Hello

Isn't this little fella cute?

He's a new resident at Beale Park(see previous posts).....a prairie dog :o)

Proud

The little fella is looking a little intrigued at the camera pointing in his direction or is he proud of being photographed? :o)

Crashed

A wobbly crashing out in the shade :o)

Back to work tomorrow....booooo :o(

For Moody Monday.

Water

I got a bit muddled with the challenges so apologies if you see this for the Pxite challenge :o(

This is a statue in one of the small lakes at Beale Park which is a short drive from where I live. Watch out for some photos of the crazy animals they have there, which will be posted soon. It was lovely to get out after my time being confined to the house and garden :o)

Back to work on Tuesday :o(

For See It Sunday.

Orange

For Pxite.

Canoes

I know there's a hosepipe ban but this is ridiculous ;o)

Pink Petal

Portrait

My sister looking a little surprised to find a camera in her face!! Sisters eh ;o)

For Photo Friday.

Blooming

Sport

For the Thursday Challenge.

Bee

"One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity."

Alexander Pope

Shallow

"It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars."

Garrison Keillor

For Lensday.

Eyes

"The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart."

Saint Jerome

Money

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."

Dorothy Parker

The sorry contents of my purse :o(

For Tuesdays Photos.

Poppy

View

The view from my hammock on a sunny day.

Struggling to enjoy my time off sick in such lovely weather ;o)

Exotic

And no reference to the evil Lord Gallbladder, whoopsy ;o)

For Moody Monday.

Support

"Those whom we support hold us up in life."

Marie Ebner von Eschenbach

Skin

It's a sausage!!

As the evil Lord Gallbladder has been overthrown, I am now able to enjoy these without any fear of pain, hurrah :o)

For Macroday.

Gates

Hmmm, what's wrong with this picture?

Sorry but there's no prize ;o)

'Spike'

My new best friend...I have nicknamed the little fella 'Spike'. He is always sitting outside my front door and miaows at me.

Last night, I sat on the grass and he sat on my lap purring :o)

I have no idea where he lives and he has no collar but I think he must go home at night, I hope so anyway.

Wild

If you're fed up of the non-entities on television's Big Brother, then check this Big Brother out.

It's brilliant :o)

Common

For Photo Friday.

Unlucky

I am so unlucky trying to get photos of butterflies, too slow again :o(

Check this super butterfly out :o)

Stuff

This is my sunshine buddy-he has no purpose but he makes me smile as he nods his head in a knowing way...get yourself one here :o)

For the Thursday Challenge.

Lavender

My Left Foot

A spotty socked foot relaxing on the hammock :o)

95

For Pxite.

Minimal

"The more minimal the art, the more maximum the explanation."

Hilton Kramer

Sorry, but I had nothing else to fit the category.

For Lensday.

Experimental

Trying to stem my boredom, I decided to try and make some ice cubes - what's strange in that I hear you cry!!

Well, these are ice cubes like no other.....they are pink wine ice cubes :o)

Here is my first attempt -



Not quite what I was expecting, more a pile of slush :o( It is actually quite difficult to get them out of the ice cube tray.

My second attempt -



SUCCESS :o)


The finished result -



It was surprisingly refreshing when topped up with lemonade - :o)

Car

I had a little walk today and managed to replenish my ice lolly stash....at least they didn't melt by the time I got home :o)

Also, I tried a little experiment earlier - watch this space.

For Tuesdays Photos.

Plagiarism?

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution."

Paul Gauguin

This was inspired by Cool Daddio - shame it's not in the same league but thought I'd give it a go whilst I am confined to the house & garden ;o)

Hot

Recuperating in the hot & sunny weather, I am so glad I bought this hammock a couple of weeks ago :o)

It's so comfy and I'm sure it's helping my recovery. Just hope I don't fall off and the wine apathy stops soon!!

For Moody Monday.

Pale

My friend has been busy updating her blog and I am really grateful for the get well wishes from her and my other cyber buddies.

The evil Lord Gallbladder and his followers are no more...hurrah, there should be a parade or maybe we should even have a bank holiday to celebrate the overthrowing of the evil one :o)

I really hope to be snapping away again soon, maybe next week even. In the meantime I am trawling through some old ones that haven't been posted yet.

Droplets

I'm sorry I haven't visited your sites for a while but I am recovering from an operation which I had earlier this week. I plan to try and catch up over the next week or so whilst I am off work.

Anyway, enough wittering - here's one I did earlier ;o)

Photography

My teeny weeny camera :o)

For Macroday.

Bread

This is the only wholemeal bread that I like and it took many years to complete my quest ;o)

For See It Sunday.

Lilac

Different

"To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone."

Suzanne Gordon

Petals

Decided to use this one for Photo Friday - Summer....apologies if you've seen it before ;o)

Outdoors

At the 2006 Derby.

For the Thursday Challenge.

A kind of art.

For Tuesdays Photos.

Indifferent

"The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity."

George Bernard Shaw

For Moody Monday.

Dry

"Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up."

Pearl Buck

For Macroday.

Nature

"Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life."

Ralph W. Sockman.

Festivity

Derby Day - watching and drinking from an open top bus :o)

For Pxite.