Awhile back, Carmen gave me the "Thinking Blogger" award; this is why she awarded it to me: "She has this Friday fill-in post, and she has "What is it Wednesdays" - it sometimes hurts my brain to visit, but I always manage to participate. :)" Many thanks to Carmen for thinking of me, I do believe this is the first time I've won an award!

In all fairness, though, I didn't start the Friday Fill-Ins. That would be Megan, who came up with the idea originally, but is a bit busy these days!

Without further ado, and without favoritism of any sort, these are the first five bloggers who popped into my mind as having posts that quite often make me think:

1. Rampant Bicycle: This girl has interesting posts and even more interesting links! It's an almost daily adventure, you never know what you're going to see next!
2. DebR, of Red Shoes Rambling: She's artistic, inspiring and an awesome writer...and I owe her some pictures!
3. Gina, whose blog is called atypical female: She's a first rate photographer, and you all have her to thank for getting me back into photography! She doesn't post that often, but when she does...wow!
4. Carl, whose blog is called Stainless Steel Droppings: This guy is amazing! The passionate, amazing reviews he writes about books or movies or art he loves shows the depth of his feelings. He has introduced me to some books, movies and art that I otherwise might've missed. Thanks, Carl!
5. MissMeliss: This chick is a fantastic writer! She has written the best fanfic by far about Professor Snape (which really makes me think about stuff that maybe I shouldn't!), she shares my love of BPAL and she's a comedian!

Congratulations, you won a !

Should you choose to participate, please make sure you pass this list of rules to the blogs you are tagging.

The participation rules are simple:

1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote (here is an alternative silver version if gold doesn't fit your blog).

Aw, thanks, Janet!!! ::::beam::::

I am having fun checking out these links-thanks!
I love this picture- what a soft looking coat.
What is your dog's name?

Apparently I am a little late - but congratualtions on your "Thinking Blogger" win! I love visiting your blog - for the photos and "thinking games"

Oh, wow! Thank you, Janet! :-)I was just "thinking" last night that I need to post more often or quit all together. I'm choosing the former :) Thank you so much!

BTW, I'm so glad you got back into photography, and I'm proud to have had a hand in that. ((hug))

Oh yeah, and I never knew that Wolf had a "ridge" on his back. Cute lil' butt cradle he has, is that a flower or what?

Ohh fun new blogs to check out! :)

Congrats on your award, you definitely make me think...specially on Wednesdays when I have to try (and I emphasize the word *try*) to be a witty smart-ass with my answers. I still haven't gotten over being right on that one. Gauls me something fierce!

Thank you so much for the kind words, it made me feel all squishy inside. Gave me a big smile this Monday evening.