Tuesday, March 19, 2024

I Drew A Forest

I made this drawing on one of my drawing apps.  I was sitting in the car, up on Mt. Lemmon, waiting for Ed.  I drew the trees I saw in front of me.  It's about as close to a forest as I'd like to be.

That said, I think I might have a backup plan in case trucking doesn't work out.  You'd pay money for this, right?  LOL
 

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2013: Between Brattleboro And Bennington
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2010: Practicing For Retirement
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2008: Light Sweet Crude
2007: A Antiquing Conundrum
2006: How Can You Not Love This Face?
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Monday, March 18, 2024

Ablaze

 


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2013: You'll Know You're Getting Close When You See The Zebra
2012: You Can’t Go Wrong At ShopRite
2011: When The Feelings Get Too Strong For Words
2010: Looking For Loads In All The Wrong Places
2009: CTRL Freak
2008: 1. Cut String 2. Walk
2007: Amish Down The Lane
2006: The Competition Is Stiff
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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Traditionally Irish

 
I don't know where I took this photo but clearly, it's a patch of weeds somewhere.  But, there's a clover.

Sadly, not a four-leaf clover.  It's a White Clover (Trifolium Repens). The genus name, Trifolium, derives from the Latin tres, "three", and folium, "leaf", so called from the characteristic form of the leaf, which almost always has three leaflets (trifoliolate); hence the popular name "trefoil".

It's also known as a Shamrock.  So it's close enough for a St. Patrick's Day post.

White Clover symbolizes hope, faith, love, and good fortune.  Four-leaf clovers represent good luck in Britain and the United States because it is considered a plant only grown in the Garden of Eden.  In some countries, the playing cards suit of clubs represents the lucky white clover.

I found this information on the wonderful World Wide Web:

The word shamrock comes from the Gaelic word Seamrog, meaning “little clover”.  Clover is the commonly used name for any number of plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, meaning “having three leaves.” Even among botanists, there is some disagreement on what species is the “true” shamrock, but most agree that the White Clover is probably the original shamrock of Irish symbolic heritage. While trying to convert the Irish into Christians, St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity with each leaf representing the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The three leaves of a shamrock are also said to stand for faith, hope, and love. A fourth leaf is where we get the luck from. The four-leafed clover, or “lucky clover”, is an uncommon variation of the three-leafed clover, and is widely considered to be a symbol of good luck. Because they are a mutation, they are rare, and not found in the same abundance as the shamrock, and thus, considered lucky.

The traditional Irish symbol of a shamrock does not include the fourth leaf.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!


PS:  Did you know St. Patrick was Italian?


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2017: When You Think Of Tuscany
2016: Hitching A Ride
2015: Ocean To Ocean
2014: Where We Go To Squeeze Melons
2013: Yet We're The Ones With All The Rules
2012: There Is No Problem Here
2011: If This Is What Being A Loser Means, Count Me In
2010: The Only Thing It Extends Is The Humiliation Of Having A Small Johnson
2009: Wishing You All A Happy Lá Fhéile Pádraig
2008: There Should Be Some Sort Of Award For This
2007: Table Talk
2006: Cats And Grandchildren Make Great Indentured Servants
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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Meticulous Attention To Detail

My brother working on one of his many creations in his shop.



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2016: Boot Up
2015: It's Always Pie Day In Shipshewana
2014: Clap Along If You Feel Like A Room Without A Roof
2013: On The Run
2012: The Town Under The Giant Oak Tree
2011: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
2010: Yeah, Cause Heidi Klum Is So Easy To NOT Notice
2009: Busy Week
2008: Small, Yet Mighty
2007: Zen
2006: Riding The Rusty Rails
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Friday, March 15, 2024

Side Eye

 
This flounder, seen at The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland just couldn't keep his eye off me.



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2013: House For Sale: Goats Included
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2011: Does A Bear Have A Diner In The Woods?
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2009: The First Bit Of Spring
2008: Pop Secret
2007: The Kind Of Shopping That Makes Me Want To Commit Suicide, Right There In The Middle Of Macy’s
2006: The Benefits Of Memory Loss
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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Modern Meets Medieval

 

Juxtaposition in Corona, Italy.



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2013: Clowns Looking For A Place To Live
2012: My Early Version Of Google
2011: Food With Integrity That Fuels Creativity
2010: If Only It Were Dollars Instead Of Miles
2009: The Last Bit Of Winter
2008: Eddie Fr-Eye-Day
2007: Authorized Personnel Only
2006: Stolen Zillow
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Costiera Amalfitana

 
The Duomo di Amalfi (Amalfi Cathedral) in Amalfi, Italy.



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2016: Around Town In 80 Days
2015: The Gold On The Hill
2014: Be Happy You Don't Have A Bolt In Your Head
2013: Seriously Up To Our Ass In Alligators
2012: Such A Fragrant Sprig!
2011: Coast To Coast
2010: The Joke’s On Us
2009: Eddie Monsignor Starbucks Friday
2008: All The Better To Smell You With, My Dear
2007: Neon Railroad
2006: I Left My Heart…
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Cashing In On Chips Before Even Playing Them

 
I recently saved a few dollars. Not with coupons or anything, but just because my default position is "no".

After we delivered our load in California, Ed wanted to go to Las Vegas for the weekend. There were a few concerts he thought we could go see.  

One of them was Adele.

Now, I love Adele.  But the only tickets available were $1,000.00 each.  EACH! 

There was no way I could justify paying $1,000.00 to see her.  I like her, but I'm not a thousand-dollar-a-concert kind of fan.

Instead, we deadheaded home.  Sure, that was fuel money out of our pocket but it cost waaaay less than Adele, gambling, dinner, hotel room, etc.



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2011: Crab Rangoon Makes Me Swoon
2010: Bonnie And Clyde Meet Toni And Frank
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2008: Trickling Down
2007: Anonymously Yours,
2006: Over 7,000 Feet Of Pristine Beauty
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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Bee Natural

 

“The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.”
~ Mark Nepo, Poet



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It Took $1000 To Get This Town Named
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2015: 651 Miles To Go
2006: It’s More Expensive To Say No
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Friday, March 08, 2024

Thursday, March 07, 2024

Royal Air

 
A Royal Air Force cargo plane on the tarmac at an airport somewhere in California.



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The Dove On The Sea Of Cortez
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2014: Thumbs Up For A Real Bronx Tale
2013: A Mountain City Fit For A Queen
2012: Sprinkle Of Seaweed, Anyone?
2011: Shopping To The Maxx
2010: Ed Unloads An Oil Platform
2009: You Never Know When You Might Need It
2008: Eddie Climbs A Wall Friday
2007: What Showing Off For Your Kids Looks Like
2006: What’s It All About?
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Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Arrive Fifteen Minutes In Advance, Please

 
My first doctor's visit of the year.  Starting 2024 (albeit in March) off with a clean slate!



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2016: Tiny Life
2015: Where The Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains Meet The Pacific
2014: A Spontaneous Slumber Party And An Italian Feast To Go
2013: Bright Spot On The Mountain
2012: Thinking About Adding A Few More Wheels To The Rig
2011: Cooled By The Ocean
2010: Oh, Mother!
2009: Eddie Adds Culture To His Day
2008: One Armed Bandit
2007: 614
2006: Having A Good Reason
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Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Spit From Her Mouth

 

I've been seeing these split-screen photos on Instagram, people doing the side-by-sides with their siblings or parents, so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon.  Trying to find a photo with similar lighting and color was difficult, so this is the closest I could get.

On the left, is my mother, in her mid-forties.  On the right, is me, at 48 years old.  When I showed it to my friend from Florida, she said, "OMG!! She literally spit you out of her mouth!!"  A "Southernism" she said.

But, yeah, we do look pretty similar, don't we?  I do have to say though, that my mother was waaaaay more beautiful than I am, so having this moment of "matching up" makes me pretty happy!  



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2012: Click Mouse, Make Money
2011: Buttons Beware. There’s Someone Cuter In Town!
2010: Eddie Dials Up The Lunch Order
2009: Trucking Superhere And Sidekick
2008: I’m Just A Goy In Love With A Boy
2007: When Pork Goes Pornographic
2006: Now Where Did I Put Those Underwear??
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Monday, March 04, 2024

The House That Kobe Built

 
The Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, California.  It was formerly known as the Staples Center.



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Topped With Fallen Snow
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2015: Birthday At The Blowhole
2014: Dreaming Of Blue Skies And Swaying Palms
2013: They Never Ask If You Have Invisible Ink
2012: I Didn’t Break A Leg, So I Guess I Can’t Regret Doing It
2011: Why Couldn’t It Have Been The Canola??
2010: I Like To Call Him The Kite Master
2009: Talk About Making Good Use Of Your Time
2008: Don’t Three Feet Equal One Yard?
2007: New And Improved
2006: Maybe I Don’t Need To Know Everything
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Sunday, March 03, 2024

White, Clean, Pure

 
Mount Shasta, peeking above the horizon, is clearly seen on a night with significant moonlight.

Mount Shasta is a potentially active volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Mountain Range.  It is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state of California.  

According to Wikipedia, the origin of the name "Shasta" is vague, perhaps from Russian meaning "white, clean, pure" or "happiness, luck, fortune, felicity" and given to the mountain by the early Russian settlers in California.  

I'll take either.


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2011: Branded
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2009: I’ll Get To It As Soon As I’m Done Churning The Butter, Dear.
2008: Trees At Sunset
2007: Giving Directions To This Place Is Easy
2006: A Cloud Of Words
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Saturday, March 02, 2024

Rock With Me

A seagull hanging out in Port Hadlock, Washington.



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Checking Out The Pipes
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2014: Award-Winning Plan
2013: Watch Closely Now
2012: Mission Of The Sacred Heart
2011: Vintage Photo And Clothing
2010: Just How I Like It…Cold And Colder
2009: Snagged
2008: The Writing Is On The Wall
2007: Eddie Waits For A Ride
2006: Truckers And Travelers Know Good Food
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Friday, March 01, 2024

Spring Days Soon Will Reach Us

 

The English poet, Edwin Arnold, said, "Almond blossom, sent to teach us that spring days soon will reach us."

It's getting warmer, the snow is melting, the sun is shining.  Spring will fully blossom before we know it.   

This almond grove is in Arbuckle, California.  It's just one of the many areas of almond trees that we pass through when driving along Interstate 5.  California produces 80% of the world's almonds and 100% of the United States commercial supply.



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Forty-Seven Years Later, I Stood In Her Hood

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2016: Shake And Rake
2015: Hawaiʻiloa's Favorite Son
2014: Into The Mouth Of A Lion
2013: A Barn Serving Steak Good Enough To Eat
2012: A Quick Update
2011: It Takes Nothing To Win A Contest
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2009: The Hags Hit The Big Time
2008: One Thing At A Time
2007: Snaking Across Broadway
2006: Psssst! Wanna Buy A Hot Dog Truck?
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