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Mr. Cal was on the trail yesterday. We never figured out what he was on the trail of, but we went searching everywhere. At least it looped back, whatever it was, and brought us back home just in time for treats.
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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 Orange.
We used to say nothing
could rhyme with the word orange,
now we know in Wales,
there's a Mount called Blorange.
Does this mean purple and silver,
the other colors that do not rhyme,
will also have a place name discovered
which will at a future time?
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Sunrise sunset hues
speak of a new beginning
orange can mean hope
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Future themes are:
Mar. 24 Orange (Today!)
Mar. 31 Turn
Apr. 7 Road
Apr. 14 Bring
Apr. 21 Free
Apr. 28 Jam
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Today is:
Commonwealth Covenant Day -- Northern Mariana Islands
Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice -- Argentina
Dies Sanguines -- Ancient Roman Calendar (sacrifices to the war goddess Bellona)
Houdini Day -- see if you can pull a disappearing act in his honor
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims -- UN
Kazimiras Diena -- Ancient Latvian Calendar (return of the larks)
Komoeditsi -- Asatru/Slavic Pagan Calandar (honors the great Bear God, Meveshii Bog and includes sacrifices to the Great God of Honey)
Labour Day -- Christmas Island
National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
National Revolution Day -- Kyrgyzstan
Otago Provincial Anniversary -- Otago, New Zealand
Pandia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (festival of Zeus that immediately followed the Greater Dionysia; date approximate)
St. Catherine of Sweden's Day (Patron against miscarriages)
St. Gabriel the Archangel's Day (traditional date, now usually celebrated in September; Patron of childbirth, diplomats, messengers, postal workers, stamp collectors, telephone workers)
St. MacCairthinn of Clogher (St. Patrick's "Strong Man" and fellow worker; Patron of Clogher, Ireland)
World Tuberculosis Day -- UN & WHO
Birthdays Today:
Peyton Manning, 1976
Alyson Hannigan, 1974
Lara Flynn Boyle, 1970
Sharon Corr, 1970
Mase, 1970
Mark "The Undertaker" Calaway, 1965
Annabella Sciorra, 1964
Star Jones, 1962
Donna Pescow, 1954
Louie Anderson, 1953
Alan Sugar, 1947
R. Lee Ermey, 1944
Bob Mackie, 1940
Steve McQueen, 1930
Byron Janis, 1928
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1919
Dorothy Height, 1912
Joseph Barbera, 1911
Clyde Barrow, 1909
Ub Iwerks, 1901
Dorothy Constance Stratton, 1899
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, 1887
Edward Weston, 1886
Harry Houdini, 1874
Andrew W. Mellon, 1855
William Morris, 1834
John Wesley Powell, 1834
Fanny Crosby, 1820
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Nightline"(TV News), 1980
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"(Play), 1955
"Native Son"(Play), 1941
"Letter from America"(Radio), 1946
Today in History:
Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus, 1401
James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England, 1603
The first game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia, 1629
Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island, 1664
Britain enacts Quartering Act, required colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers, 1765
Benjamin West of the US becomes president of Royal Academy of London, 1792
In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr., 1832
Canada gives African men the right to vote, 1837
Robert Koch of Germany announces the discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (mycobacterium tuberculosis), 1882
Oscar Straus is appointed the first Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey), 1887
A. A. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history, 1896
"Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world, 1906
Greece becomes a republic, 1923
U.S. Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth, 1934
The longest game in NHL history is played between Detroit and Montreal; Detroit scored at 16:30 of the sixth overtime and won the game 1-0, 1936
In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III, 1944
The British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership, 1946
Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761), 1958
NASA spacecraft Ranger 9, equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, brings images of the Moon into ordinary homes before crash landing, 1965
The United Kingdom imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland, 1972
In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón, 1976
Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador, 1980
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground, 1989
Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, 1993
Apple Inc. releases the first version of the Mac OS X operating system, 2001
Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election, 2008
A series of emergency meetings is undertaken in Brussels to resolve Cyprus’ financial situation, 2013
Ukraine withdraws its forces from the Crimea, 2014
The Opportunity rover becomes the first to complete a Martian marathon, 2015
The US Military conducts it first ever drone strike against al Qaeda militants in southern Libya, 2018
The Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are postponed until 2021 because of Covid19, 2020
Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa, after collecting more than a million biodiversity samples, becomes Africa's first centralised biobank opening in Pretoria, South Africa, 2023
You did well with the poems. I suspect Mr Cal was following "peemail" directions.
ReplyDeleteMr Cal was certainly intent. Both your poems made me smile.
ReplyDeletePrecious things that Mr Cal was probably chasing her chipmunk. Of course she doesn't know that it would have had to run away by a thousand miles.
ReplyDeleteI love your sparks about orange since I am orange girl, Team Orange and it is still my birthday week! Mr Cal was most likely tracking a very interesting critter. Have a Grand week.
ReplyDelete"That's a long walk" said the dog, (or was it its owner?)
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Mr. Cal keeps his nose to the road. He's a dog with purpose that's for sure. lol The quote about going out on a limb made me smile and it's true. Sometimes when you go out on a limb, you're rewarded. :) Have an awesome week, my friend! xo
ReplyDeleteI had raisn bran for breakfast this morning but I forgot to dip them in chocolate. Have a blessed week.
ReplyDeleteHe's having the best of walks. I love watching pups explore their walks. He's so handsome.
ReplyDeleteLove your take on orange.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs. ♥
Fun and informative walk with Mr Cal ~ he is a cuties ~ love the 'orange' spark ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days ~
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Nice poems, I did not know about the non-rhyming colours. Mr. Cal ... was he following his own trail home again?
ReplyDeleteMr Cal has to do a lot of reading on his walks. He's cute, we can picture him walking😸Double Pawkisses for a Happy Monday🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteAn obscure word sometimes classified as obsolete is "gilver," to throb in a way that's not really painful but may become painful if something isn't done about it. Teeth/jaws gilver when something is stuck between teeth and gumlines, e.g., and mild sunburns gilver.
ReplyDeleteAnd a Scot walking quickly, but with a limp, used to be said to "hirple."
But, is Blorange an authentic Welsh name, and if so does it have the "soft" G sound, which is found in English not Welsh?
Mr. Cal was a busy boy. It must have been a very fun-filled weekend in your area so he had lots of peemail to catch up on.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Misty and Timber
Mr. Cal is a cutie. Great poem and spark. XO
ReplyDeleteMr. Cal was really on a serious mission. Those are fun Sparks and fun poems too.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics of Mr. Cal and a great poem too.
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, maybe Mr. Cal was on the trail of Carl's dirty laundry!"
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "Our Dada seems to agree with Frank Sinatra about orange, given how much orange stuff he wears and has in his office and what color his car is!"
I enjoyed walking with Mr Cal! Oranges give me the pip!
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