Elvis-it's a nickname

@zolascola

Flower lover; dog lover (cats too); poetry & art are awesome; grateful for thoughtful, informed, informative, &/or funny posts. Semi-retired educator. Still send snail mail. Prefer some anonymity, so won't ever be verified, but I'm real.

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Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jun 14

My dog is trying to make friends with all of the neighborhood cats. Boo is 100% in. Ralphie still ambivalent. Mitzi (22 yo!) said hello, then watched from a distance. It’s lovely to see.

An orange cat touched noses with the head of a black & brown dog who is now very gray.

A fluffy copper & white cat, with a fluffy tail with a little black on it, sprawls on the sidewalk.

A black & white tuxedo cat sits in a stone amidst greenery & a few lavender blooms.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· May 17

Life imitates art; woman imitates cat. My partner loves her shirt from @onenerdyopinion.bsky.social

Woman in aqua-blue shirt that says HI on it next to a photo of an orange cat with its right front paw lifted. Woman’s face is covered by a whitish circle.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Mar 1

Continue to play with colored markers per my sister’s challenge to me to do something creative for 10-min minimum per day. It’s relaxing.

A 4x6” rectangle with gridded lines (from tape) forming triangles & trapezoidal shapes, which are all colored in with bright colors: oranges, reds, pinks, purple, greens…

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Feb 25

Can't email right now, but feel free to include this in your total. Just donated.

Screenshot showing a donation to the Twin Cities Aid fund.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Feb 1

Still playing w colors on blank postcards per challenge from my sister. Sister lives in MPLS & just asked me to make color copies of these, & to make colorful cards for her to put into bags of groceries she’s delivering to friends afraid to leave their houses bc skin color, accents, ICE, Kavanaugh.

Postcard sized design of lime green & blue stripes, with some circles also.

Red, pink, magenta, & orange swervy stripes colored on blank postcard.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jan 26

Complaints include not enough meals per day and quantity too small. Also, why do squirrels climb trees so fast?

Black, brown & white dog curled up on a beige dog bed, with her head resting on a once-white-colored stuffed dog toy.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jan 25

Still doing the “minimum 10-minute a day” do-something-creative challenge that my sister asked if I’d do with her (from afar). She’s gotten sidetracked, but I’m having fun just playing. (Can’t actually draw, so just having fun with color).

A swirly design drawn on a postcard & colored in with blue, magenta, green, red-orange, and pink.

Postcard hand-colored with circles of various sizes. Red, teal, magenta, orange, pink, lime-green.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jan 11

Sister challenged me to 10 minute-minimum daily creativity. I can’t draw anything reality-based, but I’m having fun with a sharpie & colorful brush-tip markers.

A postcard-sized paper colored in with bright colors in various rectanglular, quadrilateral, and trianglular shapes.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Dec 28

Card-making.

Collage. Repeated pattern of orange cut out glued on blue paper.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Dec 12

Hi, Matt. This is related to a question via message.

Donation receipt to canine rescue organization

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Dec 3

A gorgeous felted frog (approx 5 in.), made by Fiona Finlayson, sitting on a shelf with some other smaller frogs made of metal/clay/rubber.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Oct 28

Greetings from the northeast! Autumn color is fantastic, wherever it is.

A tree of orange & red leaves, with hints of gold, probably due to the light.

A slew of sumac leaves—red & orange, in front of some light green & dark green trees.

A tree full of bright yellow ginkgo leaves.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Oct 25

This cat talked its way into an Airbnb while its owner was away & the owner’s roomie wasn’t giving it enough attention.

Black and white tuxedo cat on a visit by a counter.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Oct 4

Some late season roses from the northeast US.

A cluster of pink roses on a bush. The roses also have hues of yellow & white.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Sep 13

#bloomscrolling The dahlias are popping!

A multicolored salmon and reddish dahlia

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jul 30

So much awful stuff being done by Republicans in power—& my father has had 2 recent falls & hospital visits, so my antidote this evening was homemade GF DF banana pancakes with fresh bluebs I picked yesterday at an organic farm. Many repeated dollops of Cocojun vanilla yogurt for full luxury.

Two half pancakes, fresh blueberries, and a dollop of yogurt on a white plate, with a small fork resting on the plate

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jun 14

Happy intelligent, competent Presidents’ Day!

A head shot of President Obama, with the pointer finger on his left hand resting against his left temple.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jun 7

Regular unleaded: $3.20/gallon. The least expensive gas available. Took this photo the other day.

Close-up photo of the price of gas at the pump. It says $3.199 as the price per gallon. Blue backgound pump color, and the word "Regular" is in white below the price on the pump.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jun 6

Happy Birthday, Danielle! May your day (& year) have many bright spots, like the flourescent microscopy that you share generously with us! Cell-phone photo. I send valentine's day cards each year, and this was this year's (w silly poem to boot).

A tree trunk in the snowy woods with a heart-shaped hole in it that is filled with snow, such that there's a nice snow-heart on the surface of the tree.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Jun 6

This clematis barely bloomed last year (only 2-3 flowers VERY late in the season), after years of abundant blooming. But it’s baaack! And I just love it. #garden

Magenta clematis flowers (about 6 of them) against some greenery & a slatted fence.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· May 29

Last tulips. First poppy. Our neighbors gave us some of their poppies when we first moved in about 30 years ago. They had to move bc one of them had Parkinson’s, & is no longer alive, but the poppies unfurling feels full of the life & friendship we shared here with them for 25 years. #garden

About 15 white & red tulips rise out of a vase on a cluttered dresser.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· May 18

Had an appt this morning at local hospital. I was the only person wearing a mask. Usually I see one or two or three others in hosp or grocery store.

Person from shoulders up in blue hospital gown with blue N95 mask on.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· May 11

Stood in a gentle, misty rain midday at our weekly “Hands Off” protest, and then was entranced later in the afternoon, on my dog walk, with the raindrops still nestled on all the small, low leaves.

Raindrops on a pointed, otherwise oval-shaped green leaf that runs horizontal across the width of the photo.

Raindrops on a green leaf that runs nearly the vertical length of the photo, on the right side of the photo.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· May 9

A friend sent this to me this morning re #mothersday, and I just really liked it, and she gave me permission to share it. This isn't a poem, just a musing, but she is a wonderful poet, and you can see a few of her poems at her website: alisonprine.com

Mother's Day touches each of us differently. A day to celebrate the power of motherhood. For many there is such joy and sacrifice in mothering. Thinking also today of every woman who decided not to be a mother. Thinking of every woman who wanted to become a mother and couldn't. Thinking of the women who became mothers because they didn't have a choice. The mothers who couldn't care for their children. Thinking of the stepmothers. The mothers who lost their children. The children who lost their mothers. The mothers who are there but not there. The children who are there but not there. Honoring all the fierce love and loss of

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· May 6

Friend who lives two blocks from me takes the BEST photos of flowers in my yard. 300+ tulips are beginning to bloom in three relatively small garden beds bc in the fall It’s helpful to have reasons to live till spring. Have to plant every fall bc otherwise no room 4 zinnias etc in the summer. 1/2

Photo of many yellow, red, & pink tulips, with lots of greenery, & the sun shining on them.

Eight and a half tulips. Six & a half are reddish pink with a thin white trim on the petals, and two are orangey red (maybe vermilion?). The sun is shining on them.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· May 1

My relationship with my dog in two photos.

Photo of dog lying on dog bed with head up, looking toward the camera. Caption in photo says “You talking to me?”

Photo of dog in same dog bed, lying corned up with head turned away. Caption on photo says “Well I’m not listening.”

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Apr 30

They can be. This (Rock, Paper, Scissors discussion) made me remember one of the best images I've ever seen. It just speaks to my sense of humor in a way I still cannot articulate. But this never fails to amuse me & cheer me. Who thought of this? I thank them.

A drawings of a rock, a piece of paper, and a pair of scissors (all with eyes, & in some cases a nose & mouth), and they all have two arms drawn on, and they are all holding a gun in each hand and aiming their guns at the other two. Red background, with a gray, black, & white drawings of the rock, paper, & scissors.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Apr 28

Gorgeous! I had two of these, and both used to bloom like crazy. Now I’m down to 1 that only made a few flowers last year. Am going to give it TLC & whatever food it wants & hope for the best. Photos are from the good years.

Many Pink-magenta, variegated clematis flowers sitting atop green leaves of the plant.

Close up of pink & magenta clematis flowers.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Apr 27

Good night, all. Sweet dreams.

A black & tan dog rests in a tan & gray bed.

Elvis-it's a nickname@zolascola· Apr 27

It was the most spectacular wildflower day in the woods today. Went there for a walk after our local weekly “hands off” rally.