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| The summer porch cheery and bright with Hibiscus and Elephant Ears |
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| A fiery and beautiful dahlia, her name is Hawaii. |
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| The season for Hydrangeas and rubeckias... |
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| Rudbeckia Goldsturm |
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| Rubeckia laciniata Herbstonne |
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| Ginja Ninja in a quiet pose..... |
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| But always ready to wrassle! Lots more to post - catching up for lost time if that's even possible. Ending here with a stunning daylily: Final Touch. And so she was, the last of the daylilies for the season. |
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| Tristan with surprise summer bloom of amaryllis President Johnson. With effect for that special look. |
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| Hmm - what shall we do in this lovely sun-puddle? May I share? Looks like you have the whole thing! |
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| Hey you - Manitou - wanna play? |
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| Let him think on that for a bit.... |
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| I see some tempting toes! |
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| Come on - shake a paw!! |
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| Pleeeeeze???? |
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| Pretty pleeeeze???? I'll roll over for ya.... |
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| Sigh. Alone in my sun-puddle. Yes! Mission accomplished :) |
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| Our Zena loves the outdoors, despite her history of being a street cat. So we put a nice warm kitty hut on the porch, Shelter from the nasty wind.... |
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| But what's that? The door opening? |
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| OK then, enough fresh air, time for snacks and a warm lap! |
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| Where do the humans sit? Good question! |
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| Ginja Ninja snuggles with spotty, in a rare moment of calm. |
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| And speaking of warmth, here is the spicy Merengue, a cybister type of Amaryllis - an unusual and beautiful form. |
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| Welcome to my world! |
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| Can you spot the festive visitors? |
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| Santa makes himself comfy on my desk... |
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| Green glass kitty hangs around all year - she matches the lamp! |
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| She insisted on being included, as this is Cat Whisperer's blog after all! |
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| And of course, the little tree, bedecked with ornaments new and old... |
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| Vintage publications grace the table on which the tree sits... Representing Britain, The Illustrated London News... |
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| Inuit: The Night the City Sang. Many many years ago, when I was just starting in this field, as a student assistant, my boss would gather us "kids" at Christmas to listen to a reading of this book, a charming tale. This book comes off the shelf every Christmas to sit under the tree, and I recall the wonderful time we all had, and remember fondly, this special lady who left us too soon. |
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| And of course, French Canada - this is Quebec after all! |
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| There is something so lovely about vintage decorations. |
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| Over at the main library, my colleagues got busy with a new twist on a Christmas tree, using books! |
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| How cool is that? "Behold! Our beautiful tree, created from Forbes, Fortune and The Economic Journal – with some Church History added to the mix! Topped by The Great Atlas of the Stars, opened up to the Omega Centauri – the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way!" |
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| The tree is complemented by a paper star, fashioned from discarded magazines, a trick learned from YouTube of course! |
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| The beautiful and graceful Acidanthera has come and gone, That's how long I've been gone. More soon! |
