Nature Friday - Sasebo in October

 

Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Wizard Rosy here today to show you what kind of Hocus Pocus Mother Nature has been up to this month at Sasebo Gardens!

At first look, Mama didn't notice much Autumn color

But when looking a little closer, she started seeing where Mother Nature was at work. Here we have a peek of orange color dotting the leaves around the waterfall.

Some beautiful Autumn reds were hidden along the trail.....

....along with some vibrant golds

Red berries are starting to line the trail

We have a short slide show/video of some of the "Fall Feels" Mama saw while visiting the Botanical Gardens:

(As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE)

Mama found a different view of Sasebo's waterfall where you can see a little bit of yellow color where the Cottonwood leaves are starting to show their Autumn color.

We love the way these "fall"en leaves look.

This little fountain looks very Autumnal don't you think?

We think everything will be at peak color when Mama comes back in November.

 This ginger and white kitty was the perfect model when Mama was taking her picture (We think she might be the "Garden" kitty, she looked well fed and in good shape).

Of course the KITTY didn't have to dress up in a silly outfit for Halloween....

Thanks for joining us for an October look at Sasebo Gardens and 

we hope all our friends get to see some nature this weekend! 

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Thankful for Darth Vader??

Today, we are thankful Mama got to see the Darth Vader Balloon at the Fiesta this year as this may be his last year visiting. After 19 years, Darth is wearing thin and needs a lot of expensive repairs.

The owners of the Darth Vader Balloon are hoping to raise money for his repairs.

We hope he can raise the money, 

Mama can't imagine the Balloon Fiesta without he and Yoda!

We are thankful Mama has lots of pictures of Darth Vader, just in case he and Yoda don't

make it back to the Balloon Festival next year.

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop

 

Phineous the Brave Frog

Hi everybuddy! Sunny the Cow and Rosy the Cowgirl Sheriff here today to show you a short backyard wildlife video featuring Phineous, a very brave frog:

(As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE)

We can't believe that silly frog stays in our fountain when Rocky frog hunts visits there so much!

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop this week!

 

Distant Balloon Parade

Today, we have a little Balloon Parade for your viewing pleasure. Of course, nothing starts off a festive parade like a cute little Sunny Clown.

We had two fun days of distant balloon parades. We could see the balloons as they sailed by, bouncing on the wind currents. Unfortunately, most never flew too close to the house.

Today, we have the first of the parades. Although far away, we got a nice peek at the "Dawn Patrol" as they passed in the distance!

Soon we saw the special shapes.

It always gives me a little thrill to see them no matter how far away they are flying.

Some balloons did get a little closer....

You can see the Alien balloon pretty clearly

Most days during the Fiesta started with morning clouds and crazy wind layers which moved the balloons in different ways depending on where they were in the wind column(how high or low they were).  The same is true when you are diving underwater, the currents on top of the ocean may be going a totally different direction then the currents at the depth you are diving.  

Things that make me go hmmmmm, right? LOL

Here is a little video of the Balloon Parade:

(As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE)

Let's end the parade on the same Happy Tuesday note we started...

 This time with the cute Rosy Clown!!

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!

Candy Corn Aaaws

 

What could be cuter that a little furry Candy Corn Bat???

TWO little Candy Corn Bats!

We're joining Comedy Plus for the 

Awww Monday Blog Hop!

A Visit to the ABQ Zoo

Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Today, Mama made me I am dressed up like a lion to show some of the animals (besides the flamingos) Mama saw on her visit to the ABQ Zoo.

First up, Mama's most favorite exhibit, the giraffes!  

Isn't this guy adorable?

As you know, Mama loves animals, but doesn't especially like zoos. She is happy to report that, even though the ABQ Zoo is small, they have done their best to create natural habitats for their animals.  Because there are few wire cages, Mama visits once a year (....instead of not at all), mostly to see the Flamingoes and the Penguins.

How lucky is this guy to have his breakfast within chewing distance!

Here we have a Blue Crane

and a Marabou Stork. 


Here's a little video Mama put together featuring some of the animals she saw:

(As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE)

The Zoo is in the process of expanding the primate section. Mama did catch this young gorilla eating some breakfast. 

This little antelope is called a Kilpspringer, and can be found in the rocky areas of Africa. 

They had a nice area where tortoises roamed around.

The frogs had a building all to themselves. These poison dart frogs sure are pretty. Unfortunately, it seems the more vivid the frog's color to more poisonous it can be. 

Eeek!!

We'll close today's post with this Komodo Dragon.

 He's a bit creepy, isn't he???

Thanks for joining us for today's Zoo visit and we hope all our friends get to see some nature this weekend!

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Thankful Thursday

 

Today, on Thankful Thursday, I want to say how thankful I was that the balloons didn't fly too close to our house this year.

Mama thinks it was because of the winds and storm systems.....

But it may have had something to do with the letter I wrote to Mr. Mickey Mouse.

He was a really nice mouse. Especially when I  told him I would promote his park if he would talk to the other balloons about staying away from our neighborhood.

 He agreed, but made me promise to let his little mousey friends live in our fountain.

I took the deal.....

Thanks for keeping the balloons away, Mickey!

Don't tell Mama, ok????

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop