Here's the tulip that Olga broke off from the plants in the garden. When I put it in the vase it was still green and closed up like a tiny artichoke, but as you can see it miraculously opened and matured in water alone. So despite being beheaded it wasn't a total loss.
Thank goodness it's the weekend! Woo hoo! Since I didn't get a full weekend last week -- having to attend that librarian conference -- this one seems especially necessary. I have a few little projects planned but I hope to mostly relax and read. I've pretty much abandoned reading in recent weeks, offline anyway, and I need to start a new book.
Speaking of the library, I spotted this yesterday in our Lower School:
So many questions. Let's begin with the fact that dinosaurs lived about 75 million years before Jesus Christ was born, never mind resurrected.
I'm sure it's meant in good, innocent fun, but honestly, no wonder people have no critical thinking skills anymore. (Or maybe the book teaches that this scene is imaginary?) Needless to say, this is not what I'll be reading this weekend.
Queen Olga was so exhausted last night that went into a deep sleep after having dinner. As I've said she can't hear too well anymore, so once she's asleep nothing bothers her much! It must be kind of blissful. I wish you could have heard her gentle snoring.
I know some dinosaurs did lay eggs, could that be the educational conclusion? As a mammal, J.C. did not.
ReplyDeleteHa! Kind of disturbing thinking of dinosaurs dyeing and searching for their own eggs.
DeleteSo relaxed.
ReplyDeleteShe knows how to sleep, that's for sure!
DeleteDino Easter is probably harmless to the young people who read it, but it certainly troubles me.
ReplyDeleteOlga appears to be having the best sleep ever.
I'm sure it's meant in fun but it bothered me too!
DeleteDino-Easter is just the sort of thing the twins would love. Dinosaurs and chocolate eggs, what could be better when you are two years old!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that's exactly how it's meant to be perceived -- harmless fun.
DeleteThat plump belly of Olga tells a tale to. Dino will be forgotten once they are grown up.
ReplyDeleteIt will probably be forgotten the week after Easter!
DeleteI sleep a bit like Olga lately. Once I’m out, I’m out. It IS kind of blissful. Dino-Easter gets worse. The dinosaurs visit farm animals and a chocolate factory, and join an Easter parade. Cripes!
ReplyDeleteOh, Lord, did you read an online plot summary? LOL
DeleteMe and Olga are one of a kind, although my wife is not such a fan of the gentle snoring.
ReplyDeleteOlga can actually snore quite loudly at times -- and so can Dave! I'm used to it by now. (I, of course, do not snore at all. :) )
DeleteI was out like a light last night too. Probably too much stress or maybe too much wine. Have a wonderful, well-deserved weekend. (And nice save with the tulip!)
ReplyDeleteWine actually makes me sleep more poorly. I can fall asleep but then I wake up in the middle of the night.
DeleteI wonder if a partially developed T-rex egg is anything like a Cadbury egg?
ReplyDeleteBut much larger?!
DeleteThis is why so many people, well, MAGAts, believe dinosaurs lived at the time of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteExactly! It's the first thing I thought of!
Deletecartoons can do anything and everything! animation is fun- no annoying humans to contend with- dino easter is hilarious. Pretty sure that would be part of the new curriculum in trump's world of education. And all of the dinos would be white christian males.
ReplyDeleteOr they would be ridden by white Christian males -- because after all, the white Christian guys were given dominion, or so the Bible says.
DeleteDinos, Easter, which even happened?? It's a fun mix for uncritical kids!
ReplyDeleteHa! True or false?!
DeleteThe world was created in seven days, so the dinosaurs were around then, too, laying eggs, and eating each other.
ReplyDeleteWe have dogs and cats snoring at night - it's quite soothing.
Now you're talking like some Americans!
DeleteDon't judge a book by its cover, Steve! Silly, harmless fun maybe...
ReplyDeleteI'm going to join a protest today wearing my new "Everyone is welcome here" shirt! Hope it goes well! :)
I'm sure that's exactly what it is. (And yes, you're right, I AM judging it by its cover!)
DeleteWhat a coincidence! I got an email from Hesed House here about their upcoming activities and they are having a Dino Day including a dinosaur egg hunt but it is located in Dinosaur park where there's a big replica of a brontosaurus and it in May, far removed from Easter.
ReplyDeleteMaybe there's some greater trend combining dinosaurs with egg hunts that I don't know about?!
DeleteI don't hear very well. I don't think it helps with my sleeping. I know that it's not good idea to keep hearing aids on as it does amplify sound.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would think sleeping with hearing aids in would be counterproductive. Are you supposed to remove them at night?
DeleteI think Dino Easter would be far preferable than a children's Bible story book about Easter. When I was taking care of Owen and Gibson when they were little, I used to try and convince them to watch Dinosaur Train on TV. It was so gentle and absurd. They were not having it.
ReplyDeleteHave a really good weekend, Steve. Enjoy yourself. Take a nap with Olga.
I don't know Dinosaur Train but I'm surprised they didn't go for it! Sounds like something small boys would love!
DeleteHave a good weekend and take some time to relax.
ReplyDeleteYes! Sorely needed!
DeleteIntroducing Easter traditions with dinosaurs seems a very strange thing to do. It should be administered with some supervision.
ReplyDeleteOlga looks so sweet all snuggled up in her blanket. Enjoy your weekend!
Yeah, I hope there's an adult standing over the kids saying "This is just PRETEND!"
DeleteHaha... as a dinosaur lover, I think the book would be all in fun and no more outrageous than many of the other children's books out there. Chances are, the book is all about springtime rather than religion. And it's not like I've ever considered the comic strip BC or the Flintstones realistic. It's fiction! As for Bob's comment about MAGAs... I don't think they believe dinosaurs even existed. They'd probably ban that book.
ReplyDeleteI hope you were in that area of the library looking for the Erin Entrada Kelly book!
I wish I could sleep like Olga!!
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder these days if people can separate fact from fiction. Sigh. I have to figure out how to plant my tulip bulbs; now is not the time but I don't want to try to keep them "alive" until fall.
ReplyDeleteI assume they're like any other bulb, keep them dry in a paper bag on a shelf in your shed maybe, then plant when the time comes.
DeleteI have no opinion about Dino Easter, but now I REALLY REALLY want a Cadbury egg. And those little mini malted eggs. I see a trip to the store in my future!
ReplyDeleteAs a botanical illustrator, I'm as offended by the grass as the dinosaurs having Easter. Grass evolved 55 million years ago, well after the dinosaurs went extinct. There would have been some flowering plants, but they'd have been few and far between. Most of the plants would have been cycads, ferns, mosses.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a moving photo of Olga. Or am I just extra emotional today? I feel like I KNOW her, thanks to you sharing so much of her over the years. Have a good weekend, Steve.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend without any commitments. Doing as you please is always preferred.
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder what the logic was in buying the Dino Easter book.
Sweet Olga looks comfy, dreaming away on her special bed.
Olga Girl Would Like To Point Out That Breaking Off That Tulip Was Nothing More Than A Happy Accident - Satisfied Once Again , She Comfortable Snores Herself Into A Dreamy Fully Blissed Out Nap - And Whats A Girl Gotta Do Around Here To Get A Biscuit
ReplyDeleteKeep Comfy ,
Cheers
That book is not going to advance anyone's critical thinking skills. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteHoo-kaaaaaay then. I googled that book to get a synopsis. You will be pleased to know there is another book. The Dino that Pooped Easter. Totally not kidding.
ReplyDeleteOlga is just so adorable! Steve, I remember when you got Olga! How long ago was that? Also, that book gives me the creeps -- Easter and dinosaurs?
ReplyDeleteCreepy book. Contented dog. I envy such easy sleep.
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