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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
Prompt:Have fun with these word couplets: black silk, blue dress, bow tie, corner booth, police sirens and the coroner. ![Merit Badge in BCoF 2
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Congratulations on your virtual blogging adventure!](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-BCoF_2-1901868_14.gif) Making the News by ApondiaI was standing at the counter of the Corner Booth. It still sells printed newspapers. The sound of police sirens wailing as they charged closer caused me to turn and look. A man in a tuxedo ran by on the sidewalk. He had on a black silk tie. The tie was black as night, which is really dark blue I suppose. The end of the tie was blown up against the tie clip with air movement, as he ran. The tie clip startled me, because it was actually formed like a vibrant red bow tie. The same size and shape. There was a smallish woman slung over his shoulder. She wore a flowing bold blue dress with sunflowers bursting in color across the skirt. Her body bounced, as his every long stride slapped the concrete sidewalk. His long strides carried him quickly around the corner and out of sight of the site. Within a couple heartbeats another man ran up to me. "I'm the Coroner, did you see a man run by with a woman's body?" He ran around the corner. I pointed in the direction I saw him run. The Coroner ran off. Hey! Will this be in the newspaper tomorrow? I shouted after him. THE END apondia#1781748 |
| Prompt- When you sit down to blog, do you outline what you're going to write or do you just free write and let your thoughts take you where ever? I just write whatever or wherever usually. Although, I generally edit and rewrite when I find odd sentences or wording which is not self-explanatory. For instance, if I say That is cold. I would come back delete the word that and say the Ice is cold. Because I think when we read writing the reader can often put a twist on the meaning if it(the sentence) is not exact about the meaning. Plus, this is one of my failings if I'm in a hurry. I really rarely outline anything I am writing. If it comes out of my thoughts one way and I don't like it, I will change it. Once had a writing teacher who said, "Write it. Edit it, then let it set for a week and read it." When blogging I cannot let it set a week. If it is a short story and there is time, I will let it set overnight. Then, read it, make changes, and post it. The teacher's comment does help when reviewing writings and trying to make it better. Bye for Now. Apondia , |
| Cliche Madder than a wet hen One bird in bird bath, shaking water off feathers. Second bird lands in bath. first bird screeching in bird language, knocks second bird to the ground. Apondia says Hi! |
| November: It is going to be a surprise. To me as well as to WDC. Since I got my computer back, I have been trying to write more. I started by writing in my journal. Now I noticed there is a writing challenge for bloggers in November. It is enticing. We upgraded our Wi-Fi last month and I am not having as many Wi-Fi glitches. I'm also getting some research done online about subjects unnamed. I like November maybe I will be able to move myself to write something worthwhile. Write ON! Bye for now. Apondia |
| Sorry not a thrill seeker. I would not go over Niagra falls in a barrel. I once read a book about each person that had attempted the feat. Most died. Plus, the barrels broke up often before they even hit the bottom. "An estimated 5000 corpses of people have been found at the bottom of the falls. It is estimated that 40 people a year go over the falls." Going over the falls in a barrel is no proof you will survive. Even the barrel may not survive. And the condition of your body is also something to think about. Have you ever seen the falls? Have you heard the roar of the water. Think science. What force is all that water pressing at the bottom as it falls. Nope not me.  Just the facts. From Apondia |
Prompt: Contacting the Dead How would you like if we lived in a world where contacting the dead were as easy as making a phone call? Who would you contact: family, friends, or any famous persons from the past? I would call my deceased husband and my mother. Maybe my Uncle Earl. My mother and my husband did not get a chance to talk to me before they left. My Uncle Earl gave me some information before he left and now, I could thank him for the heads up. I guess I ought to call my paternal Grandmother too. She also gave me information that helped me grow. I'm apondia. Bye for now. |
| I just finished reading "Killers of the Flower Moon" it is an amazing story. In a review I would have to rate it a 10. Even as a nonfiction story it is a book the reader does not want to put down. Opens up the story of how the American Indian Tribes have always been treated in a land they once owned. Is also a good look at how the FBI was formed to fight injustice in the USA. Hope it wins.. I'm Apondia. Bye |
| Write a story or poem about Halloween and a full moon. Hi! I'll take a stab at illuminating the moon with a short description of possible events. Full moon, super moon, and Hunters moon are all descriptions of the events the moon will herald on Thursday October 17, early morning. The moon's orbit is oval shaped. The orbit is constantly changing during monthly circling around the earth. Now and for the next couple days it will be shifting closest to the earth for this year. Once named a Hunter's moon because the sunset and moon rise are now closer together. This causes more light for visibility at dusk, which would benefit hunters who have not yet returned from the hunt. This year's super moon is super because it appears so large at this particular time and will showcase a special event. It will combine with possible sighting of comet Tsuchinshan-atlas. If the sky is clear the comet can be sighted with binoculars. The comet is going to make a close pass to the earth on Saturday the 19th of October. It is attracted to the sun. As it moves toward the sun it heats up causing a long tail to stretch out behind it. The moons titles also were given because of harvest and autumn events in the natural world around us. It is interesting to me that quite often special events like this are impossible to view because this time of year our skies can be covered with heavy clouds in the evening. If you have clear skies and like special natural sights this is one to enjoy. |
| Prompt for Blog City from 10/9/2024 about something strange? HI! Actually, I played with a flock of crows this week. I was out walking one of the dogs. We stopped by a rock pile that has a grove of trees growing out of it. A very large all black bird suddenly flew from the high part of a tree. It swooped low over the ground where we were standing. It was very large too big to be a crow. Being startled so suddenly caused me to look up into the Poplar trees. A bald-headed vulture was sitting in a tree with its' great wings spread staring at us. Usually, we see them circling over a field or riding wind currents up high in the blue sky. This one was as close as I've ever seen one. It sat very still and stared at us. So, I took the opportunity to look it over really good. It held its' wings spread so I could see the massive white feathers that are on the underneath of its' wings. Then the very large all black bird I first saw swooped onto a different limb in the same tree. The vulture folded its' wings then and just sat there watching us. I heard a crow in another tree caw, so I tried to imitate the sound the crow made. The sound I made must have been acceptable because it called back. Drifter sat down and just looked back and forth between me and the crow as we exchanged vocal messages. I still wonder what I said? Anyway the caws went back and forth for a couple minutes then the crow shifted his sounds to one I could not imitate and flew over into a different stand of trees where several other crows were sitting and took up the conversation with it's friends making totally different aural sounds. Drifter and I turned toward the house. Suddenly out of the midst of the field a murder of crows flew up out of the grass and goldenrod. They had been there the whole time. I'm sure there were 7 or 8 in the group. They flew up into the sky over us. They circled over our heads and called to one another while we stood and watched them. This lasted for several minutes then they left. The whole time This went on the vulture just sat in the tree and watched. Also, the large black bird sat and watched. My guess is the black bird was a black vulture which I've never seen around here before. Maybe traveling with the bald-headed vulture. Later in the day I looked out the kitchen window and the vultures were still there. Birds are my friends. Maybe they were warning me of danger. When Keith came home, he walked over into the field near the grove of poplar trees. He told me there is a deer carcass in the field. He could not find what killed the deer, because it was picked clean to the bones. We often have a lot of crows around because I feed pellets to my parrots, and they waste some by throwing pellets to the bottom of the cage. I throw the waste over under the outside bird feeders. The crows really like the pellets. They stop every day and poke around the bottom of the feeders to find the pellets. Not normal to find a dead deer so close to the house though. I wonder if it was poachers because Keith said it did not have a head. Just a pile of bones. SEE YA! P.S. Don't view this with a superstitious view. I took a course about bird biology from Cornell University and spent a summer with the Purple Martin Conservation Association, when they were at Edinboro, Pennsylvania, as an intern. Birds are fascinating. Some of them can see for extreme ranges and can see spectrums that people cannot see. So, spirit walkers are not a surprise to a bird. What is normal for wildlife on the earth may be different, than what is normal for a human. apondia#1781748 apondia#1781748 apondia#1781748 |
| Beautiful October: What is most beautiful about October? Hi! I think the best part at least this year is the turning of the leaves. The winter birds are gone. They usually leave in October. They left this year about mid-September. I watched for the flocking, and it started early. The big maple by the house turned leaves the end of September. The trees in the woods are still very green except for some that border the hayfield. I think the closer the deciduous trees are to the open ground the faster they turn. We are getting some really low temperatures at night. I moved my lettuce and some flowers into the foyer yesterday. Today I was rehanging plants from the balcony inside for the winter because we are getting some frost . Every afternoon for the last several days a wind about 7 miles per hour kicks up from the west. I'll be cleaning gutters soon. Leaves will fill them from the front yard. It makes October interesting. The herald of winter temperatures or maybe just atmospheric changes because of the hurricanes in the southern part of the country. Can it snow in October? |
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