Woodpecker in a snowstorm.

lunch with friends at the crab shack. :)

joanmn, Tux is adorable. Would love to hear how he came to own you.

Joanmn, he is beautiful! My mom and dad were the same way. Very late in life my niece brought them a semi-feral kitten, a tuxedo like Tux. Wishing you many fun years with your new furry friend.

This is Smokey.........after lunch. :)

My Dh said he DID NOT want a cat. No way! I just saw him walking by carrying Peeka....he said, "they were going to go brush their teeth"....Peeka sits on the counter and watches him. He LOVES that cat.

joanmn....he...is....ADORABLE! The story please.

This one can pack her own lunch - she has a trunk...

Taken at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Joann, I would like to hear the story of Tux too!

Thank you everyone! As usual you have my appreciation Annie and contributors. Go ahead and continue to make my day :-).

We are snowbirds. When we got to FL in October, this guy and his orange sibling were living under the mobile home here. We saw them, I took some pics. Then they disappeared for a week or so. Then Tux was back, no sibling. The Mama cat, who dh saw once, was a calico. She disappeared, too. DH started to bring Tux in for just an hour or so for a couple of days. We talked about it and decided to keep him. I told K that is we kept him, that meant he will fly back and forth with us, no deserting him. K was head over heels for him. So took him in, got him neutered (we thought until then he was a she), chipped, rabies shot, de-wormed and de-fleed (?). Got a cat condo, carrier, food, toys, etc.

We have really been enjoying him. Were surprised to find out he loves to play fetch with his little mouse, when I throw it, he gallops after it, then brings it to me to throw again. He is very lovey-dovey in the morning after being alone all night. He sits on me while I try to read the paper. We think he is about 4 months old. He weighed 4 pounds when we got him neutered,, but that was a month ago. His life should be a lot better than being a feral would have been.

And thanks for the kind words.

I love your and his story, joann. He will be a jet setter cat!! He is very, very cute!!

He looks like he didn't give a second thought as to whether or not he wanted to continue living outside. That boy knows a good thing when he finds one. Love the pic of him on the ladder!

Lars - I thought your Canyon photo was a watercolor! The colors are so - delicate? Probably the wrong word, esp to use with an artist. I hope you aren't offended.

Dawn what are you doing with the elephant?

A beautiful zebra at the wildlife park.

I was helping to give her a bath. Each of the people in our small group (8 of us) were issued buckets, instructed to dip them in the river and pour the water over her. She enjoyed it and the humans got quite wet as well!

My latest puzzle.

I love alpacas!!!