We have a saying here, which I know won’t make much sense, but I’ll say it anyway because it sounds so funny translated: “What the fox can’t reach, she hangs!“
I think the English equivalent is “the grapes are sour”.
In other words, I wasn’t able to see the eclipse [see photo above], so what do I do?
I create my own eclipse!
After all, I did it at the time of its peak!
How, you may ask?
Well, I eclipsed the sun with …my hand!
Silly, but here it is…
My very own eclipse!
Oh, look, sun is back again!!!!!
It would’ve been nice to see the ring of fire, but… never had a chance over here.
At least I watched it at TimeAndDate.com. In some places it was spectacular!
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Look Into The Sun
Jethro Tull
Album: Stand Up [1969]
Enjoy a beautiful weekend everyone,
and remember,
if you can’t have what you want…
hang it! 😉
Categories: Birthdays, MarInsta, MUSIC, Nature, Photography
Marina Kanavaki 
You are a nut! A lovely, artistic, imaginative nut.
What a great expression… Hang it! (another way of saying to hell with it, too)
Yep…exactly, to hell with it!… we can make our own! 😉
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LOVE your personal eclipse! You are hereby the official Eclipse Queen!
Jethro was great! You and S. have the best taste in music!
J&J send love to Hera. Expect a large load of fur in the late fall!
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Awwwwwwww…. so happy you lijed it!!!!! Eclipse Queen!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!
Thank you sweetie and thank J&J from Hera!!!!! Love and many hugs!!!!!
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Well…
No food falls into the mouth of the sleeping fox
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A ha ha haaaaaa…… no it doesn’t! 😉
Another 🦊 related one I like:
The lazy fox catches no chickens.
Happy Sunday, Marina ✨
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A very happy Sunday to you too! ☀️🌞
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Awesome photos, Marina, and love that saying, too! Happy weekend, my friend! 💗🎉💗🎉💗🎉
Thank you, my dear Lauren! So happy you enjoyed them! I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
How about that, a handclipse.
Aesop was Greek, so it’s surprising that you don’t have a closer equivalent to the “sour grapes” that English has borrowed from the fable “The Fox and the Grapes.”
“Handclipse” sounds perfect! 😉
What can I say, they probably started off with the same meaning but with time it’s …changed! 😉
Love the saying. The photos are genius! ❤️💕😊🌸🤗♥️🌹🧡🌺☕️
Ah, thank you, Holly! Hope you’re enjoying a beautiful weekend [with a working a/c!]
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ThAnkfulky the AC is working. We are in the path if the Sahara desert dust storm. Can’t win ..xoxoxo
Oh no…. I know exactly what that means! We’ve had our share of it this year. I just hope we won’t be in its path a lot this summer… 😉
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I hope not too, it’s really bad for the allergies! xoxoxoxoxoxox
…headaches, respiration and… mood!
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Oh gosh yeah! My asthma has been kicking in! I’m staying inside! 😘😘😘😘😘😘
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Absolutely brilliant images, Marina. I do like your saying and it sounds funny translated. I must tell it to my foxes. 😀
Yes, you must!!!!! I’d love to know what they think! 😉 Thank you so much, Sylvia!
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oh I like that literal translation – it could be the start of a poem…hmm
no sign of sour grapes here Marina- you turned a negative to a positive with your mock up of an eclipse. Our sun is fast disappearing again – to be eclipsed by rain clouds 😦
Have a lovely weekend
A ha ha… it’s always fun translating mot-à-mot various sayings to another language. They come out so funny! 😉
Well, you know what to do! Go out at blow the clouds away! 😉
You too have a beautiful weekend! Hugs xo
Marina, eclipsing the sun with your hand, suggests you’re having a surprisingly big hand, but as you have such a wide ranging creative talent I have to believe you.
Your shots are fantastic so indeed you must have that magic hand!
A ha ha ha…. a palm the size of the moon!!!!!!! Now you created an image that will stay with me! 😉 Thank you so much, my dear friend! So happy you liked my… eclipse! 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
Oh my goodness, the picture are amazing!
Ah, thank you so much! I had to have an eclipse.. even if it was by my hand [and not the Moon! 😉 ] Glad you liked it! Happy weekend! 🙂
Absolutely breathtaking.
You have a nice weekend too!
Awww……. Thank you! 🙂 🙂 🙂 xoxo
Your hand works as well as the moon. I think we say “Sour Grapes”, as in “Why the sour grapes?” when someone makes a face. Which is similar to “cara de mala leche” (bad milk face) in Spanish. I love Jethro Tull.
Ha ha haaaaaa….. yes, well, I had to have an eclipse! 😉 The expression actually comes from a myth of Aesop. According to that myth, a fox was trying hard to reach a branch with some grapes on it. After realizing it wasn’t able to, it said “Nevermind, the grapes were stale and sour anyway”. 😉 but it’s funny how it translates mot-à-mot! 😉
It’s probably the origin os Sour Grapes as well.
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Great phots even if manufacturered. I really enjoyed Jethro Tull , a huge favourite of mine back in the day 💜💜 very apt choice. Have a great weekend too 💜
Hi, my friend! So glad you enjoyed this! Well, it was fun doing! On JT… mine too!!!! xoxoxoxo
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And to you and Oannes have a great weekend 😁💜
Thank you!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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