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The photos I'm sharing today are of the pink/magenta bougainvillea shrub just to the west of our patio doors. The bush was planted in a landscape-timber, hand made box. And three or four times during the growing season it shows off profusely. [the color on the bush is NOT blossoms ---they are called brackets] And you can find bougainvillea in many shades of magenta, to deep deep red. Some hybrids now are pastel yellows, whites and very pale pinks. And I took this photo for another purpose....to show you the copper tubing windchime Bud made in Tucson. When the wind hits it just right [it's quite heavy so it takes quite a gust of wind to catch the 'flapper'] the chime itself is very close to a distant church bell on a Sunday morn. It's a beautiful, peaceful sound. The longest tube is probably about 3 feet long. The complete windchime along with the 'flapper-clapper' would be near 4 feet in length.





But....then, when I drop the camera a bit lower...wait! What's this? Hiding in the bush? Why it's a few of those mischievous elves. They seem to flit all over our backyard ------



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Play along with your subconscious; Sunday's Word Association.
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She says ... and I think ...


01. Thug :: hoodlum
02. Slurp :: soup - noisy
03. Alley :: cat
04. Sweater vest :: professor
05. Targeted :: aimed
06. Snazzy :: jazzy
07. Oy! :: interjection - yiddish -vey [as in 'oy vey']
08. Jury duty :: abhor it!
09. Low fat :: diet
10. Responsibility :: parenting





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My Sunday Snippet is the day I post something that is most likely a bit of fun. Usually it's from the 'net news or a clipping of some kind from our local paper. But today it'll be a bit different....

While I was updating my profile, I moseyed over to some BLOGGERS OVER 50 & checked out Blogger's blogs' profiles and copied their profile questions & answers. Some are serious, while others well....:

"You've been invited to a fancy ball but the only thing you have to wear is an orange wooly jumper. What shoes do you wear?"
fuzzy bunny slippers! [Grams]

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"You're going to the moon! What did you forget to pack?"
My piano [Libertybelle BITW]

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"Radio wire is often used to make bird nests. What station do they listen to?"
101.5 FM Atlanta GA [Chatty Crone]

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"You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?"
My dishwasher. There's usually a good bit of china in there. [Turning Point]

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"Whoops! Your tongue is now a magnet. Whatever will you use for silverware?"
Plastic!! What else? Of course there'd be a problem with the lead that's in my ass. Just picture that would'ya? Not pretty. [Ummm, guess who - Moi?]

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"The love potion you made tastes terrible. How will you drink it?"
Whiskey can hide the taste of anything. [Matty]

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"You've written a hit musical! How will you avoid having fame go to your head?"
I'll wear a real tight scarf! [Amazing Gracie]

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"The love potion you made tastes terrible. How will you drink it?"
Add a little sugar...that helps anything!!! [Cozy Reader]