Awww and Sparks Monday:Horses

 

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Each evening at about 5:55 pm WRAL-TV news has a special segment about things going on around the area.

Last week's was about a project to raise money for Charity event. 

This gentleman is painting horse statues that he will donated to the cause

I like each one showcased you know I love bright and happy colors.

The mom and colt brings and Awww to my lips

The beautiful project inspired me to look for some Equine Sparks

Sunny Day Selfie

 A couple of Sundays ago I featured the top  photo in the collage taken on dreary day

Last week I took the same photo on a Sunny Day

Symmetry Saturdy

Two home seen when we are out and about.

First one taken from the car

Second one taken on a trek through a neighborhood near home. 

Feline Friday w/ my Nephew Rocky and Nature Friday

WARNING...if you might need a Dramamine 

I thank our hostess Comedy Plus

I received the below email and photos from my Nephew Rocky, last Friday morning

January 29.....

I gave Mom (and myself) quite a scare last night. 

Mom was in the kitchen and heard me MEOWING!

She ran to the the bathroom and this is what she found! 🙀

Nice view from up here!

Didn’t seem as high when I was jumping up here.

Help???

Mom climbed up on the tub and helped me down. 

She said she hopes I learned a lesson. Yep, whenever in trouble MEOW for Mom!!! 😹

❤️ Rocky Your Ginger Nephew 

Oh my word Rocky...you are indeed taking your nick name Rocketman to heart which caused Mom's heart to skip several beats I am sure.  Dearest nephew was your launch pad from the tub or the vanity? Either way it was 1,000% jet propelled.  I fear that the lesson you have learned is you can fly....but I suspect Mom is gonna be clipping your flight wings by keeping that bathroom door closed.  

Now that I have said what a smart Auntie should say....I feel I must mention how good the view would be from there in the day time.

Just sayin' loving admiration and hugs from your proud Auntie HiC 

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My roving photojournalist, Janice, sent me the email and photo below.

We were just looking at number of robins in our yard and Al saw this bird..  It had some black in his wings feathers and his chest had yellowish circles like dots.  Al looked with binoculars at it thinking it was a white pigeon but then saw it looked more like the robins.  Amazing!!! 

Janice it’s an leucistic* Robin, A true albino would have pink eyes..

Janice and Al  I checked google.  You are 100% correct.  There are several photos of robins with varying degrees of white,  brown and  black.

*Leucism (/ˈluːsɪzəm, -kɪz-/) is a wide variety of conditions which result in the partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—which causes white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticles, but not the eyes.

Thoroughly poetic and Thankful Thursday #5

 Today we join Two  SPOILED CATS  and Wacky Holidays are both about squirrels!!

Angel Sammy and Teddy for their poetic pictorial poem.

Here is our inspiration

 The year was 1956 
I was a big girl of seven

Then one day totally out of the blue

when Daddy came home with a huge box

He told me to guess what he had

I replied, "I haven't a clue".

As he carefully opened the giant  box, 

My mind's eye was busy thinking of all the fun 

I could have playing with that box.

Little did I know that the real FUN would be found

with what was in the box not the Box. 

As Daddy pulled our first T.V. out of the box

I stood in awe.  Daddy set it up

in the living room we talked  about all the things we could see.

Westerns were on back then. 

 Our favorite show was Marshall Dillon and Miss Kitty on Gun Smoke,

I recall seeing many scenes much like this photo.

I heard it was a Saloon which was  a curious word to me.

My untrained ear heard Salon.

I knew all about hair salons and perms 

they made me squirm.

Quickly I learned the second O turned the Salon for your hair

into a Saloon serving beverages strong enough to 

grow hair on your chest. 

Today I'm joining the 

Thankful Thursday hosted by

Saturday, January 30th, I received by first COVID vaccine.

I am very thankful I felt like I won the mega million dollar lottery.

My 2nd vaccine is scheduled for February 22.