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I just returned from the roof after hanging laundry. I dropped a clothespin. The photo above shows my reaction, although I wasn’t spewing fruit and flowers. It’s good no one else was up there to hear what I said. I get like that sometimes. I think that guy looked a lot happier before all those layers of paint.
San Geraldo made another delicious dinner the other night, and since he loves corn so much, he picked up four ears. “Two for me and two for you,” he said. “One for me and three for you,” I replied. “Oh good,” he shot back too quickly. I told him he could even cut an ear of corn in half and have three-and-a-half for himself. He looked appalled and said, “Oh, I couldn’t do that to an ear of corn.”
Since I need to give my foul mouth a time out, please enjoy another walk around town with me.
Acababa de volver de la azotea después de tender la ropa. Se me cayó una pinza. La foto de arriba muestra mi reacción, Aunque no estaba escupiendo frutas y flores. Menos mal que no había nadie más allí para oír lo que dije. A veces me pasa. Creo que ese tipo parecía mucho más feliz antes de todas esas capas de pintura.
San Geraldo preparó otra cena deliciosa la otra noche, y como le encanta el maíz, cogió cuatro mazorcas. “Dos para mí y dos para ti”, dijo. “Uno para mí y tres para ti”, respondí. “¡Qué bien!”, replicó demasiado rápido. Le dije que incluso podía cortar una mazorca por la mitad y quedarse con tres y media para él. Él pareció horrorizado y dijo: “Ay, yo no podría hacerle eso a una mazorca”.
Ya que necesito darle un respiro a mi malhablado, por favor, disfruta de otro paseo por el pueblo conmigo.
• Fuente junto a los Jardines de la Merced, perfectamente restaurada. ¡Aprovechen el agua y las flores!
• Al acercarme a esta puerta, me di cuenta de que no era de madera. Estaba hecha de metal para que pareciera madera.
• Supongo que esos tampoco son clavos de puerta reales.
• Éste es el escaparate de una encantadora tienda de plantas y floristería, hecho aún más encantador. Gato bonsái.
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I love SG looking out for the safety of the corn!!!
I may book a flight, find that shop and steal that cat.
Bob:
I was tempted to walk in an ask “How much is that kitty in the window?” Three people were chatting outside and no one was inside standing guard. I could run a distraction.
Yes, for some odd reason I usually employ my most savage curses on inanimate objects. I mean really, some lowly mere thing dares to defy me, who stand at the summit of evolution on this planet? The utter cheek!!! I will not have it. Though metal and, therefore, kinda fake, the door is still quite handsome.
wickedhamster:
The inanimate objects around me have been taking a verbal beating lately.
I wonder if they grew that cat from a tiny furry seed…I have cat briar in my border but it’s not as nice.
I love SGs concern for the welfare of the corn! And doors galore but I bet those nails are welded on. Boud
Boud:
So I supposed those nails are still dead as. It was comical to hear SG talk about the corn.
Pretty corn but yeah one ear is more than enough. What is that tree with the orangey pods?
ellen abbott:
Thanks to Jon… “That tree is called (variously) “Pride of India” and “Golden Rain Tree” – Koelreuteria paniculata…”
Well, I should have known that. We have rain trees here but the pods are shaped a little different and not quite that brilliant of a coral color. Prolific little bastards. I had one in my back yard that froze to the ground about 6 years ago and was glad to see it gone as every seed it dropped sprouted.
ellen abbott:
Exactly. I’ve seen rain trees, but didn’t connect this with those. And, yes, they sure are prolific. So, how many rain trees do you now have? I thought of dropping some seeds in a pot on the terrace. But not a good plan I decided. Maybe some redwood seeds instead.
Curse words seem to fly out of my mouth so often that I’m beginning to think I’m suffering from Tourette’s. And that last photo was something. First time I’ve seen a plant sprout a cat.
Shirley:
I dropped something on the street and swore. I immediately thought if anyone was nearby I’d simply say Tourette’s. I did a double-take at the bonsai cat.
And there’s me thinking you were a polite young man… 🤣
I know you love your “Green Man” heads, and that’s a particularly intriguing example. The fountain with the ladies is rather OTT, methinks – unlike the restored one, which desperately needs some plants to soften all that white! I spotted that more modern metal door among one of your collections in an earlier post; I prefer the real thing, tbh.
A cat bonsai! Ha!
Jx
PS That tree is called (variously) “Pride of India” and “Golden Rain Tree” – Koelreuteria paniculata…
Jon:
Sometime in recent years I began to swear like a sailor. Thanks for identifying the tree. I was going to look it up but I thought, “Oh, Jon will tell us!”
You’ve probably explained them before, but I’ve slept since then. What are those tree pods? I kept going back and looking for some reference to fake fingernails in your post. Duh. 🙄
Kelly:
I didn’t know what the tree was. Jon commented: That tree is called (variously) “Pride of India” and “Golden Rain Tree” – Koelreuteria paniculata…
Sorry about the nails! I actually thought maybe I should be more clear. But then I thought, where’s the fun in that?
No worries, Scoot, I can let out a string of expletives that would make a sailor blush! At the end of one very frustrating day when my last nerve was frayed, I dropped a 4 Litre jug of milk at the entrance to my apartment building and it burst open on the cement. Swearing, I drop-kicked it across the entrance and into the adjacent yard. When I turned around, another tenant was behind me and we both burst out laughing!
That green man plaque bears a striking resemblance to SG too.
Tundra Bunny:
That other tenant’s presence saved the day! But nice drop kick. Does that man look green? He’s actually a golden yellow? Jon also sees it as green on his screen. NOTE: Jon just explained to me that he’s actually called Green Man even when he isn’t green. I had no idea. We even have one on our terrace wall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man
Jx
Jon:
Wow! We have one on our terrace. He’s gray. I never realized it was called Green Man.
Speaking of corn……we went to a BBQ the other evening and they served corn that was cut into 1/4’s!!! SG would not have been happy!! I had 2-1/4’s which will do me till next year, thank you very much! lol
Thanks for the trip around your beautiful neighbourhood.
Jim:
Quarters?!? Now I would love that and SG would be appalled.
I’ve always wanted a bonsai cat myself but the kind I want would be one that a cat-bonsai master had carefully pruned since kittenhood to remain that size. I’m not sure why this doesn’t seem to have ever happened before.
Does SG ever make anything like corn chowder or would cutting the corn off the cob be a sacrilege?
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
Our cats are already so high maintenance. Can you imagine a bonsai version? Although a bonsai version of Maurice might be Zen. SG would probably love making corn chowder. Not on my list of faves, though. Not to mention what all that corn does to his digestion.
You can’t live in the US these days and not spew foul words
Jssw:
Nor can you be an American living elsewhere. Come to think of it, there are an awful lot of reasons for everyone to be spewing foul words right now. What a fucking world. (Oops.)
ROFL!!! Yup, Mitchell, though every frickin’ farm stand has “fresh corn!” around these parts, I’m “corned out”; don’t care if I ever eat (that shit) corn on the cob again. We’re get a couple of good ears, then it turns into, what I call, “Horse Corn”; tough kernels that you have to run for the dental floss once you’re done eating. Just not… worth… it. I keep a can of “Del Monte Whole Kernel” in the pantry for when we want something small and yellow as a side dish (or I want to add to some corn bread).
Rade:
Although I like corn at times as a vegetable, I’ve never been a huge fan of corn on the cob. The mess. The teeth. SG would live on it if he could get it farm fresh and it wouldn’t affect his digestion.
We really should curse more.
David:
I don’t think I’ve ever heard you curse, have I? Maybe I was just too busy fucking around to notice.
Yeah, that guy on the plaque definitely looks like he’s vomiting oranges. Very bizarre.
I had to look up the tree with the red fruit or flowers or whatever they are. My plant app says it’s a golden rain tree. (Maybe you know this already!) We used to have rain trees in Florida but they didn’t look quite like that, so I was bewildered.
Dead as a fake doornail! LOL
I like Bonsai Cat.
Steve:
Jon pointed out what the tree was. I remember rain trees but, like you, wouldn’t have recognized this as one.
Corn is yummy (but, pretty messy, I do agree). Thanks for the photos!
Judy C:
I enjoy it now because it’s such a rare occurrence. But even I could tell this last round wasn’t very good. SG said it was overripe). Apparently that makes it even worse between the teeth — as if it’s not bad enough.
patience above! how on earth did you find corn? Locally grown is it?
Urspo:
The corn comes from all over Spain (not native). The majority (but only 27%) is grown in Castillo y León. The lowest percentage, 9%, is grown in Andalusia.
The corn looks delicious. There is so much here at 0.48 cents an ear. I had some today.
larrymuffin:
This last round of corn was a bit far gone, unfortunately. I have no idea what SG pays for it.