We saw a stripper performing in the park the other day...
She was awfully busy doing her act when we came upon her. There was a little bit of bumping (of branches) and grinding (of teeth) and a whole lot of stripping going on. Stripping the tree of its protective bark in order to build or supplement a nest, that is.
This reminds me that I once dated a trapeze artist... but he dropped me. ;) And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a POTW.
SUPPORT APPRECIATED
Lumps
by Lime
at House of Lime
A GOOD READ
Earth Day
by Ellen
at Stuff From Ellen's Head
JUST PLAIN GOOD
Tom Foolery
by Susan
at Wild Life in the Woods
FUNNY
And My Number is 534-5789
by Murr Brewster
at Murrmurrs
by Rita
at Soul Comfort's Corner
PHINE PHOTOGRAPHY
A Critter in the Hands
by TexWisGirl
at The Run*A*Round Ranch Report
European Robin
by Bob
at Birds and Nature in the Forest of Dean
Sunset Sunday
by Scott
at Just Used Pixels
Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.
48 comments:
He dropped you??? SNORT!
I'm sure you're light as a feather, so how could he drop you?
combining excellent shots with easy fun words in your inimitable way!
Aloha from Waikiki
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Ba-da-bing!
Hilary, I started reading in my Google Reader, which is never a good idea... but I *KNEW* that you must have a funny photo or two to go along with your words.
That second photo is incredible!
I'll try to remember your joke, although I am truly terrible at delivering punch lines.
Back tomorrow to visit the POTW honorees!
I'm so glad you bounced right back after the trapeze artist incident. ^^v And that squirrel is rather amazing.
Excellent shots ! God has given you great talent and a great perceptiveness of detail , I hope you enjoy the theme . I wish you all the best!
Wish we had squirrels where I lived.
A sexy squirrel huh? A good one about your acrobat... :-) - Dave
So you were just hanging out with him, huh? Ha
Hugs
SueAnn
The squirrels are funny, ha ha.
I have a lot of squirrels around my house. I feed them peanuts over the winter. They strip the bark off our honeysuckle tree. Never knew why they did it until now. You have great photos.
Our dogs sometimes strip the bark off of small trees. No nest building going on... they are just weird. LOL
Wonderful images.. they really made me smile!
see you made my day with the images this time...haha...i love squirrels...they are playful and mischievious and i have a blast watching them....smiles
congrats to all the POTW
you need a 'rimshot' button so after your 'jokes' one could comment without commenting ..:::rimshot:::
I also laughed out loud at the trapeze artist joke. Your squirrel is busy getting ready to make more just like him! Thanks for the POTWs, I am glad to find I read many of them already. :-)
thank you, dear hilary! :) what a nice surprise today!
and i LOVE your stripper!
too funny!
These might be two of my favorite shots of yours, ever.
I've finally realized that you have an exceptional affinity with nature, Hilary. It's like the minute you step outside with your camera, Mother Nature nudges her children to cooperate with you. And cooperate they do.
(not sure what happened, but murr's link didn't work any more...) :(
You're such a goofball, but I love you for it!
Cute squirrel and thanks for the POTW.
The link to Murr's blog has now been fixed. Thanks for letting me know, Tex. And than you all for your fun and very kind comments.
Ha, you got me with the trapeze artist crack Hilary.
Off to check out your POTW.
Yea! So glad you liked "Tom Foolery"! On behalf of my husband AND me, thank you so much!
You're good; fantastic action shots.
Rita
Such a funny post! And I was surprised and delighted to see my Uniform post listed--wow! Thanks so much!
I adore squirrels...and crows, for that matter. You get the best shots! :)
Pretty funny!
Hi Hilary,
I'd like to nominate 2 blogs for next week.
http://www.aartipaarti.com/2012/04/24/youve-got-beautiful-music-here/
And http://teri-gonewalkabout2.blogspot.com/2012/04/guest-blogger-himself-home-is-where.html
The one on my blog is actually a guest post from my hubby. I thought it was pretty good.
I'm groaning in appreciation. Reading the blogs after work.
I love that hanging squirrel. You do get some amazing shots. I've never seen one nest building. I do see them hanging upside down on the sides of trees when it is raining.
The first thing i thought of when you said "stripper" was a 2-year-old deciding to be a nudist for a while, as they often do.
Wonderful pics!
Ha! That's so funny. :)
Oh, I've got to go see Ellen. Been too long.
Thanks for these, Hilary!
OH MR Squirrel :)
Just goes to show you should never date a swinger.
pity you couldn't embed a music player to play that classic burlesque strip-tease music. hehehehe and the quote about dating a trapeze artist...fantastic. i guess he was a real swinger.
thanks so very much for the support too. you're a dear, hilary and so are the folks who have been kind enough to come over.
Aw, Kerry stole my swinger joke! That's what I get for going off the grid for a day. Thanks for the plug! I think you should name your squirrel Bob. Short for Plumb-Bob.
Great captures and very funny post.
Hilary, love your clever description. You pulled me in before I even clicked on your blog. :) smart and funny.
There should be a drum roll after that last punchline. Love your way with words and photos. Thanks for sending us off to the POTW!
oh, I just saw this. squirrels are so funny the way they hang upside down.
and thanks for the honor of making your list!
That second picture is AMAZING!!!! What a catch! Great job. :)
So glad Lime's post is a POTW.
Very cute shot of the Stripper and so sorry about your broken relationship with the trapeze artist ;^} Glad you liked my Sunset Sunday photo and thanks for sharing it on POTW. Have a great day.
Okay. Is that true about the trapeze artist? :)
That is one flexible critter! You have quite the eye and quite the skill!
Bwah.....haha
Thanks for my smile.....love the crazy stripping squirrel. She's quite the acrobat.
Now I'm off to look at the recommended posts.
Loved Love your photos.
So happy to see you stop by.
All is well in my part of Canada. Our capturing memories and taking care of a hubby that has an injury.
Wonderful posts.
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