Kookaburra Laugh

The kookaburra is an eastern Australian bird of the kingfisher family whose call sounds like fiendish laughter.

There’s even a fun song about that laugh. 

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree 

Merry, merry king of the bush is he.

Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra!

How gay your life must be. 

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

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Are You Camera Shy?

As a photographer, I’ve discovered that some people and some animals are camera shy.

This is Elliot.

He wouldn’t look at the camera, but at least I got a photo of his antlers. 

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Two Are Better Than One

Sometimes, you need a boost.

Hopefully, you don’t think you can handle everything by yourself.

Consider Ecclesiastes 4:9-10.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.

But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. 

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Albino?

Although people call this an albino Burmese python, technically it has a condition called amelanism.

That means it lacks some pigments.

A true albino animal has no pigments; however, these snakes still have their yellow pigment.

What they lack is their black pigment. 

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It’s Always Pool Time

For Nikita, the Polar Bear, it’s always pool time.

I have a theory about why he likes swimming.

I think the buoyancy of the water melts away any stress he has.

There’s something about feeling lighter that is relaxing. 

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Elephant UFO

It was a quiet day in the yard.

I was enjoying a mouthful of food, when something odd happened.

A strange green ball floated over my head.

There were different theories about what it might be.

Some of my friends said it was a UFO.

Others said it was a dispenser with surprise treats inside.

I was okay either way.

After lunch, I decided to investigate.

What do you think I discovered? 

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Sometimes I Wonder

Though always I seek

to give, to love, to share 

sometimes I wonder why 

I am lacking so forlornly 

in being able 

to turn inward 

this giving heart

-Pamela Rae 

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