magic

Mossy Magic

Late January.  A gentle snow had frosted the landscape with a sugar-ice coating.  Eight friends embarked on a hike through a gorgeous forest enjoying the Wintery loveliness.
(hike to Natural Bridge, Red River Gorge, Kentucky)

Butterfly Magic

A young girl marvels at the loveliness of the pretty butterfly landing on her fingers.
(The Butterfly Farm, St. Martin)

Sunrise Magic

I rarely see sunrises, and this one from an airplane was awesome!

Kitty Magic

Oliver is so charming as well as the sweetest!

Flower Magic

Two black eyed susans grew together creating this strange and curious flower.  The other side (which you cannot see) looks exactly like this side.

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




photos by me  © 2014-2015   all rights reserved 

Meow!

or "Life Lately"

Life is very busy for a Nap Adept like me! 

I spend my valuable time seeking out the most comfortable sleeping spots-- such as the best sun puddles or   

my favorite blankie given to me by my hooman brotfur.

aaahh...just a little stretch
then back to business

Let's see.  Is this more comfortable or

is this?

As you can see I take this most valuable work very seriously. 

meow! 

Oliver  

=^.^=

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


 
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metal

kitty on train in playground in Phoenix, Arizona 

part of the playground 

coming home to snowy Cincinnati after a December trip to (only a little bit warmer) Arizona

aaahhhh....nothing like a warm toasty fire on a cold Winter day!

all except #2 are iPhone photos. 

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



photos by me  © 2013     all rights reserved

Castries Market: St Lucia

Castries Market in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia is bustling with vendors selling local produce, art, craft items, spices, clothing, gifts, and more! 

This is where locals come to shop. Opened in 1894, there are about 300 permanent vendors housed inside buildings, and more who set up outside.  There are even a few small restaurants.

cutting bananas off a tree branch

interesting produce  (The green fruit is probably soursop.   Duni says the pink fruit is jambu fruit.)

We visited on a Saturday, supposedly the liveliest and most vibrant day of the week.  The market is open every day except Sunday.

more interesting produce

I bought some soap and spices such as whole nutmeg with its mace intact, and a block of cocoa.

A favorite drink is fresh coconut juice.  This vendor is slicing the top off a coconut for the customer.

more produce

 a street view

This man watched me taking photos and wanted me to photograph him.  Of course I obliged!  He was quite happy with his portrait!


LINKS:
National Geographic--  Castries Market made the "World's Best Top Ten Food Markets" list at #3! 
a brief history of the market and a few photos 
MAP of Castries, the capital of St. Lucia

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




photos by me © 2013   all rights reserved

Mansion

a few vignettes from Winter Wine Weekend 2013...

 arriving!

side and front

the theme

 

deviled egg with garnish (paired with wine, of course!)

 

back close up

mmmm....
(Annie, not me!)

back

The Plan:  a wonderful weekend of wine tasting with 12 couples
Subplots:  lots of food
                games
                relaxing by the fireside 
                more wine!

The Venue:  Richwood Plantation Inn, a beautiful historic bed and breakfast on 117 acres in Milton Kentucky, across the street from the Ohio River.  It's on the Indiana border near Madison, not too far from Clifty Falls State Park.

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


photos by me © 2013

Radomly Favorite Ms

Today I give you some favorites, chosen very randomly, all because they start with the letter M.  (very important as you'll see at the end of this post!)

MAGNOLIA  MACRO

In this Wintery part of the world, who isn't longing for Spring and its lovely, refreshing beauty?! 

SINT MAARTEN

sunset on the beach on a favorite island in the Caribbean.  Does it get any better than this?!

MEOW

All through the night, the kitties bring us their favorite toys.  All the while they softly chant, "meow...meow...meow...meow...meow...meow."

These yellow strips are a current favorite because they're new!  They arrived wrapped around boxes I received in the mail. 

MESMERIZING

mmmm

My friends Claire and Marc got married last August and held the reception at their farm.

I'm linking up with my favorite teacher, Ms Jenny Matlock!  See others' completed homework assignments HERE. Come join in!  This week our letter is "M."



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Mushroom House

The creation of Cincinnati architect, Terry Brown, the Mushroom House is a fantastical structure constructed with materials used in inordinate ways--wood, colored glass, shell,

ceramics and metals.   His aim, giving homage to the organic style of Frank Lloyd Wright and to Gustav Stickley, was to create irregular shapes that mimic those found in nature.

Beginning life as a bungalow in an upscale area of Cincinnati, this house, his own residence and studio, was built gradually between 1992 and 2006.

Terry Brown holds bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture.  In 1983, he began teaching at the University of Cincinnati, and then later taught at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio.  After a Fulbright Fellowship at the Vienna Academy of Fine Art, in Austria, Brown began to develop his own unique style of architecture.  Brown's work is featured in many venues and  publications throughout the world.

LINKS:
more photos of mushroom house HERE.
LINKS about Terry Brown, architect:  HERE and HERE
LINKS to other wild houses:
Mummy Diaries strange houses 
Mummy Diaries thinnest house in Britain
World's Wildest Houses  This link will take you to house #13 (Mushroom House), but click back and forward in the photos to see more houses. 

This is a fun weekly meme, under the direction of Jenny Matlock.  This week, our letter is "M."  Seriously now, come and join HERE.  This is a great way to exercise your creative muscles AND you will be amazed at all the bloggy goodness to be found! 
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