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Saturday, May 25, 2024

"A Companion For His Magical Montana Mystery Tour!"

A breakfast quiche at Giddy Up coffeehouse

Good “Sandra likes me best” Wednesday Morning, y’all.
Saw Badass this morning. He’s recuperated from that alumni gathering he was a part of last weekend. He said he had a good time, but lamented the fact that only fifteen friends made it to the reunion.
"I seem to be outliving everyone," he said in a rather conflicted way.
"Cuz you're a stubborn sonofabitch, Larry!"
Changing the subject, I asked him if he went to have another biopsy on Monday. He said he did and it “didn’t hurt!” He said that he would get the results back in a week. They’re checking out his lungs for any returning mesothelioma tumors… so far, so good!
“It don’t make no difference, Ben,” he said. He always says that!
Thinking that wasn’t a good topic to further pursue, I asked him about giving the sketch that I fixed for him to his old “use-to-be!”
With a smile, he said, “Yeh, she really liked it with all the changes!”
“I told her that I paid six hundred dollars for it. I almost got a “smooch” out of it,” he said with a wink.
“She might have given you one, if you hadn’t told her how much you spent on the sketch,” I replied.
“She probably thought you were a spend thrift, ha!”
“I know. I, later, told her that I was lying, but she didn’t believe me!”
“It don’t matter none!”
I have a hunch that he wants a companion for his Magical Montana Mystery Tour to frolic with amongst the buffalo… preferably a female one!
Just then, Sandra came by and derailed our conversation by delivering my Greek Frittata.
“You gonna eat all that, alfalfa sprouts and all?” Badass asks.
“Of course,” I replied. “It’s Sandra’s Special" 'cuz...
“She likes me best!”
“She must,” Larry said.
First cup!

Copyright 2024/Ben Bensen III

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

"Venomous Caterpillar Critters"...

One of four found in the New Orleans area this time of year!

Good "It came out of the sky" Wednesday Morning, all bodies.

Well, sitting on the deck yesterday to seize a little fresh air from a humid, but breezy morning without any warning appeared a caterpillar that is the scourge of all oak tree line parks like Audubon and City Park in New Orleans.

What is the dreaded buckmoth caterpillar doing here in Folsom. The buckmoth caterpillar is one of four of the most common venomous critters this time of year in New Orleans. They have venomous spines and hairs that cause pain when touched. The spikes are bad enough, but I'm told, the smaller green thorny bush below the black spikes work just as well. Ouch!

I think I'll settle for a twenty minute sketch and then, slowly back away with coffee and sketchpad in hand.

Ain't Mother Nature nice?

First wacko Wednesday cup!

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

"Wooden Coons!"

Raccoon at Giddy Up in Folsom, LA

 Good "Wake 'em" Wednesday Morning, y'all.

A marker sketch I did about a week ago of Steve Tresvik's chainsaw Raccoon carving! His incredible wooden gems are located in the Paddock which is behind the coffeehouse.



Haven't been doing much sketching lately... Too many other things going on to really enjoy doing any, lately...
Giddy Up coffee and then off to enjoy the company of another doctor... Sheesh!


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