Still My Magical Plant

The hoya in my dining room is blooming like crazy! Seven of the eight blooming spurs have buds in various stages of bloom. Two of them have fully opened flower clusters and a third will pop open in a few days. The four that look like tiny fireworks bursting will follow after the rest have faded and dropped. It smells like honeysuckle in here! So lovely! Now, please excuse me while I put on my plumber hat. Both of the toilets in the house are having issues. File this under one of the greatest joys of home ownership.

Happy Birthday, Pearl!

Today is the fourteenth anniversary of buying my Subaru Outback and bringing her home. We have driven nearly 122,000 miles together and in those miles have enjoyed many adventures. Pearl* needs new tires and recently had some maintenance to bring her up to standards. She once again purrs like she just left the showroom for the first time. This will be the third set of tires to go along with her second battery and second windshield. We're good to go for the next 100,000 miles!

*Named for her paint color, Newport Blue Pearl.

Poetry Month Offering #5

 Competition

Musical chairs

Is a cruel little game

So deliberate and concise

How each round

Eliminates one player

There just isn't room enough

Go directly to jail

Do not pass Go

Do not collect two hundred dollars

Like the new favorite dress

Which is chosen for the evening

While last year's go-to frock

Is pushed toward the back of the closet

Designation: Consignment shop status

Similarly

I'm carried forward

On the crest of this wave

Of chilly determination

Make no mistake

I don't think for a moment

That I'm better than you

I'm simply next

We're wired in series, not parallel

So unfair

The strongest don't survive

Not even the most worthy

The most wily do

Who are quickest to adapt

There's only so much

To go around

Seriously Weird Cat Food Choice

Here we see Newton breakfasting on some bits of a powered sugar coated donut. I cannot explain his odd food preferences. He also enjoys mashed potatoes, guacamole, and mushrooms. I think he secretly watches food shows on YouTube and Netflix. I can't wait until he gets all snooty about the olive oil I use.  

Wish Me Luck

Old dead light fixture.

 

New fancy LED fixture.

Poetry Month Offering #4

 Full Moon Fantasy

Look for me

In the moment, in that pause

In the space between the seconds

Bordering effect and cause

Attend to what you see revealed

Shining ever as it was

I see you

In the persistence of the moonlight

In the shadows of the trees

Dependent on my inner sight

There is no room for doubt

Visions lit by lightening in the night

We belong

Illuminated by the stars

Phosphorescent glowing in the water

Reflecting Venus, Luna, Mars

Our very souls will join together

Bound by forces from afar

Hello, Hulu

 I know where I'll be April 28. Do you?