I am running late today, so I might actually get close to a one line one liner. This one comes from a periodic experience whenever slightly out of the ordinary circumstances are involved.
Why is it so hard to find an appropriate greeting card?
Observation at the card rack for One-Liner Wednesday by Linda G. Hill
OK, that’s all I’ve got for today, except for the gallery. Happy Wednesday. I hope the trip up and over the hump is an easy one.
Oh, you have hit on one of my pet peeves, Dan. I have the hardest time finding a decent greeting care. I usually end up with some thought like, And people get paid to write this drivel? So many birthday cards that are supposed to be funny are just plain dumb. On the other hand, I think many television commercials are brilliant. They obviously have a much bigger budget.
Thanks Jo.
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Possibly a bit before your time, there used to be a whole new category of card called “contemporary.” They were mostly long and narrow. And uniformly hilarious. And they had nothing whatever to do with bodily functions. One could go into the Kroch & Brentano’s in downtown Chicago and spend a paycheck on great cards. I grant that not all were appropriate for serious messages, but there were other cards that were appropriate. You have hit a nerve with this one. That’s some serious pink you’ve got there!
You did it! A one line one-liner! Congratulations!!
Gazillions of cards for sale, for every conceivable occasion, but finding the right one would require a miracle. Then there’s the cost of them. Yikes!
I see the bee, and the butterfly bush and rose of Sharon are just beautiful. Love the tobacco barn. Not what’s in it, just the barn. Lol.
Love the gladiator leaf and the sunflower cohabiting with the tomato plant.
That’s a lot of rock showing. Yes, we really need rain.
Another fine shot of the memorial flags and Old Glory.
Happy Hump Day Dan.
ginger🦋
Thanks Ginger. We’re not sure who planted the sunflower, but like the pumpkins and the corn the critters have planted, it’s doing well.
I hate shopping for cards. I can never find one that I want to send. I always seem to settle for “well, this isn’t too bad…”
I’m still not in Linda’s class of one-liners, but no backstory. I’m counting it as a win.
I hope we get some of that much needed rain, and I hope you have a good week.
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Thanks, Dan, for the wonderful gallery!
I love the critters, and yes, I spotted bees (my eyes thought I saw two bees in the Goldenrod, and one more in the Butterfly bush).
Wow, I did not know that Connecticut was the pizza capital of the US… awesome!
Smokey is so adorable in the Korean Dogwood. That delightful mini daisy may have been planted by one of your gardening assistants (aka squirrels), perhaps?
Dramatic photo of the River; I hope the waters return to seasonal levels soon.
P.S. I love what you see in your great shadow photos of leaves; perhaps a series at some time if you are so inclined? A gladiator with chains sounds good to me… I see it.
I hope you have a lovely day, and the day’s temperature is kind. Cheers.
Thanks Suzette. There are two bees on the goldenrod but one is upside down.
Connecticut makes the claim of pizza capital, and the New Haven area is home to some very good pizza, but the folks in New York argue with us about who’s the best.
Smokey loves climbing up into that tree and eating berry after berry. I think a squirrel did plant the sunflower. It’s amazing how well the stuff they plant grows. We tried planting sunflowers last year and none came up.
We got a little rain overnight, but not enough to raise the river.
Enjoy the rest of the day.
What great furry four-legged successful “gardeners” you have working for a meal here and there, planting sunflowers and such fare. Amazing!
The rains have been pondering in the clouds here for days… but have not yet come.
I hope you get more rain there sufficient for the river’s safe increase.
Thank you Dan, and enjoy the rest of your day as well. Cheers.
Thanks Suzette. My wife jokes that next year she’s just going to put seeds out and let the squirrels plant them. We have started giving them some of the pumpkins – the fruits of their labor, and they do enjoy eating those fresh seeds.
We got some rain yesterday, but we are getting heavy rain today. We need it, so no complaints.
I think Mrs. Antion is onto something…what a great idea!
So wonderful to hear that the critters enjoy the spoils of their labors due to your ever gracious generosity.
Great news about rain there. None here yet this week; but it rained a lot here in August. No complaints here either.
I always get blank cards and write my own. So tired of sappy Hallmark moments. I had a 1948 ford tractor which was the spitting image of the one on your post. Mine was a worker so it was a little less polished than the one pictured. I have fond memories of replacing the rear wheel bearings in zero degree weather in Indiana. Super photos, Dan.
I’m shivering at the thought of that repair job, John. I can’t even imagine working on something that large. I remember working on a Dodge 3/4-ton 4×4 on New Years Eve. That was as bad as I ever had it. According to the guy who was setting up the display (he had three tractors) they had all earned a good retirement.
Thanks!
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In the end I mostly find one I can tolerate. I do remember one time I was going through my own crap and refused to send anything I saw — I ended up writing my own message in a blank card and calling it a day. It’s those times when I wonder if I should be writing for a card company because the things these people think are humorous make me cringe.
Somebody else should be writing for a card company. If they haven’t already done it, I’m guessing AI will be writing most cards in the future.
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Great one liner, Dan! It takes me forever to find the right card, and because of that, I often buy blank ones. Also, one of my sons is a nature photographer, so I’ve used his photos to create my own cards through Shutterfly. It’s amazing how you’ve touched a nerve that everyone can relate to. 😊
Dan, I do find it challenging to find the “right card” on required occasions, so lately I have been bailing on that idea and just getting ones with nice covers and blank interiors. Sometimes the best sentiments get conveyed with a more personal message, and Lord knows writing someone a letter, a note, even a Christmas Card has become out of fashion anymore. Everytime I see squirrels around here I think of your pictures, and it is nice to be viewing them once again.
Dan, that’s such a good question! I’ve often wondered the same thing while standing at the card rack — searching and searching, only to walk away with something that doesn’t quite fit. Maybe that’s why so many of us turn to writing our own words instead. After all, sometimes the best “card” is just a heartfelt note in our own voice.
Haha – thank you AI. That really doesn’t seem like a word many people would use in a blog comment.
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I’m using a package of postcards that David Zinn, the street artist who works in chalk, and draws critters and situations out of the things he finds on the sidewalks (a weed becomes a squirrel’s beard, a metal cap becomes a waffle iron to a mouse…).
Thing is, he works in chalk, so everything he creates will vanish in the next heavy rain – except for the photographs he turns into postcards. So the cards are records of ephemera.
Add my own words – and the card has a link to David’s website where there are videos showing him creating – and I have a perfect card for the occasion.
My husband is really great at picking cards for the special people such as our kids – but it takes him a half hour and he’ll read practically every card in the appropriate section at the CVS.
And yet husband does manage to find the good ones – now he’s ‘the guy who finds the good cards’ at least for me and the kids.
It’s a huge industry – and the prices have gotten ridiculous – but the last one said, on the outside:
‘The good news is, it’s your birthday!’
and on the inside:
‘The bad new is – well, I mean, do your read the news?’
and it’s still making me laugh.
My cards are heartfelt but not that inventive.
Plus the cards I’ve gotten from him in 50 years of marriage are almost the only examples I have of his writing and his thoughts on paper.
🙂
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I never buy cards now. I send FB messages 😉. I saw the bees shiny wings straight away 😊
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I think that’s a better idea, Robbie. Glad you found the bee.
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Love the photos, Dan. My favorite is all of them.
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