WASHING DISHES . . FROM THE INSIDE!

O.K.  Here's something you always wanted to know.  Someone was curious about what really happens inside a dishwasher.  So this curious person put a GoPro camera inside and ran the machine. 

Behold!

And now you know why this is called Oddball Observations!

CACTUS FLOWER

Back in 1969 there was this quirky little movie with a cute, big-eyed blonde at the center of it.

Her name was Goldie Hawn.  This was her first movie and she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for it.

Earlier the "dumb blonde" had made her fame on the t.v. show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, frequently in a bikini and a lot of body paint.

Now you're wondering why I brought Kate Hudson's mother to your attention today.  

For precisely this reason.

I thought of her when I was photographing these "cactus flowers" the other day.

(Pretty sneaky way to get a picture of a blonde in a bikini into my blog, eh?)

THE MIGHTY CENTURY PLANT - PART TWO

Just about a month ago I told you about the Century Plant and showed you photos of it's beginning and growth.  You can find that post here if you'd like to refresh your memory.  I'll be right here when you come back.

So anyway, the plant begins to put out clusters of blooms.

 

As you can see when you look closer, these are what I would call bloom pods.

These are the antepenultimate stage of this mighty but doomed plant.

Now we move on to the penultimate stage, where the red pods open and the true blossoms burst forth in a blaze of . . . surprise . . . yellow color.

Once the plant has fully bloomed it's bye-bye, baby.  The mighty Century Plant, having put on a fabulous show, will die.  As my friend Phil commented, it reminds him of the salmon in the Pacific Northwest that spawn and then die.

SATURDAY SILLINESS

It's been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegone.  NO WAIT, some other guy is using that line.  Sorry Mr. Keillor.

Well, it has been quiet around here though there is occasional activity in the menagerie that holds forth in my back yard.  As evidence, click on the link below.

LIFE IN MY BACK YARD

All right.  In my constant Wild Kingdom-like search for interesting life on our planet, I must now venture forth.  Until we meet again, stay interesting.

FRIDAY FUNNIES

Something new this week to kick off the Friday Funnies.  An actual video of the exciting activity around our birdbath and hummingbird feeder.  Brace yourselves.

O.K.  Take a minute or two to calm down from that and I'll proceed with the rest of this week's humor.

And, no, I didn't forget the cats.

Keep the chuckles going, folks, and have a great weekend!

THROWBACK THURSDAY

1971.  My new MGB . . . and a flat tire!  (Dig those pants!)

Later, up and running and smiling once again.

(Along with mutton chops and a hippie headband!  Ah, the 70's!)

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY