Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. A photograph, fine art, a scribble, sculpture. A poem, a monologue, a short story, motion. Read the rest of this entry »
What’s it mean? It means revealing a secret. Where did that
expression come from?
Image: Hans Neleman
Graham’s Random Ramblings. says, “Would appear as though in days of past one would trot off and buy a pig from your local butcher at the market. The pig would be placed in a bag for convenience. (The bag was called a “poke”). A dishonest butcher would replace the pig with a big cat. Now, if you opened the bag later, to find out that you had been taken for a ride, the cat was “let out of the bag”, the Butchers secret was exposed.
Back to the poke. If you buy a pig in a poke you have bought something worthless. From the same origin.
A number of sources say this is not true, the cat referred to is the cat ‘o nine tails, used to flog sailors in the Royal Navy. The whip was kept in a bag, and when taken out, it meant that the flogging was a certainty.”
Now Wikipedia didn’t know that!
What about “Horse Feathers”? Read the rest of this entry »
This post is a test. So ignore it and go the last real post Squirrel. Mission impossible.
Two very smart squirrels. One very crazy rube goldberg obstacle course.
Equally wild are people who concoct these…happenings. The cat’s house is pretty wild. I guess it’s no different than electric trains going from room to room. One train build-out went from kitchen to family room. The train delivers beer and pretzels.
Can anyone identify the birds in these beautiful photos? We’d like to talk about them a little more.
source fotografia-przyrodnicza note: this post can also be seen at friday ark and Landthebird#72 hosted by Ecobirder where we learn from this post that the bird sharing a branch with the eagle is a magpie. Mike Bergin at 10,000 Birds also identifies the magpie. The expert contributions are appreciated…
This is not a sneak preview. But then again, I never saw this movie before and it is too incredible. This must be a Disney movie, right?
A new meaning to rescue, right? This one makes you think. right? BTW—just saw the movie “Ratatouille” and when you think about that—disgusting.
This post can also be seen at friday ark
You never feed me.
Perhaps I’ll sleep on your face.
That will sure show you.
You must scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail!
Behold, elevator butt.
The rule for today:
Touch my tail, I shred your hand.
New rule tomorrow.
In deep sleep hear sound
cat vomit hairball somewhere
will find in morning.
Grace personified.
I leap into the window.
I meant to do that.
Blur of motion, then –
silence, me, a paper bag.
What is so funny?
The mighty hunter
Returns with gifts of plump birds –
your foot just squashed one.
You’re always typing.
Well, let’s see you ignore my
sitting on your hands. Read the rest of this entry »
Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. A photograph, fine art, a scribble, sculpture. A poem, a monologue, a short story, motion.
Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 3/26/08 thru Friday—and maybe
a bit longer…
outdoor oddities submits mountain lion on back porch
diane clancy submits violet in flowers
eric gustafson submits eric gustafson
scott stulberg submits southeast asia photography
hypnoteis submits freebird
pet monologues submits stuckincustoms.com photo top ten favorites
tilleke schwarz submits zomer
mountain lion
violet in flowers
eric gustafson
scott stulberg
freebird
top ten favorites
zomer
Still steeping…
…in the meantime. Questions? Comments? Editor’s note: please look at Comment 1 below for more C2a! details as well as look at the previous editions of Caw to art!…
and while you are curating your submissions don’t forget Friday Ark roster for this weekend. And Carnival of the Cats which goes up every Sunday.
Earth Hour 2007 was a Sydney, Australia event to fight global warming by saving energy and raising awareness. On March 29, 2008, Earth Hour
goes global.
Just a few days left before Earth Hour—March 29, 2008. 8-9pm. Between now and then send a reminder to your blogosphere connections to participate. You can continue to remind people about conserving energy for the rest of the year too! Here’s how…
1. Forward this information or create an original. (The image in this post is a photo taken from one of the many posters/signs/billboards in Chicago.)
2. Place your Earth Hour post on your blog along with these instructions…
3. Send a minimum of 5 bloggers—or your entire blogroll—to do the same. Notify them of the tag.
4. ADD your site to the list and place your blog’s name and url in a comment here to let me know you successfully forwarded this info. PM will acknowledge your success with a comment in your post. Email webmaster [at] petmonologues.com if you have questions. Read the rest of this entry »
Caw to art! is an effort to showcase pets and animals in an ARTFUL manner. A photograph, fine art, a scribble, sculpture. A poem, a monologue, a short story, motion.
Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 3/19/08 thru Friday—and maybe
a bit longer…
zunafun submits cool-veggies
diane clancy submits bucky in flowers
pet monologues submits knock off
paintalicious submits father and sons
eric gustafson submits eric gustafson
cool-veggies
bucky in flowers
knock off
father and son
eric gustafson
Still steeping…
…in the meantime. Questions? Comments? Editor’s note: please look at Comment 1 below for more C2a! details as well as look at the previous editions of Caw to art!…
and while you are curating your submissions don’t forget Friday Ark roster for this weekend. And Carnival of the Cats which goes up every Sunday.
Maureen Adams
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