Kitsa and me: photo by michael

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Many may already know we were given a cat. Her name is technically Kitsa now, but I was in such a rush to get a name tag for her that I ended up going with Pumpkin, as we both had talked about, though not truly confirmed in Michael's mind. Well, come to find out once I put the name tag on her, I soon began calling her Kitsa. Why? I really don't know but it ended up just matching who she is. So, now I will someday have to return to have a new name tag made with her correct name. She responds very well to Kitsa, but never to Pumpkin. So if she were lost out in the wide world, she wouldn't know her name was Pumpkin. Poor thing.

And on another note, being a childlless couple at this time, I have fortunately become quite attached to her. Though I always claimed I was a dog lover, not cats. Well, I was pondering mine and Kitsa's relationship the other day and soon realized how easy it is for couples to begin treating their pets as their children. Of course, I used to scoff at this idea. Well, the day has come and I would say I'm pretty close but not quite there with her in that way. But I could simply be kidding myself. It wouldn't be the first time. Ha! Ha!

Cabo pelican: photo by kim

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Cabo has many pelicans roosting and flying everywhere. It seems they see great opportunities because of the continued enclave of cruise tourists weekly, as well as the non-cruising tourists.

This was the only one perched on these boats that were tied up close from the ramp in which we were exiting the cruiseship.

Puerta Vallarta Jungle Snack: photo by kim

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To reach the destination where we ate this amazing and delicious 'snack', we took a bus ride and then we hiked a rather mild route through the dense jungle, crossed a great water hole, then to the hideaway restaurant with a great swimming hole with rock slide and rocks to jump from.

The food was sooo fresh, tasty and the best fish I had ever eaten and it was cheap! The salsa was hot, and a cold coka cola was available for our american palette.

Since my trip to Paris, France with my parents and one sister, Carrie, I have been taking photos of my meals. Some find it funny that I would photograph a dish or my meal, but often times it's because I just want to remember what it was I ate in those amazing restaurants, patisseries or street markets. And often times I have found that the dishes end up being so perfect as a subject to photograph.

Just the textures, the colors, the drinks, the utensils and plates only enhance the still life.

Food is a wonderful thing!

Bon Appetit!

I'm a purist

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope you are enjoying the writings and the photos. If you wish to use any of my photos, I ask that you send me a comment or email me with your request.

I don't mean to sound protective, but being only an amateur photographer, I feel I need to keep them under lock and key. Perhaps when I become a professional (cough, cough) then I will share my photos for free.

Until then just let me know if you have any requests for my photos and I would be very happy to pass them on to you.

One thing you may not know about me is that I am a purist. I struggle with photographers cropping their photos, particularly the professionals. What you see is what I took. What cropping has been done has been VERY minute. I am a believer of taking exactly what I took. Of course, sometimes I will not get the exact photo I thought I had, but I ALWAYS strive to take what I have observed. So, what photos you see on my blog are originals and taken how I saw them.

I hope you will continue to enjoy them and my writings.

Please let me know if you have suggestions to make it even better. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Thank you for visiting and your support.

Enjoy!

Shalom,

Kim