Critters
Awww, best buddies! The dog face says it all, "I have a friend". We all should be this lucky.
When I first saw this I thought-whoa, Stephen King country with a cat named Mephistopheles!
We were watching a doc about red squirrels and a point was made about the rivalry with Jays: squirrels have to keep an eye out for spying Jays who will steal a freshly buried peanut once the squirrel had left. Squirrels are known to fake out Jays and other squirrels by looking like they are burying but actually take the peanut elsewhere.
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10/27 Another Indian Summer day-breezy, sun and clouds-tomorrow, a high of only 50°.
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| The hydrangea blooms have gone brown |
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| Most of these leaves are from Mr. Locust |
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| We find it amazing how sharp-eyed Squirrels and the Jays are finding peanuts in the leaf litter |
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| Stubbs-he may have lost his tail extension but what he has is looking fat and luxurious |
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| A bit of a kerfuffle between Messrs. Jay and Big Woody under the honeysuckle in the Back 40. I've never seen these two species spar-could be part of a turf battle as BW has only been back for a week or so. You can see Jay has the size advantage over BW. |
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| Mr. Birch has dropped most of his leaves |
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| Mr. Maple looking glorious |
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| Ms. Krabappel laden with fruit |
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Old TV Ads
I was watching a compilation of TV ads from the '90s and one for Bud Dry appeared. I remember this fad from when I worked for Kroger. The modern dry beer was first produced in Japan in 1987 and soon the rest of the beer producers in the US and Europe joined in. The product's selling point it was clean, lively, refreshing, less sweet with no aftertaste as compared to most popular beers. Funny how the pendulum has swung into the opposite direction with craft/artisanal beer explosion that came shortly afterward.
Funny ad from 1994 addressing one of the major problems plaguing our culture at the time: finding the !!@??!! remote. The selling point of this Magnavox was its special button that when activated, will find your remote, potentially preventing spouse, child, pet, inanimate object abuse cuz the man of the house can't find remote and displaces his frustration.
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Sunday 10/29-first fireplace fire. C has been fighting a cold for days and the warmth felt good. I was in t-shirt and shorts, lol. Buddy cozied up to Mom and was one relaxed katter.
You gotta wonder about folks who create flower hybrids. Is it a highly competitive field that is a cross (pun intended) between a garden version of Best in Show and The Great British Bake Off?
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Echinacea Artisan Yellow Ombre-All-America Selections regional winner꩜ |
I wondered about his wife-she must love this guy dearly but I can imagine she needs a break from the noise. Bless his heart, he looks like the kinda guy who would put a lot of time and effort in soundproofing the basement where the tumblers are. However, I wonder if there is a vibration in the house, like living next to a construction site. So, from time to time, she takes a few days off and loves to take him along. A curious marriage for sure.
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I was watching the Country Life vlog from Azerbaijan and Ma and Pa were harvesting barberries. I'm unfamiliar with this fruit bearing shrub. It's better known in Europe and West Asia. The berries are an important food source for birds and humans with high levels of vitamin C. But, the barberry fruit is quite sour and the plant has sharp thorns, difficult to harvest. In Europe, it is often used to make jam with its high content of pectin. Another issue is the primary cultivar b.vulgaris hosts a wheat stem rust fungus, a serious fungal disease of wheat and related grains. For this reason, b. vulgaris is prohibited in Canada and some areas of the US-CN, MA, MI and NH.
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