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August 29, 2016
Monday Musings: Snow on Lake Havasu mountains photograph
We had snow on the Lake Havasu mountains back in March of 2016. I'm posting the picture now because it is so hot here, I thought this might help me cool off. Maybe it will work for other people trying to endure the hot summer. I think it's working. LOL I already feel a little cooler.
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August 24, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
dawverb \ˈdȯ, ˈdä\Popularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of dawchiefly Scottishintransitive verb: dawnOrigin of dawMiddle English, from Old English dagian; akin to Old High German tagēn to dawn, Old English dæg day
First Known Use: 13th century
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First Known Use: 13th century
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Beauty may be the real beast.August 17, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
davenverb da·ven \ˈdä-vən, ˈdȯ-\Popularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of davenintransitive verb: to recite the prescribed prayers in a Jewish liturgyOrigin of davenYiddish davnen
First Known Use: circa 1930
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First Known Use: circa 1930
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Beauty may be the real beast.August 15, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona Sunset photographs #24
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Beauty may be the real beast.August 10, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
daimyonoun, dai·myo \ˈdī-mē-ˌō, -(ˌ)myō\Popularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of daimyoplural daimyo or daimyos also daimio or daimios: a Japanese feudal baron
Variants of daimyoalso daimio play \ˈdī-mē-ˌō, -(ˌ)myō\Origin of daimyoJapanese daimyō
First Known Use: 1727
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Variants of daimyoalso daimio play \ˈdī-mē-ˌō, -(ˌ)myō\Origin of daimyoJapanese daimyō
First Known Use: 1727
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Beauty may be the real beast.August 8, 2016
Monday Musings: There is life in the desert
Most people think the desert is barren and devoid of any life. I thought that was true until I moved to the desert. The abundance of plant and animal life here astounded me. All you have to do is open your eyes and ears to experience it.
Most mornings I awaken to the odd, rhythmic sound of a quail calling to his family or the shrill calls of the very vocal grackle. I watch humming birds buzz around my feeder, listen to mourning doves cooing. I see rabbits, lizards, roadrunners, owls, bats, even snakes. Mocking birds often fill the air with their “mocking” cries.
We just moved to a house that backs up to a wash and it is full of life. Dozens of chipmunks live in burrows along the wash. They socialize with their neighbors, the rabbits and birds. When a chipmunk senses danger, it sends out a loud trilling noise to warn the other chipmunks.
On quiet nights, the chilling howls from coyotes ring out. When I hear that sound, my skin prickles because it signifies they have caught something.
We don’t have thick, luscious green pine trees here, but there are numerous plants and trees that flourish without the need for much water. My favorite is the palo verde tree. In the spring, its green branches sprout yellow flowers. Its pods also provide food for the various animals.
Many types of cactus grow here in the desert. In spring, beautiful flowers bloom among the sharp, menacing spines. Cactus wrens build their nests in the cactus, probably for protection from predators.
Life is everywhere here. On the stark surface, beneath a sweltering sun, it can be deceiving. But in the early hours of the morning and just before sunset, the animals come out to gather food, rabbits and chipmunks scurry from bush to bush, and the birds fill the air with their excited chatter. It’s so serene and beautiful here in the desert I can’t imagine living anywhere else.
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Beauty may be the real beast.
Most mornings I awaken to the odd, rhythmic sound of a quail calling to his family or the shrill calls of the very vocal grackle. I watch humming birds buzz around my feeder, listen to mourning doves cooing. I see rabbits, lizards, roadrunners, owls, bats, even snakes. Mocking birds often fill the air with their “mocking” cries.
We just moved to a house that backs up to a wash and it is full of life. Dozens of chipmunks live in burrows along the wash. They socialize with their neighbors, the rabbits and birds. When a chipmunk senses danger, it sends out a loud trilling noise to warn the other chipmunks.
On quiet nights, the chilling howls from coyotes ring out. When I hear that sound, my skin prickles because it signifies they have caught something.
We don’t have thick, luscious green pine trees here, but there are numerous plants and trees that flourish without the need for much water. My favorite is the palo verde tree. In the spring, its green branches sprout yellow flowers. Its pods also provide food for the various animals.
Many types of cactus grow here in the desert. In spring, beautiful flowers bloom among the sharp, menacing spines. Cactus wrens build their nests in the cactus, probably for protection from predators.
Life is everywhere here. On the stark surface, beneath a sweltering sun, it can be deceiving. But in the early hours of the morning and just before sunset, the animals come out to gather food, rabbits and chipmunks scurry from bush to bush, and the birds fill the air with their excited chatter. It’s so serene and beautiful here in the desert I can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Kelley HeckartOtherworldly tales steeped in myth & magic.http://www.kelleyheckart.comhttp://kelleysrealm.blogspot.com/http://twitter.com/CelticChickhttps://www.facebook.com/kelleyheckartauthorhttp://www.goodreads.com/kheckart
Beauty may be the real beast.
August 3, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
dagonoun, da·go \ˈdā-(ˌ)gō\Popularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of dagoplural dagos or dagoesusually offensive: a person of Italian or Spanish birth or descentSee dago defined for English-language learnersOrigin of dagoalteration of earlier diego, from Diego, a common Spanish given name
First Known Use: 1832
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Beauty may be the real beast.
First Known Use: 1832
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Beauty may be the real beast.August 1, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona sunsets photographs #23
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July 27, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
daftadjective \ˈdaft also ˈdäft\Popularity: Bottom 50% of wordsSimple Definition of daft: strange often in a way that is funny: crazy or foolishFull Definition of daft1a : silly, foolishb : mad, insane2Scottish : frivolously merrydaftly adverbdaftness play \ˈdaf(t)-nəs\ nounOrigin of daftMiddle English dafte gentle, stupid; akin to Old English gedæfte mild, gentle, Middle English defte deft, Old Church Slavic podobati to be fitting
First Known Use: 14th century
Beauty may be the real beast.
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First Known Use: 14th century
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July 25, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona sunsets photographs #22
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