Day 5036: Roland Garros 2026 & Missing Donkey

    

"Really Just Words": junk paper collage, digital.

 

                                                                       

  

Want music?

    Click: YoYo Ma, Gabriel's Oboe & The Fall.

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Finished the French Open, Roland Garros 2026.

 I have watched this Open over the past fifteen days, as I do every year. This year many of the major players were defeated in the early rounds. Some use to injury, some under duress of extreme heat conditions, giving more play time to younger or maybe fitter players.  

Mirra Andreeva, 19, Womens Champion

Finally, a Grand Slam champion! Congratulations to Alexander Zverev, 29, on winning the French Open title! After an epic five-set battle against Flavio Cobolli, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, Zverev showed incredible resilience and determination to capture his first Grand Slam title. Having watched Zverev compete for over ten years, it was good to see hime achieve a goal.

 

  

 

A 1+ minute video, Australia penguins,  here.

 

 

Just because ...

Brown throated fulvetta

Monday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you see all the good things in your day.

  

 

 

Day 5035: A Public Service Tip &The Mandrill.

"Red heart": junk collage paper scraps, matted.

  

Want music?

    Click: Take 6, Overjoyed.

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A Public Service Tip!

When at the pharmacy this week, I asked the pharmacist what was the proper way of disposing of prescribed drugs that were unused or out of date? He gave me two pre-addressed envelopes and this was new to me? Is it to you? 

With instructions inside. You send the Rx containers with any personal information blacked out, and do not over fill the envelope.

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The envelopes are well designed with a pull off strip so the envelope can be permanently sealed for safety.

Do not take to your pharmacy, but instead, drop off at your local post office, or hand to your postman. That's it, safe for all!

A male Mandrill does not need a crown to display authority.

Its face announces status before a single sound is made.

In the forests of Central Africa, researchers studying mandrills discovered that dominant males often develop brighter red facial and rump coloration, higher testosterone levels, and stronger scent signals released from glands on the chest.

When a male loses status, some of that intensity can gradually fade.

For mandrills, power is written directly onto the body.

The colors themselves are extraordinary.

The vivid reds are linked to blood flow and hormones, while the striking blue tones are created through microscopic structural patterns beneath the skin that scatter light in a unique way.

Every member of the troop notices the signals.

Females use them to evaluate mates.

Rival males use them to judge strength and dominance.

In mandrill society, status is not hidden quietly in behavior alone.

It is displayed openly in one of the most dramatic faces found anywhere in the animal kingdom.

 

  

A 2+ minute video, Yummy Omelet,  here. 

 

Just because ...

The Killdeer

Killdeer frequently pretend to have a broken wing by fluttering along the ground as if they are injured. However, their playacting is actually a clever strategy to lure predators and potential threats (including humans!) away from their nests.

Sunday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you see all the good things in your day.

  

 

 

Day 5034: Grandma Humor & Grafting Magic!

"Easy pieces": for junk papers collage.

                                                                       

  

Want music?

    Click: Stevie Wonder, If You Really Love Me.

2GN2S - Grandma humor

Some of you know I have been purging, donating, giving away and trashing a lot of my stuff! I came across this cartoon and because it is both appropriate and it made me laugh out loud, I sent this to Grandhunk #3, Zack.

And Zack replied, immediately ...

(*If you know Zack, that is Zack! He’s a great kid, and he maybe knows me better than anyone on the planet?)

  

In India, a farmer named Ukabhai Bhatti achieved an amazing agricultural milestone by growing 14 distinct types of mangoes on just one tree.

Through 25 years of patience, dedication, and careful grafting—a farming technique where a branch from one plant is joined onto another—he successfully customized the tree so that different branches produce their own unique variety of fruit.

As a result, the single tree now grows mangoes of various sizes, shapes, colors, and flavor profiles.

This impressive project highlights how combining traditional farming knowledge with long-term perseverance can push the boundaries of modern agriculture and turn a single plant into a symbol of innovation

 

  

 

A 5+ minute video, Hop On, here.

 

Just because ...

Grey Nightjar

Saturday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you feel all the good things in your day.