My Mind's Eye: 12/1/24

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday Symmetry

Waiting room at my doctor's office

Friday, December 6, 2024

Nature facts from NC #4 and Feline Friday Flashback

Nature Friday host LLB Gang Click here Hostess Miss Mimi

Thank you for hosting!

Nature facts from NC and a few photos.

Recently Auntie's NCRGEA (North Carolina Retired Government Employee's Association)

monthly magazine arrived. It always has some fun puzzles etc in it. This month it was

A Fall 2024 Word Search

"All Things North Carolina"

They wrote a sentence with facts about NC things then you had to find it.

I'll be sharing them this month

Today's Nature from NC

STATE BIRD

The Cardinal often mates for life, making a symbol not only of the Old North State, but also of loyalty, consistency and devotion. In 1943, it beat the dove in a vote of 5,000 to 3,500 to become our state's bird. The Cardinal is state bird to: Illinois. Northern Cardinal (1929). Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia The northern cardinal is the most popular state bird, honored in seven states as an official symbol.

Male Northern Cardinal

Female Northern Cardinal

STATE PINE

In 1963, NC adopted the Pine as its state tree. Thirteen species of pine grow in NC. Contrary to popular belief, no one species is the state tree.

Many people believe that the longleaf pine is the state tree; indeed, many websites still list this species as one of North Carolina’s official symbols. This is probably due to the State Toast, which begins “Here’s to the land of the long leaf pine….” However, with many species of Pines as native to North Carolina (eastern white, loblolly, longleaf, pitch, pond, shortleaf, table mountain, and virginia), the 1963 legislature decided not to favor one at the expense of the other seven.

This is the Long leaf pine

This is Loblolly Pine

Difference in Long Leaf and Loblolly Pine

Longleaf pines are evergreen conifers with long, glossy needles that grow in bundles of three or four. Loblolly pines have shorter, blue-green needles that grow in bundles of three. Longleaf pines have scaly, thick twigs, while loblolly pines have a tall, straight trunk without knots for up to 30 feet

Madi Flashback December 6, 2015

Friends pardon me....

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #190

Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pals Teddy and Angel Sammy at Two Spoiled Cats

Today's photo prompt is

Dad and I were waiting on the woman (Mom).

We were people watching. Little did we know

people were watching us.

All of a sudden a stranger came up to Dad's window.

She said, OMDs your dog looks just like you.

I said, excuse me Ma'am but I disagree.

Dad has big nose and a beard

Dad said, what'cha talking about he drools

I don't.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Wordless Wednesday from Georgia

Thank you to our Hostess

Sandee at Comedy Plus

Three kitties sleeping Mom was sleepless.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Happy Tuesday with Cali Girl

Thank you to our

We thank our Hostess Sandee at

Comedy Plus

We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus

I’ve been naughty! 😹

I heard Mom calling my name, but I ignored her.

She looked all over the house & couldn’t find me anywhere!

She was getting pretty frantic, so I gave her a hint.

Do you see me?

I was hiding in the deep basket...MOL MOL

I make a purrfect cinnamon roll

Teeheehee!

Dearest Niece Cali Girl

OMCs girls just wanna have fun right?  Dear one you do realize that sometimes when Mom calls there could be something totally fun she wants you to see or some delicious treats.  BUT as I type this I realize after looking at that last photo are queen bee and I'm 200% sure you'd get whatever you want and you are as sweet as any cinnamon roll Auntie has ever seen.