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den |
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master BR |
A blogsite offering entertaining oddities since January 2020 at the rate of 30x/month. There are now over sixteen hundred posts in these four years. Images -- poetic, photographic, and computer-simulated -- are drawn from daily life as well as from poems and wordplay grouped by topic on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense". The poetry displayed is all original (as are the song-lyrics), although portions evolved through rigorous editing on a collaborative website.
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front hall |
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kitchen |
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LR/DR |
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den |
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master BR |
a) reprise from March 2020
MAR 30, pandemic poetry: the infirm
a) reprise from March 2020
b) Giorgio's Lexicon of Binomials
You have seen the 'staged' (hyped) photos of this suite on the post of March 19. Here is the reality, as we get ready to undertake a massive reno under the supervision of 'Carl the contractor'.
THE PRE-RENO (realty) REALITY
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hall (den on left) |
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kitchen |
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LR (balcony through doors on R) |
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Carl checks the location of service conduits |
Following up on lesson #1
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work continues under wraps March 21 |
wet snow, late in season |
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update: spring has sprung, April 16 |
A NOTE FOR (potentially) DISAPPOINTED READERS !!!
Although the Palm Court has been closed for renovations, portions of the Conservatory facility remain open. If you can't manage to come by for a look in-person, you can still take in the joys of an on-line visit by clicking HERE.
reprise from March 2020
mute swan at Lake Ontario, feasting on corn left by a misinformed well-wisher |
The City of Toronto is urging residents to protect both people and wildlife by refraining from feeding local wildlife. In recent years, there has been an increase in negative interactions involving people and wildlife in Toronto. Most interactions with wildlife, including coyotes and foxes, are the result of a nearby, regular food source, primarily from people leaving food or garbage out.
Feeding wild animals changes their natural instincts and may increase their presence and tolerance of people, creating problems for both wildlife and Toronto communities.
When food is left out for animals, it can attract other animals such as mice, rats, squirrels, and raccoons which in return can attract other larger predators. Feeding birds may encourage large flocks to roost or perch nearby, creating unsanitary conditions and potentially spreading diseases such as avian flu among large bird populations.
To help keep people and wildlife safe, new regulations under Chapter 349, Animals Bylaw will come into effect on April 1 making feeding wildlife prohibited on both private and public properties across Toronto. The new regulations do not apply to feeding songbirds on private property, provided bird feeders are kept above grade, are kept in a sanitary condition and do not attract other animals or wildlife.
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Alexander Muir |
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"Maple Cottage" Leslieville, (now part of Toronto) Muir's residence |
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1867: A fragile line |
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Robert Stanley Weir lyricist |
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Calixa Lavallee composer |
In this post, we continue with a novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, this new form is used for a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its earlier analogues, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence in English (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards).
To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome (generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem) has been color-coded.
And, just in case you have forgotten what palindromes are about, your blogsite hosts have arranged a serial set of brief lessons on the topic ('Political Palindromes') which you can review by clicking HERE.