Thanks for stopping by my blog. I’ve been a regular blogger at WordPress for 11 years. My blog started out as a marketing tool, and it has become so much more over the past decade of writing.
My posts are original essays on wildlife or interesting places around the world. Facts and research, reflections, and personal experiences. Each post features Athena Alexander’s photos, she is my wife.
I post every Friday, sometimes I skip a week. As a writer, I am always working on reading or writing projects, and my blog posts reflect that. I have written three novels, published two of them, and you can access them here on my site at the Books by Jet Eliot page.
For years I was a teacher. I enjoy sharing and learning…many visitors find they learn something here. The search button and category list are handy features for navigating around the hundreds of posts. If you cannot find what you’re looking for, you can leave a comment, I answer them all. I have fun friendships with many of my readers and have learned a lot from them, am fortunate.
You will find most of my blog posts are about wildlife because when I am not writing, I am outdoors. I am a birder and naturalist, I live near the woods, and all vacations are about wildlife.
I also like to share interesting findings from my travels and home community, the San Francisco Bay Area.
It is a true pleasure to host you…I hope you have fun here.
Jet Eliot 
I really enjoy reading all about your travel and writing and writing about travel. I just wanted to stop by and let you know I gave you the Versatile Blogger award. You can check it out here: http://novelconclusions.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/booker-award-versatile-blogger-award/
That’s great, Christi, thank you! You’re an upbeat, well-read blogger and I appreciate the honor.
Thank you for following my blog. I wish you all the best!
I appreciate your thoughts on queries and hope your next submission is an acceptance. Good luck!
So kind of you! Have a beautiful day!
Hello, Jet, thanks for following my photography blog 🙂
You’re welcome. I like your blog, it’s serene.
Thank you 🙂
Hi, Jet, thanks for following my poetry blog too 🙂
Hello~
Thank you for sharing your world through your beautiful Blog posts.
I have nominated you for the Super Sweet Blogging Award!
You are a continuing inspiration to me~
You can learn all about the Sweet Award here:
http://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/671/
What a delight and an honor! Thank you Gator Woman. I certainly enjoy your wildlife pursuits, too.
Hi Jet, Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog and the follow, hope you liked what you saw. Looking forward to seeing more from you, 🙂
Yes, Ed, I enjoyed your website and blog. Thanks for stopping by….
hi, jet!
great to hear about your writing….and love of the serengeti….i was born in kenya and lived there for many years, so encountering wildlife was an almost everyday occurrence!
dad was a locomotive driver and i used accompany him sometimes on his long trips to mombasa, via the savanah and jungles of nairobi….i really miss that place!
great blog anyways!
Hey ww123, thanks for your great comment, and for stopping by. What a plethora of great sights you must have experienced as a child in Kenya, how wonderful. I hope you have gone back to visit…
..never been back, jet!
hope to sometime along the line….:(
You are so fortunate to have done so much traveling! I’ve traveled to more than 35 states in the U.S., but unfortunately nowhere overseas. Keep up the great work on your blog!
35 states is a lot of states! The spirit of travel is so infectious: the more we see, the more we see there’s more to see! Thanks, Rick, for visiting my site.
Hi Jet, been reading your post for a while and really enjoy them. Wondering would you be interested in doing a guest post on my blog? Would love to promote your books and get your insight or views about your travels. If you are interested let me know through a private e-mail.
Thank you for following my blog:) I am happy that you like it 🙂 🙂 what an amazing blog you have !! will come back here for sure 🙂
Thanks Siena, I’m really enjoying your blog, too.
Thank you 🙂
I have nominated you for an award. If you do not accept wards – no problem. Simply interpret this as my admiration for your tireless work and sharing your wonderful posts with us all. ~ Amelia 🙂
Amelia, what a wonderful gift, I thank you for your kind words and encouragement.
You are most welcome, Jet 🙂
What a life! Doing what you love and involving it in what you do … WOW!
I feel very lucky. Thanks so much for your visit and comment, MR.
Hi Jet.
I love your intention of raising awareness about humans sharing this planet. If only more people were like you and respected all creatures. I look forward to following your adventures 🙂
Thank you for the follow. All the best
Thank you Emy! It’s a big world filled with so many creatures; knowing that humans are just one of the species gives it some perspective. Thanks so much for your visit.
I have nominated you for the A B C Award for blogging. I hope you will accept this award and pass it along to other deserving blogs. Please visit the page below to read the details. Thanks for your great work!
http://talesalongtheway.com/2014/02/03/shauny-blogging-award-and-a-b-c-blogging-award/
Thank you, Anne, for your kindness in nominating me for this award. I really appreciate the gesture.
You are most welcome !
thanks so much for following my blog, I love your bird photos!
Thank you so much. I have Athena to thank for the photos; and stay tuned, for next week there will be a 3-part series on birds.
As a new Spikey Jet, you’ve joined a growing clan of folk known to be followers of Uncle Spike 🙂
Thank you… I really appreciate that as I for one, know how many interesting and entertaining blogs are out there.
My aim is to deliver an eclectic offering of posts, from my ‘point n shoot’ attempts at photography, to the sharing of my travel adventures since the 70′s, as well as day to day happenings on the farm. Oh, plus a few observations on life as I see it. Of course, if you have any suggestions for me, I’d love to hear from you, serious; email me.
In return, I promise not to be overbearing with perhaps 2-3 posts a day tops. But if you are at a loose end one day, maybe you’ll enjoy trawling through some of my older stuff too. I have added plenty of categories to help in said digging process.
Thanks again for your vote of confidence, hope you have a great day…
UNCLE SPIKE
Thanks Uncle Spike. I, too, share stories and photos on my travels as you may have noticed, and am glad for your visit. ~Jet
Hi Jet – thank you for liking my recent post because it prompted me to find your blog. I am so glad I did and look forward to reading it thoroughly.
All the best,
Susan
Thank you Susan, I’m happy to hear it. Your post pulled me in with the title addressed to zebra lovers, which I am. Your photos are incredible.
Thank you Jet! So glad you like.
Hi Jet, I enjoy reading your blog. I can feel your passionate on nature and wild life. Such inspiration! I am looking forward to read more of your posts..
Thank you, Indah, I appreciate your support and encouragement.
Thank you for dropping by my blog.
My pleasure, I look forward to many delicious visits. 🙂
Hi Jet
Your blog is amazing. I am always fascinated by wild life and have safari tour in Africa under my bucket list. I am a novice blogger and your blog inspires me to write down about my travel tales more frequently. I guess passion is what makes you apart. Keep writing!!
I am a happy follower of your blog now.
Cheers,
Aanchal
http://travelfunfoodpictures.com/
Oh what a kind comment, thank you so much Aancha. I am honored that my blog has inspired you to travel and share your tales. The world is such a vast and beautiful place, why not all enjoy it and share it in peace. Many warm thanks to you. 🙂
I love your blog and have nominated you for Versatile Blogger Award.
http://travelfunfoodpictures.com/2014/07/05/versatile-blogger-award/
xxx
Aanchal
That is very kind of you, Aanchal, thank you. Best wishes~~ 🙂
Hi,
Thanks so much for the blog follow. It has led me to your blog, which I am now following. My family commitments prevent me from traveling at this time, so I look forward to traveling vicariously through your blog posts.
Happy blogging!
Nancy
I am delighted to have you along on the ride, Nancy. Thanks so much for your visit and comment 🙂
Hi Jet! Thanks for following Yonderlist! We’d love for you to rate some of the places you’ve been on our tool. It’s specifically designed to support travel bloggers, and get them more exposure. http://www.yonderlist.com/
Thank you for the offer — am traveling at the moment, will check back in another time.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Thanks so much, welcome aboard.
Hi Jet, Wanted you to know that I’ve nominated your blog – Very Inspiring Blogger Award – Hope that you will accept. I always get great pleasure reading your blog.
I am so very honored, Steve, thanks very much. 😀
You are welcome.
Very impressive and interesting background, Jet. Am so glad to have met you through this blog. I have found your writing and Athena’s photography most informative and creative! Thank you so much for sharing them. 🙂 All the best to both of you in all your endeavours. Iris 🙂
That is so rewarding to hear, Iris, thank you so much from both of us. I am busy working on the manuscript to my next mystery novel, and expect to have it out this summer. Always more writing to share, as you, a fellow wordsmith, know so well. Thank you so much. 😀
Your blog is lovely ! I look forward to reading more!
And thanks for your follow!
Very nice to have you visit, Lia, and i look forward to reading more on your blog! 😀
Hi! Thanks for liking two of my photos and also for following me! 🙂 PS: I’m a fan of mystery novels! 🙂
How wonderful! I am a fan of beautiful photography so we should both have some fun! Thank you so much… 🙂
Thank you for stopping by OldPlaidCamper, as it brought me here! So much to see and read, looking forward to it.
Enjoy your day!
Thanks to you, OPC, for your visit and kind words — I, too, look forward to more adventures~~ 😀
Not sure if your header image is new or I have not been very observant…but I just love it. We mainly captured rear ends 🙂 or smaller families.
So glad you enjoyed the header image, WM. It is fairly new. It is on the Chobe River in Botswana, and we found elephants were plentiful there, which was a great thrill, as you know. Thanks so much for your visits and comments. 🙂
Hey there, Jet! Since June is the 6th month of the year, I’m following 6 fun and interesting blogs each day, and you’re one of them! Follow me back if you like at http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com and make six new blog friends of your own. Have a great day!
That sounds like fun. Thanks Jacob.
What a great little corner of the internet! So glad I stumbled across your blog, your writing style perfectly suits my reading style!
What a wonderful comment, KT Marie, thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you come back again. 🙂
So glad I happened across your blog. I’ve been couped up inside for far too long blogging and sketching. I’m looking forward to regular (virtual) infusions of quality outdoor time.
I’m happy to have you stop by for more virtual infusions of the great outdoors, Gabe. Thanks for stopping by.
Jet, lovely to meet you via Carol’s blog. Yours is beautiful and I’ve enjoyed looking around your posts…a visual feast whilst learning so much. Good luck with your latest novel. 😀
Hi Annika, thank you for stopping by. Carol is wonderful for hosting writers and hooking us all up, and I’m really glad to meet you. My best wishes to you, too.
May I ask what camera was used to photograph these amazing photos?
Hi David, 90% of the photos on this blog are taken by Athena Alexander, she uses a Canon 7D camera with a Canon 100-400 5.6 zoom lens. But this post had two additional photographers. Ria Adriaans used her iPhone, and I (Jet Eliot) used a Canon point and shoot with 12X15 zoom lens. Thanks for asking.
Thank you for the info. When I see pictures that make my jaw drop, I just have to ask what gear was used.
You are quite the adventurer! I think writing a book where you, the author, are in total control sounds wonderful and exciting. Thanks for sharing your stories and beautifully taken photographs.
Thank you, Mazoli. Sometimes the author has control, but often the characters start to take on lives of their own. I am happy you stopped by today, and hope to see more of you.
First, awesome name. Jet – really cool. Looks like your enjoying life and a wonderful photographer. We are also not really great writers, and keep it short with lots of photos. Makes it easy for us. Seven years huh, I am impressed that we are keeping it up, but this blogging, I am really enjoying it.
And a true pleasure to be here as well. A beautiful christmas eve and coming year to you, dear Jet.
Thank you so much, Narayan. Wonderful to have you visit here and your kind words are appreciated. Beautiful Christmas to you, too.
Thanks so very much, Narayan. I send you my Christmas smiles and good wishes.
Pleasure Jet.