Small Reflections: Camera Critters - Rusty is Curious About Ms Kitty

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Thirteen photographs
merged into a mosaic ...
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Rusty ... curious
about Ms. Kitty, but she
does not care for him!

Poster Edges make
these photographs look quite 'kewl'
in the mosaic

Glowing Edges makes
for an even more unique
view of these fur-kids.

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Find others participating in ... Thursday Thirteen and Camera Critters.

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Original Photos (straight out of the camera)

and with Poster Edges below.

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To all the 'lurkers' out there, I'm glad you've discovered my blogs and invite you to take a moment to say 'howdy-do' so that I can visit you in return.

You're also invited to check out Blog Rolls & Bling where you'll find other awards I've created and shared previously. I'm not much for 'rulez' but I would enjoy knowing who accepts &/or passes the awards along so I can visit too ... just because ;--)

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Thought for Today
"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. " Walt Streightiff

Currently ...

... I'm thankful to have encountered the 'Food Court Flash Mob Hallelujah Chorus to share here at Small Reflections. I've also shared a Beautiful Meditative Video and a delightful Random Act of Culture (that happened at Macy's) at Sacred Ruminations ... just because.

I'm also grateful that I've created a personalized 1st edition 'Labyrinth Journal' for my friend Susan. I've written a second version that I plan to publish & share with others very soon.

My sister & her husband arrived in town on Wednesday, November 17th and will be around for a few months ... so that's pretty 'kewl' too!

Remember ... you can find me sharing at Giraffe Journal and Labyrinth Journal when you don't see anything from me posted here.

Hope all's well with you and yours!
Hugs and blessings,
Virginia

FYI - My previous Gratitude Lists can be found at Happily Retired Gal, at WordPress. It is my intention to keep this 'Daily Gratitude List' in my sidebar indefinitely because I believe it makes sense to focus on what's right in our lives regularly. Click for:
2010 Lists - July, June, May, April, March, February, January
2009 Lists - December, November, October, September, August, July June, May, April, March, February, January
2008 Lists - December, November

More About Me

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How I Became a Blogger

Evolution of my blogs
Late in October of 2007, I started playfully exploring possibilities here and at SacredRuminations ... the site where I joined Carla's Sacred Life Project. I published daily on both sites initially, but in mid-January of 2008 I gave myself permission to cut myself some slack & rethink things. Since committing to Blog 365 at Small Reflections, I've continued to publish daily here, but I'm thinking about alternating days and/or experimenting a bit with a variety of possibilities in an attempt to balance my online activities with my "real life" ... without giving "short shrift" to either blog. Therefore, it's all a work in progress, and I hope you'll bear with me.

In October of 2008, I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary here at Small Reflections on the 22nd & at Sacred Ruminations on the 23rd.

I completed Blog 365 in 2008 with a total of 378 posts here at Sacred Ruminations, 234 at Sacred Ruminations, 20 at BlogRolls, Bling & Blurbs, and 30 at Happily Retired Gal for a grand total of 662 ... all in 366 days!

In 2009, my sister & her husband returned to So Cal for 4 months and I had less time to blog. Even though they're on the road again, I'm finding it challenging to recapture a daily blogging habit. Click for more specifics about this.

In October of 2009 I celebrated my 2nd Blogoversary here at Small Reflections & at Sacred Ruminations and in November of 2009 I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary at Happily Retired Gal. Little did I know what would follow when I entered this 'virtual' world.

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My Blog Blasts for Peace:
Sacred Ruminations- The Strength of Gentleness
Small Reflections-A Revolution of Music
Blog Rolls & Bling - What if? (a Colorful Alternative to Bombs)
and last June:
Thirteen Thoughts on the Topic of Peace
Peace in Every Step

My Peace Globes are below
Clicking on them will take you to the related 'Bl0g Blast' post also.
"It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear .... It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to." Marilyn Ferguson

Food for Thought

(or reminders for myself)

"it takes courage to become who you really are." e.e. cummings

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust

"How you handle the situation IS the situation." Stephen Covey

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." Lao-Tzu

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook." William James

"At mid-life more than any other time, we have renewed opportunity to create health by expressing our creativity fully." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"It is never too late to be who you might have been." George Eliot

"Things are only impossible until they're not." Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation

"Go forth into the busy world and love it. Interest yourself in its life, mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows." Ralph Waldo Emerson

More thoughts

"We have been so eager to give our children what we didn't have in life, we have neglected to give them what we did." Anyonmous

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ... You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

"There are events in life that cannot be explained or changed. I acknowledge them, feel them, and I release the rage, guilt, loss, anger, and grief." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win." Bernadette Devlin

"The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity." Edmund Burke

"In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us." Virginia Woolf

"The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and their unlimited imagination." James Michener

"If you think you can, or think you can't -- you're right." Henry Ford

More Thoughts ...

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do." Georgia O'Keefe

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true." Richard Bach

"Telling stories causes others to remember what they have always known." Anonymous

"Character is the bridge between our beliefs and our behavior. Character is the glue of personality, the connective tissue that makes a person whole, integrated, a person of integrity." Joan Konner, journalist

"What you choose not to look at in life, rules your life." Lynn Andrews

"Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"When a woman changes her life for the better, her entire family (whether or not she has children) generally benefits. She sets the tone. The well-being of the family and of society itself depends upon women becoming and remaining healthy. So we owe it to ourselves to put ourselves first and take the time we need to heal." Dr. Christiane Northrup

21 comments:

George said...: You're right -- Ms. Kitty isn't nearly as enthusiastic about this encounter as Rusty is.; August 27, 2009 at 11:43 AM
MCJART Fine Art Artist said...: It's wonderful to meet you as well Storyteller. Thank you for your kind, generous words, regarding my blog and artwork at MCJArt ~~ Be well ~~; August 27, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Mike Golch said...: now that is an interesting set of photos.; August 27, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Sandee said...: Way cool photographs. Our dog is also very curious about cats. The cats in our neighborhood don't even pay attention to our dog. Funny how that happens.

Have a terrific day. Big hug. :); August 27, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Sara Diana said...: I really love your mosaics, you are so clever. Being a traditional girl and all that, I like the first one best but I love animals and I love to see the detail as it is x; August 28, 2009 at 1:40 AM
Akelamalu said...: I don't think Kitty wants to play! :0; August 28, 2009 at 6:38 AM
Joy Des Jardins said...: These mosaics are really cute Virginia. Kitty doesn't look too amused, but Rusty seems to be having a good time.

Hope you are doing well sweetie. Miss seeing you around, but hope that you have been really enjoying your summer and having lots of fun. Much love, Joy; August 28, 2009 at 7:43 PM
i beati said...: Miss Kitty rather unphased sandy; August 29, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Carletta said...: Rusty sure looks ready to play.
I love the poster edge collage. Even the reflections in the glass doors are edged - very cool.
Love the quote!

Carletta’s Captures.; August 29, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Anya said...: You make every week such fantastic collages I enjoy it always :))
BEAUTIFUL !!; August 29, 2009 at 11:30 AM
JD and Max said...: Hi - we're curious about kitties too but sadly they don't hang around long enough for us to really get to know them. We love your collages! :) Schnauzer snuggles - JD and Max.; August 29, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Janie said...: Cute photos of enthusiastic dog/reluctant cat.
I love the mosaics and the special effects you've used in these. Very cute and clever.; August 29, 2009 at 12:52 PM
James said...: Very enjoyable post. Rusty and Ms. Kitty are sweethearts.; August 29, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Martha said...: Thanks for stopping by! Rusty looks to be having fun, Ms Kitty, not so much!
Once again another awesome mosaic.; August 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Snap said...: It looks like Rusty wants to play and Ms. Kitty isn't having any of it. I don't blame her. Rusty is a little big and feisty!; August 29, 2009 at 1:54 PM
This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...: ST: Cute shots of Rusty and Ms. Kitty. I enjoyed your effects.
Thanks for your comments on Jake.; August 29, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Samantha ~ Holly and Zac ~ said...: Lovely Collages..:-); August 30, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Sarah said...: Hi,
I like this collection of photos. I love the way that cats hold their own with dogs!; August 30, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Susan Cook said...: Rusty looks like she's chasing Ms. Kitty. Hope they got along ok after that.; August 30, 2009 at 8:02 PM
jabblog said...: If only Ms Kitty could relax a little she might find a special new friendship - but then, Rusty is quite big and looks as though he might be boisterous.
Love all the different photo effects!; September 1, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Unknown said...: Hmmm, I think I like the third one best. :) He is really curious!; September 1, 2009 at 3:51 PM

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