This is my contribution to Ailsa’s photo challenge at wheresmybackpack.com.
Happy Valentines Day!
Both of my cats enjoy grabbing opportunities,
wherever they may find them,
to cozy up and have a luxurious cat nap.
A carelessly dropped bathrobe has become
this morning’s perfect chance location for a purry snooze.
In this case, as in most,
Maisie is the one who finds the sudden bed,
and no sooner does she get nice and comfortable,
but Vivian happens along and surreptitiously joins her sister.
♥
This has been my contribution to Ailsa’s Weekly Photo Challenge – Relaxing.
Is there anything that captures the carefree magic of summer more than spending warm days playing at the beach? When the kids came to visit this week, they happily took advantage of the many delights the seaside has to offer. 
Building sand castles, catching hermit crabs in their little shells – and releasing them again – jumping over frothy waves and off of sand dunes, letting their dog run free, all this and more made for a memorable summer holiday.
Nico probably had the best vacation a dog ever had. The freedom to explore the coastline, running after beach birds that couldn’t be caught, he was a joy to watch as he galloped across the sand in wide circles around us.
Our little girl played with her new friend from Ontario every chance she got, as if they had always known each other. When the time came to say goodbye, she cried, but they exchanged addresses and made plans to become pen pals until they could see each other again. 🙂
The day they left, our little boy said he wished he lived here because he didn’t have a “backyard beach” at home.
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Architecture.
While I was out and about in the older section of St. John’s last month, I stopped to admire some of the colourful Victorian rowhouses near the downtown. Tourists come every year looking for the street called Jelly Bean Row, but there is no one street. It is the nickname given to all the vibrantly painted row houses in the downtown area.
Here is my take on Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Ripples this week.
First, some evening shots along the shores near my home:
This morning I shot these pics of my husband and Vivian on their pre-breakfast jaunt:
There were a few “ripples” of laughter from behind the camera too. 
Here is my contribution to this week’s travel photo challenge, Bridges, by Ailsa at wheresmybackpack.com.
I simply had to begin with my favourite bridge from my travels in Europe, the Ponte Vecchio.
And now for a couple of bridges that are closer to home:
Here is my contribution to Ailsa’s travel theme this week, a closer look at multiples on some vacations of mine.
To start things off, here are a couple of snaps from Cuba.
Hmm…this perspective is making me thirsty.
Of course, when it comes to multiple anything, Disney World delivers.
Inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, an abundance of stained glass splendour awaits.
…And just outside the cathedral, who can resist all the tiny feathered friends eagerly accepting snacks?
A restaurant on a pier in Jamaica awaits its tablecloths, and its evening diners.
Springtime in Montreal is always a delight.
Also in Montreal, I spotted these ladies. I just love them.
Swimming in Florida. Multiples come in actual human form too, of course.
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