posted on February 25, 2011 by
Hey, Look!
Hey, look!
It’s a Sailboat!
Hey, look!
It’s a Tugboat going to pick up a barge!
Hey, look!
It’s a Hippopotamus Blowing Out The Candle On His Birthday Cupcake!
Hey, look!
It’s a Prancing Circus Poodle!
Hey, look!
Is that a Bat trying to come in out of the rain?
Is that a Free Floating Koala Bear?
Is that a Tasmanian Devil whirling around outside the window?
Hey, look!
It’s getting dark. Can I keep it?
posted on February 14, 2011 by
And Now We Paws To Consider Zacchaeus (The Kneadingest Cat I Know)
This is Zacchaeus.
He’s a friendly, affectionate kitty.
Rather large in the belly.
He DOES get some exercise …
His paws are almost always moving.
Yes, Zacchaeus is an incredibly kneady cat!
He kneads with his left paw
… and then with his right.
Sometimes a paw looks really BIG when he kneads.
At other times, a paw can look really tiny. Like his back paw looks. (That’s because his belly is so big.)
(See what I mean?)
The flower pot really isn’t laughing at him. :~) (Flower pots aren’t that rude.)(But I am! Check out that furry paunch!)
So Zacchaeus keeps kneading and the pot keeps smiling and that’s how it is in my yard.
No kitties were offended in the making of this post.
I promise.
posted on January 15, 2011 by
What Did Benjamin See?
Upon donning the hologram glasses, what did Benjamin see?
Snowflakes! Quite magical.
(Even in black and white!)
Ahh, snowmen! Very festive indeed!
Can you believe it? He removed the glasses and STILL saw holograms!
Will there be more holograms in Benjamin’s future?
Time will tell.
(I certainly hope so, being the photographer and all.)
:~D
posted on December 28, 2010 by
(Another) Turtle Tale
At a recent trip to a local breakfast bar, I was inspired by a heaping dish of whipped cream.
In the process of photographing my masterpiece, I made an amazing discovery.
I had unwittingly created a SNAPPING TURTLE on my plate!
Even my husband — who doesn’t always see things the way I do ;~) — knew a whipped cream snapping turtle head when he saw one!
The turtle seemed interested in Karl’s breakfast.
So Karl graciously offered it a bite of eggs.
Of course, being a pancake on whipped cream, the turtle declined and was himself eaten.
THE END
posted on December 13, 2010 by
Per-pet-ual Motion
Aslan is one of those beasts who rarely hold still.
His tongue flicks
His body wags
He trots
His eyes say “Snatch it if you can!”
(Oops! Time out …
… got to clean up the ball!)
So we can play ‘Keep Away’
A busy, busy, BUSY (!) Beast!
posted on November 27, 2010 by
Keep A-Movin’, May Belle! He’s A-Lookin’ Hungry
Avert your eyes May Belle! Don’t let him stare you down!
Oh no! He’s a-givin’ us the evil eye!
RUNÂ MAY BELLE! He’s a-sellin’ wrist watches!
posted on November 23, 2010 by
It Says “Fall†To Me
In the part of the world where I live, the seasons don’t always start and end according to the calendar. 
Summer starts before Memorial Day and lasts well past Labor Day. So how do we really know what season it is?
Here are some of the things that tell me Fall is arriving:
The cultivated Asters bloom. They’re the end of my perennials.
That daily text I get from the radio station usually includes the word “rain”,
we’ll have the occasional “one-dog-night”,
and my Beasts take steps to insure their winter food supply.
(And start arranging their bedding just so.)
I get the urge to buy (and wear) soft, fuzzy things …
… and fuzzy things show up in my yard.
Scattered whispy and puffy clouds are replaced by massive flat-bottomed ones.
(Yes, I DO see a cat guarding its food dish in those clouds!)
We have the traditional changes in the foliage, but the light across the landscape also changes. (Maybe because of those flat-bottomed clouds?)Â Distant buildings glow.
Summer plants succumb to frost and the mums are available to the stray bees …
… surely Fall is arriving.
Time to pull out the trash can and cook some turkey!
(Bet you didn’t see that one coming!)
posted on November 19, 2010 by
Alien!
posted on November 14, 2010 by
Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat — A ‘Q & A’ Post
Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I’ve been in the cold yard — out in the snow.
Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat, what did you do?
IÂ wanted to come in the house — with you!
Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat, where have you been?
I went exploring and got in the car.
Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat, did you go far?
The car didn’t move … Oh! There you are!
Pretty Cats, Pretty Cats, where have you been?
We’ve been on the front porch looking at things.
Pretty Cats, Pretty Cats, what did you see?
We saw a black cat — what a beauty was he!
Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat, what did you dream?
I dreamed of adventure …
I dreamed of cooked meat …
(I dreamed that I sat
in the Driver’s Seat!)
Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat, Where will you be?
I’ll pounce on a leaf,
or hide in the grass.
I’ll sit in a flow’r pot
Waiting for you to pass
(and pet me!)
I’ll rest on the sidewalk
(under the flowers)
I’ll drink from the pond
left after the showers.
We’ll doze around back
While your Beast keeps guard
I’ll lay on a table
King of the Yard! (Roar)
I’ll bathe on the porch
I’ll find a warm bed
Use a pot for my pillow
Or sit on a sled.
So … Pretty Cat, Pretty Cat,
How was your day?
I walked on the roof-top
And played the Squirrel’s game
Then checked out the new guy
(I don’t know his name.)
I stared down a Rascal
Got me a nap,
I guess I will go now
In search of a lap!
:~D (Hint, hint)
