My Mind's Eye

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Madi Flashback 12/8/2010

Madi: C(at) S(leuth) I(nvestigator) Looking for Christmas

We have our tree but the only thing under it is the Choo Choo Train and no presents. Where is Christmas? As you can see the tattle tale ornament is above my head. I have to be careful not to bump it. I've been searching for presents.

Once I saw Mom hide something in her closet...so I thought I'd search high and low for presents

I went in between Dad's shirts but no presents. Hey there Mom did you know Dad had a jar of pennies hidden back here?

Is he saving for a rainy day?

Ummmm what is this I see something up here maybe that is a present
Shucks I can't get up there without ripping all of Mom's blouses. If I do that, I

know there will be no presents for Madi ever again, just sticks and charcoal

Ahhh now this could potentially be a great hiding spot.

Let me see if I get on my tippy toes I can just see inside.
I bet I can jump in before Mom sees me

Yep I made it but Mom saw me on my entire adventure and yep it looks like she caught it

all with the flashy box. I'm sorry to report no presents were found on this episode of

C(at) S(leuth) I(nvestigator). Stay tuned, I'll try again later.

Right now I have to talk my way out of kitty jail.

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....