At the Belle Isle Aquarium and Pixel Perfect Award

I won the Pixel Perfect Award today, see below!

The Aquarium at Belle Isle in Detroit WAS the oldest still active aquarium in the country--but now it is closed. The building still stands and there are rumors it may reopen--I hope so. This is an archive photo. I have been otherwise engaged today, an ironic situation when I just won an award.

Yup, I won an award today from Jacob and Lois! See below for more details:

This prestigious award is given to a photo blogger who exhibits exceptional photographic skills in terms of artistic creativity, composition, sharpness and exposure. It is awarded by Jacob and Lois at Ocala Daily Photo. I am DEEPLY honored to receive this wonderful award. Jacob ad Lois have a number of lovely blogs of their area in Florida and one of Paree! I hope you will visit them and check them out! THANK YOU JACOB and LOIS!!

Homest Scrap Award

My thanks for Jacob and Lois Anne at Villages Daily Photo for this wonderful and meaningful award. This award is bestowed upon a fellow blogger whose blog content or design is, in the giver's opinion, brilliant. It is about bloggers who post from their heart, who oftentimes put their heart on display as they write from the depths of their soul.

I am honored. Thank you.

It is suggested the recipient offer 10 things that describe his or her honesty, but I am going to omit that, being a relatively private person.

It is also suggested that the recipient(s) pass the award on to other deserving bloggers.

That I am pleased to do, and here they are:

Marie at Montpellier Daily
Abraham Lincoln for his honest birds
Helene at HPY BIS
Mick Mather's honest creative art at his artblog
Andrea for her honest creative art at Big Gay Dragon
Nadine In Blue Ink
Berry Bird Lake Loop

Today's post is right below this.

Zombie Chicken award

I wish to express my gratitude to Lois Ann and Jacob at the Villages Daily Photo blog for this wonderful award. It does signify, humorously, the sort of serious manner in which I undertake The Detroit Daily Photo blog. I'm not sure what else it signifies, but I'm pleased as punch!

Here's the "official" verbiage related to the award:

"The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken -- excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving
pack of zombie chickens to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chicken by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all..."

So, with that in mind, and even though there are hundreds of bloggers out there who deserve this award (and others as well), I have chosen the following:

Marie at Montpellier Daily

B Squared at Fort Lauderdale

Old Man Lincoln for his birds

Chriss

Cat

I give it to Dick, but he's not accepting awards--smart man. And I'd give it to Jacob and Lois Ann, Hilda but they already have it--and so many others--YAY for fun blogs.

I don't have time right now to add the links or contact the winners--so, if you happen to come here and see your name, help yourself to your award.

You Make My Day

Marie at Montpelier Daily has just granted me the "You Make My Day" award. Thank you very much, Marie. You made my day! I feel deeply pleased and honored!

Here are the rules from Alice's blog:

"""The award rules say: "Give the award to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blogland. Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times."""

A lot of blogs bring me happiness and inspiration every day! I am happy to give the award to Marie (since you can get it more than once--she REALLY deserves it!), Berrybird, Nadine, Blue Rose, Anonymous, Andrea, Jim, Clarice, JoAnn, HPY, Coffeypot and Nicole (and I'd like to grant it to my other blogger friends). You guys are great and make my day!

The award has been designed by Susupetal.