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Steed

Taken at the Lexington Junior League Horse Show.

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Tiny Creature

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Trying Not To Be Seen (By The Camera)

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Mr. Jones posing, or not, for the Friday Ark, et al.

Eye of the Tiger

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Friday Cat Blogging n'at. Callie poses this week for the Friday Ark.

Asleep

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Mr. Jones poses, once again, for the Friday Ark.

Duh

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Callie, our special needs kitty, poses for the Friday Ark, and Carnival of the Cats.

Safe Place

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Posted for The Friday Ark, etc.

Jones

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Mr. Jones poses for The Friday Ark and the Carnival of the Cats.

Warm

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Mr. Jones soaks up the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.

Posted for The Friday Ark, and other related web events.

Snug

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Mr. Jones once again appears for the Friday Ark and other cat related web events.

So you know that thing cats do when they sleep and twist their head all the way upside down? Yeah, well Mr. Jones wants to demonstrate it for you.

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Posted for the Friday Ark and other cat related blog stuff.

Snake In The Grass

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I took this photo last evening at the birthday party of a friend. An adult friend.

This 10 foot long python was one of about a dozen snakes and lizards brought by a local man who rescues reptiles from abuse and neglect. He supports his work by hiring them out for events like this.

Granted, most of the birthday parties he works are for kids, but no matter. There were lots of kids in attendance at the party last night, and they all had a blast handling all the creatures.

I ran home and grabbed my camera, which I forgot when I first went over there.

There are more photos on my Flickr photostream, and I have more to upload.

And for the photogeeks:

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In which I try to make Mr. Jones famous.

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If you love Fuckhead Jones as much as we do, please vote for him at ICHC.

I Spy...

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Angel

 
 
 

 

 

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I took this photo at the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, SC, last week. Alison and I made an impromptu trip down there, with an overnight stop in Asheville, where we met up with some friends. 

Our honeymoon plans kind of got derailed before the wedding, but we decided we needed to get out of town for a few days after the wedding weekend.

Despite the heat and humidity, we had a good time. We wandered all over the historic district, saw some other sights, hung out with Mike for a day, and ate lots of great food.

I'm slowing going through the hundreds of photos I took. I've posted a few in a Flickr set.

In Other News

The bat was not rabid, thankfully.

One of these days I will fill you in on the full story.

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful

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Mr. Jones is handsome, and he knows it.

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Posted for the Friday Ark.

Reach

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Mr. Jones poses for The Friday Ark and the Carnival of the Cats

Micro Cosmos

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I was looking on a DVD for another older photo to try a crop on when I ran across this one taken about the same time.

I don't know why I didn't post this back in September.

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Waiting

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Mmmmkay. I need for you to get into bed so I can curl up on your chest and get some sleep.

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Dream On

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Posted for The Friday Ark.

Football Terms 101: The Stiff Arm

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You can see more of this confrontation here and here.

One Snake. Two Snakes.

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I saw these guys in a Japanese holly just outside our back door yesterday afternoon. The one in the first photo was flitting its tongue out, but when I got close it stopped. No matter how still I remained, or how long I waited, it wouldn't stick it out again until I moved away.

They hung out there for about a half hour before slithering off somewhere. Together.

Sun Dial

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At Play By The Bay

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Nymph

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Cattitude

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Mr. Jones's world has been turned upside down with the arrival of Ali's two kids for the summer. And he does not like it one bit.

Mr. Jones is an affectionate cat, but he gives and receives affection on his own terms. He is very wary of strangers, as he was with us when he first came to live with us. So the addition of two rambunctious youngsters to the mix has him on edge.

And he has been acting out in response to the upheaval. He has been defecating just outside of his litterbox since their arrival two days ago. That actually began Wednesday evening when he was in the box and was startled by Ali rushing into the laundry room to put a load of clothes in the wash. And now he is making a habit of it.

I took him to the vet today, because recently, we noticed evidence that he might have worms. Sure enough, he does have a tapeworm, but is otherwise in good health. When we got home from the vet. he ate some of his food, and some cat treats, and we immediately administered the pill that should take care of the parasite.

Hopefully that will be the last we have to worry about that.

As I type this, the kids are out in the yard playing on a Slip & Slide, and Mr. Jones is sleeping peacefully in his favorite chair. This is the first time I have seen him this calm since Ali and the kids got home.

Maybe he is getting comfortable with the changes around here, and his world is beginning to right itself.

The Bee Wore Capris

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View it larger to see what the title means.

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Yeah, Hon. I'm An Iguana.

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Last weekend, Alison and I traveled to the Washington, DC area to visit one of her cousins and her fiancé. Another cousin and her husband drove down from Philadelphia to join in the fun as well.

We flew into Washington National Airport early on the Friday morning, took the Metro to Alexandria, VA, where we met up with her cousin at her place of work. We left our luggage with her and took the Metro back into Washington where we spent the day sightseeing. We took in part of the Smithsonian, the Washington Monument, the White House, and Chinatown.

At the end of the day, her cousin, Bonnie, met us at the Chinatown Metro station where we took another train to Maryland where she lives. Saturday, we went to Baltimore for HonFest 2007.

HonFest is billed as "a unique celebration of all things 'Bawlmer.' It is a celebration that pays homage to the neighborhoods, the language and the people of Baltimore." All things campy are honored at the festival. Big hair, cat-eye glasses, leopard skin spandex, feather boas, pork chop side burns, and pink flamingos abound. The photo above is one of the stranger things we saw that day.

Bands played all day on two stages. Just about any musical style you could imagine was represented.

And then there was the food. Lots of food. The aroma of the street was intoxicating.

You can see my photo set of HonFest 2007 here.

I had heard of this festival before, but never thought I'd get a chance to attend. But I am glad I did get that chance. I hope we can attend again next year.