tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post1327211425375639760..comments2024-03-26T19:09:09.890-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: Watery Thankfuls Plus A Few OthersDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-32961324455588999752019-05-14T21:32:30.875-05:002019-05-14T21:32:30.875-05:00See? My daughter and I both thought it looked like...See? My daughter and I both thought it looked like the baby version of the creature from Shape of Water, and if my son, my friend's husband and my cousin came down with sculpin, then we'd have a movie sequel. Or is "sculpin" one of those Jz things that I need to look up in urban dictionary...?Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-42891265632983999222019-05-14T21:30:36.791-05:002019-05-14T21:30:36.791-05:00The lake at our house is part of the White River a...The lake at our house is part of the White River and the lakes were built for flood control. There are five lakes on the chain, all of them pretty large except for the one at our house, and it looks more like a river than a lake. Eventually, the water flows into the Mississippi, so when the Mississippi is flooded, they can't release water from the bottom lake into it, so they can't release from the one above that one and so on. That's how we get flooded. So the floods in Nebraska have an effect on the entire mid-section of the country. Crazy, isn't it?<br />Three eggs have hatched since I wrote this. Don't know the status of the other three in there and I'm afraid to find out!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-68753738578860556062019-05-14T21:26:39.826-05:002019-05-14T21:26:39.826-05:00I asked my husband if the one he caught was sharp,...I asked my husband if the one he caught was sharp, and he said he didn't touch it bare handed but he didn't think so. It was creepy and gross, though. The salt water version of this fishy sounds dreadful!<br />Yeah, we thought Nora was horrid with the Christmas tree. Imagine TWO of her! Plus, she STILL climbed the tree, so at times, I had THREE cats in the tree.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-47029524325150014752019-05-14T21:22:50.385-05:002019-05-14T21:22:50.385-05:00Thanks! We dodged the bullet again!
Thank goodnes...Thanks! We dodged the bullet again! <br />Thank goodness those fish only grow to be a couple inches long! They are creepy in miniature; I can't imagine them BIGGER!<br />The kitties are sooo cute and sooo bad!<br />I think I'd just do the link from Friday to Sunday night like we used to. The smaller the window, the more driven I am to get a post done. When I know I have five days, I will put it off and then forget about it. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-650838480432313232019-05-14T21:19:59.465-05:002019-05-14T21:19:59.465-05:00Apparently this fishy is very common in this lake,...Apparently this fishy is very common in this lake, but in 58 years of being on and around said lake, no one in my family has ever seen it before!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-30471783000463945292019-05-10T20:15:20.277-05:002019-05-10T20:15:20.277-05:00OK, so I totally misread that and thought that, &q...OK, so I totally misread that and thought that, <i>"My son, another friend's husband, and my cousin all came <b>down</b> with sculpin"</i> and I shot out of my chair so fast, I almost pulled a muscle. <br />Fortunately, I re-read, so my urgent and immediate NEED for a dictionary settled back into a more moderate, "take your time, Jz" kind of curiosity. For which my back was profoundly grateful.<br /><br />But that <i>was</i> a bizarre-looking little sucker...Jzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301793291285112859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-62067457816482882062019-05-08T23:24:02.501-05:002019-05-08T23:24:02.501-05:00I never ceased to be amazed by the grand scheme of...I never ceased to be amazed by the grand scheme of things in nature, especially when it isn't the norm. The Mississippi and it's tributaries provide a lot of water, but when the time is just right, a lot of damage too.<br />What fun to be able to get such a close up view of the finches when they are hatching. I think those little birds are going to give white washing a new meaning. LOLPat Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760779673175109204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-21961525233058708892019-05-06T20:51:30.459-05:002019-05-06T20:51:30.459-05:00funny thing that fish... they have a salt water ve...funny thing that fish... they have a salt water version. Back in the day, on the boat, they'd on occasion be in the pile of fish from the net. thing was, they had (the salt water version) two spines projecting off the back of they heads... sharp they was, go right through your boot. and hurt? I'd say so...<br />I remember when the height of destruction was when Norah (as a small catlet) would climb up in the Xmas tree and mess with things and decorations.<br />Looking kinda civilized in comparison, non?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-39079827475750119812019-05-06T19:11:09.609-05:002019-05-06T19:11:09.609-05:00Stay dry and safe!
The fish looks like a little p...Stay dry and safe! <br />The fish looks like a little pleco. They are commonly sold in pet stores, and they get HUGE! (Ever wonder why I got a 50-gallon tank? It was so daughter's fish would have a place to swim.) Maybe someone realized they made a mistake by purchasing it and decided to turn it loose!<br /><br />Your kitties. Wow. They sure are cute, though. (Unlike that fish!) :-)<br /><br />BTW, the link stays open until Tuesday night. I might take a poll sometime, though. I'm not sure we need to be open 5/7 days each week. What do you think?Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572626950558179575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-17341044162379282052019-05-06T03:09:26.904-05:002019-05-06T03:09:26.904-05:00Awww 🐦love! Sweet ttot! That's a weirdo fish....Awww 🐦love! Sweet ttot! That's a weirdo fish. Looks like a hybrid. Lisa Tomeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482274278221869756noreply@blogger.com