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I have a very vivid imagination.

My dreams are bursting with color and action and weirdness.

(Remember the ghost mermaid dream?  Or the God frogs?)

I was at Third Monday Trade Days recently and saw this carving out of tree fungus.

I can't decide if he's good or bad.

Surprised or angry.

But, he's ingrained in my memory now,
and it occurred so instantaneously that I knew the moment I saw him I had to take his photo.

I'm searching for a good name for him.

I didn't buy him, but he needs a name.

He just does.

Remington Red Knuckles

Remy told me drew this...but it was really Donny.

I know that.
He knows that.
Donny knows that.

Yet he still lies...

I was reading a post over at the Mama Bird Diaries about names,

and it reminded me of my own child who liked to name himself.

My first son was named after his father...and his grandfather...and his great-grandfather.

So, when the second child came along, we decided to just pick a fun name we liked:

Remington.

Remy for short.

He however, has often chosen to go by other names.
He spent one entire year of his life preferring to be called
Red Knuckles.
After the character from the Sonic video game/comic book.

Then for a while he wanted to be called Homer.

It's a good thing Annie came with a name.
Speaking of Annie, she is having a spa day today...
and I left a disposable camera with the staff with instructions to take photos
of the entire process!!

So, I hope to post on that tomorrow or Friday.

And, after using the Random number generator, the winner of my contest is:

#48

Mama Dawg!

Do your children like to be called anything strange?

A goddess, a bird or a moon.

What do these three things have in common?

My name.

Rhea.

I pronounce it "Ray" or "Ray-ah."

Probably one of the reasons I've always loved mythology was due to the Greek goddess Rhea.

She was a Titan, daughter of Uranus (the sky) and Gaia (the earth).
She married Kronus, a really bad dude who ate all his children for fear they would overthrow him.
Well, after Rhea gives birth to baby Zeus, she hides him away in a cave and hands her husband a stone bundled up like a baby, whom he promptly swallows (not a real smart god).
So, Zeus grows up, overthrows Cronus and becomes king of gods.
Rhea is considered "the mother of the gods."
Cool.

Then there is the Rhea bird.
It looks like an ostrich but it's called a Rhea (ree-ah).
I can relate, I sometimes stick my head in the sand, unfortunately.
Rhea Birds are said to have an implausible immune system that allows injured birds to heal rapidly without much intercessions from humans.
The fat of the Rhea birds is used as an anti-inflammatory salve. hmm...




Then there's the moon called Rhea.
It's one of Saturn's many moons.
I was reminded of this little fact recently when Pioneer Woman hosted a contest in which my namesake moon was the answer.
The moon is Saturn's second largest and was discovered in the 1600's.

And, as you can see in this photo below, this moon has tenuous rings around it.



I love having a unique name, even if most people say it wrong.
It's a family name.

Tell me about your name.
Or a cool name you like.
Or whatever you want.
I'm not picky.