In The Neighborhood:
9/6: the hydrangeas are glowy:
Mr. Redbird (along with many other avians) has been a daily visitor at the Diner. The chill in the air has spurred them to fuel up. The forecast claims it may get down to 39° Sunday night. Hell, on 9/4, we turned the heat on! Sheesh!
This RB looks to be coming out of molt-you can still see remnants of his old suit.
The Turkey Bros were out and about, visiting Benny's Diner:
Their leader sported a bright red neck-always good to know who's in charge:
For some reason, they bypassed our Diner, walking instead on the berm over to Johnny's:
Then, out onto the street to visit John's Diner across the street. It was quite amusing, John was in the front yard mowing and although the boss kept his eye on him, John's presence did not deter them from having a snack. Perhaps his quiet E-mower didn't freak them out:
Many thanks to John for turning me onto the E-mowers. I love mine because it is quieter than gas-powered versions and I no longer have to deal with gasoline, oil changes, spark plugs and wonky carburetors. The trade-off is the batteries, which you need 2 as their charge doesn't last very long and they are pricey. And who knows what the Roach's tariffs will do to their price.
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Uncle Jeff vs the critters-as you know, it's been a tough year with critters wreaking havoc on our plants and tomatoes. I was shocked to witness one of the squirrels climb the tomato fencing and grab a green one, running off to enjoy it. Yikes! Who knew they liked green tomatoes? I thought MamaC was the only culprit. I also suspect the young Chipper of eating the cherry toms. Now, C asked where is DHS? Well, he seems to be on good relations with the squirrelies, being quite tolerant of their presence; MamaC outweighs him by probably 10-15 pounds; now the Chipper-this one ought to be careful. Buddy has brought inside a couple that he has killed this season. More than likely, one of the Chip's parents who Bud thought was delicious.
Update: squirrel took another tom.
MamaC
Fun Vids:
The Oldest Photographs in the World-actually a history of photographic firsts:
Recently, I've been making sun prints or cyanotypes (blueprint paper) and something new I ran into on YT via those eager algorithms: anthotypes using turmeric and alcohol as an emulsion. They require very long exposures, a good couple of hours on a sunny day, more with partly cloudy conditions. Rinsing with water will give a yellow tone; borax will go brownish; baking soda will tone the piece a reddish brown. In contrast, cyanotypes exposures are usually measured in minutes, depending on conditions.
One example was a joint effort with C-she had written a poem about the Birch leaf skeletonizers and I added some of the leaves as a backdrop for the image:
Kelly Boesch: Odd AI Town
Animated short: Penguins making donuts-this animation style reminds me of Studio Ghibli's work:
Part of a series termed retrofuturism-Paradise Beyond The Stars:
In HDR 8K Ultra HD Dolby Vision™-World of Insects:
The Krill pondering free will:
Elaborate set up for a music video. At the end, you will see an old school cassette tape placed in a player. In the full-length version, the rest of the vid is the music video-Where's The Money George:
Burt Lancaster explaining the difference between acting on stage vs. the movies:
Insane marketing for adult toilet wipes featuring Project Uranus:
Forgotten automotive curiosity-the Sir Vival. From Wiki: The Sir Vival was a concept car created by Walter C. Jerome of Worcester, MA in 1958. Jerome created what he termed a "revolutionary vehicle" due to concern about what he saw as 1950s Detroit's lack of concern for safety and focus on planned obsolescence. Unable to obtain funding, production never proceeded past the prototype.
1000 year old windmills in Iran:
Man walking around the world-Year 27:
Music:
From the soundtrack to the 1969 Italian film-The Laughing Woman-composed by Stelvio Cipriani, who began working in the Spaghetti Westerns and later a number of Italian films. Mary's Theme, whose cover art is quite reminiscent of that era's graphic design. The lush strings reminds me of Bacharach-let's break out the Harvey's Bristol Cream sherry!
Cat photobombs 17 year old girl's short vid of her singing-There, Mom-that's how you do it!
From 1971 Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore by John Prine:
While digesting Reader's Digest
In
the back of a dirty book store,
A plastic flag, with gum on the
back,
Fell out on the floor.
Well, I picked it up and I ran
outside
Slapped it on my window shield,
And if I could see old Betsy
Ross
I'd tell her how good I feel.
Chorus:
But your flag decal won't get
you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty
little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's
for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any
more.
Well, I went to the bank this
morning
And the cashier he said to me,
"If you join the Christmas
club
We'll give you ten of them flags for free."
Well, I didn't mess
around a bit
I took him up on what he said.
And I stuck them stickers
all over my car
And one on my wife's forehead.
Repeat Chorus:
Well, I got my window shield so
filled
With flags I couldn't see.
So, I ran the car upside a curb
And
right into a tree.
By the time they got a doctor down
I was already
dead.
And I'll never understand why the man
Standing in the Pearly Gates
said...
"But your flag decal won't get
you
Into Heaven any more.
We're already overcrowded
From your dirty
little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's
for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any
more."
FUBARland:
The Roach's post on Truth Social concerning his threatened invasion of Chicago:
George Orwell's final warning from 1984-this vid was part of a press release by his publisher shortly after the book was published. Orwell died from TB six months later.
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