Favorites for Friday

I don't know about anyone else, but I do know that when I'm down one of the few things that can make me smile and forget all my troubles are animals. Not sure exactly what it is but they just do, mostly it has to be their expressions and yes, animals do have expressions as some of these photos will attest to. I hope some of these photos will make you smile like they did me when I was searching through Etsy for animal photos.

Where's My Carrot? - Angels Time

Raccoon Family - Sara Montour

Ooops - Little Odd Me

Chillin' Polar Bear - Nature Is Art Photography

This last photograph was one that I spotted in today's Etsy newsletter and was the reason for today's Favorites. That face just made me smile and the story behind the otter's good behavior made me laugh - he's being good as there is food involved!

Otter says PLEASE - An Alliteration

Hope you enjoyed these cute photos from a few of the talented photographers over on Etsy. I also wanted to apologize for only posting on Fridays but to be honest, there hasn't been much to share. Hopefully that will change soon.

I Love Lucy Award

I was actually given this award by Kat over at Candle, Crafts and Whatnot back at the end of August so I profusely apologize to her for not getting to it sooner. I have to admit I'm more of a Ralph Kramden (The Honeymooners) fan but hey, it's all about awarding people and their blogs for cheering people up. So of course, I was honored to have Kat bestow me with this award. This award is probably the hardest for me to give out since there are so many blogs out there that I stop by that cheer me up but I'll try to pick a few. Lin over at a Duck and Wheel with String always manages to come up with some great posts that make me laugh as does Don over at Beyond Left Field.

Those are the funny ones that always cheer me up but all the animal blogs also work wonders. Nothing cheers me up more than cute animals such as those llamas over at Split Rock Ranch or Pricilla and the other goats here. I also include all of you who post photos of your cats or dogs for all of us to see. I probably should have done a job working with animals because they cheer me up the most. So thanks Kat and thanks to everyone who has managed to be able to cheer me up during these rotten times....goodness knows I've needed it at!