Thankful Thursday

Mr Jinx is making a midweek visit.

He said he's always THANKFUL

and since today is one 

we celebrate

the 

THANKFUL THURSDAY

blog hop over at
BRIAN'S HOME

we thought the big gray guy had 

a good point!

Thankful Thursday In The Garden

I am so fond of this maple tree.

I photograph it often throughout the season.

It is interesting to watch the cycle of renewal

and dormancy.

Ginger follows me everywhere when I am outside.

She is my golden shadow.

Last month while I was cleaning out some stuff in the

workshop she went inside with me.

NOT thinking anything of it, when I was finished I shut it 

down and went about my business.

The next morning, no Ginger.

I thought oh no where is she?

I called and called and no Ginger.

Well when I went into the workshop that next day

I suddenly heard "meow".

WHAT??

Yep you guessed it.

Ginger spent the night inside the workshop.

So, lesson learned.

Always find the cat before I close up the shop.

Purple calla lilies.

One single beautiful rose.

I don't have good luck with roses.

In fact last year I removed an entire hedge of knockout

roses. They had become unsightly, can you believe that?

How is it possible for roses to be unsightly?

But these were, believe me.

It was a massive dig out for me.

I put in more lilies of the nile, which are far far

easier for me to manage.

I do still have one flowerbed on the side of my house filled with 

about 10 rose bushes. I trimmed them down

as the start of fall and they are better looking 

this spring, but no where near how beautiful they should be.
I just don't have good luck with roses of any kind.

Ginger said you're out here that's great with me!

Ginger stays all day inside the perimeter of my yard.

She does not like being indoors.

There is a gray male that also likes to nibble on Ginger's food

that visits and chases Ginger around.

(Ginger is neutered)

He appears to be very territorial, 

The other day I watched as Ginger emerged from the wooded area

between my property and the one next door.

She was in a hurry.

Then I saw the gray male hot on her pursuit.

I went outside and called her and she came 

running back to me, so I stayed with her and made sure

the male would not return, at least for awhile.

He is a gorgeous long haired cat with striking yellow eyes.

But he is very skittish.

He likes to come up to screen door on the catio,

Jinx & Ping both screech at him

like little banshees.

He leaves, always in a hurry.

It's funny, because all of my indoor kitties know Ginger

now and they are not upset at all by her presence.

She is such a sweet girl.

Thankful Thursday

I just love the expression I caught on Abby's face

from March of 2012

Thankful Thursday

We're all thankful for our new platform.

Boo:

What are you lookin AT?

Annabelle:

WHAT ARE YOU lookin at?

 Annabelle:

I spy Mr Jinx!

Happy lazin around Mr Jinx

(with a dangling tail)

^swat^

Mr Jinx:

WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!??!!

Who me? Annabelle.

I'm not doing nuffin!

Our pretty flowers blooming.

We will be joining Pepi Smart Dog 

for this week's

THANKFUL THURSDAY blog hop.

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Thankful Thursday

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Mr Jinx and I are just hanging out together in

the open window.

Getting our window whiffs!

Mom is outside and she's looking at 

all the pretty flowers that are

beginning to emerge.

Like this Bride bush and the azaleas.

The redbud tree is only pretty once a season.

But it is truly beautiful when it blooms.

These are the first of Mom's

amaryllis to bloom.

Yes, Mom that's me looking at you!

And Jinx looking away from the 

camera. HE is very camera shy,

even after all these years!

One more photo of my pretty long

lashes!

And one last photo of Mom's red 

amaryllis just starting to bloom.

We will be joining PepiSmartDog for 

this week's Thankful Thursday blog hop.

Ceiling Cat She Forgot

WHAT THE CAT???

Mom messed up and didn't have a post ready 

for me today.

Well, I'm finally thankful she noticed.

So I guess that will have to be 

the best Thankful I have today.

Man I need a new assistant!

Anyone want to apply?
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UPDATE:

TUNGSTEN of I HAVE THREE CATS
had not been well for a short while,
unfortunately a trip had to be made this
morning to the Vet where compassionately
she went to join oh so many who
are waiting at the Rainbow Bridge.
Please stop by and give some warm purrs and
prayers to her very sad Dad.
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Oh so missed...
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We're joining PepiSmartDog for this

week's Thankful Thursday blog hop.

My Manx Girls

Annabelle on kitchen table

c.2015

Abby same kitchen table

c.2013

Thankful,

ever so thankful,

for you both.

Angels Sleeping

Such Sweetness!

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We're joining Thankful Thursday over at PepiSmartDog.
We hope you will too.
Mom has come down with some sort of bug.
She is acting all funny.
Visiting may be sporadic.

Thankful Thursday

 To plant a garden

is to believe

in tomorrow

~Audrey Hepburn

 Annabelle and Jinx sit in the front window and watch what is going on outside in the garden.

 Abby's garden is really filling in.

 Agapanthus

 I just love these. They are a very traditional plant in warmer climates.

 A dash of yellow is always welcome. Yellow is such a happy color.

We hope you find thankfulness in your garden or nature as we do.
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Thankful Thursday In The Garden

 Where flowers bloom

so does hope

~Lady Bird Johnson

 Hey you, Hey you Mom purrson. I'm talking to you! 

OK Ping I hear you!

 Agapanthus bloom

 I liked the shadow of the rose petals back onto themselves.

 Yellow is always such a happy color, isn't it?

 Do you see the unwanted critter on the Salvia plant?

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