I created what I thought would be excellent frog habitat--little stream, pond, native plants, etc. Botanist neighbor said you can't attract them that way, they need to be "born" in the water and then they'll return to spawn. Buried a kegger tub next to the pond to protect a clutch of eggs which hatched into a hundred tadpoles, maybe more. They metamorphosed and split. Next thing I know I've got another generation of tadpoles! No frogs, though. They don't like it here, apparently.
Very cute and stuff, but also possibly a strategy for being in the right place to snag the occasional flying insect snack which might be attracted to the bloom.
I'm in a mood here, but those little froggies look so sweet and they're in their little flower beds! I really can't take it because it's so sweet and it just makes me feel sad. You know when happiness makes you feel sad?
“Earlier this week, Mr. Trump accused Mr. Zelensky, who had appeared in Pennsylvania with Democrats and had criticized Mr. Trump’s running mate, of making “nasty aspersions” about him.”
"MSNBC’s Hayes Brown is trying all our last nerves ... talking about a split in the House/Senate for the tied presidential Electoral College. Do not even stress about it, this is for hypothetical interestingnesses only."
A tied Electoral College is possible but unlikely. But a deadlock over acceptance of certain state EC slates (hello, Georgia and Arizona!) is a real possibility. Why is it that Democrats have such a hard time accepting that REPUBLICANS DO NOT PLAY BY THE RULES?
Don't dismiss, PREPARE. Winning the few key seats needed to win a House vote for the Presidency is doable, we are already surprisingly close. But we're not gonna do anything except sit there dazed and wondering how we wound up on our asses if we just dismiss the danger.
We have been watching Bad Monkey which is set in Florida - it's a Carl Hiaasen story. There was a scene where some lady shoots a machine gun (ish) weapon at a neighboring house, and I thought "yeah I could see how she got to that point" which reminded me of a Florida adventure years ago.
It was August, in South Beach, and my cute hotel had an open bar happy hour for guests which then turned into a very cheap bar after happy hour, which meant yours truly had imbibed a lot and had made new friends.
Friends!
I have an idea!
Let's go swimming!
In our clothes!
At night!
In the ocean!
During this little August storm!
Lightning is really far away so it's probably safe!
What about sharks?!
Punch them in the nose!
In the dark?!
Just punch the ocean!
So we did.
A good time was had by all.
No electrocutions, shark attacks, or electric shark attacks.
ETA: The connection is, Florida, Man, it's a place where crazy people do crazy things. I also met this lady, in Orlando, who showed off her webbed feet. Then she told a story of getting pulled over by the popo, with drugs in the car, while pregnant...
Oh, I almost forgot! I saw a bit of Stephanie Ruhle's interview with future president Kamala Harris. A subject came up, which of course PAB had been lying about, and future president Harris said, "We shouldn't worry about something someone said at a small rally somewhere".
Oof! And it rolled off her tongue MAJESTICALLY, as if she was commenting on the color of the chair she was sitting in. She just said it and kept on talking.
We can bet PAB hate-watched it and get ready for incoming screeds from him about how YUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEE his rallies are.
But also, the way she skewered him so effortlessly confirmed in my mind that there is no way that dude wants back on a stage - debate or otherwise - with future president Kamala Harris.
Spouse's sib. "How'd you feel about it if I asked the locals to name something after Dad, considering he both built & worked at the facility." The correctional facility.
I said no to that, obviously; who wants their children's rare surname connected to a few family members & a flipping _prison_? He hadn't thought of that, smh. He then suggested a street or some other building, I said it's fine by spouse & me so long as it's not adjacent to the _blasted_jail_.
Amy Wax is not actually being busted for her terrible speech. She is being busted for inviting a white nationalist guest speaker to class and forcing her students to listen without going thru the motions of providing an alternative assignment. You can do all kinds of crazy shit outside of class. Great faculty are sometimes batshit. But you can NOT force this shit on your students.
Ribbiting hed gif source info: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/fuchsia-froggy-flowers
And a meme chat too: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/b5385292-8427-416f-9371-fe27528f8b4d?utm_source=share
I created what I thought would be excellent frog habitat--little stream, pond, native plants, etc. Botanist neighbor said you can't attract them that way, they need to be "born" in the water and then they'll return to spawn. Buried a kegger tub next to the pond to protect a clutch of eggs which hatched into a hundred tadpoles, maybe more. They metamorphosed and split. Next thing I know I've got another generation of tadpoles! No frogs, though. They don't like it here, apparently.
like something Lewis Carroll would dream up, but adorable :)
Leave it to Martini to find the most cat-like Amphibians on the planet, smugly nestled in amazingly box-like flowers. Peak Wonkette!
Me after I’ve had too much edible.
The Japanese pod hotel of the natural world.
I'm not much of a gardener at all, but if I had a garden I'd want it to look like just that.
somewhere around here I have a similar pic of a tiny frog in a huge Oriental lily.
Went out to get pics of the flowers and pleasantly surprised to see a little face looking back at me.
I first saw it right near the end and I thought, "what is a tiny owl doing in a shower sponge." (I also need to put on my glasses.)
I had my glasses on and it still took me a bit to realize what I was looking at.
At first i was thinking "those are the weirdest bee butts I've ever seen! And extra large!"
Very cute and stuff, but also possibly a strategy for being in the right place to snag the occasional flying insect snack which might be attracted to the bloom.
sleep snacking
Cute. And DEADLY.
Cuteness overload!
It's a frog's life...
I love flowers. I love the little frogs. That is all. I will croak from the cuteness.
I'm in a mood here, but those little froggies look so sweet and they're in their little flower beds! I really can't take it because it's so sweet and it just makes me feel sad. You know when happiness makes you feel sad?
and the crushing darkness of existence overwhelms you? yes.
My friend in Iowa has those frogs in her garden, they are so stinking cute!
Flower frogs, that's how they get you.
Okay. I acquiesce.
first hit's free...
As always.
OMG they is sleepin in the zinnias! Weeeee singin froggie men a noddin' in the blooms
I am squee
My zinnias have these very tiny butterflies that land on them.
I bought some hybrid zinnias this spring also . Pink!
Zinnias give back way in to autumn as long as doesn't freeze.
My zinnias had a large toad living under them early in the season. Also cute, but not this cute!
It's not that easy being green ...
Are we trying not to sanewash? Try harder, guys.
“Earlier this week, Mr. Trump accused Mr. Zelensky, who had appeared in Pennsylvania with Democrats and had criticized Mr. Trump’s running mate, of making “nasty aspersions” about him.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/us/politics/trump-speech-harris-border.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N04.Ulk8.d65WXTQQ7XX3&smid=url-share
Well, lookee here! A North Dakota judge put the kibosh on our state's fuckbonkers abortion ban today. It won't last, but it's nice to see.
https://www.kvrr.com/2024/09/26/judge-signs-order-officially-repealing-north-dakotas-abortion-ban/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFi7BBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHU3t5bO6SYvMeglhSpfqtWSUI3M3nUtXUQG58wHkF8s3OhsK3rIBJemt4w_aem_Sy3wf7oTvop-ebNZTh7uwA
Now That Six ‘Goon Squad’ Deputies Are Going To Jail For Torturing Two Black Men, The DOJ Says It’s Time To Investigate Their Employer
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/26/now-that-six-goon-squad-deputies-are-going-to-jail-for-torturing-two-black-men-the-doj-says-its-time-to-investigate-their-employer/
Dahlias with babby frogs!
"MSNBC’s Hayes Brown is trying all our last nerves ... talking about a split in the House/Senate for the tied presidential Electoral College. Do not even stress about it, this is for hypothetical interestingnesses only."
A tied Electoral College is possible but unlikely. But a deadlock over acceptance of certain state EC slates (hello, Georgia and Arizona!) is a real possibility. Why is it that Democrats have such a hard time accepting that REPUBLICANS DO NOT PLAY BY THE RULES?
Don't dismiss, PREPARE. Winning the few key seats needed to win a House vote for the Presidency is doable, we are already surprisingly close. But we're not gonna do anything except sit there dazed and wondering how we wound up on our asses if we just dismiss the danger.
💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
If you send flowers to somebody can you specify that tiny frogs be included?
Roodles the Clown has been disbarred from practicing law in Washington, DC, and it's about damn time. That is all.
We have been watching Bad Monkey which is set in Florida - it's a Carl Hiaasen story. There was a scene where some lady shoots a machine gun (ish) weapon at a neighboring house, and I thought "yeah I could see how she got to that point" which reminded me of a Florida adventure years ago.
It was August, in South Beach, and my cute hotel had an open bar happy hour for guests which then turned into a very cheap bar after happy hour, which meant yours truly had imbibed a lot and had made new friends.
Friends!
I have an idea!
Let's go swimming!
In our clothes!
At night!
In the ocean!
During this little August storm!
Lightning is really far away so it's probably safe!
What about sharks?!
Punch them in the nose!
In the dark?!
Just punch the ocean!
So we did.
A good time was had by all.
No electrocutions, shark attacks, or electric shark attacks.
ETA: The connection is, Florida, Man, it's a place where crazy people do crazy things. I also met this lady, in Orlando, who showed off her webbed feet. Then she told a story of getting pulled over by the popo, with drugs in the car, while pregnant...
Florida.
Wait, I can find love in the comments section!!??
Comments aren't allowed here.
I tried that. I think they're on to me.
From whinebrag to winebag. Authorized!
Oh, I almost forgot! I saw a bit of Stephanie Ruhle's interview with future president Kamala Harris. A subject came up, which of course PAB had been lying about, and future president Harris said, "We shouldn't worry about something someone said at a small rally somewhere".
Oof! And it rolled off her tongue MAJESTICALLY, as if she was commenting on the color of the chair she was sitting in. She just said it and kept on talking.
We can bet PAB hate-watched it and get ready for incoming screeds from him about how YUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEE his rallies are.
But also, the way she skewered him so effortlessly confirmed in my mind that there is no way that dude wants back on a stage - debate or otherwise - with future president Kamala Harris.
Spouse's sib. "How'd you feel about it if I asked the locals to name something after Dad, considering he both built & worked at the facility." The correctional facility.
I said no to that, obviously; who wants their children's rare surname connected to a few family members & a flipping _prison_? He hadn't thought of that, smh. He then suggested a street or some other building, I said it's fine by spouse & me so long as it's not adjacent to the _blasted_jail_.
Amy Wax is not actually being busted for her terrible speech. She is being busted for inviting a white nationalist guest speaker to class and forcing her students to listen without going thru the motions of providing an alternative assignment. You can do all kinds of crazy shit outside of class. Great faculty are sometimes batshit. But you can NOT force this shit on your students.
“This poor oppressed law professor, Amy Wax, being oppressed for her lawful white supremacist speech”
Maybe she can resign and get a job with Bari Weiss’s “university”
Or Prager "U"!