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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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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Professional Napper

in which Oliver shows off his skill...

(Yes, these are the kitchen chairs I am currently attempting to upholster.)

 

 

(Oliver and Earnest over a year ago.)

     
QUESTIONS:  Are there any places left in your abode in which you have not yet napped?  How important is napping with your toys?

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



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cats...sleeping pose expertise

in which two cats demonstrate their sleeping pose expertise...

Oliver loves to sleep in his "dragon" pose.

Stretching out on the comfy corkboard is wonderful, too!

aaaaahhh....sun puddle snoozing 

 

Curling up on the pink towel that Earnest was wrapped in on his last day is a great way to remember his best buddy. 

                        

One of Earnest's favorite spots was that lovely corkboard.

What is better than napping away on the stairs?!

so as not to miss any excitement (should any occur!)

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


 
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The End: Alphabet Soup

The end of yet another odyssey with Alphabe-Thursday has been reached!  What a challenge it had 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  Apple Chips -delicious and easy to make!






 
B  3 Boys and a Girl -Tigra and Bunkie came to play with Oliver and Earnest 

C  Chamois, tie dye style -I've been dyeing chamois (soft absorbant towels used by swimmers and divers) for Kast-A-Way Swimwear for many years

 

 
 D  Snowman Decorations -I love snowmen!



 

E  Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Sugar Chips (Eat) 



 

F  a few fun Fs 

G  Green: Close Up -Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada




 
H   Desert Haiku  -Salt River Canyon, Arizona




 
I  island sunset St. Maarten, NA 




 



J  jagged -jagged photos taken in the Superstition Mountains and at the Aviation Museum near Phoenix, Arizona

K  Sun Puddle Delight -Oliver enjoying sunny days!




 

L  serenity -Lake Agnes, Banff, Alberta, Canada

M  Mansion -a few vignettes from Winter Wine Weekend 2013..



 

N  narrow -views of a hike along Kanarra Creek which runs through a beautiful canyon west of the northern part of Zion National Park

O  outlines -a series of photos


  

P  Purple -photos of objects in varying tones of purple 

Q  Quiddity of St. Lucia 



 


R  round -a funny pizza truck in St. Lucia

S  sea -3 photos of Mandele Point, St. Lucia and a haiku


 


  T  Textures


 


 U  under


 

V  Vacation Vignettes
 

W  Radium Woodcarver 





 
 X  inside xanthic flowers 

Y  yard -a few Spring photos from around my yard   

  


 

Z  Zion -a few random photos

THE END

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

Dear Ms.Jenny, 
I LOVE Alphabe-Thursday!  Thank you so much for hostessing this awesome meme AND visiting EVERY single post!


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 7 in which we start with the Letter "A."    Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!  (You do not have to post for every letter.)

photos by me © 2009 - 2013