Saturday interests

 

Why the one white rock?

Detail of the painting.

Flowers at Art in Bloom 2025, Center for the Arts, Black Mountain NC

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While I did see some nice critters to share today, I also spent about an hour last Saturday at the Tailgate Market.

First let me introduce Roberta the Basset. 

Isn't she a sweetheart?

I live across the courtyard from Roscoe the Basset...another tan and white. I may have a photo of him somewhere.

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Saturday around 10, before the heat, but still humid as can be!

Here's another critter who was leaving as I was arriving.

Nope, I don't have any idea who she is, but she was just willing to stand there while I shot a few pics. OK, let's give her a name...maybe Aunt Grace.

A very nice band, where people were sitting on picnic table benches and one woman held her flower bouquet for me to include here. Sorry, i didn't get the name of the band.

Yes the farms are producing pretty well by late June!

My challenge was keeping my balance on the uneven ground. I've become quite acclimated to pavement.

I was glad to walk all through the market, mainly in the shady places. Talked to a couple of old friends. And then was out of breath when I finally returned to my car. 

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Sharing with Saturday's critters.

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Thanks CNN showing me why I am being so careful about this dizziness that comes from medications. Vertigo and blood pressure changes with bending over, sitting or standing up are hard enough as it is!

41,000+

That’s how many retirement-age Americans died from falls in 2023. More than half of those deaths were people 85 and older, the CDC reported ———————————- Joy Tanner is a potter near Burnsville, NC. Here's her blog. ------------------------------ My blog with Sepia Saturday today. -----------------

Today's quote:

to be nobody but myself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. 

-E.E. Cummings, poet (1894-1962)

From wonderful art and flowers, to more art

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And the Asheville Art Museum's permanent collection offers this:

 Oops, you can't be expected to read that sign.  But I did like the fabric art hanging by it.

A bit of enlargement.

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Two new Kalanchoe plants to brighten my front porch view. I've never seen (let alone had) any with these super blossoms, and just look at those huge leaves! Someone gave them a good shot of fertilizer.

Sharing with Floral Friday Fotos

Today's quote:

Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!

Lin-Manuel Miranda

(Notes on health: pm -THanks for the comments about my dizziness yesterday. It improved about by half...just can move slowly and hold head upright as much as possible. Grab the wall or furniture if I try to do otherwise!

 Pulmonologist finally called (after my nap) to say to quit the antibiotic for a few days, see if that helps. If so, then take half the dose they started me with. OK by me.  

Morning Friday. I can get out of bed, walk around (oh I feel like I'm walking my acres of land to just stroll from one window to another opening them to the cool air!) No head problems, I'm so much lighter feeling and no dizziness (for now!) Yes I meditated and am deeply grateful for return to normal. And I was really touched by my blog friends' support yesterday when I had to just sit here most of the day...not moving my head if possible!