A blogsite offering entertaining daily oddities since January 2020. There are now over a thousand unique posts in these three years. Images, both visual and poetic, are drawn from daily life, as well as from verses, photos and computer-graphics on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense".
March 31, 2020
MAR 31, pandemic verse: Kermit's prediction
March 30, 2020
MAR 30, pandemic poetry: the infirm
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pandemic Poetry' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".
March 29, 2020
MAR 29, mammalian wildlife: Geebo's angwantibo
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
You can review the whole collection of illustrated verses about mammals (both domestic and exotic) by checking out the more extensive post on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE !
March 28, 2020
MAR 28, personal and family history: anniversary saga
March 27, 2020
MAR 27, the Charleston garden: gazebos
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry Praising the Charleston Garden' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.
March 26, 2020
MAR 26, non-sequitur: academically
Our collection of 'Non-Sequiturs' on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense", contains an admittedly bizarre assortment of nonsensical odds-and-ends, that don't quite fit into other topic-based offerings. But should you want to review the entire collection, click HERE.
March 25, 2020
MAR 25, holidays and celebrations: Greek Independence Day
March 24, 2020
MAR 24, the Charleston garden: creeping fig
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry Praising the Charleston Garden' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!
March 23, 2020
MAR 23, waterfowl: little blue herons
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
characteristic deliberate movements |
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'.
links for any date: scroll over to the calendar-based listings of 'Past Posts' in the righthand column on this page, choose your year and month of interest, and then select (by clicking) the post of your choice.
March 22, 2020
MAR 22, wordplay maps: new world palindromes(#11,#12)
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
You can view the entire collection of these 50 wordplay maps, by accessing the collection 'Tourists Palindromic Guides: The Americas'. Start by clicking HERE!
March 21, 2020
MAR 21, the Charleston garden: tractor-seat plant (Farfugium)
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry Praising the Charleston Garden' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!
March 20, 2020
MAR 20, wordplay maps: American Scramble-towns 3,4
Who would ever have guessed? It turns out that an unparalleled word in generating anagrams (letter scrambles) is P-A-L-I-N-D-R-O-M-E-S. We have taken advantage of that property to create this unique series of wordplay maps of imaginary American (and Canadian) locales, each one completed by its official two-letter state (or provincial) abbreviation.
LINKS:
Forward to U.S.A. map#5
Back to U.S.A. map #2
Let's skip all this stuff and get on to the Canadian version, eh? (stay tuned!)
March 19, 2020
MAR 19, the Charleston garden: indica azaleas
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry Praising the Charleston Garden' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!
March 18, 2020
MAR 18, waterfowl: pescatarian choice
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
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'.
March 17, 2020
MAR 17, Carolina lowcountry: springtime excursions
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
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"Nice hot street pavement for sunning" (Eastern painted turtle) |
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immature white ibis (less than two years) Note the duller color of the bill and legs and the brown-black body feathers versus its older companions -compare Jan 30 and 31 |
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early azalea blooms |
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great egret in the reeds |
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evening view from Shem Creek Park |
March 16, 2020
MAR 16, birdlore: Eastern towhees
March 15, 2020
MAR 15, classic palindrome: 'Emil's lime'
Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, wear a mask in public, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Reversing Verse: Limericks About Classic Palindromes' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.
March 14, 2020
MAR 14, classic palindrome: 'no X in Nixon'
You can review a collection of illustrated verses on this topic in a wider context by proceeding to 'Reversing Verse: Limericks About Classic Palindromes' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.
March 13, 2020
MAR 13, pandemic poetry: March Sadness
Little enthusiasm among basketball fans was invoked by substituting 'Mulch Madness' for the customary 'March Madness' televised marathon.
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pandemic Poetry' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".
March 12, 2020
MAR 12, anagram swarm: A-VERY-STABLE-GENIUS, #2/#3


You can review an amazing number of anagrams based on this book title on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. There are two posts to view: ’A Very Stable Genius': Theme and Variations (97 anagrams), and
'A Very Stable Genius': additional funky anagrams
March 11, 2020
MAR 11, geysers: Geysir, Iceland
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry that Spurts: Verses about Geysers' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".
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