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Saturday, January 10, 2026

I give you a smile

 Today's critters offer a bit of humor to our humdrum lives... (I'm doing my best to ignore current events, sigh!)








I was thrilled to read another blogger had also seen a piliated woodpecker lately! They do take my breath away!


Last week I saw two (or maybe 3) piliated woodpeckers. And I saw one again in the distance yesterday!


He must have enjoyed something very tasty there, for he stayed about 5 minutes pecking away!


Visitors to Stonehenge on the Winter Solstice 2025 were amused by the antics of this black cat!





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Today's goddess:

ca 5250-5000 BC it was found during excavations of the early neolithic site at Tasnad in north-west Romania. 

Thanks The Mother Goddess on FB  

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Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.

IKKYU



22 comments:

  1. Such a lovely post! You definitely have me smiling. I actually have a woodpecker in my latest post too! It's a Black-rumped Flameback.

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    1. Cool...I love seeing the different species of birds in India!

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  2. Thank you for a respite. Joy is pretty thin on the ground these days.

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    1. I am trying to share little bits of joy whenever I can. Some days just one joke in a cartoon form is keeping me breathing.

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  3. Our neighbour was quite pleased to get a woodpecker photo on the trial this week. I have no idea of the kind.

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  4. My hair definitely reminds me that I can't control everything!

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  5. ...thanks Barbara smiles and chuckles are always welcomed.

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    1. I just get so tired of adulting...being serious all the time!

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  6. I love your sense of humor. I love your woodpeckers. I don't see them very often but I love it when I do.

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    1. They are rare indeed here. I go years without seeing any.

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  7. NEVER leave a child unattended in a coffee shop LOL!

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    1. Tee hee, there are some which just seem to take over the place, children I mean!

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  8. Thanks for sharing humour, we all need a laugh and a smile to trudge through another day. Love the kitten and espresso sign. :)

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    1. I welcome all and sundry things to tickle my funny bone. I realized a while ago that tickling children to get them to howl with laughter might be considered abusive. I certainly wouldn't want to be tickled that way any more!

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  9. When I got up this morning I already felt dark and sad and determined I should take a day off the news and so forth.
    That lasted about ten minutes. Maybe less.

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    1. I was quite surprised to see my son and his wife appearing in a demonstration in their city! Wow! I'm impressed. This has reached a new level for me.

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  10. Hello Barb,
    I love all the cute critters and funnies! The Pileated Woodpeckers are one of my favorites too. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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    1. Glad that you host the meme of Saturday's critters, though I often have to rely upon internet images of animals rather than getting photos that I shoot myself.

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  11. I needed a good laughm Barbara--thanks for all the humor and fun!

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    1. Yes indeed. We can all use a bit of humor. The world is in a terrible place. Tomorrow I'll get serious again.

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