tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45914040624498834672012-05-27T17:14:27.792-05:00A Feline Perspective of Animal Friends Around the World in Photos and AnecdotesJB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifblogspot/rlURhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-9297309104792674782011-09-26T19:04:00.000-05:002011-09-26T19:04:08.948-05:002011-09-26T19:04:08.948-05:00When mom was on her Big World Assignment to Switzerland, she had to have a base where she could start each daily Big World Expedition from. Wowza, mom!&nbsp; What a great view you had from your...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/SRqFPa5ZZJc" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com4Faulensee, Spiez, Switzerland46.67536 7.70162000000004816.587685999999998 -52.06400499999995 76.763034 67.46724500000005http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-view-bear-and-sea-monster.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-16002078008752525852011-09-30T00:02:00.002-05:002011-09-30T00:02:00.599-05:002011-09-30T00:02:00.599-05:00So I gave you one clue in my last post, as to what would be next!&nbsp; Mom went on a hunt (not literally) for some Swiss Ibex!&nbsp; &nbsp;What are they, you might ask?&nbsp;&nbsp; You will see...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/3hAXTrRUP1Y" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com3Stockhorn, 3632 Erlenbach im Simmental, Switzerland46.6942 7.5369900000000616.615193 -52.22863499999994 76.773207 67.30261500000006http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/09/ride-through-air-to-search-for-animal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-49148596511870484272011-10-05T18:11:00.003-05:002011-10-09T17:02:34.781-05:002011-10-09T17:02:34.781-05:00Mom submitted another Big World Report from Switzerland!&nbsp; This time, mom decided she had better go by water on a boat and see what animal friends she could find for me! &nbsp;&nbsp; Here is her...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/TkiGDbs_MII" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com5http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/swiss-lizard-and-where-is-castle-cat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-11821583954270003312011-10-09T17:27:00.000-05:002011-10-09T17:27:33.312-05:002011-10-09T17:27:33.312-05:00Mom's Big World Assignment continues from Switzerland!&nbsp; On this installment of her report, she went to the town of Thun, which is also on the Thunersee Lake.&nbsp; The 12th century Thun Castle...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/5f3aMd2TX_Y" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com6http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/no-castle-cat-but-swiss-swan-and-his.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-42634221430113961462011-10-15T15:07:00.001-05:002011-10-15T15:47:52.440-05:002011-10-15T15:47:52.440-05:00Mom continued on with her Big World Assignment, and next stop was the beautiful Lake Brienz. Mom went searching for animal friends in the town of Brienz.&nbsp; She seemed to only be sightseeing...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/79aRcqbiUx0" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com5Brienz, Switzerland46.7566386 8.02990929999998646.6970286 7.968839299999986 46.8162486 8.090979299999987http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/lake-brienz-and-ballenberg-animal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-79578453353677538262011-10-22T10:47:00.000-05:002011-10-22T10:47:41.000-05:002011-10-22T10:47:41.000-05:00Mom continued on her Big World Assignment in Switzerland.&nbsp; I really think she was taking some time off from her reporting duties a lot of the time.&nbsp; On this day, she took a hike through a...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/l1EH1lZ7GSU" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com3Blausee, 3717 Blausee-Mitholz, Switzerland46.5329688 7.66451680000000116.3799273 -52.1011082 76.68601029999999 67.4301418http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/blausee-relaxing-place-for-fish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-21390934875573995342011-11-01T10:04:00.000-05:002011-11-01T10:04:57.568-05:002011-11-01T10:04:57.568-05:00My mom's Big World Report from Switzerland continues, and we apologize for taking so long since the last post.&nbsp;&nbsp;(I am having secretarial issues again....) Mom decided to go check up on...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/aAfGuJgw5jQ" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com3http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-famous-swiss-actor-animal-friends.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-63304921742403765572011-11-08T14:12:00.000-06:002011-11-08T14:12:30.232-06:002011-11-08T14:12:30.232-06:00This is the last installment of mom's Big World Assignment in Switzerland! &nbsp; It was time for mom to head back toward the area where the airport was, so she drove over the Brunig Pass and saw...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/ei_R3HATPJ4" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com5Lucerne, Switzerland47.05033479999999 8.3156129000000247.02876479999999 8.27580790000002 47.071904799999984 8.355417900000019http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/last-stop-lucerne.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-65742809326320884152011-11-20T11:06:00.001-06:002011-11-20T11:10:03.905-06:002011-11-20T11:10:03.905-06:00Here we are back in Texas, and I have something to report on new animal friends nearby my house!&nbsp; This event happened a few weeks ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; Take a look! It was a Cattle Drive taking...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/51E8TS__t54" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com6Allen, TX, USA33.1031744 -96.670550333.0597974 -96.7344333 33.1465514 -96.6066673http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/texas-cattle-drive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-89693293720001278512011-11-30T10:39:00.000-06:002011-11-30T10:39:59.681-06:002011-11-30T10:39:59.681-06:00Sometimes mom gets upset when I invite my animal friends inside. Of course, I have no idea why she gets so excited and upset. Mom did not want to help me research this new animal friend, and I...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/-vH65Lle2DE" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com4Texas, USA31.9685988 -99.9018131000000326.6368288 -106.47061660000003 37.3003688 -93.33300960000003http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-cant-my-friends-come-inside.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-75432187155311812782012-01-03T12:01:00.000-06:002012-01-03T12:01:15.486-06:002012-01-03T12:01:15.486-06:00Mom has been on Big World hiatus lately, so I have not had too many new animal friends to write about.&nbsp; &nbsp;I told her she must at least find me some new Texas friends, so she did! Follow the...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/Ka8QWaZo-EQ" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com4Towne Lake Disc Golf Course, 1401 Wilson Creek Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75069, USA33.1837163 -96.63082839999998-2.066024200000001 -156.39645339999998 68.4334568 -36.865203399999984http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/01/from-water-fowl-perspective-tanning-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-81305372199885444422012-01-23T17:22:00.000-06:002012-01-23T17:22:47.474-06:002012-01-23T17:22:47.474-06:00As we wait for springtime to arrive here in Texas, I wanted to share a picture from my archives, that I have not posted before.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is of a wonderful Hummingbird!&nbsp; I think it is a...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/J0KJQV47Dbw" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com5http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/01/hoping-for-early-springtime.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-83334626899418322422012-02-01T15:00:00.003-06:002012-02-04T06:59:51.072-06:002012-02-04T06:59:51.072-06:00I have been researching and become very interested in the similarities between Big Cats vs Little Cats like me, so I sent my mom on a Big World Assignment this past weekend to the In-Sync Exotics...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/TUzY7lkpZd8" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com5http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/rescued-big-cats-part-i-catnip-or-what.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-70530756049078081792012-02-09T11:08:00.000-06:002012-02-09T11:08:42.457-06:002012-02-09T11:08:42.457-06:00I am continuing on now with Part II of my mom's Big World Assignment to the In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue Center, nearby in Wylie TX. Mom's Big World Report notes are not complete, so I may have...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/f-keVA9IUKI" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com43430 Skyview Dr, Wylie, TX 75098, USA33.0353256 -96.490763733.0353251 -96.4907732 33.0353261 -96.4907542http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/rescued-big-cats-part-ii-tigers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-7845709345090200012012-02-16T09:17:00.002-06:002012-02-16T09:52:55.031-06:002012-02-16T09:52:55.031-06:00So here I come with the last installment of mom's Big World Assignment to the In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue Center in Wylie, TX. Look at this amazing Big Cat!&nbsp; This is a Leopard, and I...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/J0E7N4gNAkI" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com53430 Skyview Dr, Wylie, TX 75098, USA33.0353256 -96.490763733.0353251 -96.4907732 33.0353261 -96.4907542http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/rescued-big-cats-part-iii-leopards.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-29657205326819069542012-02-27T13:29:00.000-06:002012-02-27T13:29:19.562-06:002012-02-27T13:29:19.562-06:00Everyone knows I am a smart JellyBean, and I love animals.&nbsp; So, I was on the internet doing some animal research recently and I came across an interesting place on South Padre Island, TX - Sea...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/Fj_8dsnxeyg" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com56617 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island, TX 78597, USA26.136358 -97.17340999999999-11.029001000000001 -156.939035 63.301717000000004 -37.40778499999999http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-adopted-sea-turtle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-44298190406196145482012-03-08T12:01:00.000-06:002012-03-08T12:01:00.611-06:002012-03-08T12:01:00.611-06:00As promised, mom went on Big World Assignment last weekend to South Padre Island, in South Texas, in search of my newly adopted Atlantic Green Turtle friend, Allison, if you read my last post.&nbsp;...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/3BOX7vVOI7E" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com4http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/03/turtle-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-22282886189373210172012-03-15T11:59:00.001-05:002012-03-15T17:56:47.008-05:002012-03-15T17:56:47.008-05:00Here we are, continuing on from my last post from South Padre Island, TX.&nbsp; Mom followed the direction of the Great Blue Heron in the last post and went over to the South Padre Island Birding...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/0hhw32NcQ1M" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com3http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/03/south-padre-island-birdie-smorgasbord.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-82333177493424297072012-03-20T11:13:00.000-05:002012-03-20T11:13:24.605-05:002012-03-20T11:13:24.605-05:00As mom continued on her walk through the South Padre Island Birding Center marshes, another Great Blue Heron greeted her. He told mom to be careful as there were some dangerous creatures lurking in...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/FOVSbaZvdjQ" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com5http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/03/danger-danger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-69372310218557464632012-03-26T14:39:00.000-05:002012-03-26T14:39:35.119-05:002012-03-26T14:39:35.119-05:00Mom continued on her Big World Assignment in South Texas near Padre Island with one more stop. She went to the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.&nbsp; Here she was supposed to find me an...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/0t9v9IXfVQI" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com2http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/03/no-cats-to-be-found.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-23425188900456713772012-03-30T14:38:00.001-05:002012-03-30T14:38:49.460-05:002012-03-30T14:38:49.460-05:00I guess it is time to pull out our pansies in our front yard.&nbsp; The weather is getting hot, and there is a Variegated Fritillary convention going on, and they are all eating Pansy Salad!&nbsp;...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/VR9w7lK6UwQ" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com3http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/03/variegated-fritillary-convention.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-57937632193108193922012-04-05T12:41:00.000-05:002012-04-05T12:41:37.312-05:002012-04-05T12:41:37.312-05:00So a couple of weeks ago, mom told me she was going on a Big World Assignment for me to the country, just east of our house here in North Texas. &nbsp; She said it was so treacherous getting out...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/1ZNnKf83pdc" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com3http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/04/flowers-or-friends.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-2032348190716407962012-04-13T09:26:00.000-05:002012-04-13T09:26:50.173-05:002012-04-13T09:26:50.173-05:00Sometimes some of my animal friends like to come inside my house. When we had the last really big rain, it happened again, and this guy slithered into our garage.&nbsp;&nbsp;I guess snakes don't...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/lj2yrqT0IJI" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com4http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/04/this-friend-was-not-to-my-moms-liking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-79799226594263359502012-04-19T08:34:00.001-05:002012-04-19T08:39:13.627-05:002012-04-19T08:39:13.627-05:00&nbsp;There's a frog on my blog. I think he is tame. He came from the pond, As he hollered my name I asked him for friendship. He said, Ok sure! But don't share your catnip, Or this will...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/YZFH-qXpwIE" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com4http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/04/frog-on-my-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591404062449883467.post-55060127212633532382012-05-12T12:38:00.000-05:002012-05-12T12:38:07.218-05:002012-05-12T12:38:07.218-05:00&nbsp;Mom was on her own photo assignment project today, but did a Big World Report, on the side for me.&nbsp; Mom went to the McKinney Farmer's Market in downtown McKinney TX, at Chestnut Square...<br/> <br/> A feline perspective in photos and anecdotes of animal friends around the world!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rlUR/~4/tqiQHxyoyrY" height="1" width="1"/>JB's Big and Small Worldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429250501875810208noreply@blogger.com3McKinney, TX, USA33.1972465 -96.639782233.0909505 -96.7977107 33.3035425 -96.4818537http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/05/goats-right-size-for-me.html