Marilyn's Photos - Aug 30 2026 - Aluminum Foil

 

I hadn't thought of how that would work - effective immediately.  So Lake Ontario is now Lake America on the other side of the border.  How immediate can that change be?  What are all the things that would change?  I guess there's a process/procedure in place after it was done to the Gulf of Mexico.   The U.S. Department of Geographical Services has 30 days to update everything to reflect the new name. Federal agencies, electronic files and upcoming printed U.S. government maps must use "Lake America."   There is no international recognition of a U.S. executive order.  So like the Gulf of Mexico, there will be varying versions of maps with the differing names.  For example, the Gulf of America shows up on U.S. user maps, etc.  What Google has done is put (Gulf of America) after Gulf of Mexico.  So I guess we'll get a double named lake out of the trade war.  It hasn't happened immediately on Google, as I still see the one name lake.   We join the disputed dual name club - Sea of Japan - East Sea.  Or we can join the weird bodies of water names - B.C. has "Another Lake" and "And Another Lake" - that's my next suggestion.  Lake Erie can be renamed to "And Another Lake America."  And as Trump has declared that there needs to be an American Ocean - which one will be called "And Another American Ocean?" Send that suggestion into the White House Suggestion Box. Here's a watercolour rose from a few years ago. Read past POTD's at my Blog: http://blog.marilyncornwell.com Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.com

Marilyn's Photos - Aug 29 2026 - Street Names

 

I got to thinking about street names and what shows up?  Residents of Ottawa who live on Trump Avenue want the name of their street changed.  I wonder if the street was named for the verb or the person.  While that name may not be popular now, there are street names that will always be concerning.  What about Canadian street names? Just as there is Another Lake, and And Another Lake in B.C. there is a This Street, That Street, and The Other Street in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia.  Here's what the author of the article wrote about those names:  This is like the "Who's on First" of street names. There must be a lot of confusion when people get any of these addresses for the first time. "Where do you live?" "This Street." "The street we're on right now?" "No, I said I live on This Street, not this street!" "...What?" There's a Ragged Ass Road in Yellowknife, a Road to Nowhere in Iqaluit.  We all know there's The Tragically Hip Way in Kingston.  Wardner,  B.C. has Ha Ha Creek Road. There's a Twiggly Wiggly Road somewhere in B.C. too.  And that's just here in Canada, and those are just street names.  Wikipedia has an entry for place names considered unusual.  It is HERE.  It says that Swastika Ontario changed its name to Winston.  It had been named in 1908, long before the Nazi Party, so had to go in for a redo after the war.  The residents of the town didn't like being renamed.   These were from a few years ago - they are living wreaths, but over time the moss degrades.  I haven't been able to find replacement wreaths to do these again, so have plastic succulent wreaths now.   Read past POTD's at my Blog: http://blog.marilyncornwell.com Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.com

Marilyn's Photos - Aug 28 2026 - Effective Immediately

 

I hadn't thought of how that would work - effective immediately.  So Lake Ontario is now Lake America on the other side of the border.  How immediate can that change be?  What are all the things that would change?  I guess there's a process/procedure in place after it was done to the Gulf of Mexico.   The U.S. Department of Geographical Services has 30 days to update everything to reflect the new name. Federal agencies, electronic files and upcoming printed U.S. government maps must use "Lake America."   There is not international recognition of a U.S. executive order.  So like the Gulf of Mexico, there will be varying versions of maps with the differing names.  For example, the Gulf of America shows up on U.S. user maps, etc.  What Google has done is put (Gulf of America) after Gulf of Mexico.  So I guess we'll get a double named lake out of the trade war.  It hasn't happened immediately on Google, as I still see the one name lake.   We join the disputed dual name club - Sea of Japan - East Sea.  Or we can join the weird bodies of water names - B.C. has "Another Lake" and "And Another Lake" - that's my next suggestion.  Lake Erie can be renamed to "And Another Lake America."  And as Trump has declared that there needs to be an American Ocean - which one will be called "And Another American Ocean?" Send that suggestion into the White House Suggestion Box. Here's a watercolour rose from a few years ago. Read past POTD's at my Blog: http://blog.marilyncornwell.com Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.com

Marilyn's Photos - Aug 27 2026 - Catalina Island Across The Sea

 

Catalina Island across the sea.  How far was it from the Pacific shore?  In my mind it is 17 miles.  But that's not the case it is 22.3 miles. And the song's lyrics, sung by the Four Preps makes it 26 miles across the sea. I went looking for the song's lyrics and found this song bio at genius.com    "ONE of the sunniest songs about Southern California began in frosty Chicago where a 10-year-old Cubs fan named Bruce Belland watched the movie reels about his team’s spring practices on distant Santa Catalina Island. “I would sit there in the dark and stare at the players and those palm trees waving in the background and wonder ‘How can it be that warm anywhere in the world when it is so cold here in Chicago?’ ” A year later Belland’s family moved west, and he ended up at Hollywood High. At age 15, he tumbled from his bike and broke an ankle, which led to a long, boring recuperation with his foot propped up. He got a gift to help pass the time: A ukulele. He learned four chords that would change his life. “Those chords would be the opening of ’26 Miles,’ ” Belland recalled. The chorus came to him later in the year, though, when he was bodysurfing at Will Rogers State Beach. A pal pointed to the horizon and said he could see Catalina 26 miles away. “That’s where it came from. But those words would haunt me. It’s really like 22.3 miles, but you try singing that. Think about that meter!” Bruce Belland didi everything imaginable in his life - he was the originator of the Four Preps and co-wrote the song with Glen Larson.  With such an interesting story about the song, I went to his website. He grew up as a Pastor's son, living close to Beverly Hills and the Hollywood Studios.  Even as a toddler, he was a church singer, and was involved in singing and the music industry from an early age.  He credits himself in his bio for giving Ricky Nelson his big break.  After his music career, he went on to radio, TV and print advertising, and became a TV executive.  He's still with us at the age of 88. Something that caught my attention was his mother's first name - Hertha.  That was my mother's name, too.   Another one of the Lone Tree images. Read past POTD's at my Blog: http://blog.marilyncornwell.com Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.com

Marilyn's Photos - Aug 26 2026 - When Does School Start?

 

Going back to school stays in the mind long after the experience.  Our society has a back to school sort of frame of mind.  September is the start of many activities, classes and personal projects.  It seems it got wedged into the social psyche. Perhaps this happens in Canada and Ontario because Labour Day is the marker of the end of summer vacation and the start of school. Most of the provinces start school after Labour Day.  In Quebec it is late August and Saskatchewan September 1st.  There are all kinds of recommendations for getting into the back to school mood.  Everything from decluttering your workspace to updating your wardrobe - these are the sorts of projects in the "adult syllabus." By this decade, these sorts of advice lists seem silly.  So why not go straight for something that is silly, and enjoy it. Teacher: "If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven."  Teacher: "No, listen carefully... If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven." Teacher: "Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Six." Teacher: "Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven!" Teacher: "Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!" Johnny: "Because I've already got a freaking cat!" Nothing like an excellent example of silly. Here's the latest in the Saltwater Moon series. Read past POTD's at my Blog: http://blog.marilyncornwell.com Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.com