Taxes. Work. Play. Origami.

A friend suggested that perhaps I could put any mice that show up in the Old Bat’s Cave to work making tiny origami models. And maybe I should. The taxes are loaded up to the new tax guy’s portal. I like that heaps better than mailing the stuff.  I still have to get things “tidy”. And shred some stuff. 

After a taxing morning with a couple of hospital reports thrown in for extra confusion, I exercised the fingers and relaxed the brain by folding some roses. 

MidJourney imagines better origami roses than I can fold. 

I just asked ChatGPT “How do I fold an Origami rose”? 

Making an origami rose can be a bit challenging, but with practice and patience, you can create a beautiful paper flower. Here are the steps to make an origami rose:

1. 1. 1. Start with a square sheet of paper. You can use any size, but a 6-inch square works well.
      2. Fold the paper in half diagonally, crease it well, and then unfold it.
      3. Fold the paper in half diagonally in the other direction, crease it well, and then unfold it.
      4. Fold the paper in half horizontally, crease it well, and then unfold it.
      5. Fold the paper in half vertically, crease it well, and then unfold it.
      6. Bring the top edge of the paper down to the center crease, and crease it well. Do the same with the bottom edge of the paper.
      7. Bring the right edge of the paper to the center crease, and crease it well. Do the same with the left edge of the paper.
      8. Flip the paper over and fold the paper in half horizontally. Crease it well and then unfold it.
      9. Bring the top edge of the paper down to the center crease, and crease it well. Do the same with the bottom edge of the paper.
      10. Bring the right edge of the paper to the center crease, and crease it well. Do the same with the left edge of the paper.
      11. Flip the paper over again and fold the bottom right corner up to the center crease. Crease it well and then unfold it.
      12. Do the same with the bottom left corner.
      13. Fold the top of the paper down, creasing it well. This will create a diamond shape in the middle of the paper.
      14. Fold the right side of the diamond up, creasing it well.
      15. Do the same with the left side of the diamond.
      16. Fold the top layer of the right side of the paper up to create a small triangle. Crease it well and then unfold it.
      17. Do the same with the left side of the paper.
      18. Bring the top of the paper down and then fold the left and right sides of the paper towards the center crease.
      19. Fold the top of the paper down again to create a small triangle at the top.
      20. Tuck the right side of the small triangle under the paper and crease it well.
      21. Do the same with the left side of the small triangle.
      22. Fold the top layer of the paper down to create the rosebud.
      23. Fold the top of the rosebud down to create the first layer of petals.
      24. Fold the next layer of petals by bringing the top of the paper down and folding it over the first layer.
      25. Continue folding the layers of petals until you have the desired number of petals for your rose.
      26. When you have folded all the layers, carefully shape the petals by gently curving them with your fingers.

And there you have it, an origami rose!

I wonder if I can follow the directions? Well, that will be a project for another day. Or, I’ll get the AI mouse right on it.