Wed. words:

  

Melody,the elephant in the room

Happy Henry’s Veterinarian provided treatment for a wide assortment of animals. The line to the office wound out the door and around to the parking lot, where a huge circus tent was set up for larger animal patients. And local observers.

 As always, his patients were never the same usual animals. The owner Nancy brought in Lady as happy as a dog with two tails could be. He lanced the abscess under the anus carefully, avoiding the two tails that whipped around with happiness.

Next came Old Man Bill with cat Fluffy, whose claws had gotten Old Bill’s tongue.  It wasn’t pleasant but Fluffy survived

The third patient was owner Lucy’s pet bison, Moby, which was taken to the tent. There Moby had a whale of a time chasing other pets. All except the locals (who hung behind an iron bar security fence) the tent taking bets on who would be tossed in the air first.  They were not chicken hearted, although some left in a hurry.

The fourth patient was a hybrid blend of a wolf and sheep. No details were given about the wolf in the sheep’s clothing creation or what brought it to the doctor. No one wanted to know.

And then, came the retired circus leader with his pet elephant, Melody.  No one could ignore that elephant in the tent.  By that time the whole town was crowded in the tent watching the bison take on the elephant.  How it ended, no one knew since they were all running for their lives.

At the end of the day as Happy Henry closed the door. It had been another rewarding day. 

The alligator didn’t come but would tomorrow. He smiled. Oh how he loved his work.

 

The italicized segments are from Elephant's Child who manages to find or fineable words to challenge bloggers in Blogger world. Go to her site and see what people have done with these. 

I really enjoy challenges like these. These strangest words always provide lots of entertainment. 

 These are the gourmet from which to choose:

the elephant in the room; as busy as a bee; as happy as a dog with 2 tails; chicken hearted; a wolf in sheeps clothing; cat got your tongue; having a whale of a time; ants in your pants.

Trees have right-a-way.

 Trees are patient.  Trees go and grow wherever there is food, water, and light. Trees do not care what year, decade, century or millennia it is.

Rainbow Eucalyptus

Roots can put on bark...

 

 

 

 

In California, Santa Barbara  

Moreno bay fig tree, brought to US by sailors from Australia

 

pring and early summer.

Camel Thorn (Vachellia erioloba), Africa

 

Cannon ball tree

Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis)

 

 

 Methuselah , 5000 yrs old

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)

Arbol del tule

 

 

 

We were there twice recently. Yosemite Park

 

 This would be quite a tour to take. Wish we could see these miracles of creation in life.

I was a 8-yr old tree climber.  Dad kept tearing down our boards nailed to a monstrous maple. We gave up, but my 9 yr old brother Robert, 5 yr old Bill, and 3 yr old Mary grabbed an ax and we went down to the creek to cut down trees and make a cabin.

 

Now I have to take the next two weeks carefully. Sigh. Please keep commenting. It means a lot to me.

Gary Larson: a Unique Perspective

 

 

Gary Larson is a brilliant, unusual cartoonist. No Beetle Bailey, Blondie, Dennis the Menace. Those came from previous decades and did not seem to come to the modern ages. And that was where Gary Larson flourished.

Larson enjoyed creating cartoons that captured the most unlikely characters. He enjoyed drawing about a variety of strange people and COWS!  There are the usual cows, in the fields or just hanging around. Or, are they?     

 

Gary Larson loves Western themes. This particular wild west exists in his mind and lacks lots of violence. Dogs are always  bordering on insane. Hunters are doomed by any animal around. Wild games' goals are survival and take revenge. 

 When one discovers an artist like Gary Larson, head on to his site and then appreciate this talented man. In this crazy time, he is the one to put it all into his peculiar and a bit crazy focus.

If you would like a view into the man, go to the sites below. You will not regret it.

Brief history of Gary Larson  Gary Larson, cartoonist