APR 30, reprehensible modern history: Crimean War

View the entire collection of poetic assertions on this topic ( at our more encyclopedic blog 'Edifying Nonsense', by clicking HERE.
 

APR 29, reptiles: fence lizards

 

 You can review photos and illustrated herpetologic verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Verses about Reptiles (don't worry! no snakes)' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".

APR 28, limerick for lovers of classical languages: Greek

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APR 27, waterfowl: action-photos from Swan Lake / Iris Gardens

Continuing from the posts of the previous two days, after our wonderful outing to Sumter SC last Sunday (two days ago). 

mute swan, egg-laden, lumbering

whooper swan, in a flap

 

black swan, grabbing a snack

navigating the ponds

black swan, takeoff plan canceled

a posterior flap

a frontal flap

black swans in flight

swans, like this nesting mute couple,
 spend a lot of time preening themselves

You can review Giorgio's illustrated verses on this topic by proceeding to the post 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Or, if you prefer, you can find most of this stuff in photo-albums on Giorgio's Facebook profile.

APR 26, waterfowl: more tranquil views from Swan Lake / Iris Gardens

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cypress 'knees' abound at the edge of the swamp

black swan, approaching feeder

turtles particularly enjoy the sunny day

"take my advice"

black swan couple, female nesting

whooper swan, outstretched wings

"Y'all come back tomorrow for some more."

And, stay tuned for more reflective pictures tomorrow!

Here is a great website for concise information for identifying waterfowl, (with a British bent), including an expansive photo-gallery: 

https://www.military-airshows.co.uk/wildfowl/identification/identswan.htm

APR 25, waterfowl: swans at Swan Lake, SC

 

waterfowl flotilla
Black (Australian) swans, Canada geese, et al. 

See the post of Feb 21, 2021 on this blog for an illustrated verse about the mute swan.

See this blogpost for Giorgio's recent poetic take on the trumpeter swan. 

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. 

Editors' comment: Yes, we finally made it yesterday, to this South Carolina nature-lovers' destination! So, here are a few brief videos to highlight the visit: these feature black-necked swans (South American), a whooper swan (all white, except for yellow bill - Eurasian), and black swans (Australian) ...

More pictures from this iconic site will be available in the next few days! 

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You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to the post 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Or, if you prefer, you can find most of this stuff in photo-albums on Giorgio's Facebook profile.

APR 24, Carolina lowcountry: beach re-engineering

 

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pizza delivery boxes in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina,

touting service to 'the Lowcountry'

APR 23, binomial phrases: 'hem and haw'

 Another alliterative example ...

 To review the poetic effusion that we have accumulated about binomial phrases, proceed to our blog "Edifying Nonsense", and check out the post  'Grandpa Greg's Grammar: Binomial Expressions'. Click HERE ! (Or, if you prefer, you could look over this stuff on Giorgio's Facebook photo-albums.) 

There is also an entire collection of lyrics to patter songs, somewhat older material, dedicated to various kinds of binomials, that provides more didactic material and an extensive series of examples, and allows you to sing these expressions for your own enjoyment, or for that of others around you. Click HERE !

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chocolate matzoh pieces (B's Pesach recipe)
See you next year!

incidental photographic portrayal:

'kith and kin'

APR 22, a brief saga: Anglo-Latin (and -Greek)

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  For the purpose of this blog, a 'brief saga' is defined as a poem, usually narrative, but occasionally expository, that tell its story in at least 15 lines. Most commonly, the format involves three stanzas in limerick form, constituting a single submission to the online humor site 'Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form'. On the OEDILF site, rigorous standards for content and format are involved in a collaborative editing process that may take several weeks to over a year. 

  Generally, OEDILF has not been enormously welcoming of multi-verse submissions, but Giorgio Coniglio has persisted, and the OEDILF number for each accepted multiverse poem is shown here on the slide with its first verse. 

 

 To access next month's 'brief saga', proceed to 'echoic binomials (Eco-pairs)'

To review the most recent month's 'brief saga', back up to 'bequest'.    

 

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gift bags of chocolate matzot

APR 21, patients and maladies: Jack Sprat and his bypass grafts

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APR 20, bar-fauna: Hamlet at the pub

If you liked this offering, you might want to refer to our entire collection of verses about human and animal denizens of bars, pubs and other watering-holes. Click HERE.

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