FIVE SECOND STORIES

In the Neighborhood:

To me, this is Memorial Day in Michigan.

Warmish, you go through periods of warm and cold. The sun is nice and only in the sun does a breeze feel good. In the shade, it's chilly. Bright and green-the last bit of rain perked everything up. 

MamaC and a couple of BigTails:

His tail glowing in the light, useful as an umbrella against both rain and sun:

A chipper and sparrow join him: 

Little Guy was at the Diner and he and Big Blue both enjoyed the peanuts I had thrown. He can be a bit aggressive with his demands:
 

I'm experimenting with a patch of unmowed grass-see how our friends react. One of our Buns seems to enjoy:

A nutkin, with its creamy belly, enjoying a peanut:

News alert!!! The first sighting of a BabyChuck! It had come out onto the apartment porch:

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We think this is MamaC's third litter here after being brought up here as a pup.

Buddy chillin' during the afternoon:

First Indian Paintbrush:

When I was mowing the front, I discovered a colony of clover that was in bloom. I mowed around it as is not unsightly and the pollinators and buns will enjoy:

It's peony time!

Siberian iris in bloom: 

Hodgepodge for $300: 

Centuries-old baobab tree in Madagascar dying as the result of climate change: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/africa/baobab-tree-dying-madagascar-africa.html 

As seen on TV: cat with major attitude

I saw this from a Reddit poster whose cat had whacked the cup to the floor and shattered it.

I saw an ad for Pet Provider Chewy which offers 24/7 chat with a vet. I guess such services for a hooman exists as well.

Fun pix:

Ice Canyon Greenland:

Striped cuckoo chicks have plumage that resemble pine cones:

 Sailor's Eyeball:

A member of the algae family, this is one of the largest single-celled organisms on the planet.

Bay Cat:

A rare, small cat from the island of Borneo.

Ubari oasis, Sahara Desert, Libya

 

MADads:

I saw a quick snippet for O'Reilly's Auto Parts. A beautiful, young Latina woman with long black hair and bright red lipstick is leaning over a car, replacing a windshield wiper. This is a service they provide (when you buy their wipers, of course).

You gotta wonder if at one time, corporate mandated that every store hire a hot chick for this activity. It was tried but ended due to howls of protest from many quarters. So, is this a nostalgic piece: oh, the good old days before the feminazis and woke maniacs crucified such examples of male enjoyment? Really carries the odor of Project 2025's mission of turning the clock back.