Giant eye sees all … in the past Blue sky of the future … Mystery …
4 years ago … As I (eye) found it … magic evening golden hour … 6:26 pm … from east edge of parking lot, Columbia Technical Center, Clark College … April 22, 2019 … first month of my blog, My Photo a Day Adventure
2023-04-23 – Sun …
In the dark of morning Birds’ lilting chorus Pushes out the night
Below, video … Early birds chirping … lots of robins … 5:57 am … June 11, 2011 … through bedroom window screen … trees in SW … either Perkins or Teeny Tuxedo on left window sill …
2023-04-24 – M …
Jumpin’, jivin’ Come alive ‘n’ Bunny hop for two Eternal dance
Screenshots of 2 rabbits’ afternoon high jinks … 1:30 pm … east of deck … zoom lens captures their zoomin’ …
Below, video … The two rabbits … hightailin’ it! …
2023-04-25 – T …
Roofers in orange A delicate balance Shingled strength Grace upright
Brave roofers … from kitchen window … April 24, 2013 … 12:34 pm
2023-04-26 – W …
Croissants, baguettes, buns Fresh, warm, toasty Cat bakery is now open
Orange tabby girl, Perkins … fulfills her croissant dreamCat Bakery Vocabulary 101 … cat lying position terminology
2023-04-27 – Th …
Bee defied The indefinite fiend Defended, thus, her Genius
April 27, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-04-28 – F …
Tiny branches reach eagerly up Mighty oak says “Day by day … hope …”
“Planting “Hope” Crabapple tree – belated birthday present – April 1954” … Mom wrote on back of photo … Dad and me … House is facing west … Mighty oak in field in front of house reflected in window!
National Arbor Day, typically last Friday of April … “celebrates the planting, upkeep and preservation of trees” … “Some states celebrate Arbor Day at different times of year to ensure that the trees are in the best environment to thrive.”
Below … Two chronological views after the 1954 photo, above … with two little “acorns” … 1. The mighty oak, west of the Glenwood house, 1956 … 2. The newly planted crabapple tree, 4 years later, 1958 … We moved to Tillamook, Oregon, Dec. 1959 …
Summer 1956 … Samson, Wendy, me … mighty oak in background … Glenwood houseSummer 1958 … me, Russ, “Hope” crabapple tree, 4 years old … Glenwood house … In the 1954 photo, the mighty oak is reflected in the window next to the door
Below … Thanksgiving Day, 2013 … first photos since we moved in Dec. 1959 … So many changes … but the mighty oak still stands …
The mighty oak … middle of field west of our house … front, now growing Christmas trees … background, the hugely expanded Catholic church and parking lot … Nov. 28, 2013Beside the mighty oak … looking east to our house … now with a second floor … The giant tree obscuring the house was once a tiny sapling Mom plantedThe mighty oak and my shadow … looking east to our house … We used to hang onto the lower branches and bounce aplentyLooking east at our house … from edge of now sprawling church parking lotMighty oak stands guard against encroaching asphalt … once an open field … corner of vastly enlarged Catholic church on left … Russ remembers the ditch, right of mighty oak, as a giant chasm … as a 2-year-old, it was! … (Looking north … our house is beyond right edge of photo)
Below … Just discovered! … 1954 photo of tiny birch sapling Mom planted in front of our house … Now the humongous tree in 2013 photos above …
“View (?) of 2 new red oak trees and birch tree, west edge of front lawn. March 1954” … Mom wrote on back of photo … Shadow of house, lower left … By the 1st grade (1957) the fence along the front yard was gone … I’d cut through the open field, past the oak, to Jackie Beard’s house on the far side of the church … Mighty oak in the middle of the field is on the right.
Below … Mt. Hood … clearly visible, SE of our 5 acres … Amazing that I don’t remember it … We moved to Tillamook when I was in 3rd grade …
Mt. Hood, in Oregon … SE from our Glenwood house in Washington … Nov. 28, 2013 … Never noticed it until we’d drive by after we moved, on the way to Grandma and Grandpa Ahola’s in Hockinson, WA … The mighty oak always loomed larger in my memory
2023-04-29 – Sat …
I’m the cat on the table Ready for some table talk Finnish style
Teeny Tuxedo says … so many interesting things on the table … Fell pony sculptures … 1930s Depression glass … glass candle holder from Finland … Uhtua design bowls by Arabia of Finland … Aug. 31, 2021 … More cat adventures on her blog, Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo
Teeny Tuxedo is tinier than an elephant … Finnish has a saying just for her! … “nostaa kissa pöydälle” … Literally, “to lift the cat onto the table” … In other words … to bring up a difficult issue … to address the elephant in the room.
Another fun Finnish feline saying … “kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa” … “circling like a cat in hot porridge” … Ouch! … Meaning, to beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) … Learn 5 more famous cat expressions!
2023-04-30 – Sun …
Darling buds of April Couldn’t wait for May We’re here! We’re green! Catkins!
Alder tree catkins … Alders have “both male and female flowers. The catkins which house the male flowers are up to 6cm long. Young catkins appear green before turning yellow. The female flower is a smaller red structure … Once this is pollinated … by windblown pollen … it turns into the brown alder fruit or ‘cone’ which houses the seeds.” — sourceAlder trees … finally sporting spring’s catkins … time to sneeze! … south, from deck
Feline artistry Cat food kibbles Rorhschach What do you see? … Finland!
Could it be …. Finland? … Yes! … The results of Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo munching their Wellness dry cat food … Ne ovat kaksi lahjakasta tyttökissaa! … They’re two talented girl cats!
Below … 1948 vintage travel poster … The Maiden of Finland in Koli … by Olavi Vepsäläinen … “this Finnish Maiden symbolizes her nation, but also literally coincides with its geographic shape.” – source
The Maiden of Finland in Koli … by Olavi Vepsäläinen, 1927-1993 … 1948 travel poster … “The heights of Koli [Koli National Park] is one of the most classic travel destinations Finland can offer adventurous travelers. … it’s only natural that they wanted to fit both the national romantic Koli AND the Finnish Maiden in the same poster.” — Come to Finland … See Why Do Finns Love Koli?
“Although eternally young, the Finnish Maiden / Suomi-neito is older than the Finnish nation [1917]. She was devised to represent the longed-for national independence in the 19th century, when Finland was still a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire. The shape of that Grand Duchy inspired the conceit of seeing her as the country itself, with both arms raised. Eastern territories lost by Finland to the Soviet Union in 1944 meant the Maiden, facing the viewer, also lost her raised left arm.” – Meet the Maiden Hidden Inside the Map of Finland, July 26, 2010
Below … Earlier … Maiden of Finland / Suomi-neito postcard, c1905 … “Postcards played a significant role in Finland’s independence efforts. Reprint of the original from the early 20th century, by Ragnhild Sellén (1872-1942)” — www.korttientalo.fi
Maiden of Finland / Suomi-neito … postcard by Ragnhild Sellén … c1905 … before Finland declared independence, December 6, 1917 … She represents “the longed-for national independence in the 19th century, when Finland was still a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire.” — www.korttientalo.fi … On the summit of Koli … Lake Pielinen, eastern Finland.
2023-04-16 – Sun …
Young man … librarian … Sparks … All unaware While quiet passions blaze
The Image of Librarians in Cinema, 1917-1999. By Ray Tevis, Brenda Tevis, 2005 … On cover, Helen Twelvetrees, Blanche Frederici in Young Bride, 1932 … Cannell Library … DVDs corner … I ordered most of them! … April 12, 2011
Above, movie on book cover … Young Bride, 1932 – Helen Twelvetrees, Eric Linden, Arline Judge, Blanche Frederici … Children’s librarian marries boyish, egotistical Linden, always with big plans that never pan out. He gambles. He cheats on her. She’s pregnant … VERY Pre-Code! … a favorite … Recorded my own copy from Turner Classic Movies, 9/2006 … My blog, Movies, Of Course: Everything I Know I Learned from Movies … Mostly!
2023-04-17 – M …
Quizzical bird Divided thoughts “Yellow-rumped warbler” Half good, half not
Yellow-rumped warbler … I deserve a more distinguished name … at least a cuter one! … I’m ok with the “warbler” part
2023-04-18 – T …
Stumps … Good for lofty speeches Lofty observations Lower itches
Squirrel … ready for a stump speech! … edge of trees, south of deckPause the speech … scratching an itchy face has priority …
2023-04-19 – W …
How curious … Red and white A toy? Or a sneaky cat medicine?
Teeny Tuxedo started a daily capsule of Cosequin after veterinarian noticed a bit of arthritis in her back leg, April 10, 2023 … No need for a spoonful of sugar … Just mix the powder in a teaspoon of water … she loves the aroma, whatever it is … Used an oral syringe the first week … Now she laps it up from a Finnish coffee saucer … and is ready for more! … (Looks just like when I first saw her at the SW Washington Humane Society … focused on a toy … July 2007)
2023-04-20 – Th …
Take a moment To look at the world Through a flower’s eyes … Perspective …
4 years ago … Flowers in grass … camera on ground … Columbia Technical Center (Clark College) building in distance … April 24, 2019, 6:38 pm … first month of my blog, My Photo a Day Adventure
2023-04-21 – F …
Vital Bee On virtual trail With lariat Caught true Genius
April 21, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
Dandelion’s pride of one Raindropped golden roar Calls the bees’ return
First dandelion of the year … ragged, but happy … between the rain … by garage
2023-04-09 – Sun …
Easter disaster averted German chocolate fell Then … reborn!
Like Saturday’s dandelion, above … the patched up Happy Easter German chocolate cake is a bit ragged around the edges … but still happily tasty! … Watched over by cherry-picking salt and pepper shakers … See them close up, June 11, 2021 – Polka Dots
2023-04-10 – M …
Cat’s shadow is a friend For life Where does it go after dark? Cats know
Teeny Tuxedo and her friend fit nicely into an abstract patch of sun
2023-04-11 – T …
56 years ago, bold, brave Mind’s eye … Plush, bright, new Rinty returns!
Rinty came out of storage to watch himself on tv … Oct. 18, 1957 episode of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin … Grandma Ahola’s sewing basket … Nov. 10, 2013
Below … Christmas 1957, Glenwood house … Rinty’s “adoption” day … What a friendly, happy fellow … Our first tv, an RCA Victor, arrived March 30, 1956 … with black-and-white, wondrous shows … The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin … Roy Rogers … The Lone Ranger … Fury … My Friend Flicka … Sky King … Adventures of Superman … Zorro … The Mickey Mouse Club … When we moved to Tillamook, Oregon, Dec. 1959, there was only ONE station, NBC, that made it over the mountains …
Rinty … Christmas morning 1957 … I’m holding a Christmas angel doll, but was never a “doll” girl … Horses were a different story! … And tv dogs! … “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin” (1954-59) … “Jeff’s Collie” (1954-57, the first 3+ seasons of “Lassie” with Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, George Cleveland)
Below … an eBay find! … July 2, 1955 TV Guide … Lassie and Tommy Rettig, Rin Tin Tin and Lee Aaker on the cover … Both shows began in 1954 … Thank goodness for reruns! … See August 2, 2021 – Small Wonders …
A 1955 treasure trove! … July 2, 1955 TV Guide, with coverdogs Lassie, Rin Tin Tin … Playset figures of Gramps, Jeff, Lassie … A “paw-ographed” photo postcard of Lassie, thanking a boy from Mankato, Minnesota, who entered a “name Lassie’s puppies” contest
Below … Celebrating the original cast of tv’s Lassie … George Cleveland as Gramps … Tommy Rettig as Jeff … and, of course, Lassie! … Plastic playset figures by Robert Maxwell Associates, 1955 …
A favorite photo … Lassie, Jeff, Gramps … July 2, 1955 TV Guide
2023-04-12 – W …
Unpinning punning Expunging pining Bee is pegging Genius
April 12, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-04-13 – Th …
Bee’s eyes welled She woke in a wood Wooed into wedlock With Genius
April 13, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-04-14 – F …
Both dance through the air With delicate feathers Both said “Thank you, sweetie!”
Rare quiet moment … in a lively chickadee‘s day … between rain showers … Enlarge photo to see delicate feathering … juxtaposed to its fierce feet! … see Deck Views Cat, Sept. 28, 2019 …
Below … Ginger Rogers (1911-April 25, 1995) … dancing with Fred Astaire … the delicate, windswept feathers of her dress are very much like the chickadee’s … Fred and Ginger … Ginger and Fred … each other’s best partner … 10 movies together, 1933-1949 … Have seen them all, umpteen times …
Fred Astaire … Ginger Rogers … Top Hat, 1935 … “Cheek to Cheek” number … Oscar nomination for Best Original Song (Irving Berlin) … Top Hat was nominated for 3 more Oscars: Best Picture, Art Direction, Dance Direction
Below … So lucky to have had three personal encounters with Ginger … August 1980, Seattle … backstage (with Glynnis) after her performance in Anything Goes, then spoke briefly with her on street corner outside back of the theater after everyone had left.
1991, Powell’s, Portland, Oregon … Book signing … This time, she was in a wheelchair, still effervescent … Tried not to be too gushy … Shared that I’d recently gone to the University of Washington with Fred Astaire’s granddaughter, Phyllis Potter, getting our MLS, Master’s in Library Science … As I left, Ginger said, “Thank you, sweetie!” …
Ginger Rogers signed my copy of her autobiography, Ginger: My Story … 1991 … Powell’s, Portland, Oregon … As I left, she said, “Thank you, sweetie!”
Below, video … Chickadees always remind me of Ginger … when I hear them say … “Thank you, sweetie!” … Chickadee on the deck, April 11, 2020 …
Proper British gent Hat just so Beware … Thus hides the thief Among thieves
Mug shots … “BOYD, Thomas … Aliases: Coyne … Born 1900 … Trade: Carpenter … Eyes: blue …Ht. 5′ 10 1/2″ … Hair: brown … M.O., etc.: Housebreaking, Larceny & Receiving. Uses various methods of entry. Associates with all classes of thieves.” – Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, England
Above … Mr. Boyd’s calling card …“Associates with all classes of thieves.” … From “Newcastle upon Tyne criminals of the 1930s” Flickr album … Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, England
“Mug shots from a police identification book believed to be from the 1930s. It was originally found in a junk shop by a member of the public and subsequently donated to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. No information is available to confirm which police force compiled it but evidence suggests it’s from the Newcastle upon Tyne area.”
Tools of the trade Numbers on paper Become art Through the looking glass
Experiment with manual focus! … and ISO! … ISO 1600 for low light … From My Photo a Day Adventure … 2nd post! … April 2, 2019 … Folded white paper, list of photo numbers, notes for Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo’s blog posts, July 28, 2018
A mirror image … is really two rabbits facing each other … through window and leaves of butterfly bush … See more rabbity photos, Thru the Looking Glass, July 28, 2018
2023-04-03 – M …
Hot toddy Bee Hummed dotty ditty Tossed timidity … Genius!
April 3, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-04-04 – T …
Good neighbors Make good defenses Suomi’s sisu Adds to NATO
Blue and white flags of Finland and NATO merge … Historic day … Finland formally became the 31st member of NATO … April 4, 2023
“Finland is entering a new era as a member of NATO. I am proud of Finland and the Finnish people. As a nation, we have been united throughout this historic process. Thank you to our Allies for your trust. Together we will be even stronger.”
“Uusi aikakausi Naton jäsenenä alkaa Suomelle. Olen ylpeä Suomesta ja suomalaisista. Olemme kansakuntana toimineet yhtenäisesti koko tämän historiallisen prosessin ajan. Liittolaisillemme kiitos luottamuksesta. Yhdessä olemme entistäkin vahvempia.”
Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, Suomen pääministeri, April 4, 2023
Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, Suomen pääministeri … Dec. 2019-April 2023Map of the 31 countries in NATO, with newest member, Finland, April 4, 2023
2023-04-05 – W …
Impatience … Only nine lives When will April showers Bring May flowers?
Colder than usual weather has put a crimp in spring blooms … Orange tabby girl, Perkins, makes do with the red poppies of Finnish design Marimekko Unikko sheets … ready for laundry day.
2023-04-06 – Th …
Silent stone Protects languages of Near East Arabic … Calls the heart
My special place … Denny Hall … University of Washington, Seattle … where I learned Arabic … B.A., Near Eastern Languages & Literature … Studied on my own before I enrolled, winter quarter, qualified to begin with 2nd quarter Arabic! … At end of 2nd year, won grant for summer study at Bourguiba Institute of Modern Languages, Tunis, Tunisia … “معهد بورقيبة للغات الحية” … See my Tunisia photos on My Photo a Day Adventure blog … Photo: Cody Logan, 2007
Below … Denny Hall, 1905 … Built between 1894 and 1895, the brick and sandstone, French Renaissance Revival building is the oldest on the University of Washington’s main campus.
Denny Hall stands alone … 1905 … first building on University of Washington campus, 1895 … All those trees! … Photo source
Below … A year earlier, 1904 … front steps of Denny Hall … Students and faculty on first Campus Day, an annual event until 1934 … Axes ready to “clear land and improve the campus.”
Academia’s lumberjacks … Now we know what happened to all the trees! … Students, faculty … First Campus Day, 1904 … Denny Hall … Photo source
Below … What their axes wrought … U Dub campus, 2019 …
100+ years later … University of Washington, 2019 … Red arrows point to Denny Hall … and McCarty Hall, my dorm for 2 quarters. Moved to University Way Apts. my 2nd year (surrounded by Saudis!) … McCarty was torn down, rebuilt, 2016
Just discovered … What I thought was Denny Hall’s original interior, was a more utilitarian 1957 redesign … It was renovated again in 2016, to bring back the spirit of the original. … See Daniel DeMay’s article, “UW’s Oldest Building Getting a Makeover.” Seattle PI, Nov. 27, 2015 … source of quotes below and great vintage photos!
“Though the exterior of the building has remained largely unchanged since it was completed in 1895, the interior was gutted in a 1957 update. The current renovation is not meant to restore the building to its original style, but was designed to keep the spirit of the original interior in mind.”
It is “getting back its old central stairwell, though it will be slightly different than the original, and it is getting back the skylight above that stairwell, to let light down into the building’s core.”
2023-04-07 – F …
Dolly birds, sailor lads U.S. street, British ship Four nights … Sail away …
MS Victoria City … last night in port … Vancouver, Washington, Nov. 18, 1971 … “misty, mysterious – and sad. Only the lights stand vaguely out, and the name “Victoria City”.”
Dedicated to the Victoria City: David, Martyn, and Dick … Simon & Garfunkle’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” … Yes, the Victoria City. Somehow, the song carries the mood of everything that happened within only five days of having in port a ship of British “officers and gentlemen”, but they respected us and were, well … officers and gentlemen.
My journal … MS Victoria City, Nov. 14-19, 1971, Vancouver, Washington
“MS Victoria City departed November 19 after discharging 8,611 tons of general cargo from Korea.” … 3:00 am, to L.A. … The Columbian {Vancouver, Washington], Nov. 19, 1971 … Note: The prefix, “MS – Motor Ship” is interchangeable with “MV – Motor Vessel“
Below … The Victoria City, a bulk carrier vessel, built in Clydebank, Scotland. Launched May 18, 1970. Delivered to first owner, Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons … Port of register, Bideford (England).
“MS Victoria City on sea trials at the Banks of the Clyde 1970. It was a freezing cold day with not a soul to be seen on deck nor on the bridge wings.” … Scotland … Reardon Smith Ships“MS Victoria City on sea trials at the Banks of the Clyde 1970.” … Scotland … Reardon Smith Ships
Below … Four months after departing Vancouver, Washington, Nov. 19, 1971 … Victoria City sailed to our northern neighbor, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
MS Victoria City … Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 29, 1972 – ShipsNostalgia
Below … June 1982 … 10 years later … Victoria City … inbound … Gravesend / Tilbury, England …
MS Victoria City … inbound … Gravesend / Tilbury, England … June 1982 (1980?) … by John Jones – Shipspotting
Below … Victoria Times newspaper article, Dec. 30, 1971 … “Freighter Meets Her City: Mayor, Skipper Exchange Gifts” … MS Victoria City in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada … Capt. James Murray’s daughter, Fiona, wrote years later about her 6 months on the Victoria City (age 9), with enough clues to track this down (Reardon Smith Ships, June 27, 2011) … Tied to my Nov. 1971 Victoria City journaling, eureka! … our times “aboard” coincide … Thank you, Fiona!
Capt. James Murray holds pewter plate, “emblazoned with the city’s coat of arms” … “This is the Victoria City’s call at the port for which she’s named” … Victoria, British Columbia, Canada … Victoria Times newspaper, Dec. 30, 1971 … [1980, Victoria Times merged with Daily Colonist to become Times Colonist]Inscription on the pewter plate … “Captain J.S. Murray, M.V. Victoria City, 30th December 1971” … from the City of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada … Reardon Smith Ships, June 27, 2011Coat of arms on pewter plate given to Capt. James Murray, M.V. Victoria City … from the City of Victoria, British Columbia … December 1971 … Reardon Smith Ships, June 27, 2011
Below … How my Victoria City connection started … Snippets from my journal … (There’s so much more, but that’s another story … Thank goodness I wrote it all down) …
“Sunday evening, Nov. 14, 1971 … We drove downtown … here came six young men walking up the street, and they just didn’t look entirely, all together American (“I’m tellin’ you gen!”).”
“At first I thought … they’re putting us on with these English accents, but no – the genuine articles. One of them, who had his head in the window, (who later turned out to be Dick) asked me where I thought he was from. By chance, I was the only one who guessed right – Wales … They introduced themselves: Dick, Martyn, David, Peter, Roland, Bev (short for Bevis – his last name). Dick & Martyn did most of the talking, being by the window.”
“Dick asked for my phone number & I gave it to him, thinking nothing would ever come of it. “Do I have to ask your dad’s permission? Is that how they do it here?”
“Imagine my surprise when the next evening I answered the phone & heard a Welsh accent asking for “Miss Pylkki”. A few hours later he was actually over, having walked the entire way from the ship.”
“If ever a movie is made, that ship & everyone aboard her would be perfectly cast. It was remarkable. Each person was his own separate character. The handsome, soulful hero would be Martyn of course, for he truly is handsome, and with a typical knit turtleneck sweater. A Polish cook, Scottish chief mate, one of the 2 wives – plus a baby – aboard who couldn’t have been anyone but Glynis Johns herself. Not to mention the mysterious, seldom seen, & then only silently in the shadows, crew of 40 Indians (India). The officers – 20 – are all British.”
MS / MV Victoria City’s life … 1970-1996 …
The Victoria City was built by Upper Clyde Shipbuilding Ltd. at the Clydebank Yard, Scotland, and was Yard/Hull No.843g the third of the seven 840 class vessels built for Reardon Smith.
1970 – Delivered to Reardon Smith. Port of register: Bideford (England) … Then sold on, with different names: 1983 – Lacondon 1988 – Singa Swan 1993 – Monolima 1996 – Broken up by Agarwal Shipbreaking Industries, Kakinada, India
“Sail on silver girl … sail on by …” — “Bridge Over Troubled Water” … Simon & Garfunkel, final studio album … released Jan. 1970, the same year Victoria City was “born” …
Handy camouflage Acrobat’s balance Squirrel’s tail For all reasons
Who am I? … Can you tell? … I have a tail that hides me well …I’m a squirrel! … Black oil sunflower seeds on deck rail under feeder …What agility! … Preparing for the Squirrel Olympics!
Female Downy Woodpecker … rat-a-tat-tating her lunchtime suet … Watch her in action
Below … a few hours later … male Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) … red on the back of his head is the clue … But not as much red as that hyperactive cartoon red-head, Woody Woodpecker, a pileated woodpecker …
Male Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) … pondering the suet … smaller, calmer “cousin” of Woody Woodpecker … they’re both Pacific Northwesterners
Below … Guess who?! … Woody Woodpecker! … the most famous of his pileated family … “Created in 1940 by Walter Lantz and storyboard artist Ben “Bugs” Hardaway, who had previously laid the groundwork for two other screwball characters, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the late 1930s. Woody’s character and design evolved over the years, from an insane bird with an unusually garish design to a more refined looking and acting character.” … Woody’s history is more involved and interesting than I’d imagined … including the evolution of his red topknot!
Woody Woodpecker cartoons were first broadcast on television in 1957 … See the opening title, with Woody’s theme song (music only) … or click screenshot above
Below … “The Woody Woodpecker Song” … first used in “Wet Blanket Policy” (1948) … became the first and only song from an animated short subject to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1948 … Soon adopted as Woody’s theme music … Due to the song’s popularity, Woody Woodpecker fan clubs sprang up, theaters held “Woody” matinées, and boys got the “Woody Woodpecker” haircut.” – source
Kay Kyser’s 1948 recording of “The Woody Woodpecker Song”, with Harry Babbitt’s laugh interrupting vocalist Gloria Wood … one of the biggest hit singles of 1948 … Listen to recording … or click screenshot above
Below … A pileated woodpecker … inspiration for Woody’s look and rat-a-tat laugh …
2023-03-25 – Sat …
Liquid meds, liquid gold Waste not, but how? Wash not, Suspend in bottle
Mystery … After giving Teeny Tuxedo cat her daily meds … what to do with the extra left in the tip of the oral syringe? … Thought the syringe had to be washed.Mystery solved … Don’t rinse out syringe (wastes what’s left in the tip) … Put syringe back in top of bottle, refrigerate … ready for next dosage … per veterinarian.
2023-03-26 – Sun …
Fate led Bee In taffy taffeta To fete Bold Typeface Genius
March 26, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-03-27 – M …
Make way! Joyous honks Rare warm day “V”s of geese fly west New life awaits
Canada Geese … father, 4 babies, mother … May 7, 2017, 6:33 pm … Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington … I’m lucky to live only 10 miles away … more Goose Family Antics photos
From my older March 19, 2017 post … In my “neck of the woods,” western Washington and western Oregon, I grew up hearing and saying Canadian goose/geese … Just discovered the official name is Canada goose (audubon.org)
2023-03-29 – W …
Bee toted the touted Toffee tofu Outfoxed the food Genius
March 29, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-03-30 – Th …
Now and before So much change Walk through the reflection To next unknown
Below … Opening scene, Bette Davis (1908-1898) in The Star, 1952 … Stops to look at photo of herself from years earlier, as auction of her personal belongings goes on … Photo is the real Bette Davis, as Judith Traherne, in Dark Victory, 1939, nominated for Best Actress Oscar … Bette won 2 Oscars … Dangerous, 1935 and Jezebel, 1938.
The Star, 1952 … Bette Davis, as Margaret Elliot … looks at photo of Bette’s real self as Judith Traherne, in “Dark Victory,” 1939 … Sign below photo … “Auction To-Night. Personal Effects of Margaret Elliot, Famous Motion Picture Star”What a visual! … As next scene begins to segue over … it appears as if Bette is reflected directly in front of her photo.
Ever so fortunate to have seen Bette Davis (twice) in person on stage … One of my favorite actresses … All About Eve, 1950, and Summertime, 1955, are special films … Plus the extra fortune of staying a month alone at Bette Davis’s Butternut Cottage, Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, July, 2016.
2023-03-31 – F …
Nary a gabby Braying array Kept brainy Bee From Genius
March 31, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
Mistaken purchase Wrong bag Will she like it? Paws up, yes! Best wrong choice
Perkins … 5 days later … still happily eating the Wellness Adult cat food, bought by mistake … Even better, she’s more active, grooming, her coat is smoother … Best of all, she hasn’t thrown up! … March 20, 2023
Perkins is such a picky eater … What a relief that she immediately began eating the new cat food … same Wellness brand, but for Adult cats, rather than Indoor Healthy Weight … [Update, March 27, 2023 … Called Feline Medical Clinic, March 24, brought in fecal sample … Dr. L. called March 25, results normal. Start 1 probiotic capsule daily (in water syringe, mouth) for a week (still have some, which Perky likes) … March 26, she had a small solid deposit … March 27, even better!]
2023-03-16 – Th …
Pedicure day Always barefoot Never shoes Fell pony Four good hooves
Doobie … Mustahevonen Debut (6 years old) … and Leslie Sabin … Sept. 28, 2006 … Ridgefield, WA … Doob’s been very happy with her barefoot trims, from then until today!Leslie … setting up Doobie’s right hind hoof to clean and trim … For more about Doobie’s Fell pony relatives during my 2-month home exchanges in Scotland and England, 1999 … see My Photo a Day blog, Sept. 19, 2022 – Thank You, Ma’am
2023-03-17 – F …
In dimity dress Bee meditated Diadem of Genius
March 16, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-03-18 – Sat …
Quieter than a locomotive Silent … Fuller Carpet Sweeper!
Teeny Tuxedo … first to investigate the new … silent! … Fuller Electrostatic Carpet SweeperPerkins … close-up … On the sweeper … “Fuller Brush Co. since 1906 … For Best Performance, QUICKLY push forward and pull backward in a back & forth motion” … Fuller Brush Co.
Tired of lugging around the vacuum cleaner, the new “old fashioned” carpet sweeper is super light and efficient! … “Cordless, it works by creating an electrostatic charge gathering up all sorts of messes within its bays. So no fumbling with (or stepping on) cords, and no outlets necessary.” … Thanks, Mr. Fuller! … Alfred Fuller, born in Nova Scotia, Canada, 1885, 11th of 12 children … History – Fuller Brush Co. …
Vintage cartoon … Door-to-door salesman … Fuller Brush Co. … Vaguely remember a sunny day, living room, some kind of salesman … Did Mom buy anything? … Glenwood houseVintage ad …“The Fuller Brush Man – America’s Most Famous Visitor” … “Fuller Brushes for Health, Beauty and Home” … Don’t forget the movies … comedies … The Fuller Brush Man, 1948, Red Skelton … The Fuller Brush Girl, 1950, Lucille Ball
2023-03-19 – Sun …
East is East West is West Ne’er the twain shall meet? 90 Day Fiancé
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way … season 4 … Mahmoud, Nicole … married, separated … She half-heartedly converted to Islam … and is back in Egypt … after 2 years of Covid shutdowns … photo: TLC
Season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way has begun … A new batch of reality couples … How “real” can you be with a camera crew following you around? … A 90 Day Fiancé spinoff, this time the American is in the fiancé’s country … Much more interesting this way … What would Rudyard Kipling think? … He wrote the poem, “The Ballad of East and West”, 1889 …
Jen and Rishi … “engaged” for 2 years … but his parents don’t know … she’s back in Jaipur, India, after Covid shutdowns … photo: TLC
What’s Sunday night without 90 Day Fiancé? … especially this season in Egypt and India … (I can relate … Studied Arabic in Tunis, where I met my previous Egyptian husband’s Tunisian cousin, wife and baby. His father emigrated from Tunisia to Cairo, Egypt, converted from Islam when he married M.’s Coptic mother.) … The shows are full of drama (some may be manufactured), misunderstandings, incompatibilities … staples for staying on the air!
P.S. … Four other couples … in Morocco (she’s 67, he’s 24), Columbia, Dominican Republic
2023-03-20 – M …
We’re birds of different feathers We can share Better than most people
First day of Spring! … female (?) Spotted Towhee … female House Finch … black oil sunflower seeds … deck
“Distinctive markings: A male Spotted Towhee has a black head, back and tail with a white belly, orange-red sides and multiple white wing marks. A female looks similar, but has gray or brown accents instead of black. Both males and females have red eyes.” – source …
2023-03-21 – T …
Elegance … horse and rider Dog has own agenda Scratching an itch!
Scarlet-coated huntsman … foxhounds … (one hound a scratchin’) … 3-day Lowther Horse Driving Trials and Country Fair, Lowther Estate / Lowther Castle, Cumbria, England … August 7, 1999 … From My Photo a Day blog one year ago, March 21, 2022
This was the year Queen Elizabeth was at Lowther all three days (so was I!) … to watch Prince Philip drive her team of four Fell ponies in the combined driving competitions … dressage, cross country, obstacles … I stood within a few yards of Her Majesty, under an oak tree, at the rainy Fell Pony Show that Saturday morning … No fuss, no muss, all very low key … During my July-August 1999 home exchanges in Kirkintilloch, Scotland and Durham, England … See My Photo a Day blog, Sept. 19, 2022 – Thank You, Ma’am
Colors of Suomi’s flag Reindeer … “Päivää!” Finland in a coffee cup
Jaunty “Päivää!” … Good day! … shortened version of “Hyvää Päivää!” … topped off with a poro / reindeer … one of Mom’s Finnish cups … for coffee, of course! … Finnish-American, 100%! … One year ago, March 9, 2022, 7:29 am … deck, sun after the rain
2023-03-09 – Th …
Unequaled Bee Dueled, quelled the dull dude Thus lauded a Genius
March 9, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-03-10 – F …
Mist, forests Little boy, family cow Fairy tales, fables Finland
Tales from a Finnish Tupa, 1936 … arrived March 9, 2023 … Colors of book cover serendipitously match the table runnerI wove on a loom at my cousin’s shop … Mikkeli, Finland … 1999 … a week’s visit between home exchanges in Kirkintilloch, Scotland and Durham, EnglandUnder the book jacket … green hardcover’s happy surprise … two cows / kaksi lehmää … in front of the tupa / cottage
The two cows on the cover above, are from the story, “Pekka and the Rogues,” p. 231-236 … A father asks his son to take their oldest cow, Kyllikki, to market so they’ll have money to feed the other that winter.
Illustration at the end of “Pekka and the Rogues” … p. 236 … Cat watching boy reading Tales from a Finnish Tupa, 1936
Tales from a Finnish Tupa … By James Cloyd Bowman, Margery Bianco … From a translation by Aili Kolehmainen … Pictured by Laura Bannon … The Junior Literary Guild and Albert Whitman & Co., New York, 1936.
“We are an online-only, homebased bookstore. We have been selling books online since 1998 and have enjoyed nearly every minute of it. Books play an important part in our family’s life and we hope to share books that will enrich other’s lives as well.”
purchased from halstead_books, March 2023
2023-03-11 – Sat …
On the wild side Fully focused Orange creamsicle cat Please don’t melt!
Spied orange tabby girl, Perkins’, “half brother” (?) … east of deck … 24x zoom … See first window visit, Feb. 19, 2023
2023-03-12 – Sun …
I am not ready To “spring forward” one hour Let time catch up to ME!
Orange tabby girl, Perkins … 4 years ago … 1st Sunday … Daylight Saving Time … March 10, 2019, 12:12 pmOrange tabby girl, Perkins … 4 years ago … March 10, 2019, 12:12 pm … 1st Sunday … Daylight Saving Time… If I could change the clock, I’d KEEP it at Daylight Saving Time! … hmmm … a singing birds clock … What a great idea!
2023-03-13 – M …
One is good Two is better I help you You help me Feathered partners
Female Northern Flicker … deck rail, under suet holder … March 12, 2023Female Northern Flicker … waiting for pieces of suet to fall … male, back to camera, red “whiskers” out of sight … See My Photo a Day, April 1, 2022, for a red whiskers closeup
2023-03-14 – T …
Years’ quest Perfect soft pillow USA cotton in Finnish poppies
What a difference a good pillow makes … Took years, then finally got serious, did some research, found this in December … Wanted made in USA, cotton, reasonable price … Voilà! … All dressed up in my black and white Pieni Unikko / Little Poppy Finnish Marimekko pillow case … joining red Unikko sheets.
What a concept Peeped peppy poet Bee I’m a potent Genius
March 2, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-03-03 – F …
Invisible mystery Covid garb Classic movie now alive
Ready to hit the road for the store … Always reminds me of Claude Rains in The Invisible Man, 1933 … March 3, 2023, 4:33 pm … all those 3’s!
Below …The Invisible Man, 1933 … the first and best … directed by James Whale (1889-1957) … Also directed, Frankenstein, 1931 … The Bride of Frankenstein, 1935 … And on a different note, Waterloo Bridge, 1931 (a small part for Bette Davis) … Show Boat, 1936, Irene Dunne …
The Invisible Man, 1933 … Claude RainsClaude Rains, 1889-1967, British … nominated for 4 Oscars … Of course, he was in my absolute favorite film, Lawrence of Arabia, 1962 (Mr. Dryden)
2023-03-04 – Sat …
Memo to eminent Bee Your mini tome Imminent Genius
March 4, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-03-05 – Sun …
Agog at Bee’s luau hula in toga Halo of Genius
March 5, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
2023-03-06 – M …
Olympia’s marble halls Finland’s president Man, boy, dog … Better!
“Lauletaanko?” … “Shall we sing?” … “Kiitos kaikista muistamisista!” … “Thank you all for remembering!” … President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, his son, Aaro … and dog, Lennu … August 24, 2018, Sauli’s birthday – source
Below … “President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, kicked off a five-day visit to the U.S. with a stop in Washington’s capital, Olympia, on Monday, where he made history as the first foreign head of state to address the State Legislature.” – March 6, 2023 … (I worked at the Washington State Library, right behind the Legislative Building, for several years before getting my MLS) …
Historic event … Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland … addresses joint session of Washington State Legislature, Olympia … first foreign head of state to do so in their 134 year history … March 6, 2023 – photo source
Below … A true Finn, President Niinistö highlighted the saunas of the first Finnish communities in Washington state …
“The State of Washington is one of Finland’s core partners in the United States. The first Finnish communities settled here at the end of the 19th century. In 1915, there were about 55 Finnish families and 29 Saunas in Kirkland’s Finn Hill. Today, Finland has a population of 5.5 million and around 3 million Saunas. The “sauna ratio” was about right here in Washington State more than a hundred years ago.”
Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, Joint Session, Washington State Capitol, March 6, 2023 … complete speech in English, www.presidentti.fi/en/
Old sauna … family farm of my “pikkuserkku” (little cousin) … Mikkeli, Finland … summer 1999 … See my photo a day blog for why so many Finnish houses, farm buildings are painted red.
Below … President Niinistö’s quote about saunas of the first Finnish communities in Washington state … in Finnish …
“Washingtonin osavaltio on yksi Suomen tärkeimmistä kumppaneista Yhdysvalloissa. Ensimmäiset suomalaiset yhteisöt asettuivat tänne 1800-luvun lopussa. Vuonna 1915 Kirklandin Finn Hillissä oli noin 55 suomalaisperhettä ja 29 saunaa. Nykyään Suomessa on 5,5 miljoonaa asukasta ja noin 3 miljoonaa saunaa. Saunojen suhdeluku oli aika lailla kohdillaan täällä Washingtonin osavaltiossa yli sata vuotta sitten.”
Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, Joint Session, Washington State Capitol, March 6, 2023 … complete speech in Finnish, www.presidentti.fi/
Deceptively light Heavy snow Bends brolly … Who’s never seen The beach
First day of snow … 11:10 am
Falling snow … first day … 11:10 am
2023-02-23 – Th …
Frozen morning Warmed by hummingbird wings Fresh nectar is waiting … Zoom! …
Early bird hummingbird … hovers before zipping to feeder on deck window … 7:08 am … 2nd day of snowHummingbird … close-up of photo above … 7:08 am
2023-02-24 – F …
Noon sun Diamond snow Slender legs are Mighty plows Varied thrush persists
Male varied thrush … backyard … 3rd day of snow … 12:31 pm … through windowColors of male varied thrush … blue-gray, orange, black … high noon
2023-02-25 – Sat …
Snowy footprints Hieroglyphic raccoon, birds Cat wants her paws There, too
“Hand” and footprints of raccoon, heading to deck … surrounded by tiny bird feet … 5th day of snow … Feb. 26, 2023, 8:06 amTeeny Tuxedo … so many intriguing footprints in the snow … Sorry, girl … You’re indoors only … 4th day of snow … Feb. 25, 2023, 1:59 pm
2023-02-26 – Sun …
Before midnight Sound from the past Coyotes “yip-yip” In now sparse trees
9 years ago! … Sept. 5, 2013, 7:40 pm … Teeny Tuxedo hears coyotes! … She’s grateful to be an indoor cat when coyotes are close by … Back when we heard them a LOT more … She’s almost 16 now … More cat adventures with her orange tabby girl pal, Perkins, on their blog
2023-02-27 – M …
“Onnea, onnea vaan Punainen tupa ja perunamaa”
“Good luck, good luck A red cottage and potato field”
… Finnish saying … Discovered while researching why so many houses, farm buildings in Finland are red. Mom specifically wanted our gray Tillamook, Oregon house painted red … We’re 100% Finnish-American, of course! … and Dad had a potato garden! … See more photos, February 24, 2022 – Doorway – My Photo a Day Adventure
Below … a punainen tupa, red cottage and farm buildings … perunamaa, potato field covered by snow … wall plaque / seinälautanen Mom brought back from Finland … Tähtien yössä / In the Night of the Stars, 1999 … by Heljä Liukko-Sundström …
Punainen tupa, red cottage … in the snow … Tähtien yössä / In the Night of the Stars … wall plaque … by Heljä Liukko-Sundström, 1999 … for Arabia ceramics … Finland
What about the origin of the saying? … From Kysy kirjastonhoitajalta / Ask Your Librarian, March 19, 2019 … “No precise information was found … although it is mentioned in many rhyme books.”
“The “red house” has portrayed some kind of ideal for people: their very own house, which is pretty and where you can live without the threat of rent or evictions. “Potato field,” on the other hand, guarantees some kind of self-sufficiency or reflects it. In that view, therefore, happiness is a reasonable livelihood and not, for example, great wealth.” — translated from Finnish
2023-02-28 – T …
Jailbird Bee Raja’s bard Door ajar A Genius aria rilled
Feb. 28, 2023 … Genius in New York Times‘ daily Spelling Bee! … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” – source
Tech mystery Once bold, now pale WordPress … Help revive This faded soul
Screenshot of problem with my live Photo a Day Adventure blog. Fonts were pale, bold had disappeared. Same with all my Twenty Sixteen theme blogs … [Update, Feb. 27, 2023: Everything’s back to normal! Hooray!]
2023-02-16 – Th …
Dance! … fill the word up Dance! … overflows Dance! … mesmered power Dance! Dance! Dance! DANCE!
Ram Charan (beige), left, and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (gray) performing “Naatu Naatu” in “RRR.” … Director, S.S. Rajamouli … 2023 Oscar nomination, Best Original Song … a first for India
Below … “Naatu Naatu” … full video song (in Telugu) …
“RRR” is a homegrown hit straight from South India and the Telugu-language film center known as Tollywood.
“Set in 1920s colonial India, “RRR,” pits a tribal warrior, Bheem (N.T. Rama Rao Jr., known as Jr. NTR), against an Indian officer for the British police, Ram (Ram Charan), who is assigned to find him. But the two become friends, and in the “Naatu Naatu” sequence, they go up against a British bully who wants to eject them from a lawn party. (Set against the pink-and-blue Mariinsky Palace, the sequence was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine, before the Russian invasion.)” – New York Times, Feb. 21, 2023
2023-02-17 – F …
Winter reprieve Warm sun, tropical isle Finally, home from the vet
Happy orange tabby girl, Perkins … basks in first sun … after several days of icy snow outside …See how happy I am?! … Stretch those toes! … Feb. 24, 2023, 12:52 pm … Her vet visit was Feb. 17, normal BP recheck
2023-02-18 – Sat …
Bird herd totem pole Velvety fluff Fierce-eyed suet warriors Stand guard
Pacific Bushtits … suet holder on deck … Just discovered! … the two at the bottom, yellow rimmed eyes, are females … Always thought they were fierce-eyed males. – source
Looking in the deck window … Who are you? … First-time visitor … Half orange tabby, half white … Your face (the eyes!) looks just like orange tabby girl, Perkins!
2023-02-20 – M …
Ancient Memphis … camels, Sphinx U.S. Memphis … FedEx jets Computer to me
Memphis, capital of ancient Egypt … The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops … late 1800s? – source … More amazing historical photos of the Sphinx, 1850-1940Modern Memphis … Tennessee … Dell shipped my computer from there via FedEx Air (free!), Tuesday … arrived by noon, Wednesday … before it started getting horribly icy (snow had begun that morning, Feb. 22, 2023) … Much faster than by camel!
2023-02-21 – T …
Four redheads One boy bird Three berries Seeds or tort? Which is tastier?
Male house finch … black oil sunflower seed feeder, deck … Feb. 20, 2023, 3:14 pmFirst ever chocolate tort (Safeway bakery) … glazed strawberries … Celebrating February birthdays, Valentine’s Day … on Finnish Marimekkored, magenta Kaksi Raitaa (two tracks) towel … Feb. 22, 2023, 10:58 am … first day of snow, ice
Below … Finally found good comparison photos of redheaded males … house finch and purple finch … and their female partners …
Evidence that “my” redhead is a male house finch, not a purple finch … In Finnish, House Finch = Pihapunavarpunen … Purple Finch = Tammipunavarpunen
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