Shadow Shot Sunday, Weekend Reflections, and NaBloPoMo

Jeez, I have been such a slug lately with my blogging, I decided to sign up with NaBloPoMo for the month of August.  The theme is GREEN, and since it offers so many interpretations, I thought I'd give it a try.

Shadow Shot Sunday:

This is green indeed - several shades of green in fact.  These are those crazy fuzzy ferns I have mentioned to you before, casting shadows on a White Bird of Paradise leaf.  You even get the bonus of the dew drops on the leaf.  How "green" can you get - free water for the plants : )

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS:
Here I couldn't decide, so I gave you all three shots.  We had a little rain and it collected on a "beauty-challenged" dark green plastic table, turning it into a wonderland of reflections!  The little beige fuzz you see in one picture is Ricky, recycling rain water : )

If you would care to join NaBloPoMo to open your horizons, or if you'd like to look at and/or join in on Weekend Reflections and Shadow Shot Sunday, just click on the appropriate button to the right.

Peace and lovely green-ness to you!  B : )

NoBloPoMo - March - The theme is strange(r)

Pardon the repeat, but since NoBloPoMo's March theme is strange(r), I MUST repeat my Shadow Shot Sunday picture.  And just to clear things up, this is a lizard, not a fish, AND it did not die on the sidewalk - it was eaten by an owl or hawk or racoon and came out the other end and when the other "stuff" biodegraded, this is what was left.  This is one of my "bones of contention" with the establishment.  They make you clean up dog poo, but no one cleans up after the wild animals and that Venetian Waterway Park is overpopulated with wild animal poo.  I think the City/County/State government should waste some more money and hire someone to clean up after the wilds.  : )

If you're interested in NaBloPoMo or just need some mojo for your blog, click on the button to the right - that fancy black and red one over there.  Peace.  B : )Edited - the NaBloPoMo button is not working again, even after I fixed it yesterday, so just go to http://www.nablopomo.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network to visit.  Thanks.  I'll work on that later.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

Guess he's not a vampire if he can cast a shadow : )

To visit the Shadow Shot Sunday meme, simply click on the button with the same name, over to the right.  Peace.  B : )

I would be honored if you would visit my new on-line store and see some of the cards I have been making. Feel free to purchase some if you would like : )
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Camera Critters

A lovely critter captured at the Venetian Waterway Park, while walking with Ricepatty

If you would care to join in, please click on the button to the right. Peace.  B : )

I would be honored if you would visit my new on-line store and see some of the cards I have been making. Feel free to purchase some if you would like : )
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Camera Critters

Smile for the camera baby!

Cute huh?  Ahhh the Venetian Waterway Park gives us so much inspiration!  Peace.  B : )  Click on the Camera Critters button to the right to peek at some more critters.

Watery Wednesday

Another shot of the Venetian Waterway Park.  This time you get not only water, but a bird AND the moon!  See, someone CAN give you the moon : )

Click the Watery Wednesday button to the right to go see some magnificent shots and maybe post your own.  Peace.  B : )

Watery Wednesday Alwready - oops sorry, feeling silly : )

OMG it's a Hemingway cactus:

and it's waving hello to you.  To say hello to more watery shots, please click on the Watery Wednesday button to your right.  Peace.  B : )

Ruby Tuesday

Some things actually got improved by the freeze - isn't this gorgeous?  This is one of the vines growing amongst the trees/bushes at the Venetian Waterway Park.  If you would care to join in on Ruby Tuesday, please click on the button to the right.  Have a happy day.  Peace.  B : )

This Way ThursWay

Who would want to?  I do a lot of foolish things when it comes to animals because I have no fear of them, but I do NOT put my hand in a hole when I don't know what's in there.  This is one of the informative signs on the Venetian Waterway.  If you want to see more, and participate yourslf, please click on the button to the right.  But don't be disturbing any turtles now.  Peace.  B : )

Mellow Yellow Monday, Shadow Shot Sunday, Color Carnival, Camera Critters

Sorry, I was sick and could not post, so now I'm catching up:
Mellow Yellow Monday

There was a large building in Englewood that never got finished being built, for years and years.  They started calling it the Beirut Building.  Finally, it got demolished and this is what was left the day I got there.  Sad. Very Sad.
Shadow Shot Sunday

My apologies if you are afraid of bugs - this could be a nightmare!  A big fat beetle caught on the Venetian Waterway Park.
Color Carnival

Some of my cardstock and patterned paper that I use in my papercrafting hobby.  BTW if anyone is local and knows of a papercrafter who could use some of these (empty of course) I have two more for sale.
Camera Critters

Uh Oh - more nightmares!  This is the caterpillar that eats only the Pipe Vine (pix of which I have shown you before).  They then later hatch into the pipe vine butterfly.  I don't have any pictures of the butterfly or the pupae, but if I get any, I will certainly show you.  Have a wonderful Monday.  Merry Christmas.  Peace.  B : )

Mellow Yellow Monday

Feeling fancy today I guess.  This is, I assume, a weed, if not, it's a wild flower.  It lives on the Venetian Waterway Park.

In an unrelated matter, this morning at 4:30 (the dogs let me sleep in) I was putting on my shoes (Skechers Shape-Ups - THE best shoe, you should try them) to go walk the dogs.  I noticed that I had on leopard print socks, plaid pants of a totally different color family, black shirt, neon orange and yellow safety vest and I started singing to myself, out of the blue, out of memories that are soooooo old:  He wore tan shoes and pink shoe laces, polka dot tie and my oh my - he wore tan shoes and pink shoe laces, a big panama - and then I forgot the last words.  I tried on the whole walk to remember and was going to ask all of you if any of you were old enough to remember.  I hear Connie Francis or Connie Stevens in my mind.  Then suddenly it came to me - a big Panama and a purple hat band.  I think.  Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong - everyone does.  And as I'm re-reading this the yellow polka dot bikini song popped into my head - hooray for yellow! That was in the day when bikinis were so big you could get away with wearing them to work these days.

Please click on the Mellow Yellow button to the right if you'd care to join.  Peace.  B : )

Shadow Shot Sunday

If you would like to enjoy more great shadow shots, and perhaps enter one of your own, please click on the Shadow Shot Sunday button on the right.

CiCi and I saw this Stick Bug when we were walking on the Venetian Waterway Park.  If you haven't seen them, they're I guess a cousin to the Preying Mantis.  These guys (and girls) actually look like sticks, or pieces of mulch.  They're pretty wild.  Anyway, here (s)he is:

And now for a confession.  This is from the "Yes, I am a moron sometimes" files.....

I was standing there wondering where that darned shadow went, and noticed my leg was in front of it.  hee hee

Have a happy Sunday and try not to overshadow anyone.  Peace.  B : )

Color Carnival - whaddaya mean the last one??? I just got started!

Well, I'm just gonna have to give you TWO, in honor of Christmas!

This is a shot I took from part of the Venetian Waterway Park - it's an industrial area and there is a company that makes and repairs trailers for CARNIVALS!!  Not a great shot, but hey, it's CARNIVAL and it's colorful

And here's one for Christmas - it's an old one, but I love it.  It's my MIL's tree. 

That's it.  Happy Holidays and a great big thank you to Martha for hosting this meme and for getting me going : )  Have a great weekend.  Peace.  B : )  Just click on the Color Carnival button to the right to see some more....and to get in your last entry for the year.

Mellow Yellow Monday - brought to you by my early Christmas present

Got a wonderful new very little camera that I can take everywhere, and now I'm getting out more.  This picture was taken at the Venetian Waterway Park, with the new camera.  Hope you enjoy it.

Click on the Mellow Yellow Monday button to the right to see more and to play along if you'd like.  Have a mellow Monday.  Peace.  B : )

Shadow Shot Sunday - she has a shaggy shadow

CiCi and I went for a nature walk along the Venetian Waterway Park

Out of all the terrier mixes on the internet, I picked CiCi partly because of what they wrote about her.  One thing was that you could forget about her hair/fur because as soon as you were all done spending time on it, she would just shake and it would all go back to what it was before.  Ricky, the other furry terrier, has the exact same trait.  I guess it just resonated with me and oh thank you God am I glad it did cause she's such a trip!  I am so very happy she came to live with us.  Have a wonderful Sunday and if you'd like to participate in Shadow Shot Sunday, no matter how hard it is to say, it's easy to play - just click on the button to the right.  Peace. B : )

Camera Critters

CiCi, my new camera, and I all took a nature walk along the Venetian Waterway Park yesterday.  CiCi behaved very well.  The camera behaved even better.  And me?  Well I was just me.  Here's my critter for today:

It's a driftwood cockatiel.  Pretty cool, huh? 

If you want to join, please click on the Camera Critters button to the right.  Have a happy weekend.  Peace.  B : )