Let me make clear that I am not attempting to stand in for SoINeedAName – even if that were not impossible given his talents (yes, I have some of my own, but they are not in competition with his), the added responsibility is not something i am ready to take on.
However, I could not resist this headline:
Dancers meet rescue pets in Fort Collins ballet company’s annual ‘Muttcracker’ shoot
And when I read on, and saw the photos, I could resist even less.
Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus, and he’s officially brought back the “Muttcracker” photo shoot as a new Fort Collins holiday tradition.
For the second year in a row, Fort Collins’ Canyon Concert Ballet partnered with Animal Friends Alliance to showcase nine of the local rescue’s adoptable dogs and cats ahead of the ballet company’s annual production of “The Nutcracker.”
Like last year, Nutcracker dancers posed with the animals for photos celebrating both their upcoming shows and Animal Friends Alliance’s adoptable pets. Of the pets featured in the Nov. 20 photo shoot, all of the puppies have since been adopted. Gladys, a senior beagle involved in the shoot, is available for fostering and adoption this week, while the kittens featured will likely be available at an adoption event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at PetSmart, 4432 S. College Ave, according to Animal Friends Alliance.
Here are the pictures – I wasn’t there, so I’m not sure of all the costume ID’s, but I am of most of them.
If I were that Rat King, I’d be terrified of that ferocious cat!
Sorry, sweetie, I gotta go dance the Trepak.
Looks like the dancers could just ear them all up…
I think this is one of the snowflakes … but the little sweeitie
in her arms doesn’t appear to be chilled.
By the hair, and also the sleeves, I’m thinking this must be Clara.
The dances we usually think of as the Arabian Dance, Chinese
Dance, and Spanish Dance are actually called “Coffee,” “Tea,” and “Chocolate,” in that order. This looks like Chocolate to me.
Coffee being full of caffeine, it’s not surprising the dancers have the energy for four photos. But I’ll only show two.
Here’s the second.
And I think this one is Tea.
Of course there has to be the Sugar Plum Fairy
Twice.
You can see all of the pictures (there are 17) if you click through on the headline – or here. They’re shown as a “gallery” – see one, then click to the next and so on. Virgil will be so proud of the town he grew up in for doing this. They couldn’t have when he lived there – it was much smaller, although the university was already there.
I hope you enjoyed seeing this as much as I did. A Happy Holiday season to all!
Hi Everyone,
WWWendy here! Sorry I have been MIA for awhile. Whew! it has been a whirlwind of non- stop stuff! I made it back from Tampa and then basically worked for 7 days straight and slept on the 8th day. Finally getting my groove back! Had a lot to handle still in regards to Tom’s passing and finally feel like I made some headway.
My time in Florida was great and I survived tropical storm Elsa (didn’t really amount to anything).
I am back working non-stop until my trip to Spain in September. Going back with my son to see his way of life over there – really looking forward to it.
I hope everyone is doing well. I am having some laptop issues so that made it virtually impossible to touch base with everyone before now. Still dealing with it, but hoping to have that corrected soon. I used to take my laptop with me everywhere and it made it easy to do what I needed to no matter where I was at – without I have been lost. I hate using my phone for everything because it it so much smaller and my it is hard on my eyes!
Just wanted to check in and let everyone know I am still around just super busy. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about Tom – it has definitely leftt a whole in my heart and my life.
I hope this finds everyone healthy and safe. My thoughts are with all and I promise to check in sooner rather than later.