[Found here.]
What a nice fence.
[Found here.]
Author: Bunk Strutts
Boogah Boogah.
Shozy’s Murals
Born in Moscow in 1989, Danila Shmelev, better known as Shozy, began painting graffiti in the early 2000s. He studied graphic design at the Moscow Art and Industrial Institute and trained in classical drawing and painting before moving from three-dimensional letterforms to large-scale anamorphic murals.
The “openings” match the color of the sky – he uses reflective paint.
Click for larger images.
[Found here; more photos with descriptions of Shozy’s work here.]
Raccoon Sitter?
“A Texas man stepped outside at dawn and found his recently rescued raccoon beside one of his kangaroos—with her newborn baby. The raccoon had given birth just days earlier and seemed overwhelmed, repeatedly trying to place her baby near the kangaroo’s pouch as if she wanted another mother to take over. The owner quickly recorded the strange scene before safely retrieving the baby. Both animals were fine, but the kangaroo looked completely confused by the unexpected responsibility. The owner joked, ‘I guess motherhood was stressing her out, and she picked the first mom she trusted.’”
There’s no confirmation of the story in any new outlet to date despite the photo and story going viral on social media. No specific location or name of the “Texas man” was found by Grok. On the other hand, the photos were confirmed genuine by HIVE, a reliable (but not infallible) AI detection tool.
BTW, that’s not a “newborn” and I have trouble believing that a raccoon would trust another species to babysit for her little one. The “wtf” gesture of the kangaroo is also suspect. If anyone has a link to an MSM story, let me know. Meanwhile I’m calling it fake.
Mary Had A Little Zydrach
Fabric panel of a Zydrach Tergiant embroidered by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots circa 1570, based on Nomenclator Aquatilium Animantium.
Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) embroidered these panels with Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) and ladies of the household, during her imprisonment. Mary may have intended the large central panel as a cushion for Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel (1557-1595), an English Catholic courtier imprisoned in London by Elizabeth I.
Nephelognostic Hot Links
Danny’s All-Star Joint, Rickie Lee Jones (1979) Rickie Lee Jones, aka The Duchess of Coolsville, “released her self-titled debut album in 1979 to critical and commercial success. It peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and spawned the hit single Chuck E.’s in Love, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went platinum later that year, and earned Jones four Grammy Award nominations in 1980. […] The album included guest appearances by Dr. John, Randy Newman, and Michael McDonald.” [Wiki]
Note: Malwarebytes detected riskware at her official website.
Glowfish [via Memo Of The Air].
Demolisity [via Everlasting Blört].
Johanna Van Parijs’ wood mosaics.
1956 Pontiac Star Chief Ambulance.
Hotel Dramatica [via Thompson, blog].
Gabriel’s 300th post on Vankleek Hill Photos.
WMCA-AM (New York) broadcast February 1965.
[Top image: Paranoia panda balloon found here.
“Johnny Panda” was photographed during the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in the UK, 08 August 2026.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 968 – PB Face, Talking to the Weather & Come In Now Get Out,
Saturday Matinee* – The Skatalites, The Delta Saints & David Gogo
The Skatalites‘ tribute to Christine Keeler at the Uptown Nightclub, Oakland, California, April 2012. Formed in 1964 in Jamaica, this immortal group is still performing. Doreen Shaffer “the Queen of Ska” remains the only original Skatalite in the current lineup.
“A mixture of roots rock, vintage blues, and swampy Bayou boogie,”
The Delta Saints formed in Nashville in 2007 “to play some music and drink some beer.” They built a strong following, released some records, then went on hiatus in 2018 to raise chillun and pursue other interests.
“David is a great blues player. I like his style!” – Johnny Winter
Canadian singer, songwriter and bluesman David Gogo began playing guitar at the age of five; at 15 he met and was encouraged by Stevie Ray Vaughan; a year later he formed his first band. He’s won numerous awards, including six JUNOs (despite EMI spiking his solo album in the US).
News of the Week: Men are vying for WNBA positions, there’s trouble on the USS Abraham Lincoln, and the WWI Memorial on the National Mall was vandalized. Trump got to ride in a catering truck, and his name is going back onto the Kennedy Center. Marco Rubio received an autographed MarcoMeme collection, and a solar eclipse snubbed the US. These stories and more might or might not but probably won’t be discussed in depth at the Time of the Porch tomorrow. See you there.
*UPDATE: Apparently I’m the only one in the world who still plays Flip The Day of the Week Day. The .Gif Friday Post will appear tomorrow, and Porch Time is scheduled for Sunday as usual.
Nothing Much Happened Today.
ArabiaWeather.com – The Libyan capital, Tripoli, was subjected during the past 24 hours to waves of heavy rain that fell as a result of the country being exposed to a low-pressure system accompanied by a humid air mass that caused the rain to fall. – ArabiaWeather.com 30 November 2013.
[Found here.]
Space Bimbos VI
[Found around the interverse. More Space Bimbos here.]
African Snow
Kitty Viljoen captured elephants enjoying the snow in the Sneeuberg – which translates to Snow Mountain – on the Western Cape of South Africa, where snow set in late last week. She also photographed giraffes in snow in the Karoo semi-desert region. […] Snowfalls are not infrequent across parts of South Africa during the winter, though this cold snap comes late in the season. In July, parts of the country were blanketed after several days of heavy snowfall.
The Guardian, 10 September 2018
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 