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Tag: Humor

  • Growth Spurts and Pumpkin Patches

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    This pic of Dale Marshall and his 2023 Alaska State Fair winning 2,023  lb. pumpkin didn’t ‘squash’ his record 2,147 lb. behemoth of last year, but he appears somewhat satisfied. This backyard video clip of Mama Bullwinkle and her 400 lb. calf, which weighed in around 25 lbs. at birth just 4 months ago, also…

  • Single Moms with Kids

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    In the Last Frontier all the Alces families consists of single moms and kids while all the dads are off somewhere in a rut . . . Smile ☺️ and . . . Keep Looking Up^ . . . His Best is Yet to Come!

  • Jet-Lag

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    It has been two weeks since touching back down in the Greatland. Getting our home’s water running; the car’s brakes repaired; e-mail, phone and internet re-connected; and reclaiming the lawn and flower beds from the wilderness were just some of the tasks that made things ‘challenging’ 😊. However, jet-lag recovery proved especially ‘interesting’ this time…

  • ‘Lions’ and Lying

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    The game cam recently captured this large local bobcat strolling along the path by our stream-side ‘Quiet Bench’. A persistent rumor exists that mountain lions still roam the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mischievously curious (one of my ‘Needs Improvement’ character traits), I envisioned an opportunity for prime rumor enhancement. Stretching the truth just a…

  • Too Cold ???

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    The Arctic freeze has descended on Tennessee. Up here on the mountain – down in the ‘holler’ – over the ‘crick’ we awoke to a damp-cold winter wonderland of 4-degree pristine snow. It sparked a tinge of homesickness for the Last Frontier’s sub-zero, dry-cold winter wonderland. Truth be known, there’s no such thing as Too…

  • Anthropomorphic Humor

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    Anthropomorphism – a six syllable term for attributing human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. I wonder . . . are dogs guilty of ‘feralpomorphism’ when we ‘bark’ at them for being disobedient? 😊 Here’s a few Outstanding Wildlife Photography winners I’ve added anthropomorphic captions to that hopefully will evoke…

  • Power, History, Tail of the Dragon

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    Yesterday we took a short road trip across the border to Fontana, NC. There, tucked away in scenic Appalachians is Fontana Dam. It’s one of over 30 dams in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s vast hydroelectric system spanning the watersheds of 7 states. Fontana Dam played a crucial role in America’s WWII victory. Our 46-mile door-to-dam…

  • Grateful for Exo/Endo Skeletons

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    “Count your blessings, count them one by one, and it will amaze you what the Lord has done.” Encountering this alien on our deck this morning, the former Science teacher in me kicked in. We humans make up just 0.01% of life on earth, whereas pesky insects comprise 75% of all animal species . .…

  • On the Web

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    Fred D
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    Proof that our Great Smoky Mountain home for sale is on the web 😊 Smile, and . . . Keep Looking Up ^ His Best is Yet to Come!

  • Bear Hug

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    Fred D
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    If you haven’t had a good bear hug in a while, here’s one with a few amorous nuzzles administered in our Great Smoky Mountain backyard yesterday 😊