Rain, Rain, Go Away…

Let me have a warmer day!

(like it was last August)

And now, a day (last August) at a “Zoo Park” which was wonderful, because the animals roamed “free” in huge areas. Obviously caged in, but it was the habitat that was caged, not the animals. The “tamer” ones roamed free between us as we walked through their homes. Keepers were plentiful to supervise US (not the animals) and stop us from approaching, stroking, etc. A wonderful sight to see them in as natural an environment as possible (without travelling the world.)

A butterfly liked my brightly coloured cool-bag.

We stood on the terrace of a cafe to get this close to giraffes.

Littlun here watching them munch on hay.

Dreamy eyes…

And baby came too. Thirsty baby.

A massive area for them to roam.

The obligatory peacock…

…who stubbornly refused to display his tail feathers!

And the absolute favourites of the Littlun’s -

Lemurs!

This fluffy cuddly-looking one was incredibly tame.

Many of them weaved between our feet.

That’s MY feet there!

They groomed and played in the sun.

Lazed in the sun.

And then the absolute favourite favourites came out.

The ring-tailed lemurs.

And these cute little guys – also lemurs we’re told.

Waiting for food.

Taking it from our hands a grape at a time.

Grapes are a sweet munch for them. ;0)

(Under strict supervision of the keepers who provide the grapes.)

Almost human characteristics.

Comical posing.

And very, very sociable.

Anyone know what bird this is?

I can’t remember. :0(

Graceful black swans.

Not worrying about the crowds.

Hundreds more photos are to come from this day out. Yes, all in one day. Poorly feet but well worth it! I’ll save the next lot of photos for another post. Hope you enjoyed these.

I’ve Been Roasted!

Recognise the blog? It’s Eddie’s! And he roasted me!

Thanks Eddie. It gives us a chance to wax lyrical about our blogs and get a little exposure. I am so glad Eddie continued the Sunday Roasting – I do enjoy reading them all even if I don’t get a chance to comment or to visit them all. Anyone who comes over via Eddie’s -

W E L C O M E ! !

And of course, to all my regular visitors…

T H A N K Y O U !

for keeping on coming.

So now, go on over to Eddie’s and have a look at the interview.

Pwetty pweeeeease. Thanks. Plenty (((hugs))) for you. :)

Hope

I love rainbows. They give me hope. I love the colours (and I can see them all – some people only see 6 colours but I see the indigo too). Mostly I love the promise God made with it and I remember that he never breaks a promise.

God is not a man that he should tell lies,
Neither a son of mankind that he should feel regret.
Has he himself said it and will he not do it,
And has he spoken and will he not carry it out? (Numbers 23:19)

…upon the basis of a hope of the everlasting life which God, who cannot lie, promised before times long lasting, (Titus 1:2)

So, since God can’t lie, if he says he’ll do something (or not do something) then he’ll do it (or not do it.) That’s the bit I like. So.

Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart;
And those who are crushed in spirit he saves. (Psalm 34:18)

That’ll do for me. ;0)

Entered for Skywatch.

For more beautiful skies visit the Skywatch HQ.

You'll find hundreds there.

Everybody hurts…

There’s changes at the Thumbelina household.

Change is always painful, whether you bring it about or not. It is hard to adjust to new situations whether that be because some one marries or because some one dies. Neither of these extremes have occurred in our house, but there is still change. And it hurts.

And sometimes, everybody hurts.

And there’s nothing you can do to make it better. Except pray.

Wordless Wednesday (well, almost)

To borrow a phrase from a blogger friend of mine...

waiting, impatiently...

Sharing the load

[Keep] an eye,

not in personal interest upon just your own matters,

but also in personal interest upon those of the others.

—Philippians 2:4.

POTD and POTW!

Now here is yet another post after "The End". At this rate I'm gonna name it "Not The End" like in "Not the Nine o'clock News".

I just had to add a bit of advertising for this blog too - again if anyone is still dropping by here. Further to the post below where I talk about David hanging up his blogging keyboard and the Sunday Roast being taken on by a very worthy Eddie Bluelights, there was still the question of Post of the Day or, as we often refer to it, POTD.

This was an item many of us loved because it put us in touch with so many bloggers across the blogosphere over 3 or 4 times a week. How David managed it I will never know. I still think he never paid those Authorbloglets enough. Maybe that's it - maybe they went on strike!!

Anyway, Hilary of the blog The Smitten Image (ain't that a fab name? I'm smitten with it - check out her header too!) has, with David's blessing, taken up this mantle. Now without the advantage of slaves children workers Authorbloglets a journo's brain, Hilary would be completely overwhelmed to try and emulate David's POTD 3 or 4 times a week. And so she has developed the just-as-worthy POTW, otherwise known as Posts of the Week.

Every week, ususally on a Wednesday, Hilary will go to the trouble of looking up blogs and highlighting some good posts of that week. So if you miss the POTD, or want to find other bloggers and don't know where to start, then go and look up Hilary's Posts of the Week. I am sure it will be as successful as POTD (I hope it is) and I know without this feature on David's blog, I would never have found all my blog friends. So go on, what have you got to lose? Go look up my friend. Apart from POTW she is an awesome photographer, great writer and gentle soul. It is a privilege to have a window on her world, and I know that the POTW is safe in her hands.