13 Thursday Hot Stuff
1. I wonder if my goldfinches are jealous that I’ve moved onto to photographing butterflies.
2. As if playing musical chairs, the butterflies periodically jump from flower to flower and sometimes land on a flower that’s already been taken and someone gets pushed off.
3. Overheard at a porch cookout at my friend Katherine’s house, where someone was making smores. Amy: I prefer all marshmallow that’s burned. Colleen: Burned marshmallow is good like the skin on chicken.
4. Check out my two-year old grandson Bryce hopped up on cotton candy and bluegrass music on the 4th of July HERE.
5. I went out on our porch while my husband was watching the World Cup the other day to get away from the incessant horn blowing buzz but the buzzing of bees around my house gave me no peace.
6. Bird droppings on my porch from baby birds practicing flying look like cigarette ashes after they’ve dried.
7. I had a dream that a pop-up message inadvertently came up on my laptop that ended up ordering two books that were that delivered on the spot from the computer’s innards, making me wonder whether I was dreaming a science fiction premise or the future.
8. I also dreamt I kissed a cute guy whose mouth was full of snuff.
9. According to a post at Kenju’s, a group of rhinos is called a crash, a group of frogs is an army, and a group of kangaroos is called a mob. It’s also correct to say a charm of hummingbirds, a smack of jellyfish, parliament of owls, a murder or crows, which makes me think the people who make up these labels are more comedian than scientist.
10. A group of butterflies is a rabble, which feeds right into my suspicion that flowers are like bar stools they perch on while getting drunk on nectar.
11. My husband Joe was out of town and I was home alone at night when I got scared about a series of curious noises. It turned out to be my own stomach rumbling.
12. I just saw the words “Joseph’s Dreamcoat” on a poster in Joe’s office and thought it said “Joseph’s Democrat.”
13. You can set off your fireworks HERE.
More playing Thirteen Thursday HERE.
July 8th, 2010 12:03 am
Number 8…A mouth full of snuff would automatically negate any potential cuteness. Yuck! Hope you’re having a good week!
July 8th, 2010 1:57 am
I had to laugh about the rumbling stomach. That’s the sort of thing that would scare me.
July 8th, 2010 6:22 am
great summer 13 – butterflies, dreams, fireworks!
July 8th, 2010 6:53 am
Love the butterfly pics. Fun list. Happy T13!
July 8th, 2010 9:17 am
Yeah, those vuvuzelas during the world cup are a pain. Everybody complains about them…. Butterflies playing musical chairs, I like that picture.
July 8th, 2010 9:31 am
full of snuff eh?? how’d that taste? 🙂 lol
Happy TT
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July 8th, 2010 9:36 am
‘I got scared about a series of curious noises. It turned out to be my own stomach rumbling.’
LOL!
I also really like this:
‘A group of butterflies is a rabble, which feeds right into my suspicion that flowers are like bar stools they perch on while getting drunk on nectar.’ That almost reads like an American Sentence.
July 8th, 2010 9:41 am
Wow, thanks for the link. I’ve been shooting off my own fireworks for a while. 🙂
July 8th, 2010 10:50 am
What kind of dreams you have when your husband is away, lol !
BTW, I will become grandma (finally) of a little boy, they knew it yesterday. It’s only for end November.
July 8th, 2010 12:48 pm
Butterflies are magical. I also feel so lucky whenever I spot one flitting around. I just don’t see them that often.
July 8th, 2010 12:48 pm
always, not also.
July 8th, 2010 1:33 pm
You have had some very strange dreams and I had to laugh at #11 🙂
July 8th, 2010 1:40 pm
Thanks for stopping by my place and taking the time to comment. I see you like butterflies – hence your comment about my cursor! 🙂
I love this:
A group of butterflies is a rabble, which feeds right into my suspicion that flowers are like bar stools they perch on while getting drunk on nectar.
Fabulous!
July 8th, 2010 1:58 pm
mmmm, I love burnt marshmallows!!!
July 8th, 2010 3:07 pm
#8, odd. #11, hee. and if you awake with a start it might be your own snore.
July 8th, 2010 3:37 pm
I wasn’t able to access Bryce on the 4th…Hmmmm. This is a fun TT Colleen…..I love the scary noises you heard were your own tummt rumbling…lol! And Burnt Marshmellows—YUMMMMM!
July 8th, 2010 3:46 pm
Thanks, Naomi. Only your best friends will tell you. I fixed the link!
July 8th, 2010 4:31 pm
#4 would not open for me drat–butterflies huh. My bishes are just coming back from freezes and so are the regal flyers..sk
July 8th, 2010 4:48 pm
I wish I could see the video of Byrce it doesn’t work!!
Another interesting TT!! xox
July 8th, 2010 4:48 pm
My husband chews snuff. I so wish he would quit. I don’t kiss him when he has it in his mouth, though.
July 8th, 2010 6:46 pm
I WILL shake your hand someday. It is a certainty.
July 8th, 2010 8:26 pm
I fixed the video!!
July 9th, 2010 12:00 am
I love #9, of course, and thanks for adding to the list! You are right about it being funny – and some make no sense at all!
July 10th, 2010 6:11 pm
ok baby bird dropping on front porch not nice at all!
Faux Pas not Funky