Awww…here’s one to tide you over. Velvet is a 10 year old dark phase tabby. Yes she has stripes (the sunlight shows them off) which her vet says is pretty rare! I love her so very much as she is a sweet, sweet girl!

I’ve been playing on a Watercolor Art App, it’s very relaxing. I choose an interesting photo of something rather mundane and manipulate it a bit here and there then use a Collage App to put multiple views of the photo together in a pleasing arrangement.

My drive around noon in search of a little picnic spot landed us at Gray Family Homestead Park, Hamilton County, Indiana. We walked a little loop trail and found the blackberries in bloom everywhere and a few honeybees busy in the clover.

Velvet kitty is just as soft as her name and extra sweet, when she’s not tormenting Skipper pup!

Spring roses in Indiana are beautiful! At a friends house in Hobbs!

Received my Con-Ex from Pack Rats Moving and Storage. Khris and Ericha were good sports and helped me empty it into a regular storage unit yesterday. Photos are from about 1/2 to 2/3 finished. There was a lot of stuff in boxes and a moderate amount of furniture though no appliances.

Found some beautiful and colorful flowers at Versailles State Park on my way home Monday!

I was supposed to be going home but one last drive was magical, look who I found!

Sweet little place I turned around at on my trip home from Clifty Falls. There’s a “Free Library” in the school building now but it was closed. Just south of Indianapolis and I’m promising to go back and check it out more. I love the width of the boards on the barn, huge native trees were cut down!

My favorite book on THIS day:

Cliff Swallows making their home on Hanging Rock waterfall near Madison, IN

Ms. Black Velvet!

Clifty Falls waterfalls never fail to impress me. I watched people, families and a group of children hiking today. I hope the governors of all our US states NEVER ruin State Parks like the current resident of The People’s House wants to do to OUR National Parks (with his mantra “drill baby drill”)!

European parade on Fat Tuesday!

My visit to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge last week was relaxing and there were loads of other birds but check out this Great Blue Heron trying to subdue his catch!

I love the variety of birds that feed at the little pond at my Condo Community! Here’s a loan Woodstork looking for snacks at the bottom of the pond. Fun fact, the stork has a sensor that collects electrical pulses enabling him to hunt effectively.

My little family!
Skipper loves to be outdoors chasing squirrels and looking at “the ducks” (any water birds) on any pond we are near. Indoors he’s a Velcro dog following wherever Mom goes and making sure my Lazy Boy is comfy! Velvet loves to play chase and taunt Skipper for Mom’s affection!