Some critters for Saturday

 Just a few old photos to share for Saturday's Critters.

Remember when a flash on a camera would give those scary red or green eyes!  This is Muffin my calico who lived with me all her long life. What a queen she was.

I saw this on the internet and think someone was trying to keep some kitties happy on a rainy day.

A few more recent comments might be given to Bast, the Egyptian Cat God.

by Natallia Pavaliayeva, Dragon taming St. George

Fabio, a stallion pony from The Feral Ponies of Grayson Highlands and Mount Rogers Facebook page

As seen in Dundee Scotland by Wendy Welch, author and blogger.

Have a great day, and enjoy all the critters around us!

Today's quote:

“There is no use trying,” said Alice, “I cannot believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Happy August

This is also the pagan celebration of harvest of the grain...Lamas, or loaf-mass. The Celts honored Lugh, son of a goddess...Lughnasadh. 

Wikipedia offers this info:

...a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Traditionally it is held on 1 August, or about halfway between the summer solstice and autumn equinox.

A story about the Lughnasadh site of Tailtin says the festival was founded by Lugh as funeral games in memory of his foster-mother Tailtiu. She was said to have died of exhaustion after clearing the plains of Ireland for agriculture 

I'll be joining some other women to circle together to learn more about what it means, and to experience music, dance, and some ancient rituals. I may have a few photos to share, but that won't be till the weekend.

For today, there's the customary wish at new beginnings of good luck...or rabbit rabbit.

by Elena Shumilova

How about a dragon?

I've posted more about her on Alchemy of Clay, my "art blog ".

Today's quote:

All the people that are working out there on the fringes, that are living by a sense of values, are like rocks in the river that is the main current of society.  The rocks stand up in the stream of the current.  The sun comes along.  The current rolls over the rock and shoots a mist that catches a rainbow.  Each one of us is shooting off a little rainbow, a little prism of magic, of light, of beauty.

There is no other way to change the course of things than people going deep inside themselves.  You go deep inside yourself by going into the wilderness.  By going into your own wilderness. 

- Jennifer Hahn, sea kayak guide.