Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for March 30, 2012

You just can’t beat a nice piece of ankle jewelry.

Defeat goes over defense before deceit.

Cool, today’s FA looks like it was actually painted……sorry, I just can’t think of anythingk shmot-alecky to say today so I’ll make a complimentary comment instead for a change.

Toes are some cute feet!

SYNTHESISERS! I fell in love with electronic music when I had a chance to play about with a synthesiser in the early seventies. The local museum had an exhibition of musical gadgets. I went every day.

Here’s something on the women soldiers in the blog:

http://tanitasdavis.com/wp/?p=3201

“Members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) pose at Camp Shanks, New York, before leaving from New York Port of Embarkation on Feb. 2, 1945. The women are with the first contingent of Black American WACs to go overseas for the war effort From left to right are, kneeling: Pvt. Rose Stone; Pvt. Virginia Blake; and Pfc. Marie B. Gillisspie. Second row: Pvt. Genevieve Marshall; T/5 Fanny L. Talbert; and Cpl. Callie K. Smith. Third row: Pvt. Gladys Schuster Carter; T/4 Evelyn C. Martin; and Pfc. Theodora Palmer. "

World War Two? How I hate sequels . . .

Could be an album cover for Lowell George.

Dogsniff will probably get this.

Are sure that’s not an ankle monitor?

You know how those abstract seers are! We’re seeing only her footsies for the sake of modesty (granted, a quaint notion here at FA), I’m sure…. It’s a trip, man!

Where’s that book that tells you how to get out of quicksand? I don’t think she’s doing it right. Maybe the quicksand of abstract seership has different rules.

I think she just likes to look at her jewelry with her legs up in the air!

rest in peace Earl…may your strings never snap.

nice legs.she needs some sailing shoes…

To truly integrate the outer with the inner, she must spread her legs much, much wider.-Old Abstract Seer saying.

Abstract seersucker. It’s a nice angle to look at her, though, especially since you already gave her the anklet.

DAVID GOTHARD -Teresa – David is my long time friend, a fantastic artist, and the son of one of the last of the great social realism painters … William Gothard. -Thank you for posting his work.

What a wonderful surprise this morning!!!

I think sometimes Teresa is just messing with us.

Alice made a big splash with her ankle bracelet but forgot that synchronized swimming is best done with a partner.

Fierljeppen = far leapingen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fierljeppen

Everyone is talking about the girl in the quicksand with the ankle bracelet. ‘Dont judge a book by it’s cover.’ (trite, I know) here inAustin we had an icon named Leslie. Leslie was a street person and in heels, fishnet stockings, and a 2 piece bikini, from a block away HE looked not too bad. He passed away about 3 weeks ago. RIP, Leslie.

Love the background in today’s FA! Such texture and warmth! A celebration of Spring!

I can’t identify the “Mud” picture—when you’re talking about WW I, key words like “mud,” “trench” and “misery” aren’t much help. From the cloth-covered Brodie helmet, I’d guess it’s a Commonwealth soldier, most likely a Canadian.

I’ve found color versions of the grenade image and the grenades have blue paint on them. That makes them practice grenades. They look like the early version of the M69 practice grenade, which came into use some time after Viet Nam. The color piuctures make it look like these grenades were sitting outdoors a long time, probably on an abandoned military training ground.

Blue paint is the usual marker for American practice ordnance. “Practice” doesn’t mean inert or harmless, however. Practice munitions usually have a small pyrotechnic charge that makes a small bang and lets out a puff of smoke.

I think folks got distracted by Lou Reed and forgot about the original feat. I’m Willin to bet she left a Fat Man in the Bathtub hoping for a little Dixie Chicken.

Nice colors… feel like diving in…