The art of sculpture and water...

WATER JUG
FOUNTAIN
Botanical Gardens
near gift shop entry
















Rose Pavillion
Rose Gardens
Fountain



'COW HAND' sculpture
Under partially mosaic wind mill


GATOR LAKE
nature trail



connected to: Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday [linked buttons top of blog] and today... Wordless Wednesday



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HODGEPODGE


1. A new Miss America was crowned on Saturday night-did you watch? If you were a contestant what would your talent be? No, don't watch them. My 'cup of tea' for style and grace are the Oscars. LOL My talent? Oh gosh, probably playing the piano....tho, I haven't tinkled in almost 10 years!! :::insert snort:::

2. Do you have houseplants? Real or fake? I have just a few...real. My plants are mainly outdoors in soil or in pots on the patio. [Remember, we have cats, and indoor plants need to be high up to keep them from chewing on them.]

3. When you were in school did you speak up or were you more of the hide your face, avoid eye contact, and pray the teacher didn't call on you type of student? From about 4th grade on....I won a few class accolades that year...I was no longer the bashful girl; ending up being somewhat popular - school plays, acting club, booster club, math club, one year I was class secretary, etc. Before then, I stuck my head in the sand and remained quiet, only showing up to do my work and go home and play.

4. Next Monday marks the Chinese New Year...what do you order when someone suggests Chinese food? Chinese food? Whoa...I always make sure I go somewhere for Chicken Teriyaki. But, in all honesty, I think it's a Japanese dish. With Fried Rice and tons of soy sauce. I guess if you get down to it, the Chinese dish would be shrimp egg rolls. I love the hot and sour soup also...or egg drop soup which I haven't had in years. Question is, can I use chopsticks? Nope.

5. How would you define a miracle? What would it take for you to consider something a miracle? Something extraordinary --- and, that would be the same answer for the 2nd part.

6. What's your favorite Disney song? Jiminy Crickett singing When You Wish Upon a Star!!!

7. I should have gone to the beach yesterday. Instead, stayed home and did laundry, and helped Bud a bit on the kitchen floor.

8. Insert your own random thought here. One of my favorite thoughts from a hero of mine... "My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?"

                            ~ Erma Bombeck

Also, I must apologize for not visiting those who left comments yesterday ---We've been busy doing the kitchen floor tiles...got 'em all ripped up, now we have to lay the new tiles. Hope I'm forgiven.

ADDED: Today, some well-known, popular sites on the internet are protesting with a 'blackout'...I understand their issues. But thing is, this Congressional Bill that is a threat to 'freedom of information' [such as an encyclopedia ---aka Wikipedia]. Will it pass? Is it really a threat? I question the action, only because the 'insiders'...a partial group of volunteers who help keep the site up and running smoothly are wholly against the 24 hour blackout. Why? Well, read the article if you must. Will this protest work and keep sites like the one I mention up and working without censorship? Who knows. Everyone has a right to their own opinions!! I've seen other sites already today that are banding together for support on this particular action/blackout. I'm just not sure a 24 hour hold-out will get Congress to notice and work ahead on getting something done. It's up to the individual here ---do as you think is best for the life of the internet. I, for one, think it's probably a good idea...perhaps. It's all a big question mark for me tho, 'cause I haven't kept up with the politicking on this much at all.






connected to: Wednesday's Hodgepodge [link at top of page]