What do you call a Warbler
When it doesn't warble?
It's a tough job to name the bird!
It's an awful job, it's horble!
That last word is "horrible" not horble...
But the only word that rhymed was "marble"!

Common Lime (Northern Lime Swallowtail), Avalahalli State Forest, 040623.


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Children's education includes fast food very early, these days! Here's what she's learnt at her daycare:

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"Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut! McDonald's, McDonald's...."

I'm surprised another line with Coke and Pepsi hasn't been added....

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She learnt this at

Urban Sprouts

and I was delighted when she suddenly shared it with me!

I'm having a conversation with shortindiangirl about how to negotiate (for anything...a new job, rental, buying something) and I burst into rhyme ( Read more... )

These are two people whom I hold in high regard, for their mastery of the language ( Read more... )

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I have stopped taking MLC2 out with me on my morning walk these days....it's summer, and I have to leave really early to get back before the temperature rises to uncomfortable levels, and I don't feel all that safe to be carting it around. But a few days ago, I did, and here are some random things that I caught ( Read more... )

I like to put things into the drafts folder on both my gmail and Outlook Express...the pickle jar for my ideas and words, I guess ( Read more... )