Apparently it’s that time of year again, when the shrooms magically appear in your lawn overnight. Here are some of my favorites!
Mushrooms
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Hiatus Announcement + Cats
For personal reasons, I’ve decided to take a break from the longer written posts. Instead, my weekly updates are likely to consist of cute cats, pretty flowers, and whatever else I decide to photograph. Enjoy!
Cardiac Arrest: It’s The Best!
If that seems like a ludicrously terrible catchline, I’m doing something right! A couple months ago, I had a prompt to write an ad that deliberately employed at least 3 logical fallacies. I figured I might as well ride that train all the way to Station Absurdity, and this is the result:
Furthermore, we are proud to introduce the Cardiac Arrest deep-fried quadruple decker coconut butter burger, served completely encased in white chocolate! First of all, it's delicious! According to acclaimed astronaut Jessica Gonzalez, it's "the most incredibl[e] greasy thing [she's] ever consumed!" (The recommended maximum consumption is one serving per month; Greasivores Co. is not liable for any weight gain, heart conditions or death that may occur by disregarding this recommendation.) Cardiac Arrest: it's the best!
Strange Sentences
I’ve already posted about Duolingo in comparison to Rosetta Stone, but I’ve recently realized that a not-insignificant number of my screenshots are of Duo… more specifically, of the strange and amusing sentences their lessons are known to have. There were several that almost made this post, including “The fly is important,” (why, we are not told) and “She is making a drink out of beans.” I’m hoping they mean coffee. In the end, though, these are the ones I chose:
There’s one more, which I picked less because it’s humorous, and more because it’s timely. I was pleasantly surprised to find it in my Hawaiian lessons!
Roses Are Red…
Except when they’re not. In other words, look! We have three different colors of roses in our yard now!
That’s really all I want to say this week. The flowers made me smile, and I hope they do the same for you!
Autumn
Is it now winter in the Northern Hemisphere? Yes. Am I in denial? Yes. It’s cold, and miserably snow-free, and we’re rewinding a couple weeks to bask in the pretty colors of fall again.
Overflow MSI Pics
Ok, so we took a lot of pictures at MSI, but I could only fit so many into last week’s post without it being ridiculous. So now that I’ve got the excited rambling out of the way, here are some more photos!
Though the first one is actually a video of the Tesla coil activating; fair warning, it’s accompanied by a loud and obnoxious noise.
Posing for the Camera
Hey look at that, I actually got photos of all four cats this time!
Diane seems less enamored with the paparazzi than Zuko and June are. (This is the best picture I could get.)
And Arwen… Arwen just doesn’t care.
Pretty Flowers
It’s been a busy week, so we’re following up last week’s prairie plant photos with a more miscellaneous selection of flower pictures.
Prairie Plants
Depending on where you live, some of you are probably already familiar with the concept of pocket prairies — little areas of land specifically dedicated to native prairie plants. Not only does this help preserve the native species, but prairie plants have extensive, deep root systems that hold the soil in place, decreasing erosion. And, y’know, they look nice. So since I was at a pocket prairie the other day, here are some pictures.
