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What’s in a Name? — 1LinerWeds

Dan Antion
2 minutes

I have one of those page-a-day calendars on my desk (Pearls Before Swine comic) and on the back of the page I tear off each day is a fun fact, or a puzzle, sometimes a riddle. The other day, this is what I found:

Pablo Picasso

I’m sure you can read that, but just in case, it says: “Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.”

Reading that caused me to think

“I wonder what Pablo’s mother called him when he did something bad?”

Just wondering for One-Liner Wednesday by Linda G. Hill

One more thing, I’ve included some photos in today’s gallery so that I can join Deb Waters as she continues Cee’s Which Way Challenge You can join, too, if you like. I hope you’re all having a great week.

Black-eyed Susan
This hearty little Black-eyed Susan returns every year.
Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon
Gray squirrel
Sammy is coming to check out the peanut supply.
Black squirrel
Smokey is foraging like a good squirrel
Railroad trestle
If you look close, you can see the trestle
Hedge blocking sidewalk
I think this hedge needs a bit of pruning.
Public Works
Public Works came down the path with me. They’re here to cut the grass.
backlit leaf
I have a weakness for backlit leaves
Crow atop tree
Crows love to be at the top. This one was calling to his family.
Bunny in the forsythia
This bunny is pruning in the forsythia
Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon
Feather quill?
That cloud reminded me of a feather quill
Bunny
One of the new bunnies in the neighborhood
Bunny
Bunny munching on that overgrown hedge
Milk weed pod
Milk weed pod
Memorial flags
I’ve going the long way around the park so I see the back side of the memorial.
Poetic Justice collage with steve
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60 responses to “What’s in a Name? — 1LinerWeds”

  1. hilarymb Avatar
    hilarymb

    Hi Dan – I wonder what she called him generally – Pab? … and he must have been piXXed off having to fill in forms with that name!!! Your neck of the woods looks fairly flush with greenery … and feather quill cloud I agree – cheers Hilary

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Hilary. I’m glad he didn’t try signing his paintings with the whole name. We have been getting a good amount of rain on a regular basis. It’s keeping things green and growing. I’m glad you like the cloud.

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  2. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    What lovely summer images! The trestle wears all seasons well. The other day a big flock of crows flew over — silently. I think I’ve never heard a bunch of crows with nothing to say. I thought it was very strange. As for Picasso, moms are known to thunder at their kids with the whole name, but she’d need supplemental oxygen to get through that.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We had a large number of crows gather in a nearby tree – not silently. My wife was watching them, and listening. Finally, she noticed a hawk flying high over our yard. The crows kept up their chatter until the hawk left. Their kids are still living in that tree. I’m guessing Mrs. P just yelled a long exaggerated Paaaaaaaabbbblowwwww!

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  3. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    I didn’t know bunnies were hedge pruners.
    Send them up!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      They mostly like the new shoots at the bottom. I leave those on when I do my pruning. But they reach pretty high up on the quince. They seem to really like those leaves.

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      1. Rivergirl Avatar
        Rivergirl

        I’ll need an extra tall bunny.

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  4. Sherry Felix Avatar
    Sherry Felix

    I love the updates on your wildlife.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Sherry. They’re out here often these days.

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  5. willowdot21 Avatar
    willowdot21

    Great photos Dan and what a monica that poor man had to shoulder! 💜💜💜

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Willow. I’m glad he never signed a painting with the whole thing.

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      1. willowdot21 Avatar
        willowdot21

        Good job because we’d never see the painting 💜💜💜

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  6. GP Avatar
    GP

    Had to laugh trying to picture Picasso’s mother calling him in for dinner – I was exhausted repeating the name!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It’s good we didn’t have driver’s licenses back then.

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  7. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    Wow! Picasso had almost as many names as the number of prominent sicko men on the Epstein files list. Also, Dan, hilarious question (“I wonder what Pablo’s mother called him when he did something bad?”) and great photos!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Even his initials would take a lot of room, Dave.

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      1. Dave Astor Avatar
        Dave Astor

        Ha ha! 😂 Yes!

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  8. lois Avatar
    lois

    Growing up, there was one boy up the street who always played at our end of the block. When his grandmother wanted him home, she stood outside and yelled, “Jer-REE!!!” So loud. If Jerry didn’t hear her, everyone else did and we all ran to tell him to head on home.

    I love the light coming through the bunny ears. Such cute photos. All your flowers look so pretty, but I’ve never seen a milkweed pod before. What is it like when the pod opens?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Those were the days. Lois. Kids played outside until dinner was ready and then moms yelled. Who needed text messages?

      The pods open, revealing a fluffy white fiber and a bunch of seeds. The fibers can carry the seeds a long distance. I think they’re considered invasive now in some places, but the bees and butterflies love them when they’re in bloom.

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  9. Suzanne@PictureRetirement Avatar
    Suzanne@PictureRetirement

    Funny. If Picasso’s full name ever comes up in a game of Trivia – I still won’t know the answer.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Maybe you’ll get credit for saying, “Pablo Diego José, and so on, Picasso.”

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  10. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Good grief. Can you imagine his first day of Kindergarten having to show his teacher that he knows how to tie his shoes, put on his jacket, and spell his name!

    I have always loved Blacj-Eyed Susan’s. Squirrels, bunnies doing their thing . Always good to see some measure of normalcy in this mixed up world.

    I have never seen a milk weed pod. It’s really very interesting. Does it open up? If so, what comes out?

    I love this shot of the flags in the memorial park, Very impressive.

    ginger🦋

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Ha! And what if that teacher had to write it on the chalk board? We have one other Black-Eyed Susan in the yard. They are hearty little girls.

      The milkweed pods open, revealing a fluffy white fiber and a bunch of seeds. I’ll try to get some pictures.

      The flags are an impressive sight. It’s nice that Veterans Memorial Park finally honors veterans.

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  11. Frank Hubeny Avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    I can see why Pablo Picasso had to shorten his name. I especially liked the Black-eyed Susan in the shadows.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I think you’d get a cramp trying to write that, Frank. I really like that Black-eyed Susan. It grew from a pack of wildflower seeds our daughter gave her mom. It’s been coming back every year.

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  12. Ally Bean Avatar
    Ally Bean

    HA! I like your logic about this question. It is a good question with no answer I suppose.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      She only had herself to blame, but still…

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  13. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    What a great “One Liner”! I’d love to know what his mom called him. 😄 Have a great day, Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Gwen. Maybe she had a special nickname for him.

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      1. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
        Gwen M. Plano

        I bet she did. 😊

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  14. Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶 Avatar
    Nancy’s Notes 🖊️🎶

    The pic with the overgrown bush and stop sign reminded me of a yew at the bottom of our front steps which had recently gotten out of control. According to our gardeners, if they wait until after July 4 to trim the yew, it will only need pruning once each year and that’s the way they’ve been doing it for 40+ years. A nice trim around July 10th and it’s good to go for the entire year. This year one of the gardener’s relatives newly-arrived from Italy has joined the crew and he was given the task of pruning our yew. He trimmed the overhanging side (facing the steps) down to bare branches! Not only is it an eyesore but it’s dangerous; our over-enthusiastic grandsons who like to slide down the wrought iron railing risk getting impaled on the yew. We’ve been assured the yew will grow back (fingers crossed); meanwhile, the kiddos are banished from the railing until then. Living in the suburbs can be perilous!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We have forsythia along the driveway. They say not to trim it after Father’s Day because that’s when the buds are set. If I left it grow from that point forward, I’d never get my car in the garage without scratching the passenger side. When we moved in, we had several yews that were so overgrown, we hacked them down to bare branches. They’ve all grown back and are nice and healthy. I don’t think you can kill them, or forsythia.

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      1. Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶 Avatar
        Nancy’s Notes 🖊️🎶

        LOL! Good to know!

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  15. Darlene Avatar
    Darlene

    Wow! That is one long name. I’m glad he shortened it to sign his paintings.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Seriously, he’d cover up the entire lower portion with that signature.

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  16. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    The idea of all those names rolling off the tongue when he left the door open or food out. I hear “Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, were you raised in a barn??!” 😂🤣

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Haha. Taking two deep breaths along the way.

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  17. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    Great question. What did his mother call him? Love this. Photos look great.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks John!

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        😊

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  18. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    LOL! I wonder too. The Rose of Sharon is beautiful. It looks like a perfect bloom.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I love those blossoms.

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  19. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    Ha! That really did make me laugh out loud, Dan. By the time his mother finished yelling his name, she forgot what he did wrong. LOL, can you image him as a trial witness? By the time he was sworn in, the statute of limitations expired.

    Thanks for making me laugh. I needed it. Hugs.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Haha – good point about the trial :-)

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  20. Suzette Benjamin Avatar
    Suzette Benjamin

    Love all the flowers and your excellent close-ups of them, Dan. Great photos of the critters. I am glad to see that you have an outdoor “assistant” with the pruning of the forsythia, at least.

    Smokey is so cute, always busy in some fashion. Adorable.

    Wonderful view of the park, and the leaf shadow you captured…superb.

    P.S. That cloud does look like a feathery quill. Great capture. The sky looks fantastic.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Suzette. Summer is a beautiful time, but it’s hard not repeating the same photo subjects. Still, the bunny and the squirrels are so darn cute, I don’t mind snapping their pictures.

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      1. Suzette Benjamin Avatar
        Suzette Benjamin

        They critters are so cute, I agree. And I do love flowers. We have so many cold winter months here, I truly never tire of seeing flowers in summer. Thank you. Have a wonderful day.

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  21. kzmcb Avatar
    kzmcb

    An excellent question. And if she had more than one child, how did she call them for dinner?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      “You kids, get in here!” I think that’s all she could do.

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  22. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
    Liz Gauffreau

    I love your one-liner! 😂

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m glad, Liz.

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  23. Author Jan Sikes Avatar
    Author Jan Sikes

    That is definitely a heck of a name! How on earth did he learn to write it all? :) Love the photos, but the one you refer to as a feather quill looks like angel wings to me. Thanks for sharing, Dan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Angle wings are good, too, Jan :-)

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  24. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    Yes, what name of the zillions would she yell at him? The Rose of Sharon is brilliant!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Can you imagine taking role in your classroom, Jennie?

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      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        Nope!

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  25. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Whenever I see a rose of Sharon I think of The Grapes of Wrath. Poor Picasso, no wonder his art was a statement in its time.

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  27. Tails Around the Ranch Avatar
    Tails Around the Ranch

    As a mom who’s resorted to the whole name calling thing, that made me laugh out loud.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Ha! I can only imagine.

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