Random 5 Friday

Wow it's Friday (finally)!  - Time to link up with Nancy (A Rural Journal) for Random 5 Friday.

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1.  I've taken a bit of a break this week from blogging (anyone notice?)  Here's the reason why...

 

Yep,  never could pass up any of his Fantasy Novel's. - Notice I was "photo bombed" here!  Super Good read and it felt good to just sit and relax while reading this book.

 

2.  It's still HOT here!  Another 100+ day in the forecast for today. and frankly I'm getting tired of the excessive heat.  I haven't wanted to be outside much at all so there has been very little picture taking this week as well.

3. Was anyone else a bit disappointed that the "Royal Baby" was a boy?  Don't get me wrong,  I love babies (even boy babies) but I was so hoping the new little royal baby would be a girl.  Princesses get to wear way cuter clothes!  Plus come on...how original is the name,  George.  Why couldn't they pick out a cooler name like...oh say,  Lance, Chandler, Buckley, Irving, Marvin....anything but George.  I know protocol is the mandate for them but geez...just once you think they could break free from that.

4.  Stupid make that Ignorant people make me so MAD!!!  This week our wonderful neighbor (the owners of Fluffy the cat) decided they didn't want her anymore.  One of their kids came to tell me on Saturday that her dad took Fluffy downtown and "dumped" her off.  Yes,  just dumped her.  Mind you we offered to have her fixed and pay for it several times but instead he decides that it would be the best thing just to get rid of her.  I was furious and wanted to turn him in and just so worried about what Fluffy had to be going through.  She was a very sweet cat and deserved far better then to be treated like garbage. 

I hope the same fate doesn't await her sweet little kittens, which they still have.  (Top Row:  Apple Pie & Witch, Bottom Row:  Ghost & Fred - Their names for them).

5:  Kind People still exist.  -  Tuesday hubby told me about an add in the paper for a lost cat that had been found on Sunday.  I decided to call the people and see if it was Fluffy.  -  After talking with the woman for a few minutes and explaining the situation and sending her pictures that I've taken of Fluffy I am happy to report that she found her downtown (on a busy street) scared to death and took her home.  When she heard what had happened she was as horrified as I was.  Here's the good news...She's decided to keep Fluffy and from her last email to me she said Fluffy is eating and drinking well, getting along with her other cat and doing just fine.  I will miss seeing Fluffy over at our house as she came morning & night to be fed and petted but I will sleep better knowing that she now has a loving home and will be well taken care of.

Processed with Nancy's new texture,  Deanna  named in honor of Deanna from  (Snippets from Springdale).

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - April 14, 2013

Welcome!  -  If you have stopped by to see my Photo Art Friday piece click on the link.

Now without further ado won't you join me for Ashley's Scavenger Hunt Sunday.

This weeks prompts:  Glow, Old, Shadow, Spring and Smile.

GLOW:

Took a nature walk around the neighborhood today while the sun was out (which wasn't for very long) and captured the "glow" of the sun on this lovely yellow flowering shrub.

OLD:

Hieroglyphic's are "old" aren't they?

Okay this is actually a chalk drawing that Coleen drew on our driveway today (see original below) but I made it look pretty "Old" don't you think!

SHADOW:  Not to creative here and the cooperation for the photo wasn't that great either.

It's the neighbor's cat, Fluffy (the pregnant, floozy, birdkiller) and her "shadow"!

SPRING:

Nothing says "Spring" like the Dogwoods in bloom.

SMILE:

My niece and her 2 boys (my great-nephews) sharing a "smile" for the camera.

Our spring started out so nice with a beautiful week during Easter and for a couple of days afterwards.  Now it's cold, rainy, windy and did I mention cold....Come back spring...we hardly knew ye!!!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - March 3, 2013

Welcome!  It's time to join in on the fun of Scavenger Hunt Sunday.  You know the drill if you've been by for the hunt at some point.  If not the idea is that we are give 5 prompts that we take pictures of and then post them on Sunday on Ashley's blog, Ramblings and Photos.

This weeks prompts were colors:  Red, Orange, Yellow, Green & Blue.

RED:

Coleen asked me to hold on to her apple while she was swinging and I set it down on the bench.  I thought the RED of the apple looked great on the RED bench that I was sitting on.  Originally I was going to use a picture of the playground equipment that was red and white but I think I'll save that for another time.

                                                                                                                                    
ORANGE: 

Not much ORANGE left on these old Chinese lantern plants but there's just enough to qualify them for the prompt.

YELLOW:

My YELLOW daffodils are starting to bloom!  Yeah, spring is on the way!!!

GREEN:  Couldn't make up my mind on this prompts so you get 2 photos.

The neighbors cat, Fluffy (now known as Fluffy the Floozy, it's a long story) has lovely GREEN eyes.

Coleen in her GREEN shirt, GREEN jacket and a lot of GREEN leaves and moss.

BLUE:  This one is an Archived photo and not because I couldn't find anything blue to take a picture of.  I took this last summer and just hadn't had a chance to post and it's just to pretty not to share.

I spotted these gorgeous BLUE Morning Glory flowers one day on the way home from the library.  I had to stop and take a picture of them.  There was an entire cascade of these lovely blue flowers but I love this close-up shot of them.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out the other particpants enteries.