XsrT35JNl7Ptvn8uBos5q3n3xHV588jBcKg7Gn8rjYu7Iek/w480-h640/StringO'Lights.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Thursday, The Crew began decorating the patio but they put it on hold when it started to rain. Today, they finally got back to work and their first priority was checking out the lighting situation. If there's going to be an issue, it's usually with the lights. The old school jack-'o-lanterns, carved from actual pumpkins and lit up with candles don't cause a lot of problems, unless they start to rot or accidentally burn down the house, but their short shelf life doesn't lend itself to long term decorating. So electric is the way to go. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfNXj3Rs05VKD3ypVJydmM88LpIMd-X6v9ouINi3zYfFqpIb8eyP4h3fTUgNxyPdyim0FMDr4cUVscd_Bsn8Pve7mMHCd85xbQ032GkcJoV2Z0c2DvkGUEHGvGudVAPG3-0GTJ38xxzQEqIACPd5XIu6izGc1ISDiru4sRVLiOPeFiqRIlWZfZT58dQ81/s4032/IvyFixingHauntedHouses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfNXj3Rs05VKD3ypVJydmM88LpIMd-X6v9ouINi3zYfFqpIb8eyP4h3fTUgNxyPdyim0FMDr4cUVscd_Bsn8Pve7mMHCd85xbQ032GkcJoV2Z0c2DvkGUEHGvGudVAPG3-0GTJ38xxzQEqIACPd5XIu6izGc1ISDiru4sRVLiOPeFiqRIlWZfZT58dQ81/w480-h640/IvyFixingHauntedHouses.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All they really want is something bright and colorful. Ivy is removing some less-than-adequate lights from the haunted houses, in order to add some brighter ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgC3paQUcspxdH6wnBNDAhmOKbZjbSDXgvif9elzCFuSuZm-loIQhdHJr6CJcZ6707Jsjmd8wZ-a4VMpQW2uePv2Q2SS9Rw0ROVKR9oGf8iB9-Zt8Iiex1GHluCqg6V-ARW0CmdWA5dQRtROY-vdyErB6FzKPFtR0s0Qinr4RupkTkpQOEiQv3zeMcxAQ/s4032/JOLsunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgC3paQUcspxdH6wnBNDAhmOKbZjbSDXgvif9elzCFuSuZm-loIQhdHJr6CJcZ6707Jsjmd8wZ-a4VMpQW2uePv2Q2SS9Rw0ROVKR9oGf8iB9-Zt8Iiex1GHluCqg6V-ARW0CmdWA5dQRtROY-vdyErB6FzKPFtR0s0Qinr4RupkTkpQOEiQv3zeMcxAQ/w480-h640/JOLsunset.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, the real test comes when the sun goes down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQ9CtbgvoUK9AuSnyV6qX0QMgUPhCCbvw0_lqpqWqWqCLL-SUryYnCO0bcjbUEmyAMK8iYHd2P0Iahacjp5P6fyTy6DCvio5Fc6WiV1I209PMkdgt-ur6u1gA4byZIkLlhhzUATOrvIc0_Pn7-1Kjt0rfGBsCzUURNsX2cS-Z4yvsaS2EYzPYLMANaSbs/s3245/Crew&BakersRack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3245" data-original-width="2434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQ9CtbgvoUK9AuSnyV6qX0QMgUPhCCbvw0_lqpqWqWqCLL-SUryYnCO0bcjbUEmyAMK8iYHd2P0Iahacjp5P6fyTy6DCvio5Fc6WiV1I209PMkdgt-ur6u1gA4byZIkLlhhzUATOrvIc0_Pn7-1Kjt0rfGBsCzUURNsX2cS-Z4yvsaS2EYzPYLMANaSbs/w480-h640/Crew&BakersRack.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's when the drinking starts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who cares what the lights look like as long as you can find your glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-26587313299265174852023-10-16T20:53:00.002-05:002023-10-16T20:53:56.744-05:00Color<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbINyvDkdYuzL3EQt-30_1-ZllZX94gRMGtVBMjaRVQ_yr7Y0Fx-Y5DSYwmeaG2Dn6AXAz42HPa4_8dsXrJl7fwdm6myvLBCgI662GSQ-a_03U1FS9UFQlBnlcCiTJzHYhUe98vlRTK4tBWCTeSd9Fxz_vf-xLktF9oFl5W9F2dKQHjDU6m2hRLoTN59U/s2744/15Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="2058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbINyvDkdYuzL3EQt-30_1-ZllZX94gRMGtVBMjaRVQ_yr7Y0Fx-Y5DSYwmeaG2Dn6AXAz42HPa4_8dsXrJl7fwdm6myvLBCgI662GSQ-a_03U1FS9UFQlBnlcCiTJzHYhUe98vlRTK4tBWCTeSd9Fxz_vf-xLktF9oFl5W9F2dKQHjDU6m2hRLoTN59U/w480-h640/15Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to believe we're half way though October already!</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgxNvjgdyRBIAYYacuQX0tja7DtViGy-jx6_KDC639N2pWfEfnwLk3KCkthqLz36Wq5-cPXE2M0jRZzU7Iy4VJy3SXAAhpPen6eFeEk5vo6bGDVKyqiyE_-7Zbuj_Hb8oz5Qn4IJXow1M0wvcYPMMbr9Z1K6sEF4WMvNDo34W-S3a6AttouIMAbgopok_/s2593/WhiteMums.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="1945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgxNvjgdyRBIAYYacuQX0tja7DtViGy-jx6_KDC639N2pWfEfnwLk3KCkthqLz36Wq5-cPXE2M0jRZzU7Iy4VJy3SXAAhpPen6eFeEk5vo6bGDVKyqiyE_-7Zbuj_Hb8oz5Qn4IJXow1M0wvcYPMMbr9Z1K6sEF4WMvNDo34W-S3a6AttouIMAbgopok_/w480-h640/WhiteMums.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The worst part of our porch renovation is over but there's still some painting and small repairs to do. Meanwhile the mums have to wait at the bottom of the steps. Kibitz tested out the new cap stones to see if they're up to the task of supporting the jack-'o-lanterns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnXqerNDS3TY0N0d6POXgXwRIMqZQG488hrkQhs8oMRnTvhmZLbu9SaqYSaPD_oqx4d929mmaAyhoJFePVBn6qkwUUA5SourtXAT8FHjxXH_BIslAYIIyZH2cGxgLZUyq-Segmmka11QQ6ZZ98Kt_jUDHRVRinBbdwfWDN2sFqUnTMKBSyi1pSX4v9aVD/s4032/OctOrangeRoses.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnXqerNDS3TY0N0d6POXgXwRIMqZQG488hrkQhs8oMRnTvhmZLbu9SaqYSaPD_oqx4d929mmaAyhoJFePVBn6qkwUUA5SourtXAT8FHjxXH_BIslAYIIyZH2cGxgLZUyq-Segmmka11QQ6ZZ98Kt_jUDHRVRinBbdwfWDN2sFqUnTMKBSyi1pSX4v9aVD/w480-h640/OctOrangeRoses.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Farmers Market was canceled last Saturday because the weather forecasters had predicted high winds and torrential rain. None of that happened so we went to the grocery store instead and found these orange roses. They're not dahlias but they will do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrI4MeWW1h72izoGLCaEhFUemXDQ9g-bQjWaE0pi2cbGmCZFXCWsGFlYlHmg4-1RGj9pUULGItDDCOQ_oCXTUf-ZQYRgL7spclc04gr3ff-bR0sAOnm2HMJKoPBiUaFeBqpm74UUc8lcMi3-fMf4N6XrttmLERE9hWGS5lIJjKbkbPI3vj2xwim3-NkhgQ/s4032/PWparkinglot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrI4MeWW1h72izoGLCaEhFUemXDQ9g-bQjWaE0pi2cbGmCZFXCWsGFlYlHmg4-1RGj9pUULGItDDCOQ_oCXTUf-ZQYRgL7spclc04gr3ff-bR0sAOnm2HMJKoPBiUaFeBqpm74UUc8lcMi3-fMf4N6XrttmLERE9hWGS5lIJjKbkbPI3vj2xwim3-NkhgQ/w640-h480/PWparkinglot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So far this fall, we haven't had the time to get out into the countryside and enjoy the autumn leaves. Hopefully that will happen soon but this view from the parking lot at the Piggly Wiggly wasn't too bad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBno6Lda0V8su5Bm4KLWdUhsJQXuiupPv2Lx2RZGcSM7j2i-KCZvBJBb4PTWYPalar2QiW6wWbQRIwc6ILYNZEh2SZwCaRMG7nbu7TUFdJo0Lrr6VnLaqYErP5HBemdJ50_CSgtV63YYhERxc4qm_nC5tvJNvFadI6TN8bVTZrO9bfqD7FFgjix2qhXJ7/s4032/BurtsPumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBno6Lda0V8su5Bm4KLWdUhsJQXuiupPv2Lx2RZGcSM7j2i-KCZvBJBb4PTWYPalar2QiW6wWbQRIwc6ILYNZEh2SZwCaRMG7nbu7TUFdJo0Lrr6VnLaqYErP5HBemdJ50_CSgtV63YYhERxc4qm_nC5tvJNvFadI6TN8bVTZrO9bfqD7FFgjix2qhXJ7/w480-h640/BurtsPumpkins.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Burt's haul from Saturday. I still think we need a couple more big ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KWStZAfETzmzRRSnigFGlXMjHaRF8Ta116vFJMfqN4QpVI4ICk_b-UfeDRGCWp4UBbjCb2GcBJKc4zCHJnDSEFs0BgCOEcNdZdqpO22inmuGBwB_ssmalRWP9VDMTrCXlhUYTZtnAY0lTULcYXqp_Qz45YMzUoD39JfoN18ZlX-vuQYvdsBdDWawNAwS/s4032/GreenPumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KWStZAfETzmzRRSnigFGlXMjHaRF8Ta116vFJMfqN4QpVI4ICk_b-UfeDRGCWp4UBbjCb2GcBJKc4zCHJnDSEFs0BgCOEcNdZdqpO22inmuGBwB_ssmalRWP9VDMTrCXlhUYTZtnAY0lTULcYXqp_Qz45YMzUoD39JfoN18ZlX-vuQYvdsBdDWawNAwS/w480-h640/GreenPumpkin.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the only pumpkin we got from our garden this year. It has two weeks to turn orange.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are the chances of that happening?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4In92BwtwIebtVBEbjc9-slUWyBBTcf7Az8oGq31siZfE8wYznjobz7kvU-Dd9ZUzq8TKBZYUyV3k4FdSPvNQ-Chy6CaEtMjB0NE2-p3nQ2iDC7DyP1c2ihtVO2mAzJ2XPIybEM-C_5Zzz6ViIO4J6HakaqNcFn1eynIwpZIgyxXtl78I7l1qDEq4X1P/s2926/FluffOnDRtable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="2195" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4In92BwtwIebtVBEbjc9-slUWyBBTcf7Az8oGq31siZfE8wYznjobz7kvU-Dd9ZUzq8TKBZYUyV3k4FdSPvNQ-Chy6CaEtMjB0NE2-p3nQ2iDC7DyP1c2ihtVO2mAzJ2XPIybEM-C_5Zzz6ViIO4J6HakaqNcFn1eynIwpZIgyxXtl78I7l1qDEq4X1P/w480-h640/FluffOnDRtable.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, Spenser would like everyone to understand that the neutral colors of fall are just as important as the bright ones. Being colorblind, he mostly sees things in shades of gray anyway, like ghosts and occasionally a mouse or two. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><p><br /></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-86302774877206344812023-10-15T23:55:00.000-05:002023-10-15T23:55:11.756-05:00Brunch<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPgtQdchQ8M905aXZOiFna_6SfDAWKdjLeTEjUcw5lWhE4iHTPR8AgVFtCECxXQ34Q7GCBkpvwwunD-OeAn3-QQmytfW4ZLNIL7rqH884lcrDdhE0hZ4FrQdp8jWD64P7__Is8U6hqM-g1mgGi8khJMFOFmliZw3nQBDm4ukb4XT8aGJszJe-fQgIhVN2/s3401/16days'til.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="2551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPgtQdchQ8M905aXZOiFna_6SfDAWKdjLeTEjUcw5lWhE4iHTPR8AgVFtCECxXQ34Q7GCBkpvwwunD-OeAn3-QQmytfW4ZLNIL7rqH884lcrDdhE0hZ4FrQdp8jWD64P7__Is8U6hqM-g1mgGi8khJMFOFmliZw3nQBDm4ukb4XT8aGJszJe-fQgIhVN2/w480-h640/16days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why does October always go by so fast?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCFf2BGB2p4XllsSpkfQ-iaMh8gRw8rK3gQq8S-LmkoFej7XaKoJxNcgXPY5Wh99-hd371Fiso3ZT8rAZyqvOIwZ3Ba40uR9EVljbePl2c14PesOPpc-5I872G_Qe_6UFXc1putZ_e4ETB52Eqh08EjWcHpTIL1KEN4F-HA6Cnxvhj53OGcyugbvPdDSk/s3528/Ingredients.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3528" data-original-width="2646" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCFf2BGB2p4XllsSpkfQ-iaMh8gRw8rK3gQq8S-LmkoFej7XaKoJxNcgXPY5Wh99-hd371Fiso3ZT8rAZyqvOIwZ3Ba40uR9EVljbePl2c14PesOPpc-5I872G_Qe_6UFXc1putZ_e4ETB52Eqh08EjWcHpTIL1KEN4F-HA6Cnxvhj53OGcyugbvPdDSk/w480-h640/Ingredients.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time for another Sunday brunch except this week it's waffles instead of Huevos Rancheros. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzAeWyHaSNYdm1p81YsHjZRkFbP_XNA8-iR0D6x4bR_7iSbaeud0ivWuZiNc6m6HCuJDcx2ZAQ4Q_NWmKs7FTGuhUjGQTkMGuOK3alKebh5E-95TYRn7i_Ckou1SvloyU4KY1AgWiUf4ilwT3_18VOdSqpMt0s2ioeFvNUd3rXQf2CNGa6_GrtWkfKN8Q/s4032/WaffleMaker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzAeWyHaSNYdm1p81YsHjZRkFbP_XNA8-iR0D6x4bR_7iSbaeud0ivWuZiNc6m6HCuJDcx2ZAQ4Q_NWmKs7FTGuhUjGQTkMGuOK3alKebh5E-95TYRn7i_Ckou1SvloyU4KY1AgWiUf4ilwT3_18VOdSqpMt0s2ioeFvNUd3rXQf2CNGa6_GrtWkfKN8Q/w480-h640/WaffleMaker.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year Ivy picked up a new waffle maker at Target. It was incredibly cheap so she didn't expect it to last too long, not to mention work that well! Surprisingly, it's still functioning and the only downside is that she can only make one at a time. With that in mind, she's considering buying another one in the spider web pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGezmd110Z5bgOUWr1iy94m5xok3NTRH8PJs5N5y5VLkQA2eP6Z0sHv_I0rcEyM133cCuyXNZfIHTm4-PNccEy66fDoZFTGTgNIk-IfS9H-SVcPRWOZ84hTauQTgrVBQ_QR_Moe6R9AiVNYa4qUqGsupImRSw42NnaxhISm3RgedQ7HenZaEeLf0WuHB2f/s821/BurtCU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGezmd110Z5bgOUWr1iy94m5xok3NTRH8PJs5N5y5VLkQA2eP6Z0sHv_I0rcEyM133cCuyXNZfIHTm4-PNccEy66fDoZFTGTgNIk-IfS9H-SVcPRWOZ84hTauQTgrVBQ_QR_Moe6R9AiVNYa4qUqGsupImRSw42NnaxhISm3RgedQ7HenZaEeLf0WuHB2f/w480-h640/BurtCU.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Burt can't imagine why she would possible want anything else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyzuPhuI6SAzQj6LxoiVFYbUhwBv8Hjm9NHhodc7tSuUWu1Ff3DqcUh1yM9PhDsf1yPCPT2f8dkTsHvJznponSqw_FfHICXqdBF-wv9lE4elvY3d8Q_8FzuL1983LqfayE7umrJOOxRq3ZsFCXxMuXArUpfJMnmEu2JvAUAo7Jbn6wYWqMPxKlkGNpCtP/s4032/Apple&Jol.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyzuPhuI6SAzQj6LxoiVFYbUhwBv8Hjm9NHhodc7tSuUWu1Ff3DqcUh1yM9PhDsf1yPCPT2f8dkTsHvJznponSqw_FfHICXqdBF-wv9lE4elvY3d8Q_8FzuL1983LqfayE7umrJOOxRq3ZsFCXxMuXArUpfJMnmEu2JvAUAo7Jbn6wYWqMPxKlkGNpCtP/w480-h640/Apple&Jol.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waffles definitely need some sort of embellishment and whipped cream would be my first choice. However, today it was apple slices poached in maple syrup and vanilla bean. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QxwA1zq1Rk6qMpi6fcA0K4chmwLNy4DEH7ipBxXI67RGmdMPjg3reigYyHj58I1G42gE9YJ3iZKe8k8SrJej1igFzSzhfcDjdsyeDsqhLxqyQR5dfQ0H6Vc0YshJbJXRnXoqVScaCJMFBjwAY2Xa9qF8KhI9BAgkCV0qoZ58Mnm1_Y3jJV8sEVaRQdfO/s4032/Coffee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QxwA1zq1Rk6qMpi6fcA0K4chmwLNy4DEH7ipBxXI67RGmdMPjg3reigYyHj58I1G42gE9YJ3iZKe8k8SrJej1igFzSzhfcDjdsyeDsqhLxqyQR5dfQ0H6Vc0YshJbJXRnXoqVScaCJMFBjwAY2Xa9qF8KhI9BAgkCV0qoZ58Mnm1_Y3jJV8sEVaRQdfO/w480-h640/Coffee.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Skeleton Crew has discovered that by mixing decaf with regular coffee they can drink more of it with less consequences. Maybe that's the whole point of brunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPp0SGqWz_iWscAGu2Ce1zfSCBX_M7krJRPdO8BHzQ3jyssjPfFV03qBsY5IvTD6gSO2pFfLtDwwrH8hWGJu2tHht0ZPrUcxRZH-fwMtuI_qCTjFEvAb-NEsdchYkkFTLM-tBm1zXpgMVgsrQgxHqyM1eweg0TWAap45ODojl4NQ3l9-Pj7i-x2e-MULS1/s4032/IMG_7034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPp0SGqWz_iWscAGu2Ce1zfSCBX_M7krJRPdO8BHzQ3jyssjPfFV03qBsY5IvTD6gSO2pFfLtDwwrH8hWGJu2tHht0ZPrUcxRZH-fwMtuI_qCTjFEvAb-NEsdchYkkFTLM-tBm1zXpgMVgsrQgxHqyM1eweg0TWAap45ODojl4NQ3l9-Pj7i-x2e-MULS1/w480-h640/IMG_7034.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After only a couple of hours, the waffles were finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HM is very grateful for everything but silently wondering . . . where's the bacon?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope everyone had a great weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-85483476876356004762023-10-14T22:03:00.000-05:002023-10-14T22:03:26.961-05:00Pumpkins<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1x5W7ulZWdJVX-z6el3Wj89XGwJzw-d5llGHsQ2SvyKmvhHp5zbkfnebbKsqGiQIy54LsfIoZbIKYIa9WTPGZSYXcGQPt7DRfI1IWGCVQKMSXLQ5omwBHsAsnPD-A_rI37b2bBZ8xtoCYEglOhXzXNPzZAnhxF0Vy9Tlqmv-kCl3Wyxbs1JWQV9zvP4x/s3476/17days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="2607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1x5W7ulZWdJVX-z6el3Wj89XGwJzw-d5llGHsQ2SvyKmvhHp5zbkfnebbKsqGiQIy54LsfIoZbIKYIa9WTPGZSYXcGQPt7DRfI1IWGCVQKMSXLQ5omwBHsAsnPD-A_rI37b2bBZ8xtoCYEglOhXzXNPzZAnhxF0Vy9Tlqmv-kCl3Wyxbs1JWQV9zvP4x/w480-h640/17days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's getting closer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrozvXqx-ZY_SQCQEhsaUJf84BNbHbEuQqepTeGW2H5UO24uQfrW_GXMmLg6520rBIdeXaWER9riGVpcuwwENUDhkYFQ-6t2ioQudpLqA_wQl8-0VFUufVitqBgxrNbbJa5v7yJeI9GR9xrN2YdoX80FlZYkIojLfw_0zahxpKjygqwV60lTKx9FUkUYd/s1208/EclipseToday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrozvXqx-ZY_SQCQEhsaUJf84BNbHbEuQqepTeGW2H5UO24uQfrW_GXMmLg6520rBIdeXaWER9riGVpcuwwENUDhkYFQ-6t2ioQudpLqA_wQl8-0VFUufVitqBgxrNbbJa5v7yJeI9GR9xrN2YdoX80FlZYkIojLfw_0zahxpKjygqwV60lTKx9FUkUYd/w480-h640/EclipseToday.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you see the eclipse today? The sun was only 40% obscured in our area, not that the clouds didn't do their best to make it 100%. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8Z8LKobUyMmILZkbjCb6CcJrgTarT9ib7bpvNzRTx5HKMOmsAxOtYGY8MsKxbIOrI9zKdZWy3pYSEq-khPRmjBIZ7hjrCH2XotR20TUtT9c-ZD2aItjXCq7nnwo0rXttOdS_T-XHZu1RdTnqL24U-LLu8jP2FTjIbqFdO3QlC5mhnpxUYq6p87X0thOw/s3337/TheLake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="3337" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8Z8LKobUyMmILZkbjCb6CcJrgTarT9ib7bpvNzRTx5HKMOmsAxOtYGY8MsKxbIOrI9zKdZWy3pYSEq-khPRmjBIZ7hjrCH2XotR20TUtT9c-ZD2aItjXCq7nnwo0rXttOdS_T-XHZu1RdTnqL24U-LLu8jP2FTjIbqFdO3QlC5mhnpxUYq6p87X0thOw/w640-h480/TheLake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like clockwork, as soon as it was all over, the skies began to clear. Maybe next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmPJwTTwQ_HuJ0iJD6JkH5MsaaNNdnGtTOlDpmKLGMUPMLyzNW8X457zbdAAOI9bwLvJrVSPQdXjqzmrwHWzrWFfVpwn6puYYJEqYM_ggWVtSNS95UF8QTwJ-JOvaPA_IZ53wVeVN4zTkO93sSk55JkmbKOAdkjVkhkXk-oIKxTy5cJdkMOlmLAtoXevI/s4032/BurtDriver.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmPJwTTwQ_HuJ0iJD6JkH5MsaaNNdnGtTOlDpmKLGMUPMLyzNW8X457zbdAAOI9bwLvJrVSPQdXjqzmrwHWzrWFfVpwn6puYYJEqYM_ggWVtSNS95UF8QTwJ-JOvaPA_IZ53wVeVN4zTkO93sSk55JkmbKOAdkjVkhkXk-oIKxTy5cJdkMOlmLAtoXevI/w480-h640/BurtDriver.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No matter what the universe was up to, it's still the spooky season and we need pumpkins. Burt and Kibitz went out in search of some quality specimens that were large enough to turn into jack-'o-lanterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cXerus8q9SRIz-ZfpcZHM6nzFSKnOGFNKsIfJYFpWC9pPPeYrd2DXYceJuDz8EhsFpCrVTrGJLiqLUtbFYfxA9qauNwcCwkiVy9D6t0xv5qG6NJMZ5rsGSBofU0hSuXtpeLl7uKN-2ay-HgBTYI0wxdK9XT9DqpuqSJxchS19pohssmGkDZVEjKYxl-2/s3875/PumpkinsFernau's.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3875" data-original-width="2906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cXerus8q9SRIz-ZfpcZHM6nzFSKnOGFNKsIfJYFpWC9pPPeYrd2DXYceJuDz8EhsFpCrVTrGJLiqLUtbFYfxA9qauNwcCwkiVy9D6t0xv5qG6NJMZ5rsGSBofU0hSuXtpeLl7uKN-2ay-HgBTYI0wxdK9XT9DqpuqSJxchS19pohssmGkDZVEjKYxl-2/w480-h640/PumpkinsFernau's.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our local, go-to place for carving pumpkins had a pretty good selection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDm1GXXwLjD_RhweSr5_5Xu01ZPddoBwcw5ihHyA3w0KNzl03dPfaRDgitNSJu0RzWPQuODpIHJYIzDnzCgC0mLihQWL__QiwY4Xl5FrHp-Dpf-DbScQlrc3WKbSqWSp1J_jCtjGQiHIAx7frXkVR0JRbljoHPWIaQKjasFuQlvv94K8NsNmtHYISmUVp5/s4032/GourdsInBasket.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDm1GXXwLjD_RhweSr5_5Xu01ZPddoBwcw5ihHyA3w0KNzl03dPfaRDgitNSJu0RzWPQuODpIHJYIzDnzCgC0mLihQWL__QiwY4Xl5FrHp-Dpf-DbScQlrc3WKbSqWSp1J_jCtjGQiHIAx7frXkVR0JRbljoHPWIaQKjasFuQlvv94K8NsNmtHYISmUVp5/w480-h640/GourdsInBasket.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As for the other fall faves like gourds, corn stalks and mums, they were pretty scarce. Either it was a bad growing year or we showed up too late to the party. Possibly both. </div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZX964rD0aSKy_Ul8NSx_9s8oUiO6A_Ttz1viX-lHaUeMN5_DQ6EwafZy7A9tz7CAozxigwtZnbtfvldO7TqRmPKClYUyMuqaHmbcd-45yDStFw9PiSz_yLdzJ7SlFNRxH8_d4gWvyjvdHJTOowfBkKaOma0e-Ok9PU4dQChQMcxZpdC2-_HmXD2_50Pl/s4032/BurtInTheTrunk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZX964rD0aSKy_Ul8NSx_9s8oUiO6A_Ttz1viX-lHaUeMN5_DQ6EwafZy7A9tz7CAozxigwtZnbtfvldO7TqRmPKClYUyMuqaHmbcd-45yDStFw9PiSz_yLdzJ7SlFNRxH8_d4gWvyjvdHJTOowfBkKaOma0e-Ok9PU4dQChQMcxZpdC2-_HmXD2_50Pl/w480-h640/BurtInTheTrunk.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the end, Burt was very happy with his haul.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeDPdxH3iihV05v-rP006r8cA3dYyLBZxqnCsjRug7BbCVduDCv1Xk8JS_ixafbJUzzHPUcA1SZnA10qR6HZEEh4YUXwHJ48VCfoJBZvdTJeqCjUXzT6vVB8cJfyCfhVfoQkpUIQGUFp5vmiGB3dQKRt0g2__aqiM608qrbEYAm77odxfzCfNivjnVzqZ/s4032/KibInTrunk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeDPdxH3iihV05v-rP006r8cA3dYyLBZxqnCsjRug7BbCVduDCv1Xk8JS_ixafbJUzzHPUcA1SZnA10qR6HZEEh4YUXwHJ48VCfoJBZvdTJeqCjUXzT6vVB8cJfyCfhVfoQkpUIQGUFp5vmiGB3dQKRt0g2__aqiM608qrbEYAm77odxfzCfNivjnVzqZ/w480-h640/KibInTrunk.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kibitz was pleased too, although he thinks we could use more of everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is there a trip to a pumpkin patch in their future? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-64544062029237472182023-10-13T21:02:00.000-05:002023-10-13T21:02:02.427-05:00Knives In<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKuVQoTxtZSEp0RQ7QG6l3w-ILxrZKssfPcc89P94t_yDLuiAcSOlNhoufUDDGD2zUQIJZTPChuPiiaYw6y94AKADNpt5GHao-ZrhnvltwCr2dyDvQajqV1t5JeuGUQ4VWD0QKZlD86OQf5rdxpJjbGV2ZgaejZb8f6gGStvg-PkDi5g9xk0d7G9gQC3K/s4032/18Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKuVQoTxtZSEp0RQ7QG6l3w-ILxrZKssfPcc89P94t_yDLuiAcSOlNhoufUDDGD2zUQIJZTPChuPiiaYw6y94AKADNpt5GHao-ZrhnvltwCr2dyDvQajqV1t5JeuGUQ4VWD0QKZlD86OQf5rdxpJjbGV2ZgaejZb8f6gGStvg-PkDi5g9xk0d7G9gQC3K/w480-h640/18Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's Friday the Thirteenth and it's still raining here, not that it's a bad thing. So far nothing too unlucky has happened but the day's not over yet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiZ7BPItHjnAq4c7_0XlFZLDRA9ya5CAJk-yJ3JX_XCT5QgSv_OWEUgxHuWDgbFuHevE4kPDIfV6Z25SUHvV0Vfi8Sq5tmmc3yLGOCB_XFq133OYJ7eMQHHpBOjaXxr9RnmcFEOtF0cfvg1_Gz_LQaVGUq6yawVSvuoXCxJ7U0eH9i5Asq3pWpmHrkoVH/s3024/SquahStabbing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiZ7BPItHjnAq4c7_0XlFZLDRA9ya5CAJk-yJ3JX_XCT5QgSv_OWEUgxHuWDgbFuHevE4kPDIfV6Z25SUHvV0Vfi8Sq5tmmc3yLGOCB_XFq133OYJ7eMQHHpBOjaXxr9RnmcFEOtF0cfvg1_Gz_LQaVGUq6yawVSvuoXCxJ7U0eH9i5Asq3pWpmHrkoVH/w456-h640/SquahStabbing.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since outdoor activities are out of the question, His Madness has enlisted the <span style="text-align: left;">help of The Crew to make a pie. It's going to be a squash pie because that's what we have on hand. Splitting it in two is always the dicey part and it brings up the question, h</span>ow many ways are there to cut a squash in half? Let's call this one the slasher technique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn9Ih9yVY9Sy27POvbf4RpqL46V6KNlTqV7HFx0Y93V9-bBDZOLJgP4t6XfQ7yIu7wpLlizPJYV69Ks74WGeIpadrazGNI1f7mbvI5cMwM9XVkYFZGSZVmclgSD3oGp0uWPYVNckPrYLX6hSbml-EHKJG_ZJYFwHinoAVk906-7qNNksxK4j_2QPv9Wrv/s4032/LessScarySquahStabbing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn9Ih9yVY9Sy27POvbf4RpqL46V6KNlTqV7HFx0Y93V9-bBDZOLJgP4t6XfQ7yIu7wpLlizPJYV69Ks74WGeIpadrazGNI1f7mbvI5cMwM9XVkYFZGSZVmclgSD3oGp0uWPYVNckPrYLX6hSbml-EHKJG_ZJYFwHinoAVk906-7qNNksxK4j_2QPv9Wrv/w640-h480/LessScarySquahStabbing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This method looks more like an attempted murder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD02V5FtVA3Sz3KwlC_44YNKh_dcmAeztIHYNFAAcc5HEL062bWzrQvCMk0fc140sUl3kermM9O_OMdjfO5A2L2pSEIGiRS6OXCGCMtC2_qbXbdYSOskBgydMoM1vhT_DCXgBjfJmsZk5Bd1SdjtypnXtIpIrU_4_8BaB52KbNrn-3SnekAxjBeT0e_Zb/s4032/RealStabbing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD02V5FtVA3Sz3KwlC_44YNKh_dcmAeztIHYNFAAcc5HEL062bWzrQvCMk0fc140sUl3kermM9O_OMdjfO5A2L2pSEIGiRS6OXCGCMtC2_qbXbdYSOskBgydMoM1vhT_DCXgBjfJmsZk5Bd1SdjtypnXtIpIrU_4_8BaB52KbNrn-3SnekAxjBeT0e_Zb/w480-h640/RealStabbing.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, there's just being careful. Not as dramatic but a lot safer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8Gc2St7asrolBSajsQbmzeQKQYwD3gFExeyE60Z5SuaGti5bOKbTcFjbVK_0yx9on4404Q6IIKD1zsesI3MwNGKOkxNmoOPlhnmG7UzW2qepfyFAkHHz-2ECmDttbmd8Lk42xb-fHVxHSRimKov-Z5_HCt5fKycZsBzqC0kWTl_CNLtPkE4Kw9C1iGfP/s2553/RainOnPeppers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="1915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8Gc2St7asrolBSajsQbmzeQKQYwD3gFExeyE60Z5SuaGti5bOKbTcFjbVK_0yx9on4404Q6IIKD1zsesI3MwNGKOkxNmoOPlhnmG7UzW2qepfyFAkHHz-2ECmDttbmd8Lk42xb-fHVxHSRimKov-Z5_HCt5fKycZsBzqC0kWTl_CNLtPkE4Kw9C1iGfP/w480-h640/RainOnPeppers.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spenser spent the whole time on the patio watching the rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He finds baking too violent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXW2Vaqo4KwRnrDZD6NIQIEtlJRnJUGFdvaYGhEBT5omcR9DjWG4l35T1J2xPOeLBLw9F4A9De_9_n3gySjVUjvl1JFXYAewqHwd1PzSHZzNED7jmAu1SiJh64YGr-kWOa3Ll_O5Pr0gkfB6GjggiUukz6fEbng74-GZvSLid8Fk2u20bXVvazdfFHCfx/s4032/BurtRolling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXW2Vaqo4KwRnrDZD6NIQIEtlJRnJUGFdvaYGhEBT5omcR9DjWG4l35T1J2xPOeLBLw9F4A9De_9_n3gySjVUjvl1JFXYAewqHwd1PzSHZzNED7jmAu1SiJh64YGr-kWOa3Ll_O5Pr0gkfB6GjggiUukz6fEbng74-GZvSLid8Fk2u20bXVvazdfFHCfx/w480-h640/BurtRolling.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in the kitchen it was time to put together the pie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ8blln1QCa-vetSzmMcZQeUlIZPAqs1i55U-Zd1CWEPUDc5foGVNmiVWF_isyfYTcNhUa92VbV0cyRsapFa-rzvofLThyzB3I0TltgcCvMABDvIpeMN76YhwjEHck77q7kSgJJ5jbD6UAh_ARYWfd6BtqhHRaIjffCghBJTSSy-mLLK6rAsS8RjXjgtE/s4032/PieFilling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ8blln1QCa-vetSzmMcZQeUlIZPAqs1i55U-Zd1CWEPUDc5foGVNmiVWF_isyfYTcNhUa92VbV0cyRsapFa-rzvofLThyzB3I0TltgcCvMABDvIpeMN76YhwjEHck77q7kSgJJ5jbD6UAh_ARYWfd6BtqhHRaIjffCghBJTSSy-mLLK6rAsS8RjXjgtE/w480-h640/PieFilling.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A few years ago there was an article online about how a lot of canned pumpkin pie filling is made from winter squash. Of course I had to look it up and discovered that Libby's brand pumpkin puree is made from a strain of pumpkins that they developed specially for themselves. Which means their puree is actually made from a variety of pumpkins that just happens to be as close to butternut squash as possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp45XCtzLi6QtJ75sqP5q6JxDgA2byqlZ9uZOwnvwX1MabfAie30sz6HNqaxQL7Ghyphenhyphen0D0sr5rRouOyWlJM6ap_2K2pkK4JKSdwyncBKzGuKxDGxGpzAiFF_-dXiwtgzyDjyQm_Skznst3dhqsdWOYAJboGViunIYn2oY2cK0nj1-97PeR-M7sz-qpWE-T/s4032/CrustDust2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp45XCtzLi6QtJ75sqP5q6JxDgA2byqlZ9uZOwnvwX1MabfAie30sz6HNqaxQL7Ghyphenhyphen0D0sr5rRouOyWlJM6ap_2K2pkK4JKSdwyncBKzGuKxDGxGpzAiFF_-dXiwtgzyDjyQm_Skznst3dhqsdWOYAJboGViunIYn2oY2cK0nj1-97PeR-M7sz-qpWE-T/w640-h480/CrustDust2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Adding the Crust Dust, HM's new secret ingredient. He read about on the King Arthur Baking website. Guess it's not all that secret.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD1AawyikFvAva28cD6GmUC809JljJXykCWBm9jLXAiXIA0hLzRTPTipuJCWmBeDuZqhkdVZ4Vvr3je8PDR2npMEgu8cQQJYkFNoxuevNhR-MAd216USy-2oucTfZ6QW8E_4VMccBby9HqYhK4TjtIVvOjL909MQs-2IhhHSKTy2dIi3dzxUVT2kqLRgh/s4032/Kib&PieDeco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD1AawyikFvAva28cD6GmUC809JljJXykCWBm9jLXAiXIA0hLzRTPTipuJCWmBeDuZqhkdVZ4Vvr3je8PDR2npMEgu8cQQJYkFNoxuevNhR-MAd216USy-2oucTfZ6QW8E_4VMccBby9HqYhK4TjtIVvOjL909MQs-2IhhHSKTy2dIi3dzxUVT2kqLRgh/w480-h640/Kib&PieDeco.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kibitz added the final touches because everyone needed to participate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wait, are those pumpkins?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-7346451806318400662023-10-12T21:04:00.000-05:002023-10-12T21:04:21.219-05:0019 Days<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDhRFXlk0nH6gqdRFi70udQ5eFu1v-UynuDdBWfwiX5k-FcX47lfM4VRFQsXnfHgs8A4YVyYYAVuRxgNXGlM_sCKByThNTmAZDOMjuEYkpjU43ckISEVVTdFlfAhUYXn23YBbiMmLezegjYRJbmkn8GudiXYI16BFMNuHra3Xy_qhjJskebpTDWNBslSf/s3165/19Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3165" data-original-width="2374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDhRFXlk0nH6gqdRFi70udQ5eFu1v-UynuDdBWfwiX5k-FcX47lfM4VRFQsXnfHgs8A4YVyYYAVuRxgNXGlM_sCKByThNTmAZDOMjuEYkpjU43ckISEVVTdFlfAhUYXn23YBbiMmLezegjYRJbmkn8GudiXYI16BFMNuHra3Xy_qhjJskebpTDWNBslSf/w480-h640/19Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today started out with a lot of promise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful autumn morning, slightly overcast with a light breeze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChqnDCgnreDZ0r5gBvxbXgrEeDT2IdlDlThA6wn5cWhpPPWjVGUS7a-rrXQlm0TsaWpIc9AJ2Hnx4RKdLtTX9UxFxJsMcIdbT4r40utDfE-3KRbkDWnzQUppOMBYR1o3WqUA3j0rrvAtaXwcEwnFmpydnlP_zcPAKWSMOlmwOUqKBq8dRYE22Z36HzNqk/s4032/Ivy&Kib.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChqnDCgnreDZ0r5gBvxbXgrEeDT2IdlDlThA6wn5cWhpPPWjVGUS7a-rrXQlm0TsaWpIc9AJ2Hnx4RKdLtTX9UxFxJsMcIdbT4r40utDfE-3KRbkDWnzQUppOMBYR1o3WqUA3j0rrvAtaXwcEwnFmpydnlP_zcPAKWSMOlmwOUqKBq8dRYE22Z36HzNqk/w480-h640/Ivy&Kib.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Maybe even put up the lights. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVrsiYc9wW5WD5fwX4tALO_X0g8aCZWVeAELCjAA1W6iI2b1ZyM79eHvu7oEj8lK6g74tGTLqDsquneQbc_X2XWFkVWr70uBK9tgazfX10IaBUn9FqOAqSQOoKUnOBw5wX7rRVjzhHxfpIn09SHG-yFJ6Vhoh-7IidSbFQ8XVxZ7IXCSngAbjVaxmI3NB/s2959/Fluff&JolPillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2959" data-original-width="2219" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVrsiYc9wW5WD5fwX4tALO_X0g8aCZWVeAELCjAA1W6iI2b1ZyM79eHvu7oEj8lK6g74tGTLqDsquneQbc_X2XWFkVWr70uBK9tgazfX10IaBUn9FqOAqSQOoKUnOBw5wX7rRVjzhHxfpIn09SHG-yFJ6Vhoh-7IidSbFQ8XVxZ7IXCSngAbjVaxmI3NB/w480-h640/Fluff&JolPillow.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spenser's favorite chair got a spooky makeover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghry_FlIPmKvOVcgQU786BbqmY_55i6m-GV8gnEDFcK7KcHgEC84DuQBWBaWnKXYr70eptp04ogVqY-OggQ8RJa_LSWYHYB4Zt_p72OLhtveqQ3MOT5cKId7GmT7J4at7iLIWpmQvBtIzhwo5GZ939DTj-yndNeJenu2nLw4cEEISYiKxEVxLnXetaqB9I/s4032/WalgreensToday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghry_FlIPmKvOVcgQU786BbqmY_55i6m-GV8gnEDFcK7KcHgEC84DuQBWBaWnKXYr70eptp04ogVqY-OggQ8RJa_LSWYHYB4Zt_p72OLhtveqQ3MOT5cKId7GmT7J4at7iLIWpmQvBtIzhwo5GZ939DTj-yndNeJenu2nLw4cEEISYiKxEVxLnXetaqB9I/w480-h640/WalgreensToday.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, while His Madness and I waited an hour for our flu/Covid shots, it started to rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guess the rest will have to wait until Friday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-25741317393712397482023-10-11T20:26:00.000-05:002023-10-11T20:26:40.883-05:0020 Days<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj9xT0R-F-hL4BhIYSqiDN-7U9Y5bIT3AQeME2UuZTZ00d4hVrMNj_gGU-3V8yHbHMyKTg1GZVqzchctxEweOkeARQVegiNY62Dgqmn8NdLCV4ATpbcSXpd7k0p976KjqG8m3njErjOPrJtI7cDrRrXS6vcwAU_i3s90dD7rNnS88HViC93RcilgsEyjg/s3868/20Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3868" data-original-width="2901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj9xT0R-F-hL4BhIYSqiDN-7U9Y5bIT3AQeME2UuZTZ00d4hVrMNj_gGU-3V8yHbHMyKTg1GZVqzchctxEweOkeARQVegiNY62Dgqmn8NdLCV4ATpbcSXpd7k0p976KjqG8m3njErjOPrJtI7cDrRrXS6vcwAU_i3s90dD7rNnS88HViC93RcilgsEyjg/w480-h640/20Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning, as I was wondering if today would be the day that some strange and unusual problem was not going to take up all my time, the phrase <i>"not a ghost of a chance"</i> crossed my mind. Obviously, something did or I wouldn't be waffling on about idioms and this would be a different post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l4_wYRbe8UduwiMzEU-vjcoLM5LcwAnVLXPIdUWPdG-3C4edKPhcK3qukw_x8kZrsNat8qLNVQwlmzRTq5syGv60_WkHJrqocLI_TlKgdHubmNQjQJhJmwntzoKg9XXV7I71X-U5uOhtZYkIfAKBT8iCIq-Qb_yw_gSyAcY1VT9bCMMTGAu7FzFN1GNc/s3606/Burt&LotsOfGhosts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="2704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l4_wYRbe8UduwiMzEU-vjcoLM5LcwAnVLXPIdUWPdG-3C4edKPhcK3qukw_x8kZrsNat8qLNVQwlmzRTq5syGv60_WkHJrqocLI_TlKgdHubmNQjQJhJmwntzoKg9XXV7I71X-U5uOhtZYkIfAKBT8iCIq-Qb_yw_gSyAcY1VT9bCMMTGAu7FzFN1GNc/w480-h640/Burt&LotsOfGhosts.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, once I started thinking about ghost sayings, it was hard to stop. "<i>Giving up the ghost"</i> followed shortly. It was relevant because I have sort of given up on doing my regular blog posts but hopefully it's only for a few more days. Then things just got silly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8G6Ak3sXM7KXMoGnHsACUKzv5uGOpriBRQ2iivla-nfE0BRgHLNSnIfkysGic8QSWacha2hlhpLrgcWuUJwLHif6RSlKdsR4Q0TG3cDRTGnNTcX-7M4CcB4zjd54DtZ7z4_azX3Ezu4mO2HL06qvX9CCkV1xrrBZnEeVKp0x-XRC7xVARZanWjoPLq9-/s3971/McDonaldsGhost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="3971" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8G6Ak3sXM7KXMoGnHsACUKzv5uGOpriBRQ2iivla-nfE0BRgHLNSnIfkysGic8QSWacha2hlhpLrgcWuUJwLHif6RSlKdsR4Q0TG3cDRTGnNTcX-7M4CcB4zjd54DtZ7z4_azX3Ezu4mO2HL06qvX9CCkV1xrrBZnEeVKp0x-XRC7xVARZanWjoPLq9-/w640-h480/McDonaldsGhost.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's also <i>"pale as a ghost".</i> Sorry, just couldn't help myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJFIesN6CMUs7KAn53Y9Vg9d1oAZA_XJCMoDBZqM-3k_iGUirKBPRYtpwiXXZMkFkctsT9gS0-eNY9ixh_L22xBjZe_gvfqZvOrQou3UD6Qo37ZjgqmGVbmm2dsjwh9Hmi60Emi4Jhn51-AJClOxKVc_Nx2nD66c0UeArz4OI9UtTa6XSKwCWOUALjyfL/s3036/Dept56Ghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="2277" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJFIesN6CMUs7KAn53Y9Vg9d1oAZA_XJCMoDBZqM-3k_iGUirKBPRYtpwiXXZMkFkctsT9gS0-eNY9ixh_L22xBjZe_gvfqZvOrQou3UD6Qo37ZjgqmGVbmm2dsjwh9Hmi60Emi4Jhn51-AJClOxKVc_Nx2nD66c0UeArz4OI9UtTa6XSKwCWOUALjyfL/w480-h640/Dept56Ghost.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Looking like you've just seen a ghost"</i>, doesn't seem to be too much of a problem for these figurines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjBiUvH0uaqaEGA9-TLBMP4VSPgCrc1_X-PxJf40L63e1ft3yEKRHfylPRVpx_eDqZ3WEU12kEP2Vb8hs6HEZ5Dc5mCHkuNBSYQbjktdvcxIoaYnMLDV760ePOzMZ8tC-qFXhIDF_s9zJnHwM2r64BVi6n1d9vsuN1MYtFlVGHonTmullmiOj_6A_59G-/s4032/KFGhostCufs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjBiUvH0uaqaEGA9-TLBMP4VSPgCrc1_X-PxJf40L63e1ft3yEKRHfylPRVpx_eDqZ3WEU12kEP2Vb8hs6HEZ5Dc5mCHkuNBSYQbjktdvcxIoaYnMLDV760ePOzMZ8tC-qFXhIDF_s9zJnHwM2r64BVi6n1d9vsuN1MYtFlVGHonTmullmiOj_6A_59G-/w480-h640/KFGhostCufs.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Ghosting"</i> is not accessorizing an outfit with spooky jewelry. I may be <i>"ghosting" </i>my blog though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhWLq6VUSq1uyqt62IZ2vvh3JCX-n__nFdTXw5C4mft8vjRUdsngN2fcrHwhFzf8SrOOdi70-ZCxKkLAPTmlEAL4V3Bo5fyxBlQVijDVKTOX76prl6dihUYiDlEZ3Z6Vs96ObuA6pZKQDdKJ36AbW-bHkh3HoIlTt31l2ttnDdogqRZmguqqgJ2G1Hnar/s4032/Ivy%20Deadbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhWLq6VUSq1uyqt62IZ2vvh3JCX-n__nFdTXw5C4mft8vjRUdsngN2fcrHwhFzf8SrOOdi70-ZCxKkLAPTmlEAL4V3Bo5fyxBlQVijDVKTOX76prl6dihUYiDlEZ3Z6Vs96ObuA6pZKQDdKJ36AbW-bHkh3HoIlTt31l2ttnDdogqRZmguqqgJ2G1Hnar/w480-h640/Ivy%20Deadbook.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, if a person becomes<i> "a ghost of their former self", </i>how far would you say that goes?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904185121027256209.post-28384325922093151982023-10-10T21:19:00.000-05:002023-10-10T21:19:20.501-05:0021 Days<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkYMic3-aCsJhzEXEr1N5rfRcdEJVnBsHowilyCiwZ2-VT-kXhCUhuaKfgQ5E4PF7BkC9UNmFJjaw9QRP0WDn7_h7rlb1qGLjRsHk_iM4yhQi-nvBndokG2ecBSYw5UaffwWewSlLZwc31-SZzJ4FzOpHvvYKFcCRZYHwBSlDVFiVsgdflM1X2nPTDnwL/s3338/21Days'til.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3338" data-original-width="2504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkYMic3-aCsJhzEXEr1N5rfRcdEJVnBsHowilyCiwZ2-VT-kXhCUhuaKfgQ5E4PF7BkC9UNmFJjaw9QRP0WDn7_h7rlb1qGLjRsHk_iM4yhQi-nvBndokG2ecBSYw5UaffwWewSlLZwc31-SZzJ4FzOpHvvYKFcCRZYHwBSlDVFiVsgdflM1X2nPTDnwL/w480-h640/21Days'til.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With only three weeks to go until Halloween, today I found an electrician to install our new porch lights on October 24th! It's very important to be able to display the appropriate <i>"at home with candy"</i> signal for everyone out Trick or Treating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfZcm0bP5nXpNC_XjiehNGCWmAy1Um9AK-M4YqC5HJ0_SHMhNaeG7hrr7s36bI5_WgO5NEcMr-H6FPNAuUa685MkIyZte7jkFIxbmhyphenhyphenD-W4faQlsRgic6Mxd87N8SmBI98dXKrEm0ErSroh44k_iQ9wdQkQZ92ldfaGzjjHWnu08eNG1D7YM_6NFnP8ti/s4032/IMG_6742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfZcm0bP5nXpNC_XjiehNGCWmAy1Um9AK-M4YqC5HJ0_SHMhNaeG7hrr7s36bI5_WgO5NEcMr-H6FPNAuUa685MkIyZte7jkFIxbmhyphenhyphenD-W4faQlsRgic6Mxd87N8SmBI98dXKrEm0ErSroh44k_iQ9wdQkQZ92ldfaGzjjHWnu08eNG1D7YM_6NFnP8ti/w480-h640/IMG_6742.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After some thought, Ivy and Kibitz decided to move the books off the piano and put up the usual spooky Halloween houses instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpwc0_buY-2-99I6NgVUVBocZROQ-VnZqxNXWRhHojuJ8vmgHJkZ9u3aI17yapNKze-fxS3wP5wfbfWI9QIfn4zMCpZFenk8ytat_QikR1M1pCjOnzIdP3Wmnv3e430mHVfUduostFsw6DvhpWxUT7FEBkggDpxQ1w8w7RqjB8A0ROI6lzFVkWEx9-Txc/s3750/Kib&Witch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="2812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpwc0_buY-2-99I6NgVUVBocZROQ-VnZqxNXWRhHojuJ8vmgHJkZ9u3aI17yapNKze-fxS3wP5wfbfWI9QIfn4zMCpZFenk8ytat_QikR1M1pCjOnzIdP3Wmnv3e430mHVfUduostFsw6DvhpWxUT7FEBkggDpxQ1w8w7RqjB8A0ROI6lzFVkWEx9-Txc/w480-h640/Kib&Witch.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then Kibitz tried to organize the decorations, but they didn't seem to be listening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeUuHO47j2p0WWBLTqgbvj9SjpQ6c3XLBTawsM_vq0FfSC2cyffQOafX9Vf_03QJI757d7x-NjE96zlb50GrM2WibEf_L934nMuJxS7OY0MG1BfrBEIs9yYpznkfG5YTar7PdFGuESwDXAYqKCOtFzjB-rwe0aO2WG-q_WeV93emUhUwWbHN4YHzRohex/s4032/BurtInPumpkinWreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeUuHO47j2p0WWBLTqgbvj9SjpQ6c3XLBTawsM_vq0FfSC2cyffQOafX9Vf_03QJI757d7x-NjE96zlb50GrM2WibEf_L934nMuJxS7OY0MG1BfrBEIs9yYpznkfG5YTar7PdFGuESwDXAYqKCOtFzjB-rwe0aO2WG-q_WeV93emUhUwWbHN4YHzRohex/w480-h640/BurtInPumpkinWreath.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Burt thought he might have discovered a unique costume for this Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Calamitous Botanicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494158415252681616noreply@blogger.com0