Fennec Foxes! I adore these little guys. Their ears are bigger than their heads, practically! While they have a large desert-like enclosure in which to play, I’ve only ever seen them curled up in their nest, snoozing. It’s tough getting … Continue reading →
My theme here at my Knoontime Knitting craft blog is Letterforms In Nature. I’ll be exploring my daily round, looking for shapes in the natural world and build environment. Thank you for joining me for the A-Z Blog Challenge. … Continue reading →
E Is For Eagle! Nestled in a fairly small enclosure between the bears and the wolves is this lovely fellow. It’s a bit of a sad story; he was injured and can no longer fly; therefore, he cannot be released … Continue reading →
The letter D in tree branches. My theme here at my Knoontime Knitting craft blog is Letterforms In Nature and the Built Environment. I’ll be exploring my daily round, looking for shapes in the natural world and build environment. … Continue reading →
I first encountered African wild dogs at the zoo in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, a state to the south of where we live. I’m not sure how, but I’d never encountered them before. When we became members at Brookfield Zoo, … Continue reading →
I’m tempted to leave this picture stand on its own merits, because “a picture’s worth a thousand words.” But I’m proud of it, and figured I’d share why: I’ve been a photographer since high school, when I was privileged to … Continue reading →
Today’s letter in the A to Z Blog Challenge is “C,” for Chicago, and crayons, and calisthenics. Catherine, cranberries, chocolate, cocoa, and coffee. Coffee, and coffee, and coffee, and … Ahem, where was I? Camels! As you walk down the … Continue reading →
There are many bears at the Brookfield Zoo. There are polar bears, and brown bears, and black sloth bears, not to mention the red pandas over in the Hamill Family Wild Encounters. Bears are, however, difficult to photograph because their … Continue reading →
I got home and downloaded my pictures and, for the life of me, could not remember what I’d intended when I shot this one. Then, as I was writing about doing the challenge, I said something like, “B is for bush,” … Continue reading →
I waffled on whether to do the A-Z on my craft blog, because I’m already doing it elsewhere. But I already went out and took half the photographs for my idea, so I decided what the heck, I’m gonna throw … Continue reading →
