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Category Archives: Animals
Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Dogs
They’re cute and they’re furry and they’ve got wet noses. They’re renowned for being man’s (and women’s) best friends and they have an amazing ability to lift your spirits when you’re feeling down. They’re loyal and trusting and they love … Continue reading
Outdoor Menagerie: The “Fancy Animal Carnival” of Hung Yi
For my first art post in ten months, I’m taking it to the streets of San Francisco … to the Civic Center to be exact, for an outdoor exhibition of the fun and colorful sculptures of Taiwanese artist Hung Yi. One … Continue reading
Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Close-up
I’m really late to the Travel Theme party this week, and I almost blew it off until I found these pics of an amazing close-up encounter with a lioness at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo that I took back in 2009. I … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument
Near the busy Shibuya Station in Tokyo is this monument to Hachikō, a dog who for years has been an enduring symbol of loyalty and perseverance to the Japanese people, and once you hear his amazing story, you’ll understand why. … Continue reading
A Happy Ending For Gem!!!
Geez, just read or watch the news these days and you see nothing but abject cruelty. But what kind of human animal could be so heartless as to throw a wounded, helpless animal in the trash? This type of inhumanity, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, San Francisco, Thoughts and Musings
Tagged Animals, Gem, Puppy, Rescue, San Francisco
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Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Short
Hey! Who you calling shorty???
It’s National Puppy Day!!!
Hey everybody … it’s March 23, and you know what that means! That’s right; it’s National Puppy Day 2013!!! Founded in 2005, National Puppy Day is intended to bring awareness to orphaned puppies in need of loving homes, and who’s … Continue reading
Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Roads
All roads eventually lead home, where you’ll hopefully be as snug and content as this penguin in his cozy cove at the San Francisco Zoo. “So many roads I tell you, New York to San Francisco, So many roads I … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Green
You can’t get much greener than a lizard … … unless you’re a frog!
Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Animals
Say hello to the cassowary, a large, flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the strangest animals I have ever seen. For more menageries, check out Ailsa’s Travel Theme at Where’s My Backpack!
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