Monday 23 September 2013

An Equinox and a Dangled Carat



Charlie basks in the autumn Equinox
With its equal halves of day and night
Heralding the end of summer light
And beginning the hunt for his Christmas socks!
:-)
The above pic taken 22 September 2013.
And here is a very succinct explanation of an equinox!

Bloggie pals!! I shall be on a 2 day training course at work (Monday - Tuesday)  – so forgive me if I'm late visiting your blogs!

p.s. a big big SHOUT OUT to the unbelievably stunningly beautiful  (seriously - she's HOT!) Hilary Grossman and her published memoir, Dangled Carat, the story of how she  got her commitment-phobic man to put a ring on it! Yay!

Happy Autumn!

60 comments:

Julia Hones said...

Mmmm... Charlie looks content!
Enjoy your course, Old Kitty!
Have a wonderful week.

Soggibottom said...

Happy Autumn to you too :-) x x x Keep dry and hey Charlie, get your mum to wash those socks now and again :-) x Luvs x

Rene said...

Charlie, we love the way the sun is lighting your pretty tail. :-)

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Soak up that sunlight Charlie! Soon the days will be darker.

Claudia Zurc said...

Happy Autumn to you, too!
Kitties seem to be enjoying the change of season ;)
Hope your training course is a successful one!
Cheers!

William Kendall said...

Hilary's good people!

And Charlie looks content.

Tamago said...

Loos like Charlie is enjoying the autumn equinox! It's good to start Christmas socks hunting as Christmas will come in no time! I hope Gumtree is enjoying autumn, too :-)
Have a wonderful new week xoxo

Stephen Tremp said...

Happy Autumn to you, Charlie, and Guntree! Its my favorite season by far.

Jemi Fraser said...

So hard to believe it's fall and closing in on Christmas!! this year has flown by so far!

meowmeowmans said...

What a wonderful picture of handsome Charlie! Happy Autumn Equinox to you. :)

Mark said...

I always enjoy me a good equinox, and fun little rhymes.

Teresa Ashby said...

Charlie looks as gorgeous as ever :-)

Thank you for the links, I shall go take a look.

Happy Autumn :-) x

Natalie Aguirre said...

Love the picture of Charlie. And have a good training.

Vanessa Morgan said...

I'm currently reading Dangled Carat and I LOVE it. I'll be reviewing it on Thursday.

Jennifer Shirk said...

Ah! Thanks for the info on the equinox. Now I know! LOL

Good luck with training!

Hannah and Lucy said...

Oh dear you're back to 'school' for two days so we hope the school dinners have improved to slightly edible!! Maybe Charlie and Gumtree will will have caught you something fresh for your tea by the time you get home.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

Manzanita said...

Charlie's not going to miss out on any christmas activities this year. He's going to get those socks up there in plenty of time.
Cheers to everyone.

Theresa Milstein said...

Christmas socks? Don't push winter just yet!

Love your little poem and photo.

Katie Isabella said...

Happy Autumn and we will all be waiting to see you kitties when you are able. We understand about mom's having to work. Keeps us in fuds. AND toys and Nip.

Norma said...

I'm with Charlie--hooray for the autumnal equinox!

Hilary's the best...and so are you!

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Charlie that is a beautiful picture of you enjoying your fall sunbeam!!! Hi Gumtree.
Take care!!

Marilia said...

Happy Autumn!!!
Enjoy your course!!!

KarenMcG said...

Happy Autumn to Charlie, Gumtree and Old Kitty/Jennifer.

Charlie looks pretty good there in the shadows.

Thanks for sharing the information about the equinox and the "Dangled Carat".

Hart Johnson said...

Oh, love that pic of Charlie! And you are always FABULOUS about blog visits! Never fear if you have a delay...

da tabbies o trout towne said...

happee autumn...welcome fall, good bye summer N santy claws bee just round de korner in: like 92 days !!!!!
happee week guys !!~~~~

Janet Johnson said...

My kids all woke up yesterday celebrating the first day of fall. And suddenly they noticed the red leaves (that have been there for weeks and weeks). It was magic. :)

Good luck at your training!

Brian's Home Blog said...

Looking good Charlie! We are very proud of Hilary too!

Angel Ginger Jasper said...

Happy autumn. Hope the course goes well. Hugs GJ x

ps hope the package arrived ok

Al said...

Happy Autumn (or in my case Happy Spring)

Annie Bear said...

Charlie, what a nice photo of your charming self in that snippet of light. Love it!

Kea said...

Belated happy autumn to you too.

Charlie looks quite content in the sunshine -- tell him to enjoy it while he still has it. :-)

Swami Zoe said...

Happy Equinox! Me-Ommmmm

Saku said...

Lovely photo of Charlie!

I'm not quite ready for the slide towards winter, though I guess I have NO choice in the matter.

Enjoy your week!

Carol Kilgore said...

Cute poem. I love the light in Charlie's photo.

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Old Kitty - I think you should be home with Charlie and Gumboot .. way too much wonderful sun and beautiful weather to be tucked away inside ..

Enjoy it though .. and it's Tinsfield - the NT people told me!

Oh no - we're into shorter days ...

Cheers Hilary

Safe Haven Hotel said...

Happy Autumn - love the shot!

Karen Jones Gowen said...

I love autumn! Hello to darling Charlie.

Romance Book Haven said...

Yay! For Hilary!

Charlie looks awesome!

Nas

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

Charlie looks great in any light.

It's hard to believe that we are already in fall. It's 7:30 here and almost dark. :(

Rick Watson said...

Happy Autumn, Kitty. Hope you had a great training class, and learned something for me.
R

Carolina M. Valdez Schneider said...

Congrats to your friend, Hilary!

Can't believe I missed the equinox...I miss everything.

Big hello to Charlie, who's looking as handsome as ever!

klahanie said...

Welcome to fall, y'all :) Never worry about commenting on my blog. Just take it easy and hopefully the training will not be stressful.

Gary :)

Anonymous said...

I'll check out the links.

I love autumn and the upcoming holidays.

Words A Day said...

I like that little poem! Thanks for the links:) Hope your training went well (or passed at the speed of light!)

PK HREZO said...

Cool book name! SOunds like a fun read!
Happy fall, Charlie! :)

~Sia McKye~ said...

What a pretty picture. Typical cat finding the spot of sun among the shadows. Love that tail...

Sia McKye Over Coffee

DWei said...

Have fun at your training course!

Angela Ackerman said...

Beautiful picture! You caught light and shadow perfectly. :) *pets cat*

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Happy autumn, Jen! This is a beautiful photo of charlie.

I hope your training course went well!

Crystal Collier said...

Ah, time for some cooler weather, eh? Here's hoping you survived your crazy two days well.

Ellen Whyte said...

Love teh poem and looking forward to the Christmas socks!

Marg said...

Hi there Charlie. You sure are looking mighty good. Good idea to get in that sunshine. Hope all of you have a super day.

Maria McKenzie said...

Thanks for sharing about the Equinox! Love the poem, btw:).

Layla Morgan Wilde ( Cat Wisdom 101) said...

Happy Mabon/Equinox!

Anonymous said...

So handsome Charlie is in the autumn light! Purrs....

Unknown said...

You're such a gold mine of information, Old Kitty!

Oh, and congrats to your friend, Hilary!

Enjoy your course and take care sweetpea :)

Talli Roland said...

Ahhhhh . . . what a lovely photo of Charlie! Enjoy your course.

Hilary said...

How did I miss this post??? HOW???

You are so sweet - thanks for the shout out and your hot comment made my day!

XOXO

Hilary said...

How did I miss this post??? HOW???

You are so sweet - thanks for the shout out and your hot comment made my day!

XOXO

Anonymous said...

Hope the 2 day course was dynamic and fun. Congrats to Hilary Grossman for the memoir and the achievement!