Isolation on a blooming Bird of Paradise at the Jacksonville Zoo from Saturday.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Disney Defense
A small naval cannon defending Liberty Square/Frontier Land from... I don't know... invasion by critters from Splash Mountain in the background?
Friday, October 3, 2008
Sky Watch Friday
Clouds reflected in a pond at EPCOT center, with a duck butt in the top right corner (cover the kiddie's eyes parents).
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Help pick a new name for my blog!
I have added a poll to the top left of the side column (<------ that way) with some possible new names for my blog. Since originally it was inspired by the Project365 idea and I have now reached 365 posts, I think I want a more permanent name that better reflects what the blog has become and where it is going. There are around 8 choices listed, but also an option for "Other" - if you have a better idea please leave a comment with your suggestion! :)
Some background on the choices:
References to the "First Coast" are because the area of Florida where we live is known as "Florida's First Coast" because the Spanish first settled near here in St. Augustine (oldest permanent settlement in the United States) and the French here in what would become Jacksonville; since this area was settled first, it is called the "First Coast". (Other parts of Florida refer to themselves as other coasts - Treasure Coast, for example.)
References to Cowford are more obscure but go back to the original name for the city that would become Jacksonville. Prior to being renamed for president Andrew Jackson, the town was known as Cowford because it was the major crossing point over the St. Johns River in Northeast Florida where cows could ford the river (shallow enough here to walk across, though not any longer after dredging for shipping). We make fun of the name Cowford now days, but it has a nice nostalgic feel to it for a blog name.
Other options include references to being based in Florida, etc.
Other ideas are welcome!
I'll leave the poll up for one week and make a decision from there. :)
Thanks for playing! If a reader suggested name wins I will give appropriate recognition and email you a shiny award, haha. :)
Some background on the choices:
References to the "First Coast" are because the area of Florida where we live is known as "Florida's First Coast" because the Spanish first settled near here in St. Augustine (oldest permanent settlement in the United States) and the French here in what would become Jacksonville; since this area was settled first, it is called the "First Coast". (Other parts of Florida refer to themselves as other coasts - Treasure Coast, for example.)
References to Cowford are more obscure but go back to the original name for the city that would become Jacksonville. Prior to being renamed for president Andrew Jackson, the town was known as Cowford because it was the major crossing point over the St. Johns River in Northeast Florida where cows could ford the river (shallow enough here to walk across, though not any longer after dredging for shipping). We make fun of the name Cowford now days, but it has a nice nostalgic feel to it for a blog name.
Other options include references to being based in Florida, etc.
Other ideas are welcome!
I'll leave the poll up for one week and make a decision from there. :)
Thanks for playing! If a reader suggested name wins I will give appropriate recognition and email you a shiny award, haha. :)
ABC Wednesday: "K" is for Kitten's First Birthday
Letter "K" falls perfectly this go around for us, as October 1st is not only Wednesday but also the birthday (observed) of our obscenely cute kitten, Mischa, who celebrates her first birthday today.
We don't know an exact date of birth because she was rescued by a cat rescue society from a feral colony not long after she was born and taken into their shelter, cared for, spayed, and later adopted by us when she was old enough. But the society guessed that she was born around October 1st, so that is the day we choose to celebrate.
If there has ever been a more adorably cute kitten in the history of adorably cute kittens, we are not sure of the validity of those claims because Mischa is just plain freaking adorable. Even when she is nibbling on our ankles or scratching the bed sheets she is still adorable. We might not be too happy with her during those moments, but we cannot deny the cuteness even then.
Her official name is Mischa, which is the female form of the name Michael in Russian. Why that name you ask? Well, Russian Blue cats come from the Archangel Islands near the Arctic Circle and the Archangel's name is Michael, and since she is a female we feminized Michael into Mischa. She isn't a pure Russian Blue by any stretch, but she looks almost like one and we thought it would be a pretty name either way.
In addition to being called by Mischa, she is also often refered to by any of the following:
Mischa, Mischa-boo, Boo, Boogie, Boogie-boo, Baby, Baby-boo, Hyper-boo, Sleepy-boo, Crazy-boo, Snuggly-boo, Doodle, Punkin (Pumpkin), Punkin-doodle, Sweet Baby Boo, Sweetness, Misch-boo (no 'a'), Mischy, and "STOP BITING ME!" (Sorry, that last one isn't really a name, just something we periodically yell out loud...)
So there you have it, a pictoral and written history of the most recent nine months of the first year of our lovely kitten's life.
Last but not least one of her more serious poses that I happened to catch following an afternoon nap with the sunlight hitting her just perfect - she looks like she was posing for a school portrait, haha.
Visit http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/ to see what else the cat dragged in. :)
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