When I first started on locals, one year ago today(my 1-year anniversary-woo-hoo), I had a strict schedule for posting certain topics on corresponding days of the week; gardening/plants stuff on say Tuesdays, woodworking stuff on Wednesdays, cooking stuff another day... and Fridays I would post a comic. Funny Fridays, super creative, eh? 🙃
I stopped being so disciplined with the variety of posts when it seemed forced or like I was reaching, and after several months, I kind of ran dry on ideas for the comic strip, The Daily Farm. The idea was a bizarre and humorous take on farm life, without inserting obvious political themes, and after a while I ran out of motivation, maybe partly because I didn't get enough praise or feedback. The drawings are pretty good, but my text style sucks, mainly as I am not using a program, just pencils. Maybe I'll work on that.
I do miss it, and I think I will start it up again. I drew a quick one today, as I was inspired by someone's post which misspelled milquetoast as milk toast.(That's referred to as an 'eggcorn') It could have been intentional as the person he was speaking of is not the sharpest tack in the shed, but I thought the visual was hilarious.
The drawing is mostly self-explanatory. The piece of toast is supposed to represent a certain person, hence the black hat, and milquetoast seems like a french term, hence the dapper hen. The fence-sitting represents the idea of a person without courage of conviction who seemingly plays it safe, though at any moment could fall off.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
