Since 2016 Giorgio Coniglio, registered pseudonym and editor-in-chief, has been bundling collections of POETRY, WORDPLAY and PHOTOGRAPHY, seasoned with humour and parody, with the sole aim of entertaining YOU with presentations at the rate of 4 times per month. The related blog "DAILY ILLUSTRATED NONSENSE" sends out items from these collections in somewhat random order one-at-a-time.
Friday 25 September 2020
Submitted palindromes: RANDOM PILES 1
Sunday 20 September 2020
SEP 20 (2020), TOURISTS' PALINDROMIC GUIDE: The Americas #2
This post is a continuation of #179, Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Americas #1.
SATIRE COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio (registered pseudonym) and Dr.G.H., 2018.
WORDPLAY LINK: The panels showing palindromic phrases derived from geography of the Americas were originally displayed on Wordplay posts on this blog during the interval from May through September 2018. Geographically focused concoctions are among the many palindromic treasures honored and displayed on this site.
SONGLINK: In addition, some readers will be delighted (others will continue to groan) at our collection of songs based on palindromic phrases.
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Hikes, Bikes and Likes: TORONTO RAVINES #2
This post is the second in a series on Toronto's system of ravines, a relatively undiscovered treasure which encompasses many of the most interesting parks characteristic of our city. You may want to check out the other collections of photos in this series "Hikes, Bikes and Likes: TORONTO RAVINES" #1 (September 15), #3 (October 5), and #4 (November 10).
At the lower left you can see part of the outdoor rink where some of us old-timers played rather scruffy hockey 60 years ago! |
south of Eglinton Avenue. |
Thursday 10 September 2020
Hikes, Bikes and Likes: TORONTO RAVINES #1
Saturday 5 September 2020
ONTARIO NOSTALGIA
Trent-Severn waterway
hidden cactus corner: Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto |
Authors' Note: Species of plants belonging to the cactus family are native only to America. Although they are generally heat-loving, a few species of the genus Opuntia are sufficiently cold-tolerant to live in parts of Canada. One of these, the eastern prickly pear, Opuntia humifusa, thrives in the US in dry areas such as along beaches on the Atlantic coastline, and some inland areas. At the northern limit of its range, in areas along the Great Lakes in Ontario (located centrally in Canada), this species has been susceptible to territory loss by severe winter storms and is now considered locally endangered. Three other species of low-growing cacti are still flourishing in the prairie provinces of western Canada.
There's a different story in other parts of the globe, where these and related species were relocated by human activities in the sixteenth century. Owing to their edible summer fruit, prickly pears are tolerated as invasives in parts of South Africa, southern Europe, Polynesia, South America, etc. In Australia, however, they spread quickly and vigorously, taking over a huge chunk of grazing and horticultural terrain in Queensland, and are now prohibited.