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Join us every Monday for Awww...Mondays. Post a picture that makes you say Awww... and that's it.
Make sure you get the code from Sandee's site, linked above, and leave a link to your post so we can visit you. What better way to start the week than with a smile!
Mr. Cal loves his walks! I wish i could show how high he jumps when i’m trying to attach his leash.
Yesterday he had a pre-walk snack.
The last is him enjoying his after walk treats!
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Sparks is the brainchild of Annie of McGuffy's Reader, who wanted us to post something positive and uplifting at the start of the week. While she no longer blogs, i like to post an Inspiring Quote of the Week in her honor.
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Our dear friend Diane is taking a break
accommodations we must make
we miss her poetry and wit
so carry on as Poetry Monday's a hit!
Poetry Monday was started by Diane at On The Alberta/Montana Border. Charlotte/Mother Owl and i are keeping it going while she takes a blog break, we hope temporarily. Anyone else is welcome to join in the fun, just let us know!
I was an odd child,
didn't want a Christmas toy,
instead got an ant farm,
it was my const-ant joy!
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The ant wanted to make a splash,
for a new outfit payed all his cash,
his mom got mad and started to rant,
but he said, "Now I am eleg-ant!
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Tech guru ant stays busy,
yes, he's always inundated
with requests to fix old gear,
but it's all too ant-iquated!
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Future themes are:
Feb. 26 ants (today!)
Mar. 4 Swan Lake (or one of the words)
Mar. 11 distancing
Mar. 18 meaning
Mar. 25 happy news
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Today is:
Ayyám-i-Há -- Baha'i (intercalary days, devoted to service and gift giving; through Mar. 1)
For Pete's Sake Day -- Wellcat Holidays asks us, who is Pete, and why do things for his sake? think about that as you celebrate this today
Intercalary Days -- Baha'i (through Mar. 1)
Levi Strauss Day -- his birth anniversary
Liberation Day -- Kuwait
National Personal Chef Day -- heaven knows we all have one of those; some websites list it today, some on July 16
National Pistachio Day
Rooks Nesting Day -- Olde England (12 days after Candlemas on the Julian Calendar)
St. Alexander's Day (Patriarch of Alexandria)
St. Isabella of France's Day (Patron of the sick)
The Man In Black Day -- Johnny Cash's birth anniversary
Thriller Day -- Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" hit #1 today, and stayed there for 37 weeks
Anniversaries Today:
Grand Teton National Park is established, 1929
Grand Canyon National Park is established, 1919
Birthdays Today:
Marshall Faulk, 1973
Erykah Badu, 1972
Mark Dacascos, 1964
Michael Bolton, 1953
Johnny Cash, 1932
Fats Domino, 1928
Betty Hutton, 1921
Tony Randall, 1920
Jackie Gleason, 1916
Margaret Leighton, 1922
Tex Avery, 1908
Madeleine Carroll, 1906
Jean Vercors, 1902
William Frawley, 1887
Herbert Henry Dow, 1866
John Harvey Kellog, 1852
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, 1846
Levi Strauss, 1829
Honore Daumier, 1808
Victor Hugo, 1802
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Jerome Robbins' Broadway"(Musical), 1989
"Deathtrap"(Play), 1978
Today in History:
Origin of the Epoch of Ptolemy's Nabonassar Era, BC747
An earthquake in Lisbon leaves 20,000-30,000 dead, 1531
Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen burns down, 1794
The Bank of England issues its first banknotes, 1797
Vice-admiral William Bligh ends the siege of Fort Amsterdam, Willemstad, 1804
Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba, 1815
In New York City a demonstration of the first pneumatic subway opens to the public, 1870
HMS Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, is launched at Harland & Wolff, Belfast, 1914
The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first jazz record, for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York, 1917
Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of RADAR in the United Kingdom, 1935
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that his nation has an atomic bomb, 1952
Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada, 1952
National Public Radio incorporates as a non-profit corporation, 1970
Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations, 1980
The Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections, 1990
On Baghdad Radio Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait, 1991
In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand, 1993
The United Kingdom's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses, 1995
Mount Hekla in Iceland erupts, 2000
Republic of Macedonia President Boris Trajkovski is killed in a plane crash near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004
After winning a Liberal Party of British Columbia ballot, Canadian politician Christy Clark becomes the second woman to be Premier of British Columbia, 2011
Scientists in Illinois, announce they've developed stretchable batteries that can power a new generation of flexible electronics, 2013
The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway, receives its 1 millionth seed on its 10 year anniversary, 2018
The city of Venice, Italy, introduces a day visitor tax, 2019
Scientists publish research about a possible "lost continent," Balkanatolia, that may have linked southern Europe with Asia, providing passageway for animal migrations 35 to 38 million years ago, 2022
Winter storm deposits snow in parts of southern California for the first time in decades, 2023
Excellent ant poems :)
ReplyDeleteWow on the pansies. How beautiful and look at those two puppies having a walk in the sunshine. Look like a beautiful day to be out.
ReplyDeleteHe looks like quite the happy pup and one who enjoys meeting up with friends. Bailie is really big on meeting her friends, Nelson and I like friends too, Olivia prefers to stick with her family.
ReplyDeleteMr. Cal I believe would make a great under the furniture duster. lol Anytime I see small dogs with lots of hair that's what I think. lol Your poems are so cute and so cleverly written. How do you do that? For Pete's Sake, I didn't know it was his day! *smack forehead* 🤣
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie pie. Pups are wonderful family members.
ReplyDeleteLove your Sparks. Spot on.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs. ♥
Oh adorable little Cal ~ such a cutie ~ great Sparks ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I would celebrate Levi's day but I haven't owned a pair of real Levis in ages.
ReplyDeleteMr. Cal is a cutie. Great sparks and cute poems. XO
ReplyDeleteI hope you can catch him one day, mid-jump.
ReplyDeletePup reminds me of one I had growing up, my parents named him Dust Mop. He was eager for walks, too, as I recall!
ReplyDeleteAnt-iquated, yes, a lot of my gear could be termed that... Kinda bugs me! ;)
Cat
Mr. Cal is most adorable and was sure having fun on his walk. Excellent Sparks and fun poems.
ReplyDeleteMr. Cal is so cute.
ReplyDeleteHehe - thse were funny antsy poems. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed our walk! Ants are considered to be social creatures, we could learn a lot from them.
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, if there's anything better than a walk, it's a walk with snacks before and after!"
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