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[dunelm]

Fbg 6.9

Hospital visit done and dusted. Usual problems with not being able to lipread mask wearers etc etc and me very tired. So, I stopped at a food van on the way home for some food...

I ordered. Food van man does not wear a mask, so no lipreading problems here. And the food van counter is the height of my head. The guy says and motions me to put my fiver into the ice cream box on his counter, and he put a small metal chip fryer in it. I could not see inside this white ice cream container, it was too high above my eye level. It was a bit windy, so I held the fiver until it touched the bottom of the metal mini chip fryer.

But my fingers and hand touched something warm and liquidy. I withdrew my hand and fiver. The fiver is wet with cloudy liquid. Cloudy liquid is running down my arm, into my sleeve to my armpits and beyond...

Everything goes through my mind - every horror story and science fiction story I have read and seen, and my brain is writing scripts for stories and films I have not yet read or seen.

It's alright the van man says, just drop the money.

I am still frozen to the spot.

He turns round from cooking my breakfast. Just drop the money in he says.

I cannot for the life of me let go of that fiver...

Van man turns around again, and looks hard at me. That has served me well, he said, I have done it since the beginning of Covid last year, it works.

Finally food van man says, it's only a week solution of bleach and a few other things I put in...

Brain says what other things...

He's the alien soul gatherer my brain says, it's that or you are going to melt into the pavement and never be seen on this earth again...




I have never encountered in all these Covid times someone who disinfects with bleach, and his special witchery ingredients all the notes and coins they receive.

He might have warned me I would be dipping my hands in a bleach concoction of his making when I dropped the fiver into his fryer basket in the white ice cream container. Those images alone, with the fryer basket in the white ice cream container, and then touching some unseen unexpected tepid warm liquid as you deposit your money, is a total mismatch of images for the brain to analyse....

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The picture tells it all

 

[dunelm]

good evening all

4.5 today

out earlyish for a bit of a walk before picking up a couple of packs of fresh pancakes for Mum and her visitors and going over to be seen. We arrived only to find the visitors had gone into the nearest town for a couple of hours, so, we sat in the garden with Mum and drank tea until they got back

Turned out a lovely warm and sunny day with a fine breeze to keep it bearable, so it was very pleasant sitting in the garden.

One of the 'whilst you're here could you just...' jobs Mum had on her list was a request to fix the toilet seat in her little downstairs bathroom. Would have helped if she had mentioned that it was acting like a turntable a bit earlier Mr gee managed to source some fittings whilst we were out to replace the one that had cracked and managed to get it fixed before the visitors came back so I reckon he earned his pancake

Hope your day is treating you kindly

@dunelm - hugs for the bad art 'reject' feeling but a winner for the splendid tree. I like trees too

@gennepher - Sheesh, you'd think he might have put up a notice warning people that's a smashing illustration you've painted though very descriptive.
I'm glad your hospital visit is done for now so you can have a rest

art bit -
don't think I'll ever make an architectural illustrator, interesting experiment though,
I thought I'd have a go at painting from a photo without drawing first, it's of somewhere in Spain I think

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Thank you @geefull and well done to Mr gee for his quick fix. A splendid illustration - I like the simple colour choices

 

[dunelm]

Fbg 6.5

I have a bumblebee nest in my roof space immediately above my bed head...
They are Tree bumblebees.
Some are quite big bumblebees.
I seem to have quite a lot. They are getting in through a cracked piece of concrete...
My garden has just about every flower they like, and the stuff in my garden is all year round for them.
They are pollinating my raspberries at the moment.
I have winter heathers, pussywillow, blackberries, apple trees, cotoneaster, chives, dog roses, snowberry, fuchsia and much more.
If I turn the sensitivity control up on my cochlear speech processor I can hear them above me while sitting in my bed. Noisy things they are!
I think it might be quite a big nest. The activity is quite busy.
I am quite happy for them to be there. They cause no damage (like wasps who 'eat' the wood). I don't think the workers sting. Well I have never been stung yet and they have landed my arm and hand.
The reason why I notice them is because their entrance point is immediately above my bedroom window which is open, and sometimes they come into my bedroom to investigate...

So, a Tree bumblebee pollinating my raspberry flowers in Procreate.


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Lovely white tail bumble bee study - buzzing about and pollinating your raspberry flowers. We have solitary bees - they float silently into the house - have a look around and then float out again.

 

[dunelm]

Good morning everyone from a blue and whispy morning here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of steak with celeriac chips came in at 5.1 this am

We have been promised thunderstorms but so far just a damp squib of a day - drizzle, drizzle, splutter, stop - reminiscent of those red penny bangers that you could buy - never as good as a thruppeny cannon. Save your money and buy some fruit salads and black jacks.
One of our smoke detectors is chirping for a new battery so I replaced it at 6am - forgetting, of course, that the thing goes mental as you affix the new life - no problem for Mrs Miggins, who is an all England sleeping coach. Not so for eldest son - oops!

A fairly quick painting this morning - a la fu baoshi new Chinese painting movement. Have a wonderful Saturday and remember, submarine racing is sometimes far more entertaining than footy. Koffy time.

 

[ianpspurs]

Good morning all. Today I give thanks to my creator for the countless blessings He has bestowed on me in my 66 years. To my progenitors for all their work, love and care so that I may reach this point. Too much of what I type here comes from the feeling of “into what pit thou seest. From what height fallen:” Time to adjust whilst ensuring low carbing and this location do as little harm as possible. That is only possible IMHO with God’s help. Not miracles and signs but the love of family, quiet times of morning prayer and the poetry and speaking of Malcolm Guite. I’m always acutely aware of the fierce urgency of now/no man knoweth the hour (probably too aware). You are all lovely people, I have a wonderful family but ultimately the voice of reason says, is that all you got? The answer is, yes and it is enough for now because my faith is definitely not built on those alone. Necessary but ultimately not sufficient. Fbg 4.6 according to Swipey. Wild celebration with Sashimi, tea, salad, sons and grandchildren later.

 

[gennepher]

Lovely white tail bumble bee study - buzzing about and pollinating your raspberry flowers. We have solitary bees - they float silently into the house - have a look around and then float out again.

Thanks @dunelm

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone from a blue and whispy morning here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of steak with celeriac chips came in at 5.1 this am

We have been promised thunderstorms but so far just a damp squib of a day - drizzle, drizzle, splutter, stop - reminiscent of those red penny bangers that you could buy - never as good as a thruppeny cannon. Save your money and buy some fruit salads and black jacks.
One of our smoke detectors is chirping for a new battery so I replaced it at 6am - forgetting, of course, that the thing goes mental as you affix the new life - no problem for Mrs Miggins, who is an all England sleeping coach. Not so for eldest son - oops!

A fairly quick painting this morning - a la fu baoshi new Chinese painting movement. Have a wonderful Saturday and remember, submarine racing is sometimes far more entertaining than footy. Koffy time.

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Great @dunelm
An interesting painting, and with the blues I like...

 

[SlimLizzy]

19.06.2021
7.20am FBG 6.2
Need to get more active, obviously.
@ianpspurs is it your birthday? If so have a great day with the family.

 

[ianpspurs]

19.06.2021
7.20am FBG 6.2
Need to get more active, obviously.
@ianpspurs is it your birthday? If so have a great day with the family.

Thanks @SlimLizzy. I share a birthday with that object in No 10 , (as well as a cousin of mine). Weather here, as you can see, not conducive to any feel good factor either.

 

[dunelm]

Great @dunelm
An interesting painting, and with the blues I like...

Thank you @gennepher

 

[dunelm]

Thanks @SlimLizzy. I share a birthday with that object in No 10 , (as well as a cousin of mine). Weather here, as you can see, not conducive to any feel good factor either.

Oh dear - I blame the parents - Happy Birthday and avoid folk with messy straw heads

 

[ianpspurs]

Oh dear - I blame the parents - Happy Birthday and avoid folk with messy straw heads

Thank you and why didn't I think of that plan

 

[karen8967]

Good morning all. Today I give thanks to my creator for the countless blessings He has bestowed on me in my 66 years. To my progenitors for all their work, love and care so that I may reach this point. Too much of what I type here comes from the feeling of “into what pit thou seest. From what height fallen:” Time to adjust whilst ensuring low carbing and this location do as little harm as possible. That is only possible IMHO with God’s help. Not miracles and signs but the love of family, quiet times of morning prayer and the poetry and speaking of Malcolm Guite. I’m always acutely aware of the fierce urgency of now/no man knoweth the hour (probably too aware). You are all lovely people, I have a wonderful family but ultimately the voice of reason says, is that all you got? The answer is, yes and it is enough for now because my faith is definitely not built on those alone. Necessary but ultimately not sufficient. Fbg 4.6 according to Swipey. Wild celebration with Sashimi, tea, salad, sons and grandchildren later.

happy birthday ian have a good one xx

 

[ianpspurs]

happy birthday ian have a good one xx

Thanks Karen. Govt other taxpayers now pay me - twice - to watch sport. Oh, and taxman gave me £300 back yesterday. I can buy lots of tea and salad for that.

 

[gennepher]

Thanks @SlimLizzy. I share a birthday with that object in No 10 , (as well as a cousin of mine). Weather here, as you can see, not conducive to any feel good factor either.

Happy Birthday @ianpspurs

 

[ianpspurs]

Happy Birthday @ianpspurs

Thank you @gennepher. I hope today is quiet for you after all those recent adventures. Beautifully observed bee today.

 

[SlimLizzy]

Thanks @SlimLizzy. I share a birthday with that object in No 10 , (as well as a cousin of mine). Weather here, as you can see, not conducive to any feel good factor either.

It's not actually promising rain...

 

[lindisfel]

Good morning all. Today I give thanks to my creator for the countless blessings He has bestowed on me in my 66 years. To my progenitors for all their work, love and care so that I may reach this point. Too much of what I type here comes from the feeling of “into what pit thou seest. From what height fallen:” Time to adjust whilst ensuring low carbing and this location do as little harm as possible. That is only possible IMHO with God’s help. Not miracles and signs but the love of family, quiet times of morning prayer and the poetry and speaking of Malcolm Guite. I’m always acutely aware of the fierce urgency of now/no man knoweth the hour (probably too aware). You are all lovely people, I have a wonderful family but ultimately the voice of reason says, is that all you got? The answer is, yes and it is enough for now because my faith is definitely not built on those alone. Necessary but ultimately not sufficient. Fbg 4.6 according to Swipey. Wild celebration with Sashimi, tea, salad, sons and grandchildren later.

A very happy Birthday Ian, autumn must be a good time to conceive in the marshes!
D.

 

[dogslife]

Good morning everyone. Happy birthday to @ianpspurs and a happy week-end to all.

 

[ianpspurs]

A very happy Birthday Ian, autumn must be a good time to conceive in the marshes!
D.

Thanks Derek, indeed it is