Bigger isn’t always better. Population Brazil approx. 210,867,954. Population Belgium approx. 11,498,519. 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, Quarter-finals: Belgium beats five-times World Cup winners Brazil 2-1. Next stop: France in the Semi-finals, Tuesday 10 July.
Mr. Bowie is so disappointed because all the little yellow Brazilian canaries are gone.
Enjoy this beautiful day, my friends, wherever you are. Peace, love and understanding.
Hands on Bowie & Jimi 
Wat een fantastische prestatie van onze Rode Duivels, dat laatste kwartier was echt nagelbijter, maar ze hebben het gehaald!!!!
Ik zat de minuten 1 voor 1 af te tellen… Dat was bijna niet te doen! Zelden zoiets spannend meegemaakt. Nu moeten ze maar ‘all the way’ gaan… 😉
try blue flycatcher instead of canaries next (!) =^_^=
Haha.. we’re going to keep that in mind! 🙂
YAY Belgium! No worries Mr. Bowie – I’m sure you will see something ELSE to capture your fancy now that the canaries are gone……
Hugs, Teddy
Thank you, Teddy! Right now, at noon, it’s too hot outside for our furry friend. He stays indoors to nap and enjoy fresh cool water…
Have a marvellous weekend, my friends!
¡Tomaño sí no importa! Indeed. Hooray for the Red Devils. This calls for some blond coffee (it brews up to a reddish color), Hot Tamales (the red hot cinnamon flavored candies), Barry Callebaut ruby-red chocolate (it’s Swiss, but it’s red!), and a Red Devil catnip toy for Mr. Bowie.
Hi Tim! Thank you so much for all the wonderful and delicious goodies… Wish we could celebrate this together with our furry friends enjoying their Red Devil catnip…
Hope you’re having a marvellous weekend, my friend!
I don’t follow any sports, but congratulations on that win, and good luck in the finals. I love that stone wall!
Thank you, my dear friend! Mr. Bowie doesn’t like football so he leaves me alone in front of the tv-screen…
That stone wall is very famous in my town. Everyone was talking about it when it was made years ago. People came and took photographs of the wall.
Hope you’re having a marvellous weekend! Happy gardening!
Congratulations, your team were fabulous! 🤗⚽️
Thank you! But the last 15 minutes of the game were so nerve-wracking… I was almost having a heart attack! 😉
Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
Well then, you’ll have to go out and buy Mr. Bowie some canaries he can chase around the house, lol. 🙂
I’m sure Mr. Bowie would like to see this happening… Let me think about it, David!
Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
Woot! Woot! I work with a young lady from Colombia- who is a little sad but still excited about remaining matches ⚽️😊 Yay Belgium!
Hi Christine! Thank you for the support! Please tell your young Colombian friend most of the Belgian football fans felt sorry when Colombia lost their game.
Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
Go, Belgium, go!!! 🙂
Sorry for your loss Mr. Bowie. 😦
Hi Mary! Thank you very much for your support! I’m sure Mr. Bowie appreciates it… 🙂
Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
Good luck for the semi-finals. 😀
Thank you very much, my friend!
Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
Thank you, yes, it’s been good. 🙂
Happy to hear this… 🙂
Happy for you and Belgium, Herman. A great excuse to indulge in some of Belgium’s best, chocolate and beer, in celebration. I know Belgium has more delicious goodies, but only the beer and chocalate are easily available here.
Thank you very much, Angela! Thank goodness you got our chocolate and beer, that’s very important in life, in combination with our furry friends, of course… 😉
Hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday!
My husband’s favorite Belgium, Good Luck for them!
Thank you very much, Nia! Please give my regards to your husband!
Hope you’re having a marvellous Sunday!
Congratulations! The loss of the canaries is an unexpected disappointment though. The French are no where near as interesting. Good luck!
So sorry for the unexpected disappointment, my friend… 😉
But the French will be a very difficult team to beat with all that young talent in their group. But everyone in this part of the world wants to see Belgium in the final… 🙂
” Canaries, that sounds like fun to me, can I chase them? ” Says Mr. Bowie
I’m sure Mr. Bowie will miss the little yellow birds from Brazil… 🙂
Hooray for Belgium!
Thank you so much, my dear friend! Let’s hope for a happy ending… 🙂
Hope you’re having a wonderful start of the week…
So excited! The match is at 1 pm CT US ⚽️⚽️🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪😀
😔..but another game is good?
Hi Christine! Just woke up and still feeling very sad and disappointed… Thank goodness Mr. Bowie was waiting for me to make me feel better again. Oh well, life goes on… and on… 😉
PS: also very shocking news… The president of the U.S. of A. arrived in Belgium yesterday. I need a lot of strong espressos today… 😉
Congratulations to Belgium, and have a few espressos for me, too! 🙂
I’m having an espresso right as we speak…
Have a nice day, my dear Lavinia!
Well now, flags in the garden !!? You ARE a big fan 😀 Sorry things worked out better for France, but I’m sure you had loads of fun watching !! Love seeing Mr Bowie in the garden too! x B
You’re so right! We had a great time watching a lot of good matches of the Red Devils. I also enjoyed the time I spent with my dad while watching the World Cup. He actually bought a new HD television! 🙂
Hooray for HD and soccer and most of all Dads 😀 x k
So true! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Tomorrow, we’re having a little party outside with some close friends because it’s Mr. Bowie’s 9th Gotcha Day! 🙂
❤ ! 9 !!!
Thank you, my dear Boomdee!
Mr. Bowie says “Meow!” and sends his regards!
Not necessarily the population density determines a winner in football. Croatia advanced to the final and showed a lot of quality and it is an example that quality goes beyond quantity. Greetings.
So true and thank goodness! Otherwise it would be very boring seeing always the same countries getting in the finales… Croatia was a great team to follow during the tournament, more fun to watch than France.
Hope you’re having a wonderful day!
With a lot of sun in Caracas, although I live in Margarita Island.
Wow… Caracas, Margarita Island… that’s Venezuela! Sounds like paradise to me, although thanks to our local heath wave it maybe feels a bit like Caracas over here…