Some weeks flow in straight lines; others like to loop and swirl and do much more. The past couple of weeks, and this one as well, clearly belong to the second camp. Between ozone layers, missed Fridays, and degrees of separation, I found myself counting in unusual ways. So today’s scribblings gather them all in one place: 3 Os, four somethings, a Friday Five, a Six Degrees chain, and yes, something for seven too. After all, numbers don’t like to be left out.
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Poetic Sundays: Orbiting O₃ and More
The Orbit O₃ form is a short poetic structure I made up, inspired by the ozone molecule, O₃, which is made up of three oxygen atoms. Just like O₃ protects our planet, this form circles around three “O”s in its design.
Why this form now? It is World Ozone Day on September 16th!
So What is the Orbit O3?
It is, as I mentioned earlier, inspired by the Ozone molecule, and like the molecule, it circles around three “O”s in its own way.
See below for
How to write an Orbit O₃ poem
- The poem has 3 lines.
- Each line contains 3 words.
- Every word must include at least one “O.”
Purpose: This form highlights simplicity, repetition, and wordplay, while also drawing attention to the importance of ozone and oxygen in sustaining life on Earth.
My Attempt/Example
Gold moon glowing / Owls hoot coolly / Our home’s cozy.
Oodles of cookies / Of donuts too / Oh so mmm‑good!!
Four Fun Facts!
- Wombat poop is cube-shaped. This is perfect for marking territory without rolling away (source).
- A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus!! It spins so slowly it takes longer to rotate once than to orbit the Sun
- Still on Venus (kind of!). Venus Flytraps can count! They only snap shut after touching prey more than once, conserving energy and making sure it’s worth the effort (source).
- Your stomach gets a new lining every 3–4 days — otherwise, it would digest itself.
The Bookish Five
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda #1) (Origami Yoda series) by Tom Angleberger
Description: Strange things are happening at McQuarrie Middle School in the opener to the New York Times bestselling series from Tom Angleberger!
It takes the wisdom of Yoda to survive the sixth grade.
(1 & 2) Book Beginnings and First Line Friday
BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY is hosted by Rose City Reader. What book are you happy about reading this week? Please share the opening sentence (or so) on BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY! Add the link to your blog or social media post and visit other blogs to see what others are reading.
Happy Friday and welcome to the FIRST LINE FRIDAY, hosted by Reading is My Superpower! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line.
3 Friday 56
THE FRIDAY 56 is hosted by Anne at HeadFullofBooks. To play, open a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% on your e-reader). Find a sentence or two and post them, along with the book title and author. Then link up and visit others in the linky.
4 Book Blogger Hop
The purpose of THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, and befriend other bloggers. THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.
Are there any books that are considered terrible, but you love?
I am not really sure, though I am sure I have at least a few such books – books I love that others find terrible, and vice versa!
5 Books for 5 Days This Week
- National Dot Day on Sept 15th is of course Peter Reynolds The Dot
- Next up is National Play Doh Day on the 16th. I have Dev Petty’s Claymates
- For the 17th, Constitution Day, here is We the Kids by David Catrow
- It is Alzheimer’s Day on the 19th, and you can read Maria Shriver’s What’s Happening to Grandpa?
- And it is also Talk Like a Pirate Day, so of course we need How to Become a Pirate!
Six Degrees of Separation
For this month’s Six Degrees of Separation, I started a journey from Ghost Cities to travel to houses with ghosts and ticking clocks with secrets, then on to ghostly towers with treasures—only to return back at the beginning. Each book connects to the next through a shared word or theme, which is the basis of this wondrous chain of books!
Ghost Cities —> There is a Ghost in this House —> The House with a Clock in Its Walls —> The Secret of the Old Clock —> While the Clock Ticked —> The Tower Treasure —> The Ghost Tower —> Ghost Cities
Recently
On My Blog
Since my last Sunday Scribblings
- Children’s Book Villains We Love (or Not)!
- Amazing Picture Books with Jobs in the Title
- Sunday Scribblings #234: Book Spine Poetry For You and Me
On the Homefront
Not much happened though we had friends over for lunch and dinner this Saturday. We had a wonderful time catching up.
Upcoming (Hopefully this Week is the One to Begin Again)
On My Blog and On the Homefront
(rehashing what I wrote a couple of years ago for this week)
A couple of posts of course (I hope).. and hoping to get a variety in this week. And I have a couple of projects planned for the upcoming Navratri festivities (starting on the 22nd), so stay tuned to see those updates here
Celebrations
Literary Celebrations (close-to-it also!)
- Literary birthdays this week include: Tomie dePaola, Agatha Christie, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the 15th; James Alan McPherson, Julia Donaldson, H.A. Rey on Sept 16; Anant Pai, Cheryl Strayed, William Carlos Williams, Gail Carson Levine, Ken Kesey on 17th Sept; Samuel Johnson on the 18th; Rebecca Skloot on the 19th of Sept; Rebecca Skloot, Penelope Mortimer, William Golding and Salil Chowdhury on the 19th of Sept; George R.R. Martin, Jude Deveraux, Upton Sinclair, and on Sept 20th; H.G. Wells, Leonard Cohen, Stephen King, and on the 21st of Sept
- Sept 15th is National Online Learning Day
- Followed by Smithsonian Day which is observed annually on the 17th
- Then we have Read An eBook Day on the 18th – so, go ahead and read …. an eBook!!
- Aaargh!!! It is Talk Like a Pirate Day on the 19th!
Foodie Celebrations
- Sept 15th is National Cheese Toast Day, National Linguine Day, National Creme de Menthe Day, and Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Day!!
- Then, on the 16th, it is National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day and National Guacamole Day
- Sept 17th is National Apple Dumpling Day
- Followed by National Butterscotch Pudding Day on the 19th of September
- Next up, on Sept 20th, it is National Fried Rice Day, National String Cheese Day, and National Punch Day
- Have a pecan cookie with your cup of tea on the 21st as it is National Chai Day and yes, National Pecan Cookie Day
Other Celebrations and Observations
- The 15th is full of celebrations and observations! First off, it is Someday! I am not kidding, the 15th of September – or rather, someday – is here so it is up to us to do all those things we had planned to do …someday! It is also International Dot Day, International Day of Democracy as well as International Day of Listening on the 15th. In addition, it is also Get Ready Day, National Thank You Day, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Day, and World Afro Day
- The 16th of Sept is Mayflower Day . Celebrate by reading this book. And you can also observe Collect Rocks Day with this other read. On one side is rocks, while the other thing we need to take care of is up there – it is World Ozone Day on the 16th of September. So learn more about how we can protect our ozone layer here.
- 17th Sept is International Country Music Day and Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
- Next up, on the 18th, it is World Bamboo Day, World Water Monitoring Day, International Pay Day , and Locate An Old Friend Day
- It is National Care for Kids Day on the 20th of September though I wonder if I can ever stop caring for my kids 🙂
- The 21st observes International Day of Peace, World’s Alzheimer’s Day, and World Gratitude Day
Wrapped Up: My Sunday Scribblings
So dear reader, there we have it: three Os circling our sky, and everything else too through 7! Sometimes the best way to catch up is to count along, and sometimes numbers remind us that playfulness is its own kind of order. Until next time, may your week be ozone-strong, book-linked, and joyfully numbered.
And thus you have reached the end of this Sunday Scribblings! As always, I welcome your thoughts, comments, and suggestions about this post. Will you be attempting to begin with one?And, of course, do let me know if you plan to celebrate any of these mentioned celebrations this coming week/month?
Linking this to the Sunday Post over at the Caffeinated Reviewer and the Sunday Salon
I love the poetry prompt this week. I must try it myself!
Thank you for sharing these, Vidya.