Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 12, 2012

And bring the camera…

The birds think it’s Easter.

OMG.It is the Bird Hat Society of Ballard Street. They rival the Red Hats in membership. They raise birds to wear cutsey hats. They meet infrequently. The birds keep flying off with the hats.When the Swallows return to Capistrano……

Alfred Hitchcock rejects, all six of them.

Did Sandra hot glue the little hats on their heads?

Hey…. you’re getting it, Bev!

Great work!

BTW the comment box is about 360 pixels wide.

Anything over that used to get cut off, and now it doesn’t….. but it still looks too big.

Love the mustachioed dachshund….. Uh oh! Has he gotten into the Linguist’s fancy French Moustache wax?

Anyhow, I think the Veteran is right….and once the birds escape their Bird Hat Society owners…why, they flock together, of course.

I wanted to go to the Tiki for a nightcap…. but I’m awfully tired.

Oh …. I guess I need to at least go check on whether the night shift is all there….well, not “all there”…not on Ballard Street….but all present and accounted for.

The Monkey is counting on me.

So if anybody wants to join me for a quick little dram of something….I’ll be in my usual spot….Then as soon as I have a word with Fenton and the bodyguards, it’ll be time for dreamland.

It’ll be so nice to be back at my salon, even if I do have things to do all day tomorrow.

Stewart’s unique taxidermy hobby is discovered.

Has anybody got the skills to draw a map of the commenters’ version of Ballard Street?.Number Six?

Menopausal birds.

YES!………Hats are back on Ballard St!!

Lady Lavender’s Millinery Mart and Medical Supply House296410639 Ballard St., rearOPEN M-F 9-9Sat thru Sun … all weekend

Wanted for theft of small, custom hats made especially for Lil Miss Millie High Maintenance.

Please call the Sheriff’s Dept. Tip Line: 1-555-NANNERS

looks like a garden party to me.

Where’s that Ballard St. cat to deal with this situation? I would invite the one on the far left inside – Stewart and the Mrs. could use a party.

To perkycat.He is Number Six.And that is the map layout to “The Prisoner”.I saw that program too.Stebel.If I see her I can get the hat returned. She may have to remain for questioning.Drinks, quiet conversations, discussions about my itchings, (sorry meant etchings). (Those painted on eyebrows just kill me. I laugh every time I look. Its as funny as nipple rings on Juggernaut.)

No clown hats?

What can I say. Sounds like a sneeze to meESHEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doo rags are old stuff but never used them in Nam. I had the metal pot or boonie hat. Tried the rag but it kept coming off at odd times. The hat had a strap and I didn’t like rain running into my eyes.

Pierre le Nez.Peter the nose in French. Literal translation.Oui, Je suis certainment, Ne’pas.Allez Allez mon femmes et fils.Le temps es fini. Je va.(All done in what is called vulgar french not the the school taught I took 8 years of only to move to Texas where they speak SPANISH) Merde means poop.

The one in the yellow hat is a friend of mine. Every one vote!

Just once, when using Stewart for a character’s name please spell it Stuart. it would mean so much to me.

Remember the original Mountain Dew Commercials.“It’ll tickle yer innards!”Crazy hillbilly running around.Talk about a sugar rush.Got pulled years later like the Frito Bandito. Deemed insensitive to the culture.Political Correction PoliceNow its all skateboarding, auto cross really hip drink now. Far from the hillbilly days.

DO THE DEW!!!!!!!!Run head first into a wall nearly killing yourself.Sounds hillbilly to me so maybe the drink has not lost its roots simply changed locations to the urban.

And I do get the “Mountain Dew” Granddad called the “Shine”Tried a cap (bottle) once after pestering him about it. Woke up looking at the sky. He said I shot it down, eyes rolled back, and over I went. I was 6. He thought it was funny. Never bothered him about it again. Used it one time for paint thinner worked great. He was mad but it did remove the paint. I learned the stuff in the clear mason jar was not for construction work. Unless you wanted to do construction work then take a shot and get busy.

ESSSHHHHEEEEWWWWWSSSSS!!!!!!!Still working out the flu. (Big sneeze)

My other computer has a virus and I;m saving up to take it to the clinic. But it has the pictures of my mini hats I’ve made and would like to show you. I do minitures 1:12 dollhouse size

Cuddles wold let me put hats on her just long enough to snap a photo so I have some of her in mini cowboy hat and even a Diamond Backs’ hat (was on a keyring). I saved it from the parade with a few shreds of colored confetti back when they won the World Series. Her regular costume was just her perfect white feathers (now permanently erect in her taxidermy).

Linda Dean said, 2 days ago

@beviek

“I dont make snickerdoodles though, so that should be okay right?…that I make “special” brownies….I can make a small sign saying “Linda’s Brownies” and one saying “Bev’s Brownies” so’s that folks recognise that Linda’s have a little something “extra” added to them and know what they are getting…”-——————————whooooooaaaaaa…… ms LD…… dems sum shur gud browniys….!!!! Ah jus now got up (offa da fluor) an ah caint believe ah slept in this layt, even fur a SUnday….!!! Ah din’t reelize jus eetin’ brownees wood mayke ya sleep sew layte… Thanks gudness ah gots teh rest of taday ta git mah lawndy done afore ah gots to go tew work on munday…… Jus gotta scrounge up sump’n ta eat…. feel lyke ah aint had sumpn ta eet in 2 days…. mah bakbone’s rubbin a hole in mah belly buttin…. jus sayin…. btw…. wye’s mah eyez sew RED…???

oh luk… tater chips…!!!

(sumbudy tell me wy thares birds in teh tree warin’ hats…?)

mah mowth shur is dry….. think ahl wander out bak to teh tiki an see if thares sump’n in the grinder that cud be freshend up wiht sum as iyce……

Dis fellow say he migraten to Colorado in de spring.

This ’ere’s Andy Cat. ’e’s a pigeon fancier.

Come on little birdy, see my nice hat.

What’s all this fallderall? Birds with hats? Balderdash

Here’s the US portion of Ballard St. Sorry, the Canadian part wasn’t included. Also hope to add the UK and EC soon.

White – High Speed Cross CountryRed – Daily CommutesBlue – Chit ChatYellow – Meanderings Black – Distillery TourGreen – Pre-NAFT smugglers routes

Revised Legend:White – High Speed Cross CountryRed – Daily CommutesBlue – Chit ChatBlack – MeanderingsOrange – Distillery/Brewery TourGreen – Pre-NAFT smugglers routesYellow – Yellow brick road (When you get to the end of it, please let me know what you find.)

Cleo goes Olympic! – Well; more or less:

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Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.

WOO-HOO!!!

That’s the right kind of ride on a dog-day afternoon.

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Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.

I love those birds! :-)