Just a gallimaufry of AI-generated photos, real photos and ramblings 📸
THE STANDOFF IN THE YARD: A TALE OF COURAGE AND CHANGE
Let this be a lesson in life for us that sometimes we have to stand our ground and show courage in the face of adversity. Just like the hen who decided to confront Poochie, we too can find strength within ourselves to face challenges head-on, no matter how daunting they may seem. It’s a reminder that even when we feel chased by life’s troubles, turning around and facing them can lead to newfound respect and peace.
In the bustling yard of my childhood home, a peculiar friendship flourished between our pet dog, Poochie, and one of our hens. Despite their differences, they shared a bowl and roamed together. Poochie was always chasing the hens and chicks. But there came a day when the hen, tired of being relentlessly chased by Poochie, decided enough was enough. With a sudden change of heart, she halted, turned around, and began chasing the surprised dog instead. With tail tucked between his legs, Poochie beat a hasty retreat, never daring to chase the hen again. It was a showdown that left us all amused and taught us never to underestimate the feistiness of a determined hen.
"Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it." - Joseph Conrad
My son's girlfriend gifted me this beautiful crocheted bag.
With a wink, she told me she got it from a very talented mouse named Maisie.
Meet Maisie.
Maisie crafted the bag with her nimble paws and magical touch.
Dinner - Chinese
FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES
Belgium is waffle heaven!
In the lowlands of Malaysia, mist is a rare and mysterious visitor, typically gracing the highlands with its ethereal presence.
When I see mist, it conjures echoes of the haunting X-Files theme song.
But on a clear day, when the mice aren't spooked, a qiqong class takes place beneath the watchful gaze of the stone lions.
Those mice, beautiful AI'S. Love the take of the dog and chook, now they are friends it seems.
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Take care.
The mices are very sweet. You got a lovely crocheted bag, Veronica. Yes, the mist is always in scary movies. I rembember I watched X-files. They could be scary enough for me :)
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The temple images are the most amazing
ReplyDeleteMy auntie kept hens in her back yard. The toilet was outside and the hens used to chase me and peck at my legs, horror! The photos are all fabulous! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI love your crochet bag!
ReplyDeleteDearest Veronica,
ReplyDeleteThat childhood story of the chicken and the puppy is lovely and indeed, facing it is a good quote!
You sure got gifted a lovely sunflower bag by your son's girlfriend!
WISH mice could perform such work...
Chinese dinner looks always inviting and no doubt tastes yummy.
As for Belgian waffles, yes they are world famous and everyone seems to like them.
Oh, when living and working in Indonesia at an altitude of 2,000+ m we always saw fog when going back down around 11:00 AM. Early morning at 6:00 AM it was paradise like and so clear! Pieter and I had the most scary trip of our lifetime when we did go up the mountains one night at midnight, with our driver. We were not even half way when regretting what we'd started! It was for checking on the night crew as we both were suspicious. The driver had to drive with his head out of the window as we passed those curves without any guardrail... We ended up at the top and yes, caught the 'satpam' asleep and also no temperature charts got filled in. Now we knew that they would do that in the morning, all at once and according to the theoretic ideal situation!
It sure felt good for having discovered that but we both would never ever attempt to drive in heavy fog again!!!
Hugs,
Mariette
Lovely AI art and delicious food!
ReplyDeleteThe crochet bag is such a thoughtful and beautifully-crafted gift, Veronica, and your AI mice are all so enchanting. How I look forward to seeing all your creations. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteDelightful pictures. Even the fog is beautiful. The AI images are fun to see.
ReplyDeleteLindos ratoncitos. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteI always love your travel archives and the bag is such a fun gift and so thoughtful. As always, like the mice and the story of Poochie and the Hen is a good one.
ReplyDeleteWhat you're doing is cute and creative and fun, but I do worry about the possible misuse of AI technology. Everything we see can be "smoke and mirrors"!
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I loved this bag, thanks for your sharing
ReplyDeleteI wish I was in Belgium having one of those waffles right now. They look AMAZING! Also, that was such a wonderful crocheted bag you were given, it is so adorable!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Love the bag. And ah! Yes! Waffles!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pics the first one is so cute heheh, and that gorgeous looking food yum :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a tastyt gallimaufrytastic week 👍
I want to believe that I'm the biggest X-Files fan. I used to be obsess with David Duchovny. LOL
ReplyDeleteLove the story of Poochie and the hen, and the lesson learned from it.
ReplyDeleteThe bag is beautiful. Do you think your son's girlfriend crocheted it?
All the mice photos are great--especially the little mouse crocheting.
Your AI ones are always such fun.
I love that bag :D
ReplyDeleteI love seeing all that yummy food and those mice are so cute, love the knitting mice!
ReplyDeleteI love the story of Poochie and the hen!
ReplyDeleteCute picture of you and that bag. What a nice gift. The mice did well! :)
OMG! Those waffles. Yum. We've been watching X-Files reruns. I used to love that show back in the day.
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ReplyDeleteThe Poochie story is so cute. The food does look yummy! I would love the waffles, they all look delicious! Cute photo of you and your new bag, it is really pretty. Take care, enjoy your day!
PS, thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a great week agead.
DeleteOoooo, I like that crocheted bag, it's so cheerful and cute. The "facing it" quote is special, and sometimes harder said than done. I enjoyed the story of the hen and the pup. I wish more people stood their ground and trusted their own thoughts, instead of being influenced so easily. Those Belgium waffles look amazing. The one with the chocolate drizzling on it makes me want one! Your posts are always delightful, and it was good to see a picture of you today!
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The Chinese meal looks so tempting! Love your crocheted bag.
ReplyDeleteI do love those bags. The shaping is a trip, so much so that I had to make one of my own a couple years back. Enjoy the bag. It's a great pattern.
ReplyDeleteQuirky and delightful as always!
ReplyDeleteChallenges can be so scary, but if you dare to try to beat the challenge, you can and will win, and you will feel so good about yourself for it.
ReplyDeleteI love all the mouses
ReplyDeleteDear Veronica,
ReplyDeletethat's a beautiful story about a hen and a dog! By the way, I always face my problems or opponents... which is sometimes good and sometimes causes more problems. But it makes my life authentic. The crochet bag is a work of art - how cute, the mice too! Oh, and I would really like to buy a strawberry waffle from the waffle mouse - delicious!
Fog can be frightening, but also wonderful. Many years ago I was on a mountain covered in thick fog. Here I experienced (for the only time in my life) what TRUE silence is. I enjoyed it very much and will never forget ist.
All the best, Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2024/07/weltreise-2024-neuseeland-von-nord-nach.html
Veronica, hi! I haven't eaten breakfast yet, so seeing those yummy waffles has kicked my stomach into high gear. Hope you're staying cool, friend.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteI think photo two is so cute, the dog and the chicken eating the rice together.
The waffles look delicious too, I love pastries.
Greetings Irma
I'm loving your mice, Masie is so clever! As for those waffles - yum-yum! I often do a day trip to Belguim for waffles, mussels, chocolate and beer!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving all these AI images. They're so adorable!
ReplyDeleteYou have AI down very well. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteI love all the food and I ate until I couldn't eat another bite. Thank you for that.
Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday, Veronica. ♥
Hello!
ReplyDeleteThat animal story can indeed be transported to our own lives! Hold your head high and face life and its problems head on! And while we're on the subject of animals, we shouldn't do like the ostrich - stick our heads in the sand and not face our problems! The crochet bag is beautiful and the mice are cute! I love it! Hugs!
Beautiful Photos. I love the Bag :)
ReplyDeleteHello again, dear Veronica! Beautiful gallimaufry!
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope that whatever you face, you'll find a solution.
All the best and Happy WW! A fine July!❤️😘
That bag is wonderful and she must think highly of you to have hand-made it. I had a student crochet me a bouquet of roses as an end-of-school-year gift. I keep meaning to feature it on WW, and then I forget to when the time comes. Maybe next week. :) And yes, facing adversity is never fun but it's the best way to have it move on. Have a happy rest of the week. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the bag.
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I like the dog and hen story. Beautiful crochet bag and some delicious looking food. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteYou have an active imagination, in a good way. And some great photo and AI skillz.
ReplyDeleteMaisie is super cute. And her sunflower motif really is very pretty. Love that bag!
ReplyDeleteAnd I can imagine that scene between Poochie and the hen. :D
Another fun collection, Veronica.
I hope you are having a good week. :)
Thank you for the story of the hen and the dog! Very inspiring ! Such a lovely gift from your son's girlfriend. Your AI generated photos are very cute. I made my first AI generated photo (based on your directions to me a while ago) thanks.
ReplyDeleteHello Veronica,
ReplyDeleteNice pictures. And what a delicious food you show here.
Delicious waffles with strawberries and chocolate sauce..hmmm...!!
Many greetings,
Marco
Wow amazing photos!
ReplyDeleteMy, those waffles look so good!! Not sure I could resist those. Maisie is sure a cutie!
ReplyDeleteso sweet, yummy :)
ReplyDeleteLove that waffles and great photo of that landscape with an impressive sky.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Poochie is adorable!
ReplyDeleteYour posts are the best - ..entertaining, creative ,adventurous..Love them. I will catch up more at a later date. I got things to do,, people to see, places to go...lol..not really. I need to go bag up some pine needles.
ReplyDelete...I often saw "Maneki-neko" on my trips to Maui. Enjoy a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteI love, "The Standoff In The Yard," it's hilarious. You're a very funny and good writer. And, I enjoyed your photos. I'm Ann, from A Nice Place In The Sun,. I haven't posted on my blog in quite some time, but I'm making a slow, but sure comeback, I tried to follow you, but I see that I already am. I was attracted to the name of your blog, which I saw on Comedy Plus. I'm a big Steinbeck fan, so it caught my eye, and I'm glad it did. Thanks for making me smile.
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