[New Post] Cousin It

Posted on November 19, 2014 by orples

Who needs a cousin it when you have orples running around? And to add to that scenario, check this out: Izzy grows trumpet trees on her blog , ‘isadoraartandphotography’. It’s a good thing, too, because those trumpets look pretty heavy. These two are obviously natural musicians. I guess when you’re orples, once you’ve transformed from oranges into mobile little characters, nothing is impossible.

The Orples groov’in to the tunes.

While they play their tunes, please feel free to check out the neighborhood. 🙂 If you would like to be included in our adventures, leave me a comment, and let me know. You can pursue previous postings for the details. Happy blogging, everyone. 🙂

We missed you, Simba

Posted on November 17, 2014 by orples

Ever since Olivia and Oscar saw Sophia’s dog, they haven’t left me alone. So we’ve circled back to Africa just so the orples can visit her cute little companion. It looks like Simba likes to have his ears scratched.

Have you ever seen a spoiled dog? Well now you have, I’m sure.

It seems the orples always leave us hanging in the end to entertain ourselves. We may as well visit the neighborhood and see who else is up to what, while we wait for these two to play with Simba.

[New Post] A Pop of Color

Posted on November 16, 2014 by orples

For today’s Photography 101 theme from Novermber 16—A pop of color, this background is perfect!

Colline’s daughter drew a lovely little street scene, which the orples couldn’t resist. They love cruising through those black and white settings since they show up so well against the neutral background.

Olivia and Oscar love strolling down the street, admiring the scenery.

While these two browse through Colline’s blog, you can check out the rest of the neighborhood. If you’d like to add your name to our list of blogs to explore, please feel free to drop me a line and let me know.

Olivia’s Dream Comes True

Posted on November 15, 2014 by orples

We stopped by to see Ren, again, and wouldn’t you know, she’s got a shelf packed with books. Talk about happy little orples. Ever since the orples learned to read (Book 3 in the orple series), she’s been a learning machine. While Oscar finishes reading Brides, my trio revolving around the Sanderson family saga, Olivia is going to explore Ren’s collection of reading materials.

There is no such thing as too many book when you are a curious orple.

There is no such thing as too many books when you are a curious orple.

Seeings how we’ve temporarily lost the orple’s attention, we may as well stroll through the neighborhood and see what our neighbors are up to. If you’d like to join our Orple Adventures, please let me know. To read what we’re up to, click the article titles and leave whatever comments you might care to leave. Enjoy your excursions through Orpleland. We do love company.

[New post] The Daily Post . Achievement

Posted on November 15, 2014 by orples

I just fell into the coolest blog, traveling around in Orpleland. If you are not familiar with Sylvia’s blog, anotherdayinparadise, then let me introduce you to her granddaughter, Tamsyn, and her achievements. How she and Oscar don’t break their necks, or pull a muscle (a twig, in Oscar’s case), is beyond me.

That looks like it might hurt. Ah, to be so lithe. 🙂

Olivia is smart, sitting this one out. While the kids are playing, feel free to check out what the rest of us are up to as we visit the neighbors. Let me know if you want to play. 🙂 This post will come up first, so keep toggling down. To open an individual topic, should you like to leave a comment, just click the title.

[New post] Photography 101, Weekend Two: Play With Light

Posted on November 15, 2014 by orples

Say ‘Thank You, Dolly’, for providing a photograph for this challenge. While Dolly (allaboutlemon.com) is playing with lighting effects, the orples and I are swimming in the Red Sea.

The Orples swimming in the Red Sea.

These two will swim anywhere. Olivia, being a lady, didn’t want to start without her hostess, but Oscar didn’t want to wait. I think we should go visit the neighbors until Dolly shows up to swim with us. If anyone else would like to come along, let me know and I’ll add your name to my ‘to go list’. Remember when you go into the archives from here, this will be the first post you see, so please keep toggling down to see what comes next. For those of you who don’t already know, if you’d like to leave a comment, just click the title to open an individual post. Happy blogging, everyone. 🙂

[New post] Photography 101: Mystery

Posted on November 14, 2014 by orples

I don’t know who comes up with these challenges, but the orples and I came across a mystery just the other day. Madhu is always shooting off really, really interesting subjects during her travels in her blog, theurgetowander. Being the sweetheart that she is, Madhu invited the orples and me to come play in her domain. We came across this sleeping leopard. It’s a mystery to me as how that poor cat can sleep with those noisy orples chattering away.

How does that leopard sleep with all of that chatter going on?

I think Olivia is more mystified by the size of the huge feline. And Oscar is wondering if Olivia is brave enough to wake the leopard up. I certainly hope not. I don’t think Olivia would stand a chance if he’s not a happy camper when he opens his eyes. If you want to see what other adventures the Orples and I have been up to, come with us to visit the neighbors. Today’s post will be the first subject you come to, so just toggle down to see our previous postings, from the newest to the oldest in this category. Enjoy your travels. 😉

Reflections

Posted on November 14, 2014 by orples

One of our newer friends, Justin, over at JT Avery Photography, has invited us to explore his blog. And so we did. Justin has lots of photos to play in, although, It appears the orples have been sidetracked. Oscar has seen his reflection. Who’d have thought he’d be vain? Of the two, you’d think Olivia would be the one primping in the glass.

If you’ve never seen orples primping, here’s your chance. 🙂 Enjoy.

While those two fool around, admiring themselves, come check out the neighborhood. Be sure to give us a holler if you want to play, too. We’ll link back to you, and of course, would love a ping-back or a re-blog to keep the invitation’s rolling. Those of us involved in our Orple Adventures are having a ball.

[New Post] The Daily Post . Trio no. 4

Posted on November 13, 2014 by orples

I think we should have told Jo we were coming sooner. I called her, yesterday, as it was such a crisp, bright morning, to see if she wanted to meet us at the caves. But then when we got in our speeding car, rushing to meet her, because we were behind schedule, we got stuck in the rocks on the other side of those caves in Carvoeira. Maybe we should have picked another Daily Post Challenge, where we get better cell phone reception. I’m not sure if we’re meeting Joe in the right cave. There are so many around here. Oh, Jo, where are you?

Olivia and Oscar waiting to meet Jo in the caves in Carvoeira.

While the orples are trying to find Jo, feel free to visit the neighbors, and if you’d like for us to come visit you, please be sure to tell me through a comment. I’ll add your name to my list. The orples are thrilled to have the opportunity to travel the world through other people’s blogs. We get to meet new friends, and so do you. And don’t forget, if you love orples be sure and grab an Orple Keepers Badge.

The Orples visit South Korea

Posted on November 13, 2014 by orples

AD Martin allowed us to tag along when he went to South Korea. These guys are having so much fun traveling the world. You should come with us. For a preview of some of our other adventures, be sure to browse through my category ‘Visiting the Neighbors‘ to see what is happening in our neighborhood. Happy blogging everyone. 🙂