6/2-6/3 being the warmest day of the year-86°. Planting is pretty much finished except for some dwarf sunflowers seeds which will arrive by the weekend. The deck gardens:
Of course, being Michigan, we had a couple of chilly overnights 6/1: 39° and 6/2: 41° so I had to wrap the tomato cages. This happened in 2023, too.
One of the chuckettes close to the house:
Buddy lazin' on the deck:
At the Diner, Freddie, RW and MamaC:
The new RW is now a frequent guest at the Diner and spa (bird bath). He is quite the well-dressed man with the most striking epaulets I have ever seen. He tends to announce his arrival with a single, RW standard call.
Three chuckettes still in their silver coats grazing in the Back 40:
6/4-first peony in bloom. I shot this before the predicted rains (well, that's what the liars say) came. They are a delicate flower and these plants are in their first full season:
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Buddy's long game: C and I were having supper on the deck. Buddy was hanging out with us-we were celebrating his birthday. Now, the resident Chipper has his entrance to his under-the-deck lair located where the deck ends next to where the calla lilies are planted.
In further Buddy news-I took him to the vet, on his birthday (sorry man, it was just how the timing shook out) to see if his weight had improved. He had gained weight at his last visit 6 months ago and at 17 pounds, the vet was concerned about arthritis in his joints as he aged. So, we cut back his food. No dice-he's still at 17 pounds despite much more outdoor activity than during the Winter months. There is an OTC med to help with potential ailment so that may be some help. Cutting back on his treats with more kibble is another idea. Or, start buying the pricey special wet food like Science Diet. I don't think he is supplementing his calories that much with kills. Sigh. We'd like to have him around for a few more years. He is a really good cat.
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Poor Todd-still "the other" these days. I saw him over at Benny's Diner and then head back to the creek all by his lonesome.
6/5-update: our Gang of Five were seen across the street. Hopefully, Todd is back in the fold.
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Crazy fact: American workers take less time off than Medieval Peasants. Peasants worked longer hours in a day but with all the Church holidays, had and estimated 185 days off vs 132 for Americans. At least we have social security (for now) and can retire with an income and have longer lifespans than Medieval folk.
World's Largest Rubber Ducky: This inflatable critter was created by Craig Samborski, a Duluth-based entrepreneur. He commissioned the duck in 2014 and paid over $50,000 for its creation. The duck, known as "Mama Duck," measures 61 feet high, 64 feet wide, and 74 feet long and weighs 15 ton or 30,000 lbs. The rubber duck, better known as the #Kindness Duck, is part of a larger Kindness Duck Project. Founded by Mark Burrows, the projects aims to simply spread kindness. Just the sort of thing hated by MAGA who despise kindness, empathy and compassion cuz those are feminine traits which run counter to the uberman manosphere.
Which brings us to a nice segue into...
FUBARland
Piece of shit Joni Ernst returns:
After receiving severe blowback to her seemingly callous comments about people dying during a townhall where folks objected to her support to cutting Medicaid, Joni Ernst doubled-down and made a sarcastic apology video. In the background of the video, which has since widely circulated on X, she appears to be walking through a cemetery as what look like gravestones can be seen scattered behind her on the grass.
"Hello everyone. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for a statement that I made yesterday at my town hall," she began, before describing the incident.
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Fun Vids:
Liquid Nitrogen poured into gasoline:
Gorgeous boulder opal from Australia:
Carnavale
Unwrapping a hamburger using an umbrella:
Woman carrying man in box...or is she?
Timelapse showing plants moving during the day, just very slowly:
Insane marketing concept for the Organina beverage. The company claims the product tastes better when shaken (ok James, not stirred):
Cuteness alert-feeding baby goats, a whole lotta waggin' goin' on:
Any Mum can relate:
The Jerboa-the handiwork of Yahweh's brother:
From August, 2022 post-The fable of Yahweh's brother
Yahweh
once had a brother whose name was never revealed. In the beginning,
they had split up the duties of creation. So much to do! They had much
different temperaments: Yahweh was impatient with a temper and quite
anal about keeping things orderly and elegant. After all, his name was
going on the things he created! His brother, while just as hard-working,
had a more playful and laid-back attitude about his creations. It drove
Yahweh nuts. It made him sick to his stomach seeing the weird carny
sideshow critters of his brother's: insects with multiple heads, bizarre
sea creatures that looked like giant anuses, giraffes, proboscis
monkeys to name a few. The final straw was the duck-billed platypus
which looked like it was put together by some drunken committee, not an
all powerful diety! And look what these crazy things did to the
portfolio! Yahweh had had enough and came up with a scheme to get his
bro out of the creation biz for awhile. He sent Bro out on an fact
finding mission to the farthest part of the universe (which was still
expanding) and report back in say, couple of million years. Cool! said
Bro and off he went. Yahweh, while he could not undo what his brother
made, did set into place the concept of evolution. Eventually they will
evolve out of their awfulness, He thought. He forbade the entire
hierarchy of angels from EVER revealing the existence of the Bro. No
hint whatsoever in any of the sacred texts that the Holy Spirits
inspired the apes to write. Of course, this was something that the rebel
Satan loved to needle Yahweh about, much to His great annoyance. Satan
never failed to get His goat by bringing up the unknown Bro whenever
problem family matters on Earth arose, smirking "Whatyagonnado? Send me
to Hell? Hello? I'M ALREADY THERE!" This went on for several millennia until the
Seraphim got together and quietly suggested that Yahweh consider going
into early retirement by creating a son who would take over the daily
duties of running the universe while Yahweh stayed in overall charge.
So, with Jesus in place, a guilt-ridden Yahweh began searching for the
Bro but never found him. The Seraphim are in general agreement that Bro
still exists, way out there but has disguised himself from detection. It
is, as the Catholics say "one of the Mysteries."
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