Feel Good Community Presents Alphabet Hunt Letter "Q"
Quaff down a quart at the end of day, We call it a sun-downer, quenching ones thirst to end off of a hot humid day they are arriving back again soon, nothing beats quaffing down a beer!
Yes I do miss my "quartermaster" older brother who would bellow the sun is going down somewhere let's have one now!
Quill Pen writing tool made from feather of large birds used before invention of nib pens for dipping into ink, wonder in the Hadadah bird weather would make a great quill pen.
Quills of porcupine found when out walking, never see them only evidence of life when they drop a quill or two along roads or paths.
Africa has two the Cape Porcupine and African Crested Porcupine with quills that are not barbed like the American continent species.
Quiescent 5+ months covid-19 made the world dormant, we all held our breath waiting for an eruption in some form. During this time of quiet and stillness, was a time of reflection about life.
Home at the beginning of the five months, now the lawns are brown, how time changes the rolling green hills, recent rains they will be green soon.
Dreaming about mountains high, escape is coming soon....
Quelea Small weaverbirds that wreck havoc with farmers, seed eaters that clear grain crops in a sitting. Red-billed quelea cover the sky, when moving look like smoke from a fire in the distance.
Quagga An Animal that went extinct in 1800's due to over hunting, subspecies of the Zebra of which I have shared a photo of Zebra, hopefully one day we will have the pleasure of seeing the Quagga again or something close to what lived here.
Due to having stripes over neck, head and shoulders the quagga was said to be a relative of horses and zebra. Today their is a project being performed to try revive the Quagga on the plains of the Karoo (originally Northern Cape and Orange Free State), how successful this will be is yet to be found out.
Quay Areas better known as restricted for large shipping where harbour of concrete are constructed for convenient loading or off-loading of goods or passengers.
Small quayside may be found in many places where area borders land and water, relaxing little places with much to see and do in many parts of the world.
This brings me to the end of the "Q" alphabet hunt always having some fun!
All photography is my own, any queries or requests please drop a comment below, have a wonderful day!
Thought for Today: " He who runs after good fortune runs away from peace." - African Proverb
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How great that you found a bird for your letter Q post! I thought of Quail, but didn't have a photo. I've never heard of a Quagga. 8 always learn so much from you. Wonderful Q words and photos!
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I have seen quail however never been fortunate to photograph, quelea are seen more inland near farms, farmers most definitely do not enjoy their company 😅
Quagga is interesting since I was reading a year or two ago about the project being run trying to get the species back, link has been added for those interested in learning more.
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What a wonderful collection of Q! Quagga is something new to me. I thought the only stiped animal is the zebra. I was so wrong! Thank you so much!!! 😍
Breeding of Quagga will be interesting to follow and see if right strain is found.
Have a wonderful weekend @gingbadida not to forget the amazing tiger stripes, hopefully we watch them closely not to lose another species.
Oh my Queen ! your words are quaint, I don't know the quarter of them !
Love to learn some words with you 😁 I almost suspected (not really oc)the first quaff was an invented one, searched the meaning and realized I know nothing in english in fact 😄
Greatly done in any case, and I'm sure you have enjoyed this letter..! I,for myself, am very enjoying this week of Q hunt discovery and how finally people find things just because they enjoy the game and make the little extra effort to find the 6 words...
I concur the letter "Q" has brought some amazing words to the fore, once we start thinking we do use many daily. Quiet expressive in many words, thanks for visiting and enjoying @barbara-orenya
As always, a very nice selection of words. I wish you a nice weekend joanstewart.
Thanks for kind visit and comment @missagora have a wonderful weekend as well.
Well, there have been a few words I have never heard in my life, but that's no wonder ... Quiescent, Quelea and Quagga, but most I like Quaffing down a !BEER 😁 - great selection of Q words Joan 😃
It's spring, soon everything will be green and hopefully you will be able to see the mountains again too.
Have a nice evening and a wonderful rest of the weekend Joan 🤗
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Words where there it was trying to get them into photography to phrase the contest in right context made it a little more quizzical than normal.
Mist rolling up the hills this morning, park walk with Woody should be fun, hopefully does not turn to light rain, we need a walk...
Mountains are planned for next month, an area we have not been to in years something to look forward to, all going well.
Enjoy your Sunday in whatever you do!
Yes, and you have done very well 😄
I hope everything turns out well that you can go to these mountains.
I have had a nice morning, but now the weather turns gray and soon it's going to rain 🌧️
You have a wonderful Sunday too, dear Joan 🌞
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I believe you have captured the quintessential nature of the letter with you quite excellent photographs and words.
It's hard to really overload a sentence with q words.
Another excellent post and as always your photography is excellent. Quail are reasonably common around here I see them fairly regularly. Those porcupine quills are nasty looking, but with no barb maybe about the equal. I've had one in a finger and one in my leg here and they aren't nice. Sam had a visit with one while he was in Wisconsin and spent a couple of miserable days.
That Navy vessel is moored rather smartly, I'm impressed.
Thanks Joan. I always appreciate your posts.
Fun trying to sort this one out, farming quail takes place over here although I have yet to photograph them in the wild.
Run in with porcupine is another we don't hear of too often, even though evidence is clear of them in the area. Sorry to hear you have had a barb or two and Sam walked into one as well, your quill is a little worse with the barbs.
Thanks for enjoying this fun contest and commenting, have a wonderful day Tom.
Wonderful Q hunt Joan. I always enjoy your writings and love hearing about the different animals you have in your country.
Your older brother sounds like a fun character and I can see you have fond memories of him.
Often the expression, “It must be 12 O’clock somewhere.” Is used here if someone wants to quaff a beer down before noon. At least your brother waited until evening. 😃
Porcupine quills can be a problem here if a dog gets them stuck in him. My brother had a lovely Irish setter that had to eventually be put down as the quill slowly went into his brain. The dog’s personality changed and became aggressive. The vet wasn’t able to remove it for some reason.
Have a wonderful Sunday.😊
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Enjoy a !BEER. It must be past 12 O’clock at your end of the planet. 😀
When younger his saying "sun must be over the yardarm somewhere" was his favourite quip being a man of the sea, yes very special memories always.
Had fun learning today about a Quokka in Australia by @bmj another animal on letter "Q" on a different continent!
How sad to learn the Irish setter got into problems with a porcupine, the American species has barbs that apparently take some removing from animals.
Yes we safely into mid-afternoon after an enjoyable walk this morning Jo, have a wonderful need week, thanks for teh !BEER and lovely response.
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BEER.I had never learned so new sets of words than in this hunt of Q , three here for me 😀
Your quill made me remember my childhood days, how I tried to write with a pigeon one. It used to feel like I'm king and writing a letter or something. Funny childhood days! 😁
Bang on hunt! @joanstewart
Ink pots, boys and blonde hair really got messy some days, yes childhood days!
Always try to keep nature relevant in content, also helps me remember some I may forget so always good fun playing the #alphabethunt thanks for visiting and kind comment @razelv
What a clever use of the letter Q! The world indeed stood still, I don't think any of us ever thought this could happen, but it did and it was quiet indeed.
Those mountains look absolutely stunning, how I long to go away but we have to recover now and are getting busier each week so it's good :)
Lovely Q-hunt Joan!