Jealous Cats

The cats are jealous the pups were posted.

I thought cats were suppose to be arrogant.

But mine are not too proud to beg.

Painted Pups

For being a cat person I am enjoying painting pups for the Salty Paws Festival. We dog sat for a pair of pups for 6 days and went thru at lot of Milk Bone Treats. I was hoping to scare off the deer from eating my flowers and the raccon from eating the cats' food but not only are the deer and the coon still well fed but a fat possum was eating the from the cat's bowls last night.

Capture the Booty

Sun dancing on undulating water
sparkling like diamonds.
Divers lured to the depths
of beauty held by the Caymans.

Discover the island’s treasure.
descend to the fish school ledger.
Uncover the sea-life down under.
Dive in and capture the plunder.

Isolated grains of sand shining
bright as polished doubloon.
Illustrious characters of time noted
from a glorious plume.

Discover the island’s treasure.
Uncork the history of pirate pleasure.
Listen for tales from voices gone mute.
Dive in and capture the loot.

Traces of sea bask in moon beams
mellow as the glow of gold.
Golden camaraderie formed
as opportunities unfold.

Discover the island’s treasure.
Realize bounty without measure.
Broaden the band of friendship ties.
Dive in and capture the prize.

Sunset reflects the day as if a glint of steel
forged into a gleaming sword.
Beached divers deposited in the after
noon sun along the dockside moored.

Discover the island’s treasure.
Proclaim the quest for leisure.
Do rum with something fruity.
Dive in and capture the booty.

Angelfish and like fishes

When identifying fish the body shape, cross section, and proportion are taken in consideration. Angelfish and like fishes have a disk shape profile, have a highly compressed cross section, and have a deep-body proportion. A fish is deep if the depth measurement (from back to belly) is high compared to its length (from snot to tail). Sea chubs, spadefishes, butterfly fishes, angelfishes, and surgeon fish are in the family of fish known as Perciformes. Butterfly fishes and angelfishes are favorite subjects for underwater photographers because they are colorful and easily approached by divers. Spadefishes swim on the edge of the reef. And Surgeon fishes are herbivores and swim in schools like cow herding.
By the amount of paintings I would say they are my favorite to paint.

Seafood

I love seafood. One of my favorites is Ceviche.

Dockside Buoys

barnacles cling
to the waterlogged pilings,
as water laps

Pelicans

Sailing into the town docks of Oriental, N.C. the pelicans greet you from their perch on the pilings. After sailing east down the Neuse River from New Bern, the sight really gives you the image of a coastal port. The smell of saltwater and the fisherman's catch mix with the sounds of gull's cries and the water slapping against the boat hulls. The nets of the shrimp boats are spread like the wings of the seabirds their harvest attract. The docks are teaming with vessels from many ports and it is enjoyable to read the names and places each boat had been christened. But what I really like most is the welcoming committee of pelicans.