trivia tuesday

@uberfacts:

any snow below 14 degrees will squeak when it is stepped on due to the friction of the snow crystals being compressed underfoot.

miscellaneous monday

land art. it's awesome!

http://themindcircle.com/circular-land-art/

solitude sunday

we read a book on solitude sunday. today's read is the bohemians by ben tarnoff. the bohemians is the story of how a group of writers in 1860s san francisco, including mark twain, created america's modern literature. 

silly saturday

from ducksters.com:

Q: what kind of bird works at a construction site?
A: the crane!

photo friday

take a walk in the labyrinth

thoughtful thursday

desmond tutu:

become a reservoir of joy, an oasis of peace, a pool of serenity that can ripple out to all those around you. 

whimsical wednesday

it's national cousin day! let's celebrate this occasion for whimsical wednesday. call, text, send a card, write a letter to a cousin/cousins that you would like to connect with. if you are geographically close to a cousin, invite them to meet for coffee or dessert or whatever all of you would enjoy. additionally, share a memory or two about cousins while you were growing up together. 

this morning i have connected with cousins. we enjoyed virtual hugs and smiles.  

my cousin memory #1:
there were five of us from four mothers that were a pack at family gatherings. we were all within a year of each other so we gravitated to one another. the pack consisted of two girls and three boys. if the boys annoyed the girls or wouldn't let us participate in an activity with them, we would start crying and get the boys in trouble. countless times the dads were yelling at the boys to "leave those girls alone"! we two girls had such power! it was awesome!

my cousin memory #2:
the third sister of the other female pack member learned to walk while visiting my family's home in tennessee. she was crawling around and ended up in a bedroom where, it happened, a pair of gloves were on the bed. she went in crawling but came out walking because she was "holding hands" with the gloves. i was where i could see her so when i realized she was walking i shouted, "hey! she's walking!". everyone came running to see the amazing feat. it was awesome! 

trivia tuesday

from atlas obscura:

baldwin street in dunedin, new zealand, is the steepest street in the world.

miscellaneous monday

the case of unintended consequences or for every action there is a reaction or both: chickies!

https://www.treehugger.com/animals/surprise-hundreds-chicks-hatch-spoiled-eggs-dumped-landfill.html?utm_content=buffer51184&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

solitude sunday

solitude sunday is our day to spend time with a book. my current read is particularly grand. it is a book i read years ago. i loaned it to someone and then moved away. thinking i left the book behind and often wishing i could re-read it, it was so awesome to discover it in a place in the house i rarely look. my wish to read the book again came true! peter matthiessen's the snow leopard is the story of a spiritual odyssey in the himalaya mountains. so thoughtful and probing of the human psyche, that it leaves one pondering in thoughtful reflection after each encounter. 

silly saturday

even serious can have silly!

photo friday

toe tips.

thoughtful thursday

tammy garcia:

imperfect art is my favorite kind of art. it is more intriguing, more interesting, more human and definitely more real, yay!!

whimsical wednesday

it's do your own project for whimsical wednesday, an activity we do monthly here at the whimsey project. share your project!

trivia tuesday

from mnn.com:

america's only native pepper, which grows in the southwest, is the chiltepin. 

miscellaneous monday

u.s. state silliness for miscellaneous monday! from mental floss:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/68266/all-50-states-reimagined-food-puns

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book is candice millard's destiny of the republic: a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president. the story is of the rise of james a. garfield to president of the united states. along with the story of garfield is the story of his assassin, charles guiteau. reading this book has revealed garfield to be a very decent individual and guiteau to be a very evil, though most likely mentally ill, person. the surprise in the book is discussion of what is going on the country/world as the garfield/guiteau story unfolds.

silly saturday

they use the name you give!

photo friday

curious.

thoughtful thursday

ev:

like wildflowers you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people never thought you would or could.

whimsical wednesday

we are honoring national "cheer up the lonely" day for whimsical wednesday. everyone knows someone who is lonely due to isolation, depression, health issues, family concerns, the list is long. do something for them today: call, email, text, send a card, a letter, bake brownies, visit. make someone else's day! share your activity with the whimsey project!

trivia tuesday

from sunflowerguide.com

the number of seeds in a sunflower ranges from 1,000 to 2,000 seeds, depending on the size of the flower.

miscellaneous monday

happy anniversary to the whimsey project!

solitude sunday

we spent time with a book on solitude sunday. i begin a new book today, brilliant green: the surprising history and science of  plant intelligence by stefano mancuso and alessandra viola. as the title of the book implies, this is an exploration into the hidden complexity of plants. 

silly saturday

from snippets.com:

Q: how do lightning bugs start a race?
A: ready, set, glow!

photo friday

introducing the newest member of the farm's kitty family!

thoughtful thursday

unknown:

promises mean everything but after they are broken, sorry means nothing.

whimsical wednesday

enjoy whimsical moments this 4th of july!

trivia tuesday

from constitutionfacts.com:

the declaration of independence was declared july 2, 1776. the text was approved by 12 of the 13 colonies on july 4, 1776, however, it was not signed until august 2, 1776.

miscellaneous monday

let's share a whimsical moment from our whimsey notebooks. you don't have a whimsey notebook? today is a good day to begin one. get yourself a pocket calendar or whatever you prefer. each day note in the notebook a whimsical moment. at the end of each month go back and read the moments you recorded in your notebook. it will make you smile!

on wednesday, april 18th i wrote: the dandelions in the grass looks like yellow polka dots on a green background!

share a whimsical moment from your notebook with the whimsey project!

solitude sunday

we spend time with a book on solitude sunday. my current book is stronger by jeff bauman with bret witter. stronger is the account of one of the 2013 boston marathon bombing victims. he was face-to-face with one of the terrorists as he was standing next to one of the brothers who committed the terrorist act. when the terrorist walked away, after a stare down with jeff, he left behind the backpack. before jeff could do anything, the bomb exploded. even through losing both legs at the knee and several other injuries, jeff worked with the fbi to help them identify the terrorist who, as he stood beside him, he described as "all business".  borrowed from a friend, i wasn't sure i would like this book. however, it is riveting. but a quick read as it's written style is very conversational.