Sunday, October 4, 2009

Pumpkins

Happy Mosaic Monday!
We went to the Philadelphia Zoo on Saturday & visited our favorite Amur tigers. The siblings Changbai, Koosaka & Terney were born in May 2007 to Kira. They are huge now & absolutely beautiful!
The cats waited inside while a keeper brought out three big pumpkins. Kira, at first, joined in but then retreated to a shady tree & watched her big babies play. They chewed, rolled, clawed & carried the pumpkins. So much fun for the crowds of spectators!

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33 comments:

  1. Not what we expect from tigers is it? That is quite a jaw they have.

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  2. Wow, great bites and they could carve too! Love the center painting!

    P.S. Carol, the link brought me to last week's post and I say its a jaw dropping painting. Very lovely!

    Ebie's Mosaics.

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  3. Now this is a sight I would have never even dreamed of seeing! I love it!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  4. How delightful! Love the contrast of colors between the tigers and the pumpkins. You are a great artist too!

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  5. Gorgeous painting! and such cool shots of the tigers, breathtaking animals! Love your mosaic!

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  6. Oh my ... what a lovely mosaic of a unique experience watching these tigers eat pumpkins! Thanks so much for sharing. I've shared mosaics on two blogs this week … just because ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,
    storyteller
    Sacred Ruminations
    Small Reflections

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  7. Hi Carol! Now who would ever have thought of giving pumpkins to tigers? But I guess they are just big cats playing with a ball! lol Aren't you so glad to have witnessed that? Beautiful!Thanks for sharing!...Debbie

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  8. Holy cow! What an amazing experience to capture. Beautiful shots! WoW! ~Jeanne

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  9. What great photos you captured of the tigers. Really cute.
    And I LOVE your soft watercolors by the way!!

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  10. There's a sight you don't see every day! I like your pumpkin in the middle!

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  11. WoW Carol! What a fantastic opportunity to witness that! And those are some great photos and beautiful mosaic! LOVE it!
    Have Fun~Happy Fall...

    ~Really Rainey

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  12. This is amazing! I love the way you combine your wonderful artwork with your photos. You are giving me ideas and inspiring me!
    thank you
    Have a great day!
    Cindy

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  13. Once again, you've painted beautifully. That pumpkin you painted tied up everything nicely. Those tigers looks ferocious!

    Nice mosaic!

    Have a nice day!

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  14. What a Beautiful mosaic of all the tigers and tose pumpkins.
    Have a nice day

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  15. First prize for that mosaic. Love the tigers and their toys...great subjects for Monday Mosaics. I also enjoyed the tour through the Longwood Gardens. I'm afraid I would never leave. What an absolutely beautiful place.
    Happy MM Blessings ;-)

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  16. What a truly interesting mosaic! I've never seen anything like this before. And I so enjoyed seeing them play like big kittens!
    Brenda

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  17. What a unique and wonderful mosaic! I love it!

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  18. That is amazing! Even tigers love pumpkins and fall. I bet there really enjoyed the treat.

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  19. A mosaic right up my alley! I love tigers! Too cute seeing them acting like kittens with their pumpkins!

    Thank you for sharing them with us.

    ~ Tracy

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  20. A lovely unique mosaic.I see you have a lot of talent as an artist-love your paintings.

    Carolyn

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  21. Oh, what cute little tigers! Actually, they are not that little, are they?...Christine

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  22. Beautiful animals, and the power they have is amazing. I think you are definitley a very talented painter, I understand watercolor is one of the very hardest mediums to master. I would buy one of your paintings, are you marketing them yet?

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  23. Hi Carol! this is great the tigers with the pumpkins. What a great mosaic!!

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  24. I didn't know tigers likes pumpkins, or hmmm, maybe he DOESN'T like pumpkins. How can you tell? Ha! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment about my stained glass mosaic. Please come visit again sometime, or join as a follower and be entered in my giveaway! Have a wonderful week!

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  25. The tigers are gorgeous - love that mosaic!
    Kathy

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  26. What a beautiful mosaic. I love to go to the zoo and see the animals....and I love baby tigers. You just want to love them....but I know that isn't advised!!

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  27. What fun. At a nearby zoo here, they have the elephants squash the pumpkins. Even animals love pumpkins.
    Karen

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  28. This is fascinating mosaic, Carol! Who knew tigers would enjoy playing with pumpkins? The colors of the cats and the pumpkins were so bright!

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  29. This is fantastic! Your painting is gorgeous, and a very unique mosaic..

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  30. At first I thought those pumpkins were added in with computer technics. MAN! What gorgeous photos you took. Breathtaking. The colors are terrific!!

    Becky

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