Through These Doors

Welcome!

Through These Doors
you will find the new gorilla habitat
in the African Forest at the Houston Zoo.

You enter the main room.
 Walls with art.

Walls with glass overlooking the exhibit
where the gorillas and red river hogs live.
The Houston Zoo's gorillas
are all western lowland gorillas.
All of them were born and raised in American zoos.

The Red River hogs are named for their striking red hair 
and their ability to wade and swim in rivers.
The long white tufts on the tips of their ears are called tassels.

You will also find pictures that tell the story of the gorillas
along with descriptions of all of them.

And on this special day,
part of the welcoming committee,
a little human dressed like a chimp.

You can read more about the
Gorillas at the Houston Zoo here.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Thank you to the hosts of:

and Mosaic Monday.

Index Card A Day

It's almost that time again.

Time to get out the index cards and participate

in the index card a day (ICAD) challenge over at Daisy Yellow.

The action starts on June 1.

Why don't you join us?

You can find more information here.

Here are a few ICADs that I made last year:









Come play with us!

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Mina

Mina has been feeling picked on lately.

She always seems to be in the middle of things.

Even her kitty siblings have given her a piece of their mind.

Hiss Hiss and More Hiss!

So I decided she should have a post all to herself.

Poor little tyke!

Ha!

Careful there!

There is no catnip in that tea!

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Thanks to the hosts of:

and Mosaic Monday.

I Almost Cried

I was so excited.

One of the vendors at the Farmer's Market said they had peaches.

I started dreaming of peach pie,

peach smoothies,

PEACHES!

I could hardly wait for Saturday to come around.

They weren't there!

No peaches!

I almost cried.

Yesterday I had to go to Fresh Market to pick up a few things.

It was also cleaning day, so I thought I might pick up a sandwich --

cleaning day means no cooking day.

What did I find?

Peaches!

They were a little small and hard, but boy did they smell good.

So I got a few ... 

And this morning I had the first smoothie of the peach season.

YUM!

YeeHaw!!

Wishing YOU well and much joy.

Thanks to Kim for hosting:

Happiness Is

"Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever 

name we give to it: fulfillment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment,

wisdom, fortune, joy or inner peace, and however we try to seek it: creativity,

justice, altruism, striving, completion of a plan or a piece of work."

~ Matthew Ricard

Wishing YOU well and much joy!