Happy Halloween!

 

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Happy Halloween!

Nature FFF - 2026 Balloon Fun for All!

 

Welcome to the wonderful Friday each month where Nature Friday comes together with YAM Aunty's FFF!!  Make sure to visit YAM Aunty HERE to get the Rulez and join the FFF fun!

We may be stretching the "nature" part of this Friday but, winds blow hot air balloons around and wind is a part of nature so, VOILA, hot air balloons must be part of nature, right??

This year's Balloon Fiesta brought fun for all of us. Mama and Daddy took ArCee to the Balloon Fiesta RV Park to watch the balloons this year and Sunny and I got to stay home with Nanny K in peace and enjoy the fact that the balloon parade went the other direction because of the winds!

We do get to enjoy the millions of pictures and video Mama captured. We swear she as many pictures in the 3 days at the Balloon Fiesta than she took during her 2 weeks in Italy! She has already warned us there will be a few more balloon posts in the next month or so.

We know this balloon cluster has its own heart warming post coming up next week.

Plus, of course, there will be all the usual fun balloon posts.

You'll see a few old balloon friends, like Airabelle the cow.....

....and some new friends, like Willy the Constable! 

Below is a sneak peek video at some of the balloon fun:

Thanks for joining us for FFF "Nature" Friday and a look at some of the fun balloons Mama and Daddy got to see, Thank goodness we didn't have to listen to all that hot air blowing!

We hope all out friends get to experience some real 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 we are thankful Mama has so many different pictures of Halloweens past, and we didn't have to dress up too much this year.

 We did pawmise we would dress up next year for sure! Mama says we may want to be careful about what we pawmise, BOL!

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop 

Darn Squirrels!

 

It seems we may have attracted the wrong kind of neighbors by putting out that seed block a couple of weeks ago. Look who TC caught munching away on the "tree rat proof" seed block:

Don't worry Mama, I'll get my ax and take care of that rodent!

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop this week!

Taco Tuesday

 

Make mine a chicken taco, Mama...with extra cheese please!!!!

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week! 

Autumnal Archive Aaaws

It's always nice to have a room with a view, like this pretty room we had when we went to the Rocky Mountains in CeeCee!

This week we'll be archive diving to bring you some fun Autumn and Halloween photos.

We're also joining Comedy Plus for the 

Awww Monday Blog Hop!

 

Southwest Staycation Nature Friday

Welcome to Nature Friday where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville.  

In September, the pawrents got to go on a staycation for Daddy's work.  Although they were only a few miles away from home, Mama found some fun southwestern nature.

The weather was just starting to cool off, and the skies were beginning to get that "Autumnal" look. You know. the look, thin clouds with peeks of sun.

There were still a few blooms to be found, like this pink succulent flower...

and these pretty orange trumpet vine blooms almost posed for Mama.

They had some cool sculptures in the courtyard too

Look at these pretty deep red leaves and cute little blooms

These purple blooms of the chaste tree really stood out against all the green leaves

There were some fun old time wagons around, just like they had in the old west...

We'll wrap up this week with this pretty southwestern scene featuring the Sandia Mountains

Thanks for joining us for a little look at some of our local southwest scenery.

We hope all our friends get to experience 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

Autumn is our favorite time of year. We can sit outside as long as we want without Mama making us come inside because it is too hot or too cold.

So today, on Thankful Thursday, we are thankful for the warm sun

....and cool breezes!
 

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop 

Cat and Mouse

Mama put out a seed block for the wildlife in the backyard to come by and munch on. Sneaky Mama also put TC out to spy on the critters when they come check it out.

Can you believe the first critters we saw visiting were these natural enemies?! TC caught some fun footage of the mouse and cat playing cat and mouse (see what I did there?? BOL :)

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop this week!

Happy Little Bugs

This week, to celebrate Happy Tuesday, I found some fun and happy photos on Mama's phone that made us smile. We hope they make you smile too!

Back in August, the pawrents visited the NM State Fair. While they were there, they found some happy little bugs....

VW Bugs, that is....

The flowery one was my favorite. Just look how cheerful it is!

Mama liked this red bug, it looks like it's all ready for a day in the California sun!

This roly poly VW Vanbug caught Mama's eye and may have been the happiest bug of all!

(Mama used to drive a roly poly Vanbug back in the prehistoric days when she was in highschool) 

Which bug is your favorite???

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week! 

Cozy Rosy Aaaawwsss

 

I found the perfect place to grab some cozy on this rainy Monday morning.

We're also joining Comedy Plus for the 

Awww Monday Blog Hop!

Nature Friday - A Ride to the Divide

 

Welcome to Nature Friday where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville.  

Before we get started, I wanted to thank everyone for all the well wishes. My back is feeling a little better every day and I am almost done taking all my meds(which make me feel wonky). Nobody is sure how I hurt my back. I have always been what Daddy calls, a "leaping gnome" and jump down from the bed, the couch and other places humans think are too high. The pawrents think I may have landed wrong after one of my leaps.....

Needless to say, Mama says I won't be leaping anymore.

Anyways....today, for Nature Friday, we have some leftover Colorado pictures from a ride the pawrents took to see another part of the Continental Divide.

Mountains through the raindrops.....

Wet roads and blue skies

Cloudy views

The Continental Divide 

We have seen the Continental Divide in New Mexico, too.

A view from up high....

Autumn colors on the ride back....

...and the Harvest Moon to wrap things up!

Thanks for joining us for a last look at our Pagosa Springs and Colorado trip. Today we are heading to Gallup, New Mexico where there isn't as much nature but there is more Route 66 stuff!!

We hope all our friends get to experience 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.