Mar 22 2021 - What makes a puppy snarky?

 

The musical group Snarky Puppy has performed with Snoop Dog.  Michael League started the band as a freshman studying jazz in 2004.  Supposedly he "plucked the band name “Snarky Puppy” from his brother’s discard pile, citing his love of dogs as the reason".   In another interview in Serbia: How did you come up with the name „Snarky Puppy“? – I didn’t expect the band to play more than a few gigs, so I chose this name (which my brother had considered for one of his bands years before). But now we’re stuck with it! And another interview in Ottawa:   Where does the name Snarky Puppy the name come from? Oh, that’s the most uninteresting story, not print worthy at all. My brother was going to name a band that and he didn’t. So I did. And this explanation from the Mercury News: Snarky Puppy: OK, let’s get the band’s name thing out the way first. What does it mean? Nothing, absolutely nothing, says bassist/songwriter/frontman Michael League. “I just thought it was a great name and I love dogs,” he says.    What should the snarky puppy be named now that is grown up?  And does Michael League have a dog? What would he name it?  Here are a few suggestions: Bark Twain Chewbarka Doc McDoggins Droolius Caesar Franz Fur-dinand Fyodor Dogstoevsky Hairy Paw-ter Jimmy Chew Kareem Abdul Ja-Bark Mary Puppins The Notorious D.O.G. Orville Redenbarker Ozzy Pawsborne Prince of Barkness Salvador Dogi Santa Paws Sarah Jessica Barker Sherlock Bones Winnie the Poodle Woofgang Puck If he has a big dog: Binx Bitsy Demi Hobbit Munchkin Nugget Pee Wee Peanut Scrappy Squeakers Squirt Toto Twinkie There are more  dog names HERE

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Garden Benches

Hi everyone,
I seem to be drawn to garden benches.  They are meant for us humans, so make the garden a human place.  They are invitational to sit and enjoy, and they provide a resting place for the eye in the landscape too.

Everywhere I go, I just seem to find them.  Of course, going to a lot of gardens does mean I find a lot of them.  If you know of any beautiful benches, it would so wonderful to hear from you.

My favourites so far this there have been the Royal Botanical Gardens benches in the Mediterranean Greenhouse with that beautiful variegated Bouganvillea framing it and in the Rock Garden with the tulips framing the bench with their vivid colour display.  These pictures are from April 2013.

This last bench is in the Harry P. Lieu Garden in Orlando Florida in February.  It is particularly pretty with the Camellias framing it, and the light patterns.

All my best,
Marilyn