Click here to see the short video on Youtube.
Thanks to John Cannon for sending it.
A Video of the Cherry Blossoms unfolding at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in the Past
Click here to see the time lapse video. Thanks to Ursula Hahn for suggesting something on the BBG.
First Virtual Art Show from KoH Artists
Scroll down the pictures below to see the artist, medium, and each of the selected works. Curated by Lynn Brady of KoH’s Residents Art Committee.
Jokes from Australia
Thanks to Len Andrew for sharing them.
Puns for Educated Minds
1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
3. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
4. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
5. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
6. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
7. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
8. A backward poet writes inverse.
9. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be in Seine.
10. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'
11. There was a person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Why People Love Opera
Click here to see reasons and examples given by various people. Thanks, Roberta Poupon for sending the link.
Here's Something for Lovers of all kinds of Animals
Click here to see the video.
Quarantine Through Art from Youtube
Click here to see the video.
The Beauty of Spring
Photo by Arthur Brady
Art from Hart: In the pandemic, not everyone felt like dancing the night away"
Drawing and photo by Jane Hart
What One Resident Spent Several Days Doing While Sheltering at Home
Photo by Rita Benzer
A Cheerful Elephant from Maggie Limburg
Art by Hart
In the pandemic, Ted was more grateful than ever for family
Art and photo by Jane Hart.
Signs of Appreciation
Video by Maria Harris
Maria did this show of some of the signs on people’s doors on her floor. To watch it, click on the white triangle on the lower left. What’s on your floor?
A Virtual Tour of Daffodils at the NY Botanical Gardens
Click here to see the video.
Art by Hart
Even in quarantine, Steven found beauty and promise in everyday life.
For Language Fans
The following were winners in a New York Magazine contest in which contestants were to take a well-known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the new expression:
HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS? - Can you drive a French motorcycle?
EX POST FUCTO - Lost In the mail.
IDIOS AMIGOS - We're wild and crazy guys!
VENI, VIPI, VICI — I came, I'm a very Important person, I conquered.
COGITO EGGO SUM - I think; therefore I am a waffle.
RIGOR MORRIS - The cat is dead.
RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID - Honk If you're Scottish.
QUE SERA SERF - Life Is feudal.
LE ROI EST MORT. JIVE LE ROI - The king Is dead. No kidding.
POSH MORTEM - Death styles of the rich and famous.
PRO BOZO PUBLICO - Support your local clown.
MONAGE A TROIS - I am three years old.
FELIX NAVIDAD - Our cat has a boat.
HASTE CUISINE - Fast French food.
VENI, VIDI, VICE - I came, I saw, I partied.
QUIP PRO QUO - A fast retort.
ALOHA OY — Love; greetings; farewell; from such a pain you should never know.
MAZEL TON - tons of luck.
APRES MOE LE DELUGE - Larry and Curly got wet.
Thanks to Arthur Brady for sending them.
An Astronaut Talks about Isolation in Space
Click here to see the video. Thanks to Joe Bruno for sending it.
Amaryllis Blooming at Kendal
Photo by Ursula Hahn
Magnolias in Rockwood Park
Photo by Rita Benzer
Bird-Song Opera
If you want to hear an amazing version of The Magic Flute, click here.