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I do have something more serious I could write about.
But maybe you need a chuckle today?

I have these two face pots, and like to give them amusing (to me, anyway) names by what is growing in them at the moment.

Spike Jones

Do you know Spike Jones?

A musician from the 1940's and 50's, his group put a silly twist on whatever serious music they played.

Tchaikovsky or current hits, nothing was beyond their creative interpretation.

In the days before computer generated sounds, they added cowbells, gun shots, whistles, played tunes on air pumps, rearranged their instrument pieces, banged sticks on window shutters, or whatever it took to make the sounds they wanted. His early 50's TV show is full of the slapstick humor of that day. Nonsense, yes, light-hearted fun.

You-Tube has some of his music clips, if you want to watch.

My little Spike Jones even matches his checkered outfits.

You'll have to watch some of the clips to appreciate his style.

Cynthia

This is Cynthia. I planted these hyacinth bulbs last November, and tucked them away on a dark shelf in the garage, chillin'. After the leaves poked up, I brought them inside to keep in a low light corner for a week or so until the blooms began to form. Now in a sunnier spot, their fragrance and blooms perk up our winter landscape, making it smell like spring even if there is still snow on the ground.

                                                             Spike and Cynthia                                                                   

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