blessings

In the US we celebrate this day of counting blessings.  I feel blessed to have met so many wonderful people through the medium of blogging.  I wish health and joy for you all!
 

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

~John F. Kennedy 

LINKS for some inspiration:
Huffington Post  Thanksgiving prayers, blessings, and quotes (scroll down just a little for slideshow)
Poets.org  poems about gratitude and thanks

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week we begin the alphabet once more--with the letter  "B" of course! Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 


 
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snow!

 

Melting snow dripping off the trees is endlessly fascinating.  However that warm grate below is calling... 

Wordless Wednesday--where I linked up: 

  The Art and Tree Chatter of Aquariann

Create With Joy

  

 
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design on a business garage door in Asheville, North Carolina

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week we begin the alphabet once more--with the letter  "A" of course! Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 


 
 photos by me  © 2013   all rights reserved

The End: Alphabet Soup

The end of yet another odyssey with Alphabe-Thursday has been reached!  What a challenge it has been at times to come up with a creative post for the current letter of the alphabet.  I've enjoyed this journey with you, my readers and fellow Alphabe-Thursdayers, sharing our posts and lives. 
Thanks, Jenny!
(You can click on any of the following links to go to that post.)

A  Athabasca Glacier  a hike in the Canadian Rockies through a landscape that seems other worldly

B  Animal Bridge   wildlife crossing over the highway in Banff National Park, Canada

C   cats...sleeping pose expertise   so many wonderful ways to sleep!






 
D   Desert Dwelling   Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA

E   Eager Oliver  in which Oliver elucidates his elan for life




 




F   Five Fs  a montage of random photos

G   Green  photos from my yard on this day




 

H   haiku  3 photos + 3 haikus

I   invaders  a bird's nest in my yard is invaded by snails




 

 

J   July  a few random photos from my life in July

K   Krohn Conservatory  a visit to this most wonderful greenhouse during a butterfly exhibit







L   Lepidoptera  butterflies and moths

M   Castries Market: St. Lucia  on National Geographic's  "World's Best Top Ten Food Markets" list






 



N   Professional Napper  Oliver shows off his skill!

O  orange  photos of random orange things





 


P  pertinent to the letter P

Q  quiet  Balenbouche Creek, St Lucia (and a haiku)





 


R  Bow River  near Canmore, Canada

S  signs  I've come across in my travels







 

T  turquoise Lake Louise  Banff National Park, Canada

U  seeming to undulate








 

V  Roadside Views  "drive-by shootings"

W  water  Canadian Rockies












 

X  xenial Sunny Point garden  delightful organic garden of Sunny Point Cafe in West Asheville, North Carolina

Y  yesterday  old family photos








 


Z  zealous zzzs  There's a lot of SnooZZing that goes on around here!

THE END

LINKS:
POST   Alphabet Soup I
POST   Alphabet Soup  II
POST   Alphabet Soup  III
POST   Alphabet Soup IV

Dear Ms.Jenny, 
I LOVE Alphabe-Thursday!  Thank you so much for hostessing this awesome meme AND visiting EVERY single post!  You have created a wonderful community of bloggers.


It is often challenging to come up with a post for each letter as well as committing to posting for every letter.  But it is so much FUN!

So begins Round 8 in which we start with the Letter "A."    Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!  

NOTE:  You do not have to post for every letter.

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zealous zzzs

There's a lot of SnooZZing that goes on around here!  Here's Oliver smooshed up against the back of the couch.

The sun puddles are sometimes seriously sunny!

aaah...

sleeping with favorite toys

No position goes untried.

Aaahhh...to snooZZZe like a cat!

See Oliver's recent stint as a SNOOZERVISOR.

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "Z." Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 




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(The first 3 are iPhone photos.)

It snowed!

Many bushes and trees still have leaves.

Flowers are still blooming.

The birds have not yet consumed all the berries.

The temperatures have been mostly warm...till last night when rain turned to snow!  It's just a light dusting, but giving us notice that Fall is turning into Winter.

Wordless Wednesday--where I linked up: 

  The Art and Tree Chatter of Aquariann

Create With Joy

  

photos by me © 2013  all rights reserved

Snoopervisor

Slowly progressing in my house, is a long-time ongoing project.  Oliver, snoopervisor extraordinaire has been on the job!

oops!  He's caught snoozing!

Don't tell!

Most of the shelves are painted (for the millionth and final time!) (See the snoopervisor by the ladder?)

ever watchful!

from an earlier time with most of the basic structure attached

By now it is quite clear exactly what this project is!  This is today's view.  The painting of shelves has been moved inside because it's much too cold in the garage.  I'm still sanding in there though.

Oh and there's Oliver the snoopervisor.  Or is he a snoozervisor?!

LINKS to posts on Oliver's professional napping ability:
ONE 

TWO 

I am linking up with Cats on Tuesday by Gattina.  Come on over HERE to see some great kitty stories!

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