Eyes, sad, yes. Directness, yes somewhat. Intensity, not as much, as being forlorn.
Ears. Erect and pricked forward. No.
I see ears relaxed but listening to hazards surrounding, outward not inward not forward focused.
I see resignation. I see melancholy.
I see loneliness.
I see hunger.
Yesterday, I saw my own true relationship with food, maybe for the first time. And of many, many other things. Of that hunger. Of that missing out of the good or better things of my and of this lifer and perhaps of all lives.
As I wind my ways to the end of inhabiting my mortal coil.
All is good. Reflection is good.
May Deep Peace be with us all.
Harrison Ford doesn’t look that time-ravaged in other current pictures, and he had a role in the 2025 Captain America movie.
He also reprised his arguably most famous character in the 2023 Indiana Jones film.
I’m not saying he looks young… his hair is silver and he doesn’t look like an action hero these days….
But the people who love to make this sort of composite image either look for the least flattering photos they can find, or, as I suspect, use filters or Photoshop to make them look even worse…
like the obviously altered image the other day of Macauley Culkin.
Any design with the single wheel at the front never can be. If the single wheel is at the back, they are much more stable.
Reasons for a three wheeled design:
The original reason is as long as a vehicle had no more than three wheels, and no reverse gear (Important), then they fell under the same legislation as a motorbike and sidecar combination, and so it meant that they could be driven on a motorbike licence. The weather in the north of England is, shall we say, not the best, so in the winter being enclosed rather than sitting on a motorbike out in the horizontal rain….
They were cheaper to build, and cheap to buy and run.
When we lived in Libya, there were a lot of little 3 wheeled cars that were almost like enclosed motor scooters in back, with the single wheel, but like a tiny car in front, with 2 wheels, a 2 person seat and a real steering wheel.
Most of the ones I remember were made by BMW, and the whole front opened like a door.
My Dad called them putt-putts, but I think that was just him…. he said that you could l drive them in England and Europe, but they weren’t legal in the US.
I remember being rather surprised years later, when BMWs were spoken of as high end cars, because I’d only known them as motorcycles and 3 wheelers.
I’ve made some roses for cake decorating by rolling out gumdrops on a sugar dusted surface till they get really thin, and if you’re lucky, a bit sparkly.
Then you form them into petals, to create a flower.
They’re a little stubby looking, and shallow, after you stick them together and trim the bottom. Pretty, but not deep and delicate enough to be a real rose.
This reminds me that, just on the off chance anybody still wonders, I’m pretty sure I figured out what those strange creatures were, besides the pineapple, in yesterday’s puzzle.
A couple of people agreed and JPSteve posted a picture that makes it seem correct… Thanks Steve!
I didn’t want to bring it all over to today and bore everybody… but if you’re curious, just look back at yesterday😁
This picture perfectly describes how age, and medication (Betablockers and blood thinners), has changed my attitude to cold weather. When I was younger, I’d be the guy working in -5°C (23°F) in a short-sleeved Tee-shirt, and not thinking anything of it. Nowadays, I’m the guy in the heavy gear when it gets to 10°C (50°F). I feel cold and have to put on a jacket if it’s 20°C (68°F)!!!
You’re right in step with everybody around here in most of northern California.
There are areas north of me it at higher elevations that get some snow… But where I live we’re acclimated to 50°F being a midwinter day, requiring a thick jacket or several light layers.
It’s even more so in southern California, where 50° means dragging out the fur coats or down jackets.
I lived in Wisconsin as a teenager… that’s in the Midwest. We threw off our jackets on the first day in March that the temperature was a degree or two above freezing, and proclaimed it spring.
Nope, they aren’t butterflies, they are True Bugs. Order Hemiptera: Family Membracidae….
They look like elephant flies.
Sorry, those are Fulgorids. Membracids are a different kind of weird bugs…
I thought those were tomatoes till I saw the look on the cat’s face.
That’s not a tomato stare.
Surprisingly…
I just see such sadness, indescribable sadness.
Well, his eyes look sad, but I also see directness and intensity in them.
His ears are erect and pricked forward.
I’d expect a deeply sad kitty to have lost focus a bit, with softer ears.
Eyes, sad, yes. Directness, yes somewhat. Intensity, not as much, as being forlorn.
Ears. Erect and pricked forward. No.
I see ears relaxed but listening to hazards surrounding, outward not inward not forward focused.
I see resignation. I see melancholy.
I see loneliness.
I see hunger.
Yesterday, I saw my own true relationship with food, maybe for the first time. And of many, many other things. Of that hunger. Of that missing out of the good or better things of my and of this lifer and perhaps of all lives.
As I wind my ways to the end of inhabiting my mortal coil.
All is good. Reflection is good.
May Deep Peace be with us all.
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It’s ok, pupper…. It’s no crime to go under.
They’re not watching anyway.
,
Harrison Ford doesn’t look that time-ravaged in other current pictures, and he had a role in the 2025 Captain America movie.
He also reprised his arguably most famous character in the 2023 Indiana Jones film.
I’m not saying he looks young… his hair is silver and he doesn’t look like an action hero these days….
But the people who love to make this sort of composite image either look for the least flattering photos they can find, or, as I suspect, use filters or Photoshop to make them look even worse…
like the obviously altered image the other day of Macauley Culkin.
yeah, gotta agree—-old Harrison doesn’t look THAT old
That was funny!
First red robin of spring…
I’ll show myself out.
It doesn’t look the least bit stable.
Any design with the single wheel at the front never can be. If the single wheel is at the back, they are much more stable.
Reasons for a three wheeled design:
The original reason is as long as a vehicle had no more than three wheels, and no reverse gear (Important), then they fell under the same legislation as a motorbike and sidecar combination, and so it meant that they could be driven on a motorbike licence. The weather in the north of England is, shall we say, not the best, so in the winter being enclosed rather than sitting on a motorbike out in the horizontal rain….
They were cheaper to build, and cheap to buy and run.
When we lived in Libya, there were a lot of little 3 wheeled cars that were almost like enclosed motor scooters in back, with the single wheel, but like a tiny car in front, with 2 wheels, a 2 person seat and a real steering wheel.
Most of the ones I remember were made by BMW, and the whole front opened like a door.
My Dad called them putt-putts, but I think that was just him…. he said that you could l drive them in England and Europe, but they weren’t legal in the US.
I remember being rather surprised years later, when BMWs were spoken of as high end cars, because I’d only known them as motorcycles and 3 wheelers.
Isetta!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta explains why the door is the front…
Thanks… I was about to look them up.
It’s a classic.
The bad part of the Isetta is that on a front end collision you are trapped. It’s the only door.
John Philip Falter
It’s Steep Street Week here on Cleo and Company!
Skysails and moonrakers on a galleon? Nope, just nope…
That little round circle near the lower right is a miniature of the logo of the sellers of this print, a company called Imagion.
It’s a pretty logo, but this site won’t let me post it small, and I don’t want to post a big black square…. or advertise for them, actually.
They call it “Digital art”…. created by their “master digital craftsmen.”
Uh huh.
They don’t give any credit by name, and never use the word artists.
I’m not surprised if their digital craftsmen don’t know what belongs in the picture.
I’ve made some roses for cake decorating by rolling out gumdrops on a sugar dusted surface till they get really thin, and if you’re lucky, a bit sparkly.
Then you form them into petals, to create a flower.
They’re a little stubby looking, and shallow, after you stick them together and trim the bottom. Pretty, but not deep and delicate enough to be a real rose.
This looks kind of like my gumdrop roses.
Probably a big hit in the Bible belt.
Little guy stands his ground!
I think he knows he has the power of cuteness and innocence, and that the big one wouldn’t dare hurt him with humans around.
No I don’t…
This one popped right out at me.
Me too.
Me three.
Me four
This reminds me that, just on the off chance anybody still wonders, I’m pretty sure I figured out what those strange creatures were, besides the pineapple, in yesterday’s puzzle.
A couple of people agreed and JPSteve posted a picture that makes it seem correct… Thanks Steve!
I didn’t want to bring it all over to today and bore everybody… but if you’re curious, just look back at yesterday😁
Got it this morning.
For a moment I almost didn’t recognize
But that’s Robert De Niro, standing, in the hat.
…
Here’s the report of that crash and the results for those of you who are interested:
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/333781
A sailor from the USS Hartford (SSN-768) clears the hatch following surfacing through in the Arctic Circle, 16 March 2016.
This picture perfectly describes how age, and medication (Betablockers and blood thinners), has changed my attitude to cold weather. When I was younger, I’d be the guy working in -5°C (23°F) in a short-sleeved Tee-shirt, and not thinking anything of it. Nowadays, I’m the guy in the heavy gear when it gets to 10°C (50°F). I feel cold and have to put on a jacket if it’s 20°C (68°F)!!!
You’re right in step with everybody around here in most of northern California.
There are areas north of me it at higher elevations that get some snow… But where I live we’re acclimated to 50°F being a midwinter day, requiring a thick jacket or several light layers.
It’s even more so in southern California, where 50° means dragging out the fur coats or down jackets.
I lived in Wisconsin as a teenager… that’s in the Midwest. We threw off our jackets on the first day in March that the temperature was a degree or two above freezing, and proclaimed it spring.
Today was 65° and I wore a thick sweater.
surely. that’s why old folks migrate to warmer areas—it’s a blood circulation thing
So blood circulates from Toronto in the summer to Florida in the winter? Sounds about right…
Those aren’t her peers!
maybe these?
Maybe, but I’d think Cleo’s would have weapon emplacements.
It’s really a pair ‘o docks.
She needs fire hydrants, not litter boxes!