Stuck

 If you happened to be in Chicago a couple months ago, you may have seen this.

This is Waylon, and he is stuck between two buildings. This is because he is overweight and cannot fit through!

IAMS™ pet food partnered with a real-life overweight dog named Waylon to put his story on a huge stage. They created a larger-than-life dog balloon – modeled after Waylon – that got "stuck" between two buildings in Chicago. The two-story-tall balloon represents the many dogs across the country who are carrying extra weight. Over 59% of American dogs are overweight or obese and most dog parents don't even realize it. 

“Be the person your dog thinks you are.”

 C.J. Frick

P.S. I took all these pics from the T.V. news

The Hedgehog & The Bikes

 A bit of this and that today. First, I had forgotten to show you the cutest Christmas decoration in a yard a few blocks away. A Hedgehog; it is so cute!

I also thought I would re-post these photos from many years ago of a bicycle Christmas tree.

·       Hedgehogs have 5000-7000 Quills. They are stiff hollow spikes.  They last for around a year and fall out naturally, by the time new quills grow.

·       There are 17 species of Hedgehogs. 

 

“The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Forgotten Window

 I forgot to post this at Christmas time. It is a wide store window in town with the cutest animals!! The building, car, and trees you see in the background are reflections from outside.

“I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you.”

Bill Withers

“Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.”

Douglas Horton

A Berry Good Time

 Berries are everywhere now! All different sizes and kinds. The birds must be very happy.

"Berries remind us that the simplest pleasures are often the most delightful."

The winter is kind and leaves red berries on the boughs for hungry sparrows.

John J. Geddes

The Blues

Our friend came to visit today. She had been to New Zealand to visit her daughter. This is what her daughter crocheted for her. I have never seen anything like it!

She brought me this tote bag from the New Zealand Zoo gift shop, it looks like leather.

“Crochet is like painting with yarn- it allows you to create beautiful works of art with your own hands.”

 -@thecraftersnook

 

Sunday Sunset

 This one was the prettiest I had seen in many months. Shown in order.

"If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine."

Static!

 I totally missed it! I missed posting about Thursday, the 9th. Know what it was? National Static Electricity Day! No kidding! Who knew, not me! But my desk calendar says so.

Following photos are from the web.

Do you get static shocks much? Do they make you jump or do you not really care? The following is a sweet story about Tesla's Cat and static.

TESLA'S CAT
Nikola Tesla's favorite childhood companion was the family's black cat, Macak. Macak followed young Nikola everywhere, and they spent many happy hours rolling on the grass.

It was Macak the cat who introduced Tesla to electricity on a dry winter evening. "As I stroked Macak's back," he recalled, "I saw a miracle that made me speechless with amazement. Macak's back was a sheet of light and my hand produced a shower of sparks loud enough to be heard all over the house." He asked his father what caused the sparks. His father answered, "Well, this is nothing but electricity, the same thing you see through the trees in a storm." His father's answer, equating the sparks with lightning, fascinated the young boy. As Tesla continued to stroke Macak, he began to wonder, "Is nature a gigantic cat? If so, who strokes its back? It can only be God," he concluded.

— W. Bernard Carlson