peeking

Oliver is peeking out from his safe place under the chair!

photo by me © 2015 (iPhone)  all rights reserved

"adopted" pets

On a recent trip to Aruba, I "adopted" a few new pets!  First, there was a small herd of kitties who came to hang out on our deck and entertain.  Most were about 6 months old. 

These kitties were very sweet and friendly.  Hubby was so enthralled, he brought them tooona which they lapped up greedily.


On Eagle Beach, a little dog frolicked in the sand, running back and forth, bouncing and jumping, full of joy.

And then on Bonaire, we enjoyed the company of a mockingbird and a lizard both of whom visited our patio repeatedly.

This is a Whiptail Blue Lizard (Cnemidophorus murinus ruthveni), endemic to only Bonaire. 

It was fun to enjoy these adopted pets while missing our kitty at home.

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


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kitties

Tom, the farm kitty, is seriously snoozing during the hubub of customers picking up produce during the CSA!  I couldn't believe how unperturbed he was!

Tigra looks at me with earnest eyes.  I know what she's thinking.  something that is never far from her hungry mind--"Do you have food?"

sleepy Oliver 

Arizona kitty

getting comfy

PS:  to clarify-- Tom is my friends' kitty and lives on a farm; Tigra is my daughter's kitty and lives with her in Asheville;  Oliver lives with me!; and the Arizona kitty was photographed in a park in Phoenix where I was visiting.

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


 
all iPhone--photos by me  © 2013 and 2014   all rights reserved

iPhone kitties

Here are a few kitty photos taken with my iPhone.

 very sleepy!  Oliver (my kitty)

It's very difficult to photograph a black cat, and this is just an iPhone photo.  This is Edward Bunk aka Bunkie (my daughter's cat)  His eyes are yellow, but in some lights they look turquoise.

ice cream store kitty.  very friendly.

Tigra (my daughter's kitty is full of personality.  Her love of food is unparalleled!)

Oliver is working very hard guarding the wine we brought home from a visit with our wine rep daughter.

I am linking up with Cats on Tuesday, a fun meme posted by Gattina on her "My Cats and Funny Stories" blog.  Do you love cats?  blog about them perhaps?  Come on over HERE to see some great kitty stories!

 

 

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The End: Alphabet Soup

And so we come to the end of yet another odyssey with Alphabe-Thursday!  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've created a fun and inspiring community!

(You can click on any of the following links to go to that post.)

A  abstract  a painted garage door in Asheville, North Carolina

B  blessings

C  Apple Cranberry Cobbler a most delicious recipe

D  child + dog  frolic in the sea

E  Eager Oliver is...

F  a few favorites four (very) random photos

G  gorgeous Mount Edith Cavell a hike in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada












H  Hell (Grand Cayman) a real town on a Caribbean island

I  Oliver's guide to the letter I










 



J  January random photos  

K  kimonos  my Brownie troop studied Japan, decorated kimonos, and ate at a Japanese restaurant













L  light four photos

M  metal four photos










 


N  Northside a small community of traditional, classic, and eclectic...everything.






 



O  Oregon random photos from a trip 











 

P  peaks photos from a hike to Hidden Lake near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Q  quiet Sint Maartin  












 


R  Green Bean, White Bean, and Tomato Stew   recipe!  

S  flower scenes  










 




T  textures five photos

U  umbrellas Happy Bay, St. Martin, Caribbean

V  beautiful view: Happy Bay

W  water four views from Banff and Jasper National Parks, Canada 





 




X  xerophilous four photos  

Y  yellow photos of six yellow things 













Z  random Zs four photos

 

THE END

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

Dear Ms.Jenny, 
I LOVE Alphabe-Thursday!  Thank you so much for hostessing this awesome meme once again!  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 9 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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random Zs

ZESTY

Meet Tigra, my daughter's kitty.  lover of rubber bands, catnip, people food, exploring, anything that's a circle, birdie watching, and people, too!  She has an enthusiastic love of life!  Here she is-- still for 3 seconds while I quickly snap her picture with my phone.


ZIGZAGED

Mimic by D. W. Martin.  fabricated steel.  $10,750
on display in Krutch Park during the Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA


ZINGY

one of many flowers for sale at Finlay Market in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA



ZEALOUS zzzs

Oliver never was a lap kitty, till...we purchased new chairs for our library (more on that someday).  Now it's funny how he'll jump up on the chair and even onto my lap probably because there's not much room for his chunky mus-coo-lar body between me and the arm of the chair.

LINKS:
D. W. Martin 
Dogwood Arts --Art in Public Places
Krutch Park 
Findlay Market 

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "Z." Thus ends our study of the alphabet for this round!  Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!  
Good news!   Our wonderful teacher, Ms. Jenny has committed to another round!  The Alphabe-Thursday community is a great one.  Thank you, Ms. Jenny!

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