Just wondering: How long have you known this grasshopperish petunia inspector? These days I have an album on my phone dedicated to local insects, inspired no doubt by my longing as a wee child to hold honeybees in my hand!
As you often do, today’s BFN contents triggered my “search mode.” The first definition of trifle meant “of little importance.” What?! Tri-berries and fresh cream and “lacking importance” induced cerebellar whiplash!
The second definition, of an English dessert, much better matched my inklings. As I read on, another dessert name appeared: “Syllabub.” A whipped cream dessert flavored with Sherry or white wine. I knew it was time to move on.
Last, on the notion of “choice,” like the span between trifles and pickle juice, I revel in the choice to read the current “Born Free Newsletter.”
Oh! The grasshopper… just that one visit yesterday. I couldn’t pass an opportunity to capture his vibrant green on the red petunia. So many of our hoppers are a shade of dull grey-green.
Ha! I scurried to Google myself. Did we spell trifle wrong? Urania panicked. Nope! It has 2 meanings for the same spelling.😂
When I hear “sherry”, I always think of veterinarian James Herriot in Mrs. Pumphrey’s warm drawing room. He enjoyed his calls to visit her Pekingese away from the cold winds raging on the moors.
Me, I have trifocals (not graduated — that’s Deb) having far, medium, & near, and “office” (formerly “computer”) glasses, which are bifocals with medium and near focus. Which I remember I forgot to switch when the TV is fuzzy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Trifocals? I hadn’t heard of those. Did they take much getting used to? I envision the challenge of a funhouse mirror until your eyes and brain adjust.
Once you have your brain trained on bifocals, trifocals are a tenth of the effort. "Hey, remember that thing we learned to do where everything changes depending on where we look? Same, only different." OTOH, I still see things "move" when my head changes position ever so slightly and an object "jumps" from one lens to the next.
In my undergrad studies I learned of a fellow who deliberately put on “inverting glasses.” Yes, they turned his visual world upside down!
Over time he acclimated so well he rode his bicycle while wearing the glasses. After completing this “proof of concept” experiment he ceased wearing the glasses.
Your Muse of Wit's "magical math" comment reminds me of a Spanish proverb: "More grows in the garden than the gardener knows he planted."
I’ve never heard that before. I like it. The muses might steal it… coming to a story near you soon! 😂
Just wondering: How long have you known this grasshopperish petunia inspector? These days I have an album on my phone dedicated to local insects, inspired no doubt by my longing as a wee child to hold honeybees in my hand!
As you often do, today’s BFN contents triggered my “search mode.” The first definition of trifle meant “of little importance.” What?! Tri-berries and fresh cream and “lacking importance” induced cerebellar whiplash!
The second definition, of an English dessert, much better matched my inklings. As I read on, another dessert name appeared: “Syllabub.” A whipped cream dessert flavored with Sherry or white wine. I knew it was time to move on.
Last, on the notion of “choice,” like the span between trifles and pickle juice, I revel in the choice to read the current “Born Free Newsletter.”
Even over the Google searches that result… 😁
Oh! The grasshopper… just that one visit yesterday. I couldn’t pass an opportunity to capture his vibrant green on the red petunia. So many of our hoppers are a shade of dull grey-green.
Ha! I scurried to Google myself. Did we spell trifle wrong? Urania panicked. Nope! It has 2 meanings for the same spelling.😂
When I hear “sherry”, I always think of veterinarian James Herriot in Mrs. Pumphrey’s warm drawing room. He enjoyed his calls to visit her Pekingese away from the cold winds raging on the moors.
Thank you for you appreciation!
The muses wear readers? 😯 Well, I guess they would, at their age. 🤔 Nothing wrong with that!
Typist has multi-focal contacts that get her by in most situations. Readers are only pulled out when absolutely necessary. Haha!
Me, I have trifocals (not graduated — that’s Deb) having far, medium, & near, and “office” (formerly “computer”) glasses, which are bifocals with medium and near focus. Which I remember I forgot to switch when the TV is fuzzy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Trifocals? I hadn’t heard of those. Did they take much getting used to? I envision the challenge of a funhouse mirror until your eyes and brain adjust.
Once you have your brain trained on bifocals, trifocals are a tenth of the effort. "Hey, remember that thing we learned to do where everything changes depending on where we look? Same, only different." OTOH, I still see things "move" when my head changes position ever so slightly and an object "jumps" from one lens to the next.
Our anatomy is amazing! The magical math of mind and body. 🧐
In my undergrad studies I learned of a fellow who deliberately put on “inverting glasses.” Yes, they turned his visual world upside down!
Over time he acclimated so well he rode his bicycle while wearing the glasses. After completing this “proof of concept” experiment he ceased wearing the glasses.
Yep. His world was once again inverted.
I'm envious. hahaha! That his world was once again inverted.