Alexandra’s Mother’s Day present came today a 6 foot tall rooster. 
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Funny! I saw a little one on a guys porch last year, cracked me up!
I'm not sure if I'm gonna wanna sign up to come to The Chick-Inn AirBNB if that thing's going to be around. Give me a heart attack strolling out of the cottage and running into that big guy.
She named him Kevin.
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It's pasque flower season in South Dakota, if you know where to see them.
https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/south-dakota/state-flower/pasque-flowerOfficial State Flower of South Dakota
South Dakota designated the American pasque (Pulsatilla hirsutissima) as the official state flower in 1903. All State Flowers
Pasque (or pasqueflower) is a solitary tallgrass prairie flower that grows wild throughout South Dakota. Also called the May Day flower, prairie crocus, wind flower, Easter flower, and meadow anemone, the lovely lavender pasque is one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, often before the winter snows have thawed. Pasque flowers were used as a medicine by Native Americans for centuries.
The pasque flower is a member of the buttercup family and is highly toxic. Some sources place the pasque flower in the genus Anemone, others the genus Pulsatilla.
https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/south-dakota/state-flower/pasque-flowerOfficial State Flower of South Dakota
South Dakota designated the American pasque (Pulsatilla hirsutissima) as the official state flower in 1903. All State Flowers
Pasque (or pasqueflower) is a solitary tallgrass prairie flower that grows wild throughout South Dakota. Also called the May Day flower, prairie crocus, wind flower, Easter flower, and meadow anemone, the lovely lavender pasque is one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, often before the winter snows have thawed. Pasque flowers were used as a medicine by Native Americans for centuries.
The pasque flower is a member of the buttercup family and is highly toxic. Some sources place the pasque flower in the genus Anemone, others the genus Pulsatilla.
The anemone's are an interesting group of plants. They've never had wide spread use. At least in the last 200 years.
Mrs. Molly Kirby (born a slave) used them for "female complaints". Even then they weren't in her top 25 plants for women's health issues. (Mrs. Kirby taught plant medicine to the great Tommy Bass when he was a boy.)
It's only in the last 25 years that anemones garnered more interest in western herbalism. They do have antiseptic properties, they are considered hot and harsh.
Mrs. Molly Kirby (born a slave) used them for "female complaints". Even then they weren't in her top 25 plants for women's health issues. (Mrs. Kirby taught plant medicine to the great Tommy Bass when he was a boy.)
It's only in the last 25 years that anemones garnered more interest in western herbalism. They do have antiseptic properties, they are considered hot and harsh.
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I have one of those 6 ft roosters in the front yard husband got me. Then I found the baby chick at Tractor and it sits next to the dad one.
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I planted some anemone bulbs in the fall of 2020. A few came up and they were lovely. I think I shared photos here when they bloomed. I should have counted how many I planted versus how many came up. They shipped in the fall, but I wondered if I needed to plant them in the spring. They are another plant that I have little knowledge of.
I fell a little sorry for the people who would look at this and think it might actually work.
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Chuckle..... Looks a lot like our rooster, Victor, only a lot taller..
Had a rough night last night at work. A unit started going off the roll case on its journey outside n onto the catwalk. It was a 16 ft 2 x 8.5 pine. Very heavy problem to fix...
My chains to my rollcases kept breaking too..a few sprockets are worn out n we dont have the right size ones to replace so it has been a patch up job that doesn't last long unfortunately. Especially with wet heavy pine..
Then right before quitting time, just as I was about to call in the 9 ft 2 x 4.5 unit to the stacker..holding bin #3 floor cable busted n the full unit of 2x8.8 crashed down on top of it.
:/ always a great reminder to never stand under the sorting bins for any reason ..what a mess..
My chains to my rollcases kept breaking too..a few sprockets are worn out n we dont have the right size ones to replace so it has been a patch up job that doesn't last long unfortunately. Especially with wet heavy pine..
Then right before quitting time, just as I was about to call in the 9 ft 2 x 4.5 unit to the stacker..holding bin #3 floor cable busted n the full unit of 2x8.8 crashed down on top of it.
:/ always a great reminder to never stand under the sorting bins for any reason ..what a mess..
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Miyako, one of our "house panthers", sitting on the new cat tree.
We had one exactly like her, I mean exactly.
My wife named him Coco because she said in the sunlight he was brown.
That cat was as black as night but she is a little superstitious and didn't want a black cat.
We had him for 16 years before age and illness forced us to have him put down.
My wife named him Coco because she said in the sunlight he was brown.
That cat was as black as night but she is a little superstitious and didn't want a black cat.
We had him for 16 years before age and illness forced us to have him put down.
Couldn't he have used the fake gun part to steal a better knife?
Anyway, found this from long ago. I'm sure I was on the Empire state building when I took this. NYC, there the week of St. Paddy's day. That was a lot of fun! It was cold, raw winds coming down the river.
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Now , why do they keep stealing my recliner? Briggs, the orange cat, and Empress Monarch Meadow of Dunraven (Meadow/Muffin)
That's THEIR recliner!! I'm glad you put a cover over it to keep all the people hair off of it!!
A few summers ago I started watching the Tour de France. The bicyclists race thru small towns and villages. The cameras always showed important buildings, usually churches, and give background info. Beautiful little chapels going back many hundreds of years. To me, as enjoyable as the race.
In all my time in europe my one regret not seeing more of these churches. I saw Notre Dame of course, it was impressive. I really like the stained glass in these buildings, true art in its own right. I did see one in Sicily, a little village on a cliff overlooking the sea, had a tiny church from the 1200's. We sat outside a small cafe across from the church. Sat and watched the sunset over Mt. Etna. When it got dark I could see the glow of lava on Etna. One of those sights that stay with you.
This is the St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague. Never saw it, would have liked to.
In all my time in europe my one regret not seeing more of these churches. I saw Notre Dame of course, it was impressive. I really like the stained glass in these buildings, true art in its own right. I did see one in Sicily, a little village on a cliff overlooking the sea, had a tiny church from the 1200's. We sat outside a small cafe across from the church. Sat and watched the sunset over Mt. Etna. When it got dark I could see the glow of lava on Etna. One of those sights that stay with you.
This is the St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague. Never saw it, would have liked to.
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She looks pretty safe to me.
Yes, indeed, she DEFINITELY looks SAFE, lol... and I say that in the MOST respectful manner (don't need a bullet or any buckshot in my back to ruin my afternoon & evening plans).
And yes, if I saw that gal pointing that weapon my way, I'd be A&E (@$$holes & elbows) in the opposite direction, PRAYIN' all the while that the sun was in her eyes, lol. Might even jink & weave a bit like an old school hand, aye?
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I was able to spend 2 months in Austria back in 1999. Architecture was amazing. Nicest church we saw was Stephensdome. Ill try and find some pics and info. It was heavily damaged in bombing in WWII. Still had shell marks in places. Over 800 years old
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There is one church in Europe that I have wanted to see, the Sedlec Ossuary. It is a church made from the bones of the people who lived in the area of Kutna Hora, Bohemia (formerly Czech Republic, now Czechia). Some of my ancestors lived in that area, but in a village a few miles away. It is possible that some of my ancestors bones were used to build this church.
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That's just creepy...
Not you Weedy! The place, I wouldn't be caught dead there!
Not you Weedy! The place, I wouldn't be caught dead there!
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I don't know... it might be SKELETAL, but it's STILL pretty COOL, lol.
We'd need some Post-Covid 'building inspectors' to reassure us that it's COMPLETELY SAFE, LOL.
We'd need some Post-Covid 'building inspectors' to reassure us that it's COMPLETELY SAFE, LOL.
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I actually know people who have been there.That's just creepy...
Not you Weedy! The place, I wouldn't be caught dead there!
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It's creepy. I wonder what made someone want to build it with bones?
