cricketumpire [2020-01-15 17:54:54 +0000 UTC]

She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn’t let go. I'm now her servant  
My reward?  - to sit and listen to "A dreamy purr"         

Thanks for the fave and for sharing my enjoyment of our ginger cat SSK      
                       

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-12-08 05:07:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day   

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-12-06 04:19:40 +0000 UTC]

          Happy Birthday  
           I wish you a wonderful day
 

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LUCILALEYLA [2019-12-05 21:16:03 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2019-11-30 17:15:45 +0000 UTC]

Hi SSK, thanks so much for faving  "The pain of her betrayal..."       

I must correct the illusion, created for drama by the title, that this was a caged kitty.

In reality, the window screen was for security of the house not to incarcerate the cat  
      

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-11-05 05:59:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day   

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cricketumpire [2019-10-23 08:58:54 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing  "The water was quite unruffled..."  and were happy to 

fave it BlueWindSSK             Thanks so much for that interest              
                    

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cricketumpire [2019-10-15 21:30:34 +0000 UTC]

The poem I quoted defined the fuchsia flowers as "Ballerinas dancing in the breeze" 

I love that description, I hadn't realised it before but it is so true   

Thank you for your appreciation of the image SSK         
              

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-10-08 04:52:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day   

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cricketumpire [2019-09-22 10:36:20 +0000 UTC]

Mantis religiosa sounds more like a spell from a Harry Potter movie than the Latin name
for an insect            so thanks for faving  "There's a mantis praying..."      

the proud owner of that Latin name       Have a great weekend SSK...   
          

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-09-10 04:17:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day   

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cricketumpire [2019-09-04 07:47:52 +0000 UTC]

"Don't create ripples..." maybe good advice in any walk of life but certainly is

right for my submission you faved. The beauty was in the stillness of the sea.   
Thanks so much for faving it SSK         
                        

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cricketumpire [2019-08-30 07:07:34 +0000 UTC]

 So pleased you enjoyed seeing the red kite submission and thanks for faving it       

Certainly the bird clearly has no need for that "tail of red ribbons"        
Have a great weekend to come SSK           
                      

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-07-23 04:35:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day   

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cricketumpire [2019-06-17 15:53:57 +0000 UTC]

It's really appreciated to see you joined the dots and faved my ladybug submission    

She was indeed "A tiny dot-to-dot delight..." and I've been told a good luck symbol as well

May some of that luck rub off on us all SSK      
            

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cricketumpire [2019-05-17 16:10:02 +0000 UTC]

"I sat staring..."  was a classic cat pose, with the vacant look into the distance     

I'm pleased you enjoyed sharing the moment in time... Thanks for faving SSK         
                      

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-05-06 17:12:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day  

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cricketumpire [2019-04-24 09:54:38 +0000 UTC]

William Shakespeare wrote  “True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.”    

         I'm happy you were so swift to fave my swallow image        

                Have a great ending to the week SSK...
          

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Maria-Schreuders [2019-04-09 08:30:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day   

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cricketumpire [2019-03-14 15:28:33 +0000 UTC]

I've been told you faved my otter submission - thank you so much for that       

Glad you enjoyed seeing it SSK               Have a good weekend my friend...  
                 

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cricketumpire [2019-02-28 20:33:56 +0000 UTC]

Hi again SSK, thanks for faving my architectural shot   "Look up to Heaven..."       
May your sky be always blue like that one         Have a great weekend...

                 ...and thanks for faving  "Live brightly..."  as well            
                      

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cricketumpire [2019-01-30 18:01:15 +0000 UTC]

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory 


of being alone.  I hope you can find somewhere as stunning as that 
South African beach to experience solitude      but avoid loneliness     


Thanks for the fave of  "Embrace your solitude..."      Have a good week-ending SSK...  
                                 

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cricketumpire [2019-01-12 11:24:27 +0000 UTC]

By faving my cat submission you've proved yourself very "worthy of friendship"      
but, as cat lovers will know, the decision is always that of the cat     


Thank you for faving "If you are worthy..." SSK                Have a great weekend...
                                    

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AgateTurtle [2019-01-10 19:54:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave.

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cricketumpire [2018-12-14 12:21:30 +0000 UTC]

  Hi SSK, thanks so much for faving my Christmas robin        

                      Remember what he says:-   "Have a wonderful Christmas Day"

              

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Maria-Schreuders [2018-12-10 16:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo  I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day   

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LUCILALEYLA [2018-12-06 23:53:50 +0000 UTC]

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Maria-Schreuders [2018-12-06 04:05:12 +0000 UTC]

          Happy Birthday 
          I wish you a wonderful day
 

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buttercupminiatures [2018-11-23 09:50:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fave

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cricketumpire [2018-11-20 09:58:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for having a 'brief encounter' with my steam locomotive submission       
and of course for faving it SSK         Really appreciated as always    
                    

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cricketumpire [2018-11-08 17:17:46 +0000 UTC]

Shakespeare identified the futility of 'painting the lily' as it's perfect anyway     

         The artist or photographer can only to preserve that ephemeral perfection

Thanks for thinking my submission captured some of the the beauty of that lily
       ...and thanks for the fave.  Have a good weekend SSK...
                                        

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Maria-Schreuders [2018-11-05 08:11:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo's   I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day  

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cricketumpire [2018-10-27 20:58:58 +0000 UTC]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said "Where there is no imagination there is no horror"      
I hope my hornet submission didn't give you nightmares   He just wanted to party!   

Thanks for befriending it SSK               Have a great Halloween my friend...
            

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Maria-Schreuders [2018-10-19 14:36:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for faving my photo   I really appreciate this
I wish you a fantastic weekend  

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Maria-Schreuders [2018-10-15 17:50:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for taking the time to fave and comment on my photo    I really appreciate this
I wish you a beautiful day      

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cricketumpire [2018-09-20 18:46:59 +0000 UTC]

I think my shot  "Some mornings you just can't get going..."  was my attempt at a 
deviantart ID selfie.  It's horribly close to my view in the mirror each morning...      

Thanks for your appreciation of it SSK           
            

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cricketumpire [2018-09-03 20:50:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for faving  "Light of the world..."  my church statue submission. This has a 

double meaning, both the religious one and the visual pun with the oblique lighting   
Glad you enjoyed it in one of those ways SSK      
                   

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cricketumpire [2018-08-11 22:00:59 +0000 UTC]

How good are you at waiting in line SSK                            

I hate queues and avoid them at all costs if possible but sometimes they are inevitable.

Thanks for your interest in faving the line of gulls      
               

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cricketumpire [2018-07-27 20:44:39 +0000 UTC]

Cats might think 'Lethargy is an art form...' but I hope your 'treadmills of human 
activity' run smoothly this week but will give you time for a worthwhile nap! 
Thanks for faving the relaxing cat BlueWind    and the big eared kitten as well
                      

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cricketumpire [2018-07-05 10:13:53 +0000 UTC]

                Lying, listening, - to small rustles all around - waiting to be found      
     Thanks for faving the majestic stag featured in  "Royal and regal..." BlueWind
                                             

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