Thursday Challenge: Hot Desert
Taken on our 2008 trip to Israel: it was hot.
Theme for Thursday Challenge this week is HOT (Day, Sun, Desert, Fire, Oven, Stove, Food, Peppers, Hot-Air Balloon,…).
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Ruby Tuesday: Puss n Boots
My daughter was part of the Middlesex Theater Camp show last Friday that presented “Puss in Boots.” In this scene, Tom has inherited the cat, while his sisters have inherited gold and land. He also has a flock of orphans under his guardianship.
Whenever this “lady” in purple opened her mouth to sing, the other actors yelled “No, DON’T SING!” Do you know which one is my daughter?
It seems that the talking Puss really wants to be a musketeer, like those pictured in this photo.
One final note: going to theater camp was a big adventure for my daughter. She was with people that are from different backgrounds than her own. One neat little skit that she put on for open mike (just for the other campers and the counselors) was with one of her friends that she knows from her ballet class. On their own the two made up this skit in which one talks in Ukrainian and the other (my daughter) talks in Hebrew. Neither understand each other, but then they finally figure out that they both know English. I was very proud of her for doing this skit and for telling me about it.
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Summer Stock: My Swimmer
I took these photos last summer when parents were invited to watch the kids swim at camp.
We are off to a waterpark today…thought of leaving the camera behind, but maybe I’ll take my Canon Power Shot so you (my blog readers) can come, too.
For more Summer Stock Sunday, visit Robin’s Around the Island and see a worldwide photowalk (with her photos of Tel Aviv).
Weekly Review on Stage
On My Blog
Skywatch: Three Birds Land – if you look at these 2 pictures fast, back and forth, is it sort of like a movie?
Nature Notes: Sparrow, Groundhog, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Hydrangea
Pressed Salad
Ruby Tuesday: Gray Catbird, Clown and Vampire
Summer Stock: Object Animation
This morning we are going to see Puss in Boots at Middlesex County College Theater Camp in Edison.
Elsewhere in the Blogosphere
- Ilana-Davita has fireworks for Bastille Day.
- Mrs. S. tells us how determination helped a health clinic stay open.
- Cooking Manager (aka Hannah Katsman) has a post on growing herbs by a guest blogger named Fern.
Skywatch: Birds Fly and Land
I believe the building is the back of the Technology Services Center of Middlesex County College, near Edison Hall where my son took manga cartooning and video games last week.
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Nature Notes: Sparrow, Groundhog, and Tall Flowers
The sparrows on my block are quite a joy, both in sight and in sound.
A critter I do not love: my daughter and her friend said this was a beaver, but I believe it is a groundhog. We still have one living in our backyard. I installed a “solar pest repeller” (I’ll have to take a picture of the this gadget), but yesterday I discovered my marigolds had been newly chomped despite the new repeller. Next step is a havahart trap, in which we trap it, and my husband promises to drop it off at Johnson Park on his way to work. New meaning to carpooling?
Echnicacea, rudbeckia (those are in front of my home), and white hydrangea are in bloom on my block, all in front of different homes.
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Ruby Tuesday: Three Reds
An assortment of reds I present to you today:
Many gray catbirds have been spotted in our neighborhood, and this one posed for me on my neighbor’s lawn.
I figured I better show you this clown before I forget all about the photo. I enjoyed seeing him up close, talking to the kids. In the background is the Salute to Israel Parade down Fifth Avenue in New York City.
The main vampire, a seventh grader, was excellent in the show The Brave Little Tailor, a presentation by the Middlesex County College Theater Camp in Edison, New Jersey. My daughter was a castle kid, and she did a great job of jumping into her friend’s arms when the vampire threatened everyone on stage.
For more photos with a little red or a lot of red, visit Mary the Teach’s blog:
Skywatch: Rudbeckia in the Sky
Sky Watch Friday is a photo meme with photos of sunrises, sunsets, blue skies, gray skies, pink skies, dark skies and any other kind of sky posted by bloggers all over the planet.
One has to bend down to get a snapshot of rudbeckia against the sky. They are tall for flowers, but not quite as tall as a tree. I have many growing in front of my home.
I took this shot in late June; I don’t know if it’s a rose or some other rose look alike flower that climbs on a fence at my daughter’s friend’s home.
Thursday Challenge: Celebration
My daughter turned seven. The fairy birthday party went well; thirteen fairies arrived, made fairy wreaths, received fairy wands and diplomas, went on a lost fairy hunt, played fairy freeze dance, put on three fairy skits about magic wishes, and enjoyed pizza and Fairytopia ice cream cake.
The theme for this week’s Thursday’s Challenge is CELEBRATION (National Holiday, Independence Day, Commemoration, Party, Fireworks,…).
Oak Leaf Hydrangea in Pink
Life has been busy. Birthday party on Sunday morning went well, and we (husband, middle son and I) went to see a movie about the 12th century scholar Rashi on Monday night (Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages). I am trying hard to keep up with my work, so less time (and energy) to blog right now. Do I have anything interesting to report? Yesterday my car didn’t start in the Middlesex County College parking lot (it was lot 11 – they have lots of parking lots there) with three kids in the car. Triple A (AAA) fixed it – it needed a new battery – but while we awaiting AAA’s arrival, the girls (my daughter and her friend) found a little artificial stream to play in. They claimed to have seen two beavers, one a baby beaver. I was glad I didn’t have my camera, because I needed to focus on the matters at hand (getting the car fixed!).
A little less than a week ago I thought about writing a post called “Disagreeing Respectfully.” But then life got so busy, I can’t remember what I was going to say on the topic. Could be my subconscious need to avoid conflict.
Haveil Havalim, the blog carnival of the Jewish blogosphere, was hosted by Toby of Efrat in the Rolling Hills of Judea, The 4th of July Weekend Edition.
Did you have any car problems this week? Any other problems you want to talk about? Or you can just enjoy the oak leaf hydrangea with a bit of pink in the petals and the waving dotted heuchera (coral bells) next to the hydrangea flower.