WP Wants To Date Us
daily prompt · Humor

WP Wants To Date Us

Amy44 Comments
Daily writing prompt
What is your favorite restaurant?
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I’m flattered WordPress, I really am. But you’re not my type. You are rather droll, dull, delve into data mining, detrimentally dumb, disorganized, dreadfully repetitive, despicably distant, and impossible to get to know. You keep us at a distance with your bugs and your malware attacks, and frankly, I’ve had enough.

I will not go to a restaurant with you, WordPress. You strike me as the type to bring a briefcase to a five star restaurant and put your leftovers in it. 

I will not go out with you, WordPress. But here’s what you can do: send food to my house. I love basil pesto with fresh angel hair pasta. Thanks in advance.

Fishy Friends
animals · fish · Nature photography · pets · Photography

Fishy Friends

Amy13 Comments

I had an appointment today at a rather boring location that housed a few special residents. I didn’t realize until I had to fill out paperwork that there was a large aquarium housing jovial fish. I make a beeline for every animal everywhere, so I went to sit alongside these very curious fish. Of course I had to take out my phone to snap photos. They reminded me of aquatic puppies because they were so friendly and curious. I like to think they were curious about me, but they were probably curious about whether or not I had any food for them.

Anyway, the friendliest fish was Lawrence (yes, I named him that today):

See? He’s even smiling. Tell me he’s not a professional model and I’ll tell you you’re wrong.

He hit all the angles.

Look at his tiny fin! 😍

Then his buddy Earl swam up to see what was going on.

Sorry, Earl, I don’t have any food for you, but I do appreciate your stripes.
Only Five? No Can Do.
daily prompt · Humor · Writing

Only Five? No Can Do.

Amy50 Comments
Daily writing prompt
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?
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I’m definitely going over that limit.

Toothpaste

Clean water

Indoor plumbing

Shelter

Food

Drinking water

My cat

Kindness

Bumblebees

Flowers

Trees

Notebooks

Pens

OK, all stationery products – I have a bit of an obsession, all right?

Sleep

Music

My car, Koko (NOT the Audi Q3)

A hot cup of tea

Books

WRITING

Feeding squirrels and birds

Singing in my car (technically it’s performance art)

Brownies

Forehead kisses

Holding hands with the right person

The warmth of spring

Tennis

Finding cash on the ground

Making people laugh

All things Parisian

Pink skies

French fashion

Chocolate milk

Hummingbirds and their nests

My neighbor’s dog, Petey

Waking up to another day

Chasing Bumblebees
animals · Flowers · I love trees · Nature · Nature photography · Photography · spring

Chasing Bumblebees

Amy13 Comments

Once the cherry blossoms reach peak pollen stage, the humans suffer greatly with allergies, but the bumblebees party hardy. (I saw a few honeybees getting down, as well.)

As is my normal routine this time of year, I chased bumblebees around the tree. I’m sure my neighbors think I’m daft, but I don’t particularly care. I love to be amongst the pink canopy watching the creatures pollinate. Sometimes I even see butterflies, but not so much lately, and that gives me a lump in the pit of my stomach.

Back to the bumblebees. They are docile, and they seem quite clumsy, but they have a mission. That mission does not include me with my phone’s camera all up in their grills trying to achieve the perfect capture. They buzz and tolerate me, but they despise close-ups. Trying to get a close-up of a bumblebee is like trying to catch a toddler who just found out about running: good luck.

These are a few of the photos I captured on my chase.

And for good measure, a “regular” bee.

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Work In Progress
daily prompt

Work In Progress

Amy29 Comments
Daily writing prompt
Describe one positive change you have made in your life.
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I’m writing. I hadn’t done that in many years and I forced myself to purchase a domain to keep at it. But that’s not really a positive change, that’s a revisit of something I enjoy.

I finally got blonde hair again. But that’s not really a positive change. That’s just a superficial renovation of the exterior. 

I’m a work in progress. I try to change aspects of myself that I feel could be different, but I tend to fall back into bad habits: thinking I should’ve made better choices, feeling bad about not making better choices, and, well, trying to get through this thing called life.

I suppose one positive change is realizing that I’m not making positive changes all the time.

Old traumas resurface and old behavior patterns come along with them. I’m not sure I’m ever going to get it right, but I’m going to try.

Have a good day, everyone.

Dandelion
Flowers · Nature · Nature photography · Photography · Rafael Nadal · spring

Dandelion

Amy11 Comments
I couldn’t resist this capture today. I often walk around my front yard with my phone camera ready and waiting.

Dandelions feed the first bees and also the bunnies. I know people consider them weeds, but they’re not. They are food for creatures that are hungry after winter. They are bright, joyful indicators of spring, and I’ve heard you can make delicious wine from the flowers. The greens are very healthy to eat, as they cleanse the liver.

When the dandelion petals turn to fuzz and their seeds can be dispersed easily, this is where most people have a problem with them in their yard, but I’ve always liked to make a wish and blow the seeds wherever they may go. I’m hoping one day my wishes come true.

I’m not the only one.

One must always take advantage of dandelion fuzzies, even if you’re doing your job at the time. Wishes must never be wasted.
It’s almost perfectly round. The imperfection on the top left makes it more interesting. There are a lot of wishes waiting to happen.