Spotted Photo Theme - Critters!

I'm working to a photographic project in these days, browsing through my folders and tidying them up.

Doing this, I noticed I have so many photos I haven't posted here (or on Flickr)! Most of them are from the past, from that period I haven't started to blog yet.

I was wondering about what to do with them here in my blog, when Hanna gave me the idea I was looking for!

So I joined her in her lovely "game" called "spotted photo theme"!

 

 

Hanna will choose a theme monthly and we will post photos we took in the past around that subject! Isn't a great idea?

 

Let's start today with the theme "Critters"!

Hanna posted amazing photos of Smilla the cat, one of the protagonists of her blog and life.

I haven't a pet here in my new sicilian home, but my life is full of lovely critters the same and they keep me company day after day.

Animals and little creatures are a big part of my life :)

 

 

Dad's tortoises - I took this photo 7 years ago. Now these two tiny creatures are bigger: they became voracious grass eaters!
I like the take photos when they finish hibernation and start to move around covered by mud. Dad owns 6 turtles and I love all of them, especially Felice!

 

 

Mila, AuntFran's dog - the queen of the home, a bit noisy and irritable, but funny!

 

 

Birds - S. and I are going on feeding the birds who live around our house and we enjoy the sight of a lot of robins (like last year), sparrows, blackcaps, stonechats and other beautiful birds!

 

 

Sheeps - They are everywhere here in Sicily! In this photo you can see part of my father-in-law's herd four years ago.

 

 

Insects - I have no problems with insects (with the exception of beetles and hornets... they are scary!!!). Some of them are so lovely!!!

I love what tiny insects can do in their little life.

In the photo you can see the nest made by a particular species of wasp: we call it "vespa vasaia" (= potter wasp), because she makes beautiful nests like this with mud. Amazing!

Photo taken 7 years ago in my parents' garden!

 

 

My handmade creatures - You probably know I really like to create little animals! In the photo you can see Oscar the dog, born last october. They live with me in my home: it is slowly becaming a sort of handmade zoo :))

If you're interested, here there are all the softies I made recently and here all is about animals in my blog!

 

It's enough for today!

I'm going to cook for a sunday lunch with the whole family today!

I really enjoyed this theme and can't wait to post photos about the second one! :)

Uh, if you have time... read here for two amazing photos taken by my dad this winter (a robin, a rabbit).