Marilyn's PHotos - July 1 2026 - Canada's Day

 

t seems odd that Canada's name comes from Huron-Iroquoia kanata which means village or settlement.  The original people didn't have a name for the vast expanse itself.  Makes sense, as they didn't consider anyone owned land.   The name Canada grew and spread through the regions which became colonies and provinces. From chemin de Kanata (route to the village) to Kingdom of Canada and Province of Canada.  In comparison, the Spaniards, finding no riches when they visited in 1534 said "aca nada" or "ca nada" which meant nothing here.  We might have been named Albertsland or Victorialand, but Canada stuck.   And what about this fanciful origin story.  "In 1811 the Kingston Gazette suggested that the name Canada came from inhabitants of New France who, permitted only one can of spruce beer per day, every moment articulated 'can a day.' " This was a giant puddle in the parking lot in front of the Canadian Tire store in Grimsby in 2011.  It got fixed after this, but that morning I was able to get some great pictures of the waves and reflections.

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Marilyn's Photos - June 30 2026 - Zombie Life

 

seem to have missed all of the Zombie genre of movies.  Maybe I've seen some, but I've removed them from my mind.  They are remarkable to read about. Things like: "farm infested with zombies" "teens working inside a local warehouse accidentally reanimate a storage locker of zombies" "undead SS officers stalking hikers in the mountains in Norway" "inspired by the  nonfiction account ofo a Haitian man named Clairvius Narcisse, who spent two years as a "zombie" after being buried alive" When his cruel mother is bitten by a Sumatran Rat-Monkey (just go with us here), young Lionel is stunned to see her rise from the dead as a blistering, festering, cannibalistic monster." Dead seems the most common element with such Titles as: Night of the Living Dead Shaun of the Dead Dawn of the Dead Zombieland White Zombie Dead Alive Return of the Living Dead The shopping mall where Dawn of the Dead takes place has been a destination for people celebrating the movie.  It made the headlines today because there is a plan to demolish the mall.  So tangible and soon to be gone.  And what about other famous places - famous because they are immortalized in movie scenes. Here's an article showing lots of them HERE.

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Marilyn's Photos - June 29 2026 - Catios

 

I thought it was a little greenhouse.  Looks like one, especially with the plants all around it.  But instead it is a large walk-in outdoor catio. There are lots of them and they seem to range around $1,000 for the ones that look like greenhouses.  Then there are smaller ones that do look like they are for cats rather than plants. Some are advertised as shelters for feral cats and at the other end cat party rooms. Or you can have a cat wall indoors like this one, available on Wayfair.   It seems very innocent with them sitting nicely.  I think one big jump  might result in a cascade of collapses.

I thought the one below was hilarious.  A room for the cats. This is a multi-level cat tower and jungle gym. It is a bit funny that the biggest cat is on the top and the cats get smaller down the layers. It has weight capacity recommendations:  6 big cats or 10 medium cats.   I think the whole thing is AI-generated given all the different sizes of cats, but HIVE tells me only 1%.  So I guess we've moved into "who knows" territory. But then I also think the description is AI-generated.  The Globe this morning says that a third of real estate ads are now AI-generated.   There are lots of weird cat houses, weirder than these.  I see an article showing 7 cardboard cat houses inspired by famous architectural landmarks - HERE. A Taj Mahal, the White House, the Eiffel Tower, a Pagoda and Mayan Temple.  There are Audrey "Feed Me" looking cat trees, and cat trees looking like tree trunks. One article has cat houses by LA architects auctioned off for charity.  That article is HERE and don't those look like architects were at play.   Here's a garden where the boxwood has been turned into chicks.   Read past POTD's at my Blog: http://blog.marilyncornwell.com Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.com

Marilyn's Photos - June 28 2026 Weird Websites

 

I don't know the future of AI on the search engine sites.  It seems ever-present.  It is possible that it might disappear due to lack of revenue and high cost given how intrusive it is.  That motivated me to make use of its insistence that it "answer" every search as a question. What are the most bizarre websites?  Don't you see very strange names regularly and can't imagine what they are about. AI tells us there are 3 categories: 1. interact and explore 2. useless time-wasters 3. creepy and uncanny I went to Hostinger.com to see their top 55 weird website picks.  Their first choice is Endless Horse: this weird website features an image of a horse with never-ending legs as long as you dare to scroll down.  This one comes up on every list. A similar site is Paper Toilet:  pulling at a roll of toilet paper and watching the rest fall into the abyss.  Paper Toilet has an end, unlike the Horse. Is it Christmas?  The site says YES once a year.  The  full list is HERE.  What about the AI recommendations?  Here are the first three in the Interact and Explore category: Pointer Pointer - hyper-specific website that, no matter where you move your mouse, finds and displays a random, crowdsourced photo of a human hand pointing directly at your cursor - try it out at pointerpointer.com  Radio Garden - 3D globe that lets you pan around the world and listen to live, local radio broadcasts from completely obscure towns and cities by hovering a green dot over them - I zeroed in on St. Catharines and got its radio station and then was able to get Grimsby's Window Swap - a meditative site where you look out a stranger's window anywhere in the world, watching a live feed or HD recording.  I saw this quite a few years ago and recorded and uploaded a video view of Lake Ontario to this site. They want a subscription now. Here is their pick for creepy and uncanny This person does not exist - generates photorealistic human faces every time the page is refreshed - I didn't find it so creepy but the message appears that the website is for sale. The people did look real, maybe that's the creepy part.

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Marilyn's Photos - June 27 2026 - Cat in Mirror

 

Cat sees self in mirror after haircut.   So do cats recognize themselves or not. Supposedly not. I check out a few and the videos are mostly ads and not interesting. That's the dilemma with internet slop.   However when this picture appeared it got my attention - interesting along with funny.  I don't know if  the forward come-over is real. I tried to find out more.  Instead, I find out there are lots of cats with strange hairdos.  Many that are AI-generated.  And then there are lots of different types of "shaving" of cats in the summer.  This looks mostly like persians who have a lot of fur.  There are designs along their backs that makes them look like dinasours. This particular come-over seems popular with cats.  There are many variations of a brush forward and comb-over.  One post gave instructions.  1 Brush your cat.  2 Form the hair you brushed into a toupee. 3 Place toupee on cat.

School's out for the summer. This is from a high school graduation a few years ago.  Doesn't that look like fun!  Read past POTD's at my Blog: http://blog.marilyncornwell.com Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.com