Wildclickers #74 - The "Tree from Hell??"

Stradee-
Halloween - not the season here. Yes, you can buy decorations now, but it is nothing like the Halloween I had in the States.

Very sunny here and still unsually warm during the day.Windy- a good day to fly a kite.

ul, the weather sounds great there. Here in NE TX it is getting very cold and rainy.

All clicked for ehBeth and me....... :wink:

The big AKTbird had already clicked this morning........

ul, we're having great fun at work preparing for Halloween. Stacks of candy, cuddly kittens that purr - then screech, dancing/musical chickens dressed in capes and drac hats, costumes, lighted candy totes, and motion sensor yard ornaments.

The kids will be stylin' for Halloween.

Temps low 80's today! Nobody told the Magnolia trees though! Georgous leaf colors - working outdoors today but first....

"To Do" list at the ready - and awaaaaaaaaaaay!

note: Sorry the weathers rainy and cold where ya all live, but a perfect day for picking out a fav novel, brewing coffee, and relaxing!

Ooooweeeeeooouu - - -

Friday 13th !!!!!!

Look Out !!!!!!!!!

I recall the tradition may have something to do with the downfall of the Knights Templar - - -

Anyone know anything about the origin of the 13th??

Beth and I have clicked......

Yes, Friday 13th- always a lucky day!
Sunshine, warm weather, a letter from a good friend, and the beginning of a weekend.

I have heard that the origin has something to do with the Roman calendar ( 12 months) and the calendar of the Germanic calendar ( lunar-13 months). When the Roman Empire forced their calendar the 13th month was lost. This month was dedicated to a God/Godess. He/she was angry...

Some people say the Fairies in Sleeping Beauty ( 13 fairies- but only 12 golden plates, so one wasn't invited) go back to this.
Not sure though- Have to use Google.

Stradee-
I can imagine that you are having fun with the preparations. Next Halloween Party for me will be in 3 years- part of the English lessons-Cultural learning. I like to prepare a Witch's Brew in a pumpkin ( kid's punch with some dry ice- looks sooo spooky).

Friday the 13th was a very happy day for me!

ul, Glad you're enjoying nice weather also!

Halloween is a fun holiday - lots of work, but well worth the effort.
I purchased one of the plush kittens - couldn't resist. So cute. The kittens all black, wearing a glossy purple hat, and on the hat a golden star, and matching the star - a bow tie. Its also got an orange nose and a deeper coloring of orange eyes. When i got home, decided to see what the herd thought of the new 'kitty'. The first portion of the recording are four sweet meow sounds. Then, four screeches!
Out the door went the herd.
Good thing i also purchased kitty treats for their faces.


Thanks for the info, ul. Here's a page you might find interesting also.

http://www.answers.com/topic/friday-the-13th

Sending good thoughts Beth missed the storm!

Lots of good memories of Friday the 13th.

Have a good day all ~

Word for today: triskaidekaphobia. (There might be variant spellings.) It is the fear of the number 13.

Coincidentally, on a personal note, my mother always considered 13 her lucky number and Friday was her lucky day. So I grew up with a healthy non-fear of this day.

I've heard a number of explanations for the alleged unluckines of Friday the 13th. Yours is one of them, Ul. And, yes, some say it has something to do with the demise of the Knights Templar. I've also heard that the superstition goes back to the time of Jesus. He was crucified on a Friday and Judas Iscariot was the 13th man in the banquet room.

Merry, interesting also, the Brits during the 18th century believed that the 13th man leaving the dinner table would die. yikes!

Our family never had qualms about unlucky numbers or days either, in fact, Friday the 13th was the day my son was born! A good day.

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Great pics, Stradee. We're expecting the first killing frost tonight -- temps down around 30 degrees F. The leaf-peeping scene should improve as a consequence.

Hi Merry Andrew, Stradee and ul...... and, all the rest of the Wildclickers....

That's all great info folks - I am also one who thinks each day is a reflection of our moods. Or, something like that......

Hey, since it's close to Halloween - here is a little ditty that my friend from Sacramento sent to me yesterday.....

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A man is walking home alone late one foggy Halloween night, when behind him he hears:
BUMP - BUMP - BUMP
Walking faster, he looks back and through the fog he makes out the image of an upright casket banging it's way down the middle of the street toward him.
BUMP - BUMP - BUMP
Terrified, the man begins to run toward his home, the casket bouncing quickly behind him.
FASTER - FASTER - BUMP - BUMP - BUMP
He runs up to his door, fumbles with his keys, opens the door, rushes in, slams and locks the door behind him. However, the casket crashes through his door, with the lid of the casket clapping.
CLAPPITY-BUMP - CLAPPITY-BUMP - CLAPPITY-BUMP
on his heels as the terrified man runs.
Rushing upstairs to the bathroom, he locks himself in. His heart is pounding, his head is reeling, his breath is coming in sobbing gasps.
With a loud CRASH the casket breaks down the door.
BUMPING and CLAPPING toward him.
The man screams and reaches for something, anything to defend himself, but all he can find is a bottle of cough syrup!! Desperate, he throws the cough syrup at the casket........... and,
((hopefully, you're ready for this))
The coffin stops.



:wink:

I made it out of Buffalo just as the first snowflakes fell - wondered what was going on - not sure I'll be able to retrieve my car on Monday

Stradee, thanks for the link. I learned something new- Dominical letter.

We are enjoying "golden" Octber days- lots of sun, warm days- last roses blooming. I am remembering a poem by Theodor Fontane ( German poet) and found a translation


Late Autumn

The red shows soon in the leafy green,
Last blooms of resedas and asters are seen,
The grapes have been cut, the oats have been sold,
The fall has come, the year grows old.

And yet, though it's fall, the sun still glows:
Let go of your sadness before it grows!
Banish all sorrow and savour your life,
Ere silent winter snows arrive.

Reading about the snow storm in Upstate New York- brrr.

Danon-

Eny you Beth- Autumn in New York!

ehBeth, enjoy your stay, shop and try not to worry bout' the car. Everything will be allright.

ul, what a lovely poem! Thankyou

Merry, nothing quite like Fall season colors, is there. Stay warm.

Dan ~

Weathers georgous and Clem returned! with two friends. A mamma deer and her fawn. So there i was standing on the walkway asking Clem to pleeeeeeeze not munch the Christmas Tree plant. She just looked at me as if to say "why"? "because i said so"! directing her to the alfalfa and oats.

<sigh>

Apparently deers don't understand 'momspeak'.

danon -- <grooaan>

Stradee, my oh, my - what a deer story..........hehehe

Merry Andrew, I have another just for you......... hmmmm

A man developed a gas problem - when he farted it sounded like, "HONDA".
After a couple of days he was worried - and went to his doctor. As he was explaining his dire flatulent problem he, of a sudden, said, "Doc, here is one." And, farted a resounding - "HONDA"........... The doctor was mystified and tried to think of a cause for the mans problem. He left the examining room and went to his office. After a while the doctor returned and asked the man if he had a toothache. The man said he did. The doctor directed the man to go to his dentist and return in two weeks. Two weeks later the man sat with the doctor - and said, "Doctor, I went to the dentist and had an abscessed tooth fixed. Please tell me, what did that have to do with my flatulent problem??"
((You guys ready for this??))
The doctor said to the man, "You know the old saying - Abscess Makes the Fart go HONDA."





:wink:

Dan, I have forwarded both of your groaners to a friend who's quite a punster himself. Thank you. (He'll brobably never speak to me again.)

Autumn in New York is lovely - good thing I woke up early enough to experience it - and a series of Danon groaners!

Cafe Mozart breakfast - Central Park walk - New York Times Great Read are on the agenda for the first part of the day.

Love this green, dog-loving town.

"Autumn in New York." How does that song go? I'm envious, eBeth.

[ella]
Autumn in new york
Why does it seem so inviting
Autumn in new york
It spells the thrill of first-nighting

Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds
In canyons of steel
Theyre making me feel - Im home

Its autumn in new york
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in new york
Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands

Its autumn in new york
Its good to live it again

[louis]
Autumn in new york
The gleaming rooftops at sundown
Oh, autumn in new york
It lifts you up when you run down

Yes, jaded rou‚s and gay divorc‚es
Who lunch at the ritz
Will tell you that its divine

This autumn in new york
Transforms the slums into mayfair
Oh, autumn in new york
Youll need no castles in spain

Yes, lovers that bless the dark
On the benches in central park
Greet autumn in new york
Its good to live it again

[trumpet solo]

[ella]
Autumn in new york
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in new york
Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands

Its autumn in new york
Its good to live it again

Thank you, Ul. I knew somebody would know where to look that up.