Do you think Pavlov thought about feeding his dog every time he heard a bell ring?

Aren’t these guys creepy? I read that jack-o-lantern carving started with turnips, not pumpkins, so we decided to try it. Turnips are much more firm on the inside than pumpkins. I had to use a hole saw bit to hollow them out.

My neighbor told me his wife buys plants and hides the purchases from him. He’ll see a new plant in the garden and ask if it’s new and she says “Uh..no..it must have come back..”. I think there’s something really charming about feeling compelled to buy a plant, but guilty enough to want to hide it.

My view on a Saturday morning when it’s getting to be past time for breakfast.

if you elect four Speakers of the House you get to trade them in for one Speaker of the Hotel

Do NOT harass the robots!

Out shopping today, and came across this mermaid Halloween costume for your pet …. (wait for it)… Gecko!! Show of hands; who takes their gecko trick-or-treating?

OK, one more photo from our vacation. This unusual rainbow appeared as a fragment, like a column. The sun was setting, so it was very low in the sky, which apparently affects the size of the arc. The photo was taken facing north-northeast.

@rose.bsky.team, how about the ability to edit a post after posting?

During a recent vacation in Hawaii, we saw these Green See Turtles coming to shore at sunset on Poipu Beach. According to a docent, it’s one of the two known places in the world that they do this enmasse. (What do you call a group of sea turtles?)