Cat Bees

May 20 was World Bee Day!

Folks, we'll really be in the soup if there are no bees; their pollinating efforts create food for so many critters, including humans.

No bees = no food.

Our governments need to focus on saving our planet and ALL of its inhabitants, as should every person who lives here.

The Bee Conservancy: Learn more: 10 Ways to Save The Bees:

1. Support and Preserve Bee Habitats

2. Go Chemical-Free for Bees

3. Choose Bee-Friendly Plants

4. Go Underground for Bees

5. Trees for Bees

6. Let Stems Bee

7. Always Bee Learning (and Sharing!)

8. Bee a Volunteer

9. Engage in Community Science

10. Bee the Change: Take Action

Please be nice to the bees!

However, bees are insects, and to me, they don't really make great subjects for artification, so here's a sleepy Manny, with Lunapic's Color Pencil Sketch Effect, then the Mono filter in iPhoto.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Henry Update:

Henry seems to be sailing along.

If not with his past exuberance, then with at least an interest in watching out the windows, and hanging with his humans.

The H Man now walks across our bodies, and has nestled atop me like a mountaineer scaling great heights, with at least one paw squashing some unmentionable part of me.

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Let's Hop!

Seastruck

May 22 is National Maritime Day.

"National Maritime Day is a United States federal observance created to recognize the maritime industry. It is observed on May 22, the date in 1819 that the American steamship Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia on the first ever transoceanic voyage under steam power." - Wikipedia

My beloved uncle, my father's brother, was a Merchant Marine.

This is woo-woo stuff, yet I believe I was a seaperson or sailor in a previous life, possibly from Britain.

Also am drawn to water, and this could be why I live in The Great Lakes State in this life, yet I get seasick at the drop of a hat!

Am captivated by sailing ships especially, and have a 22-volume set of The Seafarers published by Time-Life Books from 1978 to 1982, which arrived monthly, and I so enjoyed unpacking each book and placing it on my shelf.

How 'bout some cat & boat sillies for this day?

A greeting card purchased while vacationing in London; The Owl and The Pussycat, in the pea-green boat.

This is why people with cats can't have nice things.

Not at all sure where or why this image was created, but why not cats as Vikings or marauders?

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Henry Update:

Henry: "Really?"

Scared The H Man like crazy on Thursday, while removing the bedclothes for wash day.

Something about the pillows makes him jump, and I mistakenly grabbed the one behind him.

Like a cartoon character, Henry's feets were scrambling, but couldn't find purchase for a second, so he flailed away until his claws bit, and he dashed away to hide in the linen closet.

Sorry, dude!

He came back to nosh from his bowl, so he's okay, even if a bit wary as I replace all bedding.

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P.S. Something has changed with Blogger; it used to update My Favorite Blogs when each had a new post, but somehow that isn't working anymore.

Apologies if I've lapsed in commenting; I'd start at the top and work my way down before.

Now I know that this is an inaccurate way to go about it.

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Hugs

May 21st is International Tea Day!

Yes, yes...there are multiple tea holidays every year, because so many folks around the world drink the stuff.

I drink tea: Irish Breakfast, Earl Grey, Moroccan Mint Green, Peppermint, and Chamomile.

Drink 'em straight, with no sugar or milk added.

What teas do you like, or do you prefer coffee? 

So very thankful that we have a wide selection of teas for our taste buds to enjoy.

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Henry Update:

The Kid is doing well.

We've established our routine, and if his bowl goes empty overnight, he'll wake me to fill it.

Am happy to lose the sleep, because it means he's eating!

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Let's Hop!