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Thursday’s Trios Three Apples A Day Keeps…

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Benjamin Franklin Who hasn’t heard that quote, but did you know who said it? I didn’t. Ben Franklin made a lot of quoteworthy statements during his life. One man took them to heart and tried to remake his life living in accordance with Ben’s advice. If you…

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Benjamin Franklin

Who hasn’t heard that quote, but did you know who said it? I didn’t. Ben Franklin made a lot of quoteworthy statements during his life. One man took them to heart and tried to remake his life living in accordance with Ben’s advice. If you haven’t read the book Ben and Me by Cameron Gunn, you are missing one of the funniest books in the history of mankind. I read it on a plane with tears in my eyes from trying not to laugh out loud. Here is my review, if you want a little taste of it. Sadly all my post’s likes disappeared when I moved it from my self-hosted blog, not because the book is bad. 🙂

Carol Cormier hosts a relatively new challenge, Thursday Trios, which encourages us to take pictures of groups of threes. Today my husband Vince brought home the most beautiful apples. Pretty as a picture, if you ask me.

An apple a day keeps anyone away if you throw it hard enough!

Stepher Colbert

So pretty, in fact, the the three bunnies had to jump into the picture.

Nobody was throwing apples at the bunnies. They stayed

That tree is very old, but I never saw prettier blossoms on it than it now bears. That tree grows new wood each year. Like that apple tree, I try to grow a new little wood each year.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I like that quote. I am not growing any new wood, but I try to learn something new each day. Inspired, I walked outside at 5:00 to grab some golden hour pictures to experiment with lines and shapes.

Fortunately it wasn’t snowing today on Blooming Hills Drive, our street. Sure enough – three clumps of blossoms jumped into my camera, survivals of the gusty 30 mph winds on Wednesday and snow on Thursday.

a trio of clumps of blossoms on Blooming Hills Drive.
Blossoms of Blooming Hills Drive – FINALLY

Hope to see you here tomorrow for #Sunday Stills Respecting Your Cat.

A trio of black cats
I thought there were three cats in this picture. Vince says there are only two. What do you think?

Writers Quotes Wednesday’s new Quote Theme is Travel for next week – It’s time to get back to it. Have you seen the new Lens Artist Challenge #140 for this week – A Change of Scenery – hosted this week by Beth from Wandering Dawgs? It’s perfect for double dipping.

Have a wonderful week.

35 responses to “Thursday’s Trios Three Apples A Day Keeps…”

  1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    beautiful Apples… an apple a day.. indeed!!
    looks like 2 cats to me Marsha.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      You all have convinced me. When I look at the tiny pictures, it looked like three. Scardy was turned in two directions, if only I could be so agile at nearly 140 years of age! 🙂

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      1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
        Cindy Georgakas

        I did notice the 2 directions though.

        You AND I BOTH!! 💖💖

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          🙂

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  2. Mama Cormier Avatar
    Mama Cormier

    I love all your photos even the ‘two cats’. Thanks for playing along this week. I’ll have to check out that book. I need a good laugh.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      You will love it, Carol. I had fun with this. You challenge is a great one for still life pictures. It’s not always easy to find threes. I was stretching it on the blossoms. Fun, I’m definitely going to be a regular. 🙂

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  3. Jim Borden Avatar
    Jim Borden

    good old Ben; I’ll check out your review of Cameron’s book…

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  4. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    I enjoyed this post, Marcia. The apple pictures are very attractive.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks Robbie. It was fun to share. Are you a cat person?

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  5. Toonsarah Avatar
    Toonsarah

    Sorry, I only see two cats 😆 I love that Colbert quote!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      I’m afraid you and Vince are right, Sarah. I was sure there was another black one hidden in there. It has happened a couple of other times that I’ve been wrong. 🙂 Stephen Colbert is hilarious. I saw that quote on another site with no author attached, so I was thrilled to find out who said it. 🙂

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  6. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
    Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

    Wonderful apple images. Love the Colbert quote, but although the pic plays tricks, only two cats. Good one!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      LOL Vince was right and I was wrong. Well, there has to be a first time, Frank! 🙂

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      1. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
        Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

        Solution – Don’t tell Vince.

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          Your brought a smile to his face, Frank! 🙂

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          1. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
            Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

            Oh no …. He knows!

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  7. Norah Avatar
    Norah

    I can see only two cats. 🙂

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      I’m getting trounced here, Norah! I should have known Moji would never have been an under cat. She’s a diva. 🙂

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      1. Norah Avatar
        Norah

        🙂

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  8. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    The apple throwing kwuote made me smile. Happy Sunday, Marsha 🙂 🙂

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Happy throwing, Jo, but I know you’d never throw anything heavier than a feather. I’m not into throwing either. I threw a pillow at Vince once and he accused me of spousal abuse. Have a great week. Thanks for coming by.. 🙂

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  9. Chel Owens Avatar
    Chel Owens

    I did not know the quote’s origin, either. What beautiful apples, and the prefect complement to your Easter table.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks Chel. I’m going to have to get my glasses. At first glance I thought your name said Chef! LOL. I’m glad you like them. My husband loves to decorate, so I didn’t think they’d stay there for too long, but he likes them! At first we had the cookie jar bunny head sticking out of a grass filled bowl, but the headless cookie jar stared at me from the buffet and it was a little eerie. Apples were much more attractive. 🙂

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      1. Chel Owens Avatar
        Chel Owens

        😀 You sound like my kind of decorator.

        And that’s funny about the name. My full name is Chelsea, and my phone often tries for ‘Cheeks’ or ‘Chess.’

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          Cute. chess is a nice combination of Chel and Owens. Besides it’s a fun game. 🙂 So did you create a trio? Send me a link in my comment box.

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          1. Chel Owens Avatar
            Chel Owens

            🤦‍♀️I forgot to take a picture. I had the perfect one of three muddy boys, too.

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          2. Marsha Avatar
            Marsha

            That would have been perfect. 🙂

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  10. Bellcashane Avatar
    Bellcashane

    Bro what up watch this for me https://youtu.be/E0moPI2GKR

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Maybe you can’t tell I’m a woman. Bro doesn’t fit. 🙂

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      1. Bellcashane Avatar
        Bellcashane

        Sorry about that

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          No worries. I was registered as a little boy in kindergarten because my middle initial is L. Then they saw me.

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      2. Bellcashane Avatar
        Bellcashane

        How r u doing marsha

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          Your pictures of food are lovely. Do you include the recipes. I love pumpkin soup. It looks just like the soup I had in Australia.

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          1. Bellcashane Avatar
            Bellcashane

            I can give you the recipe if u want it

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          2. Marsha Avatar
            Marsha

            I’d love it!

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