Sky Watch Friday # 53

Sky Watch Friday is one year old with the new format. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. I got back from the trip late but wanted to join in.

Photos of the Nashville sky after visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The AT&T building is known as the Batman building, can you see why?

This was a cool reflection on this building.

You can see some great sites at this busy Meme.

Wednesday Potpourri - In Memory Of Mr. Fox

It was last winter when Mr. Red Fox decided to grace this little section of the vegetable garden. He came often and put on quite the show. I could see he was starting to have health problems in the Spring but he still got around well. He was brave and would rest in the Sun out in the open.

I had a hay bale in the corner before I worked on the garden. He liked to use it as a bed.

I dug up the garden for planting and moved the hay bale but he still like to visit. He would just pick a comfy place to lay.

He was having some problems with his coat and leg. He must have been in a territorial dispute with the other foxes in the area. I have seen them and they were much healthier then this one.

You can see his leg in this photo is stiff and damaged.

Rest in peace my friend, you will be remembered as a faithful garden friend.


The next photo is graphic because yesterday I found the back half of the fox in the very place he loved to lay. I moved him into the grass in the back and he was gone this morning.

Don't scan down if you don't wish to see this.

The other animals had taken their feel of this fox. This is the cycle of life and death. It looks like his health was improving from his tail.

What Is It XXIII - Answers

These were tough ones. I went to a place called The Wilds in Cumberland, Ohio. They have a neat area and my daughter took me there after our trip to Tappan Lake. We rode on a safari type bus with no windows. It was dusty but the photos came out well. They have a lot of endangered species on the grounds. I have at least 100 photos from the trip. The header is a group of Asian Rhino getting cooled off.

#1 is a Bactrian Camel which is shedding its Winter Coat. Joan did get this on her second guess.
#2 is a Fringe-Eared Oryx. Joan did mention an Oryx in an E-mail but really didn't get the fringe ear.

#3 was a Giraffe Ear, this was a Rothschild's Giraffe. Craig was the first to guess it.

I hope you had fun.

What Is It XXIII

What Is It is a little late coming out after a strange day. Fought through a headache then went shopping with the wife. These are three tough ones, surely my friend Craig will get a couple.

#1 Put your thinking caps on.
#2 The clue is right in front of you.

#3 this may be a dead give-away but I'm showing it anyways.

They are nature shots taken by me but where was I?

My World # 40

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Ivar, Sandy, Wren, Louise and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive.

I made a trip to Nashville with the wife and stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This is one of the indoor garden areas called the Cascades. Check out the dual waterfalls.
The flowers abound throughout the hotel. It is located next to Opryland.

We opted out on Opryland this time because the wife found a show the same night at the Loveless Barn. It is located next to the famous Loveless Cafe. Steve Wariner was doing a tribute to Chet Atkins. We had supper with the band (well, one table over). The guy on the left side is Steve's brother.

The show was wonderful and Steve is an accomplished guitar player. He sang and wrote "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" and "I'm Already Taken".

It was a neat tribute to Chet Adkins and the money went to his scholarship fund.

Ray Stevens of "The Streak" fame was there because he was a friend of Chet's.

The trip home was spiced up by visiting with George and Betsy Adams, friends and fellow bloggers. Yes, you do make friends while blogging. Check out Betsy's great write up of the meeting on her blog.

You can see some neat parts of the world by visiting other parts of My World.

Today's Flowers # 48

My friend Luiz from Brazil does the Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. Sunday at 4 GMT is the post time.

The wife and I made a vacation trip to Nashville and stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The gardens there are beautiful. Here are four Hibiscus that were among the flowers. The grey on this one is really something.
There are so many sights for the eyes.

Can you believe the colors on this one.

This one is quite different.

See other great flowers at the site above.