Jiminy Cricket, Give Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Some Change !

Just in case you haven't already noticed, Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, keeps showing up on the top of the page whenever you visit. That's got to be pretty tiring.

Well, Jiminy Cricket, if everybody just gives him a little change, he can quit popping up on the page and go do more important stuff.

It's real easy to make a donation and he isn't asking for much so, I gave up some pocket change.

Admit it.  Everybody who reads and has a question they want answered goes to Wikipedia.

Whenever I run across a critter,  such as in the photo above,  I want to know if it's a cricket or a grasshopper.  So, I go to Wikipedia.  Somebody there knows.

This character jumped on my keyboard while I was having a coffee break.

Could be a Jiminy Cricket.  Could be a grasshopper.  Wikipedia knows.

Right now, I'm too busy.  Important things need doin'.  Can you check for me ?

Go on over and make a donation so Jimmy Wales can quit poppin' up, too.  It only takes a minute.  Just click on my THANKS WIKIPEDIA BANNER below and someone will help you.

OK ?

VISIT MY HOMEPAGE FOR THE PHOTO OF THE DAY

Sumac the Rhus Succedanea Linn a Native of Japan and China

This photo shows a Sumac tree ( Rhus succedanea) with a little sprout coming out its side.

If I had known it was Sumac I probably would have steered clear of the thing.

This tree was found while cave exploring in Ginoza Okinawa, Japan.

Whenever I find a sign posted on something like this and it has the scientific name, I take a photo to help me identify it later.  So, I rearranged some of the vegetation growing around the place just to show you this little fella sprouting out with the bark of the tree as a backdrop.

As soon as I Googled the Latin words it brought back bad memories.

Sumac, AHHHHHHHHhhhhhh, that stuff is poison where I came from in the USA.

There are 250 kinds of Sumac. It turns out this one, native to China and Japan, is a friendly one. 

The ones I used to run into were called Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac.

They'd make you want to scratch all the skin off your body.

I never want to try that again.

If you want to learn what kind of Sumac is growing where you live, drop on in at

WIKIPEDIA and say "Hi" to Jimmy Wales. HE NEEDS MONEY, AGAIN !

It seems like I sent the guy twenty-five bucks last year about this time.

I like the guy alright but, who does he think I am SANTA CLAUS OR SOMETHIN' ?