This shy fellow is a forest-dwelling creature called an okapi. From central Africa, they resemble a zebra crossed with a giraffe and are about the size of a tall but skinny horse. They also have long, skinny black tongues. I’m … Continue reading →
Okay, so, not every photographic expedition is a success. Take this one, case in point: My big camera, the SLR, (Single Lens Reflex), couldn’t handle the lack of lighting. I used the camera in my phone, which has much better … Continue reading →
And this was also on my bus route the other morning, on the other end at the terminus for the route. The little spiky things are pigeon deterrents. Remember, no post tomorrow for Sunday; we resume on Monday with the … Continue reading →
We updated the theme on my websites to fix some problems, but in the process it overwrote the widgets (the stuff I have on the right sidebar, over there >>>) and did some other odd things, so we’re fixifying it. … Continue reading →
Brookfield Zoo has a spectacular habitat for the Mexican Grey Wolves called Regenstein Wolf Woods. I learned something while reading about them on the Zoo’s site: “All the types of wolves you’ve heard of, like timber, gray, Arctic, and Mexican, belong to … Continue reading →
“Paint the fence!” “Wax on!” “Wax off!” Thank you Karate Kid. And today’s letter is… M! Ironically, this is the fence by which I stand every time I wait for the northbound bus near my house. M’s all over the … Continue reading →
This ferocious young man is the pride of the zoo, the king of beasts, the lion of doom. Well, I added the, “of doom,” part. His wife, on the other hand, isn’t impressed. Snooze city. He’s actually not all that … Continue reading →
Tilt your head to the left when you look at it, and you will see… The Letter L! This is fun. I wandered out today and got some pictures of the built environment for M, N, and P. Stay tuned! … Continue reading →
(Any Rundown [the movie with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson] out there?) “K” was a tricky one. I took three shots in total, but this is my favorite of them and therefore my image for today’s letter. My theme here at … Continue reading →
Kangaroos fascinate me. They don’t live on this continent, so I’ve never encountered one outside of a zoo. They’re marsupials, which is rare here too – though not on their own continent of Australia, where there are many species of … Continue reading →
