By Jackie Morris...probably a hare. But for first of the month, I'll say rabbit rabbit...because really, hare, hare just doesn't have the right ring to it!
And then there was the Cheshire Cat!
Illustrator E. H. Shepard drew this for a limited edition book bag. Jan. 18 is Pooh Day
On a lake walk last Saturday I met Sophie, when I paused to figure out how to get across a muddy patch. She and her walker waited for me, so I asked if I could take her photo. She was a beautiful and well behaved (probably 7 year old rescued) grey bull dog. I thought of my friend Cathy's former white and brown bulldog, now gone. Cathy has a new mutt who is part sheep dog, a big difference!
Sharing with Eileen's Saturday Critters
Today's quote:
In The Trees, Conrad Richter wrote: "Everywhere she went the trees stood around her like a great herd of dark beasts. Up and up shot the heavy butts of the live ones. Down and down every which way on the forest floor lay the thick rotting butts of the dead ones. Alive or dead, they were mostly grown over with moss. The light that came down here was dim and green. All day even in the cabin you lived in a green light."
Today's art (though several other artists have already been on this post!)
by Beth Krommes- Barefoot book of Earth Poems ~ illustration
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Current Events:
I stand with The Ukraine...
On Feb. 28, "... former representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) posted: “Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day—when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.”
Heather Cox Richardson
...Barbara, you have assembled a fabulous collection this morning.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your visit and comments each day. And I try to see all that you post too!
DeleteI have never really understood the difference between rabbits and hares. I have looked it up and thought I understood, but then I cannot remember.
ReplyDeleteMe neither, but I'm thinking longer ears on one of them...now which one!
DeleteWhite rabbits! Good luck on the first of the month. And thank you for a very cool post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your good wishes, I am hoping this month will settle down and eventually be more like a lamb, since it sure started with a roar!
DeleteHello Barb and Happy March!,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all your critters, the real doggie and all the art critters. Great collection of images.
Thank you for your critter post and sharing your link! Take care, have a wonderful weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
Thanks again for hostessing this fun meme each week, Eileen. The real doggie was so well behaved!
DeleteMy late mother-in-law always said 'Hares and Rabbits' It had to be said aloud as the first words spoken upon waking.....or at midnight. A favorite memory is of her calling her sister at midnight on New Year's Eve and the two of them shouting "HARES AND RABBITS" at each other. Thanks for the memory.🤭
ReplyDeleteOh that's great, they had you covered no matter which one brought good luck!
DeleteI love the barn cats...isn't that something! And the art you've featured is special for Spring!
ReplyDeleteI love that photo, and what a smart photographer to capture it. Glad you enjoyed my art choice too.
DeleteA great collection! Love the Pooh Bayeux tapestry!
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the cat's meow, as someone once said! With all the AI coming along and mingling this to that, I'm glad that someone did this ages ago.
DeleteI love your beautiful post. And must come in at the bit. At the end. I was mortified and angered by what occurred in the oval office. Buckle up. They have horrible things planned but more Americans are waking up.
ReplyDeleteI did add that last paragraph in the afternoon. This was broadcast on the national NBC news Friday night. And now the ripple effect may be happening. But I'm reminded that when they act out (especially tRump) that they are just pulling the attention away from something nefarious going on behind the scenes. I'm waiting for the other shoe to fall.
DeleteLove your collection of critters, very creative! Happy March to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill. So glad you can come over and comment here. It warms my heart to think of the distance between our screens and keyboards...and here you are!
DeleteHi Barbara I also #standwithukraine I love the Beatrix Potter photo and quote and all the other delightful "critter" photos in this post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat...so glad to have you visit and comment. I did have fun collecting these photos, and taking a few myself.
DeleteNice collection, Barb!
ReplyDeleteStanding with Ukraine too.
Yes yes yes to Ukraine. I remember so well when it started.
DeleteWhat a delightful collection of critters! I especially love the Alice in Wonderland illustrations and that sweet bulldog, Sophie.
ReplyDeleteThe bulldog was so well behaved, but nobody's taught dogs yet a way to "pose for the camera."
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