PhotoHunt Theme: Space

"SPACE" is the theme this week.
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One of the first SPACES that I see every morning is the SPACE on the driveway
where the newspaper is waiting for me to bring it in the house
to read with my tea!In the kitchen the SPACE that I love is in my brand new Le Creuset pans and bakers. I love to cook and my husband gave me the cobalt blue dutch oven and pan for Christmas. I have already braised quite a few dishes with it, including oxtails and short ribs. The three bakers I got from my mother-in-law for my birthday. They are excellent for meatloaf and lasagna.This has to be one of my favorite outdoor SPACES --
the cooking area inside the Big Green Egg. I love barbecue.
Click here to see some pictures of the Big Green Egg
(from PhotoHunt - Warm) in use. Now, not being a cat, I don't know what is so special about this SPACE but both China Cat and Willow love to nap in the SPACE in the Office Max box top. I finally put a cushion in there because it seemed like it would be more comfortable for them -- plus there is now catnip inside the cushion! I know that they love that!China Cat loves the SPACE in the box,
particularly when the sun is shining!Willow likes the SPACE in the box too.Sometimes you just want your own SPACE, even if you are a cat! As always, you can find more of Tnchick's Photohunters here!
And here photohunt
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Ginger Cattitude

When we drive to our favorite winery, Sugar Creek Winery, we pass through a small town on a 2-lane highway called Defiance. The houses remind me of farmhouses and a lot of them have front porches. This ginger tomcat was sitting on one of those porches. We pulled over to the side of the road so I could take a picture of him. This is not unusual - I frequently take pictures of cats that I don't know but my husband is used to it by now!

Anyway, right when I started taking the ginger tabby's picture, he noticed that there was a dog walking across the street. Well, that cat just sat there giving him a look like "Buddy, you had better just keep walking" and that's exactly what that dog did. It was great! But the look on that ginger's face with his turned down ear was priceless!

Weekend Cat Blogging #195 is being hosted
by Sir Tristan Tabby Cat Longtail

PhotoHunt Theme: Thankful

"THANKFUL" is the theme this week.
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I am THANKFUL for all of the usual things, such as my family and friends, my two cats, my home, good food...the list goes on! I am also THANKFUL for such a lovely world we live in - I especially am THANKFUL for all the different seasons. They are each special in their own way. I am THANKFUL for Winter when it is cold and everything turns beautiful in the snow. I am THANKFUL for the wildlife in Winter; such as this egret that we found in the water. I wouldn't want to be in that cold water but he seemed to be quite happy. He was probably THANKFUL when he found some fish to eat! Then I am THANKFUL for Spring. Spring seems to arrive just when we are getting tired of all the coldness of Winter. This baby cow seemed THANKFUL to be out in the sunshine. Another thing I am THANKFUL for in Spring are the beautiful tulips that we can see everywhere. These specific tulips were for my husband's birthday and we were both THANKFUL for the Bailey's and delicious cannollis that we had for dessert. And certainly, I am very THANKFUL for my husband! Once it is Summer I am THANKFUL for the warm days and the profusion of beautiful flowers that my husband grows in the backyard. I especially like the morning glories. I am THANKFUL for the Farmer's Markets in our area where we can get locally grown vegetables. And I am always THANKFUL for Autumn after the long days of heat and humidity of Summer start to wear on one. The cooler weather and the incredible colors of the leaves changing colors are a wonderful change. I am THANKFUL when I meet new friends while walking around my neighborhood. This little cat was so happy to see me and I was glad that I had my cell phone/camera with me! Oh, another thing to be THANKFUL for! I mentioned earlier that I was THANKFUL for my two cats and I am always THANKFUL when Willow joins me at the computer. Although I am sometimes a little less than THANKFUL if she walks across the keyboard and changes or deletes whatever I am working at on the computer!
As always, you can find more of Tnchick's Photohunters here!
And here photohunt
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PhotoHunt Theme: Warm

"WARM" is the theme this week.
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WARM weather is when most people like to get out their barbecue grills. We like to barbecue year-round! Almost any type of food is excellent WARMed up on a barbecue grill. My husband loves raw oysters but then when we went to an Oyster Festival at a local microbrewery we tried grilled oysters. WARM grilled oysters are very good!
How about a nice sirloin steak WARMed up on the grill?...
This is the first hour of a barbecued brisket which was kept WARM
at a low heat for about 14 hours...I grilled some sliced eggplant with mozzarella and basil
to make a delicious WARM sandwich.
My husband barbecues wonderful ribs,
which are an excellent WARM dinner...
This was my first spatchcocked chicken
barbecued on the Big Green Egg.
Very tasty WARM!
And, of course, there is nothing quite like WARM laundry
to keep two cats very WARM and contented!

As always, you can find more of Tnchick's Photohunters here!
And here photohunt
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PhotoHunt Theme: Nautical

"NAUTICAL" is the theme this week.
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Last September we went to Lake Tahoe for the first time. There are two paddle wheel boats that take tourists around the lake. I think that this one is named the M.S. Dixie II and we crossed paths while my husband and I were going the other way on the Bleu Wave, which is not a paddle wheel boat. Closer to home, this paddle wheel boat
was a float in the Fair St. Louis Parade. I found the Daisy Bell in the river on the way home from the winery. We always go the same way but one time there was the Daisy Bell.
That's all I know about her! In 2004 we went to the "Haunted" St. Louis Zoo and found some pirates on their ship. I don't think that, NAUTICALLY speaking, their ship looks very seaworthy! This one might be a bit of a stretch but the Blue Angels are a Navy Squadron and the Navy seems to be a pretty NAUTICAL group to me. So here is a picture of Blue Angels at an air show here a few years ago.
As always, you can find more of Tnchick's Photohunters here!
And here photohunt
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WCB: 6 Days before Valentine's Day

It's almost Valentine's Day.
China Cat and Willow are so lovable with each other
I thought they would be wonderful featured for Valentine's Day.It's time for Weekend Cat Events!
Be sure to visit everyone...

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Weekend Cat Blogging #192 is hosted by
Mr. Tigger at The M-Cats Club
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Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos Edition 83 is hosted by
Kashim & Othello and Salome at Three Tabby Cats in Vienna
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The Carnival of the Cats #256,
with a theme of silhouette, is hosted by
The Bengal Brats at Pet's Garden Blog

PhotoHunt Theme: Bridge(s)

"BRIDGE(S)" is the theme this week.
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A BRIDGE that I really like is in Shaw Nature Reserve. It is down at the bottom of a hill and it goes over a small pond. That is the BRIDGE that my husband walked my daughter over when she was married six years ago.
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This BRIDGE is on my husband's "resenator" guitar. It's a copy of a National Steel Blues Guitar and he got sometime in the 70's in Cleveland.
As always, you can find more of Tnchick's Photohunters here!
And here photohunt
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