Monday, February 26, 2024

Puppy Walk (Awww Monday), Inspiring Quote of the Week, and Poetry Monday

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Awww Monday is hosted by Sandee at Comedy Plus.


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.











Friends spotted on the horizon!






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!


This week the theme is Ants.                       



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

15 comments:

  1. Wow 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.

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  2. He 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.

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  3. Mr. 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* 🤣

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  4. What a cutie pie. Pups are wonderful family members.

    Love your Sparks. Spot on.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs. ♥

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  5. Oh adorable little Cal ~ such a cutie ~ great Sparks ~ hugs,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. I would celebrate Levi's day but I haven't owned a pair of real Levis in ages.

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  7. Mr. Cal is a cutie. Great sparks and cute poems. XO

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  8. I hope you can catch him one day, mid-jump.

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  9. Pup reminds me of one I had growing up, my parents named him Dust Mop. He was eager for walks, too, as I recall!
    Ant-iquated, yes, a lot of my gear could be termed that... Kinda bugs me! ;)
    Cat

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  10. Mr. Cal is most adorable and was sure having fun on his walk. Excellent Sparks and fun poems.

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  11. Hehe - thse were funny antsy poems. Thank you.

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  12. I enjoyed our walk! Ants are considered to be social creatures, we could learn a lot from them.

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  13. Java Bean: "Ayyy, if there's anything better than a walk, it's a walk with snacks before and after!"

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