RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (84398)

Daytona Beach, Florida • Age 68

Joined myLot 10 years ago

New York City is my hometown. I have now relocated from Riga, Latvia to Daytona Beach, Florida along with my cat Sid. I am passionate about poetry and writing.

nothingbutpoetry.wordpress.com

Discussions (3106)

RasmaSandra's Discussions

Trump’s 100 days

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 12h

Now you know me and I would be the last person to write about Trump or anything political. However, having read this I decided I could write about what it made me think of and that is the song I have included. The man...

trumps 100 days

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Seal Enjoying a Swim

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 29 Apr

In Lauwersoog, Netherlands Witje the seal is enjoying swimming in the waters of his new home. He is a 4-month-old gray seal that was rescued after being orphaned. Poor thing had a swollen flipper and damaged eye. Now he is...

rescued seal

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Artificially Inseminated Elephant

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 27 Apr

A darling 5-month-old baby elephant made his debut at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri. He is the first Asian elephant calf born through artificial insemination. His name is Jet. Just look at him

first elephant born by artificial insemination

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Helping a Goose Family

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 26 Apr

In Atlanta, Georgia a goose family took up residence at a boutique hotel rooftop garden patio in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. Mom and Dad Goose could fly but their five goslings were too young to fly and they could not get...

goose family makes it to the pond

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Gorillas are Capable of Human Emotions

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 25 Apr

Gorillas belong to the Hominidae family, which also includes chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans. They can express themselves in many different ways including disgust, burping, smiling, anxiety, grief, and more. When it comes...

ever see a gorilla smile

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Unrecognizable

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Apr

I found a very nice photo of me and my mom in her apartment in NYC. We are sitting by my piano which I left to the family that bought my house in Latvia. I was in my early 20s and each year I would get a perm and wore these big...

mom and me

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Happy Birthday Dad in Heaven Above

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Apr

My dad was born on April 23, 1905. I became daddy's little girl when I was born on March 1, 1957 and he left me and my mom on November 15, 1967 when I was 10. He left me a legacy because he was a popular Latvian writer and poet...

happy birthday to dad in heaven

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Earth Day Tomorrow

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 21 Apr

Earth Day is an annual celebration to promote environmental protection and awareness. Tomorrow April 22 is Earth Day. This year's Earth Day theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," calls for people worldwide to unite behind renewable...

earth day april 22

2025

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Making Smiles

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 20 Apr

I hope this lovely yellow dandelion from my garden in Latvia and the poetic meme I created can bring on some smiles. Just memories of days gone by.

poetic meme for smiles

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Elephants Love One Another

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 19 Apr

CNN obtained access to footage of a unique moment at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, when a herd of elephants surrounded one another for safety as a relatively minor earthquake shook the area. Take a look at this amazing video....

elephants protect one another during earthquake

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Good Friday

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 18 Apr

The day we know as Good Friday falls just before Easter each year, with this year's observance landing on the 18th of April and Easter Sunday following on the April 20. Despite its somber significance commemorating the day of...

good friday happy easter

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Ronin the Mighty Rat

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 12 Apr

Even though there are people who don't care for rats this one named Ronin has proved he is a rat to like. He is part of a landmine-sniffing rat pack. Ronin is an African giant pouch rat and I think he is rather handsome. Ronin...

ronin the rat sets new world record

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Buying Easter Candy

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 8 Apr

This looked interesting to me and I thought I would share. Especially for those of you who will be buying chocolate bunnies this Easter. It apparently is not all about just choosing the cutest ones you can find. Each bunny should...

chocolate easter bunnies

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Great Casserole

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 7 Apr

This is something I picked up along the way but what is great is you can make as much or as little as you want. You can have it anytime of the day. I will tell you how I made it. I used six eggs, half a small container of cottage...

great casserole

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Pleasant Surprise

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 26 Mar

Since the passing of my cats I deactivated my Chewy account. I cannot add a photo because I no longer have a camera. However, today arrived a lovely bouquet of yellow and pink flowers in a vase with condolences from Chewy. It made...

a vase of flowers from chewy

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Tish Has Gone to Be With Her Brother

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 25 Mar

Just too much loss in March.Tish was just inconsolable after Freddie passed so suddenly. It was looking like she would and I am happy imagining their wonderful reunion. As time has added numbers to my birthdays I always had this...

tish is now with freddie

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Not Beautiful But Blobfish Becomes Fish of the Year

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 22 Mar

The poor blobfish was named the world's ugliest animal in 2013. Since then it has climbed the scales to the prominent position of Fish of the Year in New Zealand. . These fish are found off the coast of southeastern Australia...

blobfish is fish of the year

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Giving Mickey Mouse a Bad Name

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 20 Mar

In Via Toledo in Naples, Italy police are seeking a robber who poses as Mickey Mouse and has tourists pose with him for photos. Then he pulls a knife on them if they don't pay for the photo. It is some scary...

dressed as mickey and has a knife

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Miuccia the Whippet

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 15 Mar

A beautiful blonde whippet from itally with soulful eyes won the big prize at Crufts, the world's biggest dog show on Sunday in Birmingham, England. Miuccia, who is 4 years old became the fourth whipped to win this prize after...

miccuia the beautiful whippet takes big prize

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Freddie Is Dead

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (84398) • Daytona Beach, Florida 5 Mar

Ok bad announcement but I am still wrapping my mind around this. Woke up at 5 AM for a bathroom run. Both cats were in the kitchen. Filled bowls and gave fresh water. When back to sleep and heard them chasingh eash other. Woke up...

my cat freddie died

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