u/FriendOriginal245 — reddlx

Double Dactyl Challenge

I'd like to challenge folks on this subreddit to create a riddle using this whimsical poetic verse form called double dactyl invented in the 1950s. Despite being relatively simple riddles to solve, they are surprising difficult riddles to compose because of the strict rhythmic requirements. You can look up better examples of double dactyl poems online, but I've attached a mediocre example of a double dactyl riddle I wrote this morning. Feel free to guess the solution in the comments, as well as send original riddles you can come up with in this form! I look forward to seeing and solving them.

Here are the form requirements, taken straight from the Wikipedia page:

There must be two stanzas, each comprising three lines of dactylic dimeter ( ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ) followed by a line consisting of just a choriamb ( ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ). The last lines of these two stanzas must rhyme. Further, the first line of the first stanza is repetitive nonsense, and the second line of the first stanza is the subject of the poem, which in the purest instances of the form is a double-dactylic proper noun. There is also a requirement for at least one line, preferably the second line of the second stanza, to be entirely one double dactylic, six-syllable word.

u/FriendOriginal245 — 13 days ago

▲ 2 r/Utah

Looking for hiking buddies

Hey there! I'm 27 male located in Davis County. I have been hiking regularly most of my life but have gotten more serious about harder hikes and bagging peaks in the last three years. This summer I've been hiking 1-3 times a week. At this point I've hit most of the Wasatch peaks that I'm comfortable hiking solo, and have been hesitant to try trails by myself that require more technical class 3/4 scrambles or route finding. I have a goal of how many new peaks I want to accomplish this year and I'm well on my way, just getting to the point where I'm looking at hikes like Lone Peak or Cottonwoods peaks that have some sketchy ridge scrambles, or Kings peak with the distance or camping overnight and I'm too nervous to attempt them on my own. I'm also going to try joining a few Facebook groups to post something similar, just thought it might be worth giving reddit a go as well.

I'm not in perfect shape but I have pretty strong legs and solid endurance. For reference, this last weekend I did Ben Lomond and had an average 22-minute-mile pace, and on steeper hikes like Timp or Mount Ogden I usually clock in at 30-35 minute miles. As far as gear goes I have a nice hiking backpack, hydration reservoir and water filter, trekking poles, and micro spikes. I don't have crampons, ice axe, helmet, harness, rope, or any other equipment that might be necessary for more extreme routes, but I'm hoping to find people who can help ease me into those kinds of adventures.

I had a scary heat exhaustion episode earlier this year so I'm very cautious and usually prefer to start early, like 3 or 4 am if possible. That's another reason I'd like to avoid hiking on my own, just in case something happens. I have a pretty open schedule so I like to hit trails on weekdays to avoid crowds if possible, but weekends are also nice because it's easier to ask my wife to tend my garden if she doesn't have work in the morning lol.

So if you're a similarly experienced hiker and would be down to join me on a hike or maybe multiple, please reach out! If you're a more experienced hiker / alpine athlete and would be down to bring me along on tougher adventures and help show me the ropes, I'd love that too! Thanks!

In case it's helpful information, here are some hikes I'm hoping to do in the next few months. Some of them I can most likely do fine solo, but I would always feel safer hiking with a buddy, and would prefer it that way whenever possible.

• Flat Top Mountain

• Mount Wolverine

• Spanish Fork Peak

• Cascade Mountain

• Provo Peak

• Santaquin Peak

• Nebo

• Gobbler's Knob

• Mount Olympus

• Mount Raymond

• Pfeifferhorn

• Lone Peak

• AF Twin Peaks

• Kings Peak

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u/FriendOriginal245 — 1 month ago

▲ 2 r/gardening

Heliotropism in Thai Basil Plant

I'm fairly new to all things plants and just built an herb garden this spring. I've been so excited every day to just go look at my plants and I'm really happy they all seem to be healthy and growing very well. Last night around sunset I noticed my basil plant looked like it was bending in order to orient itself toward the sun. I wondered if it moved its branches throughout the day to follow the sun so today I took pictures of the plant in the morning when the sun was in the south and in the evening when the sun was in the west. You can very clearly see how much it moved to make sure the tops of its leaves were getting as much light as possible. So cool.

u/FriendOriginal245 — 3 months ago