REFLECTIONS

This one little pumpkin is my entire harvest!  When I threw last year's pumpkin into the garden many seeds sprouted this past Spring. Lynette pulled out most of the plants to make room for Sunflowers. But the vine that remained only grew this one pumpkin. At least I have one. This will be our Halloween Pumpkin.  It's too small to carve so I'll leave it as is.

This slug was on the walkway from my house to my driveway. It's more than just an ordinary slug.  It's a Leopard Slug. Here you see it eating a dried out slug that died the day before. This is the slug that died before it was dried up and eaten. This other slug is crawling up the banister. In this closeup I noticed that the back of the slug  has different markings than the front. I found an interesting video about the Leopard Slug's odd mating behavior. It surprised me on how strange it actually is; like a science fiction movie. Video:

You can see the white pollen in the photograph above.  I had to wait for a breeze to stop before taking the photo. Here's the trellis it was planted for. The vine started growing along the ground.  I like its feathery leaves. It's growing along the seam between the driveway and carport.  I didn't want to pull it out.

It was an interesting, fun afternoon at the local fairgrounds.  It started to rain when we got to the fair but it only lasted for about one minute, then the sun came out.  Besides displays of various kinds of apples there were art projects for sale and food stands. I  never knew there were so many varieties of apples, hundreds of them. Lynette and I bought two candle holders from this woman who somehow made them from tin cans using a blowtorch. Antique cars were on display in another area. This Thunderbird reminds me of the one I saw in my neighborhood when I was a kid.  It was white. I loved it. At first I thought the dummy under the car was run over but with the tools by its legs it was supposed to be fixing the car. I wonder why Ford stopped making the Thunderbird. I know they made them again but only for a short time. I'd like to own a modern version. This is the model of the Corvare I learned to drive with.  My father woul

The "magic eye" above contains a rough 3D image of a woman. Remember the Magic Eye images popular in the 90's?  I could see some of them but others were impossible. I bought two Magic eye books but never used them. They're sitting in the bookcase next to each other in almost brand new condition.  Maybe I'll get back into it someday. Here are some tips on how to do it: "One way to help the brain concentrate on divergence instead of focusing is to hold the picture in front of the face, with the nose touching the picture. With the picture so close to their eyes, most people cannot focus on the picture. The brain may give up trying to move eye muscles in order to get a clear picture. If one slowly pulls back the picture away from the face, while refraining from focusing or rotating eyes, at some point the brain will lock onto a pair of patterns when the distance between them matches the current convergence degree of the two eyeballs." Wikiped

  "Stepping under a ladder on Friday 13th whilst clutching a horseshoe the right way up is a great way of starting off Defy Superstition Day. From throwing salt over your shoulder if you spill some to worrying about black cats, the world is full of superstitions. Defy Superstition Day gives you the chance to let your rational mind overcome these strange dictates to prove once and for all that a solo magpie or treading on cracks in the pavement have no influence on your life. You may wish to celebrate by holding a “Defy Superstition” party. Guests must, of course, wear red and white together, have dinner around a table set for thirteen and all put umbrellas up whilst indoors. Otherwise, why not challenge yourself to see how many superstitions you can break in an hour? A great opportunity to face your fears, Defy Superstition Day is always worth celebrating." (From the Days of the Year site) I knock on wood, stay away from the number 13, only pick up a penny on t