My Mind's Eye

Friday, April 26, 2024

Final Friday Feature, Nature and Feline Friday

First of all I'd like to wish our hostess YAM-Aunty a very happy birthday...

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and to visit YAM's blog

On March 1, 2024 I posted about our new and improved landscaping around our mail box

Beloiw is what happened sometime after 2pm on a Tuesday March 12th

someone played havoc with our mailbox

No clue who they didnot stop. We have a cul de sac text group we all suspect the city trash truck. Tuesday is trash day they turn the corner like their tails on fire. Big and noisy all

Didn’t knock the post over (it is in cement)or run up on the curb

To say we were MAD would be an understatement but since this is a famiy show I'll JUST SAY M A D X 1,000,000

We used a bungee cord and tape to secure it.

It was an ordeal to get the wooden brace off below. We really did use every tool in Bryan's tool box to get that brace off. We are pretty sure the wooden brace was STEEL disguised in wood.

It was secured into post from inside with screws and nails.

Thankfully the post was not damaged. It was set in cement ten years ago. No way we could have gotten it out of the ground.

Bryan ordered a new mail box and steel brace for the post. They arrived the end of March.

He repainted post We spent most of the first weekend in April taking it apart the old brack and getting new brace secured.

There is still some touch up painting to do.

WE SINCERELY HOPE THIS IS THE 3rd AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF MAIL BOX MAYHEM

After the post was up and painted....dag blasted birds (I think the Trout Talking Tabbies will like this) decided to use the gold dome as their loo seat. Their poooop ran all down the side. They now know I am the smartest bird on the block.

We live on the corner and have a nice breeze. I bought a whirlygig. Attached it low enough that it whirls in their face and it is shiny birds don't like shiny. No a trace of poooop since I installed my mailbox whirlygig.

I hope this is the end of the mailbox saga

Nature Friday host LLB Gang Click here Hostess Miss Mimi

Our Harry Girard Azalea put on quite a show this spring.

April 26, 2017

Flashback

No tricks, no editing....for once mom's fingers were quick..

I'm not walking on dresser as it appears...I'm in mid jump

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #162

Poetic Thursday hosted by our pals Teddy and Angel Sammy

at Two Spoiled Cats

Here is our challenge for today

My car was in the shop

My brain said no worries

Take the train it will drop you just a hop

from your work stop.

Eagerly I waited for the train...

I heard it coming but turns out

Bummer I was at the
the Polar Express stop

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Wordless Wednesday

Thank you to our Hostess

Sandee at Comedy Plus

Taken on our road trip to Kinston 4/19/20

Lots of Farms down East

Is it Crop dusting or Dusting Crops

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Happy Tuesday and Reminder FFF

Thank you to our

Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus

I added a few extra enhancements. Do you see the Diva?

I tried PiZap AI again you just type in a description of what you want.

First I asked for a humming bird sipping nectar from a feeder

It created a beautiful image but I needed to be more specific in my request.

I am not quick enough to snap one of these little jewels at my feeder.

Second request to AI for a

ruby throated humming bird sipping nectar from a red feeder

This is the exact hb feeder I have. It is a ruby throated humming bird which is the only one we have in NC. So in my mind's eye, this is the photo I'd love to snap.