Injured

Today we found a gray squirrel struggling in the grass under one of our trees.  It was heartbreaking.  It couldn't move its hindquarters and we surmised that it fell out of the tree.  

I don't like to see any animal suffer, so we found a place that takes in injured wildlife.  They will be able to assess it and determine if its back legs are just stunned or if the poor little thing broke its spine when it fell.  Either way, it will be comfortable now.

Bananas for Bananas

Another one from the circus.  The circus is so glitzy and glamorous, that I decided to go rogue on this one and stick with black and white; except for the delicious, juicy bunch of bananas that this 7500 lb lady could hardly wait to scarf down.  As far as she was concerned, there was no noisy audience, no bright lights and no human on her back – just bananas.  

Pricey

31 Days of Christmas continues.  My bestie and I were out and about today and happened upon this ginormous Christmas elephant.  So cute!  Except for the price.  Guess how much it costs.

Rascally

 

Swishy

I literally LOLed when I got home and saw this image.  That is one angry squirrel! The tail swish is hysterical.  "You want a piece of me?!?"

Techie Corner

I wish his face was tack sharp, but oh well.  Better luck next time.

Regretfully

A prairie dog re-thinking every single one of its life choices.  As seen in 2007.

Peaceably

One of my BFFs returned to town recently and I was showing her the remaining devastation from the riots that took place last year after George Floyd's death.  We drove through the parking lot for Hi Lake Shopping Center, which is under construction to repair the riot damage, and drove up the side street by the cemetery to get back to Lake St.  

As we were driving by the cemetery, I was surprised to see a deer walking around.  I immediately stopped and went to get pictures and video with my phone.  (Brief video below, as this deer was a creature of few words.) 

I found out after getting home that one or more deer have been living in this cemetery for several years now.  Some people call this deer "Fern."  It can leave any time it wants, but why would it when people feed it.  The Mississippi is only about a mile away.  I saw numerous pictures online of two deer that were living there last year.  It's quite amazing, considering the epicenter of the riots, the burning of the 3rd Precinct, is only 1400 feet away from this cemetery.

It warms my heart that even though our city is still recovering from the riots, beauty remains.  

Fastidiously

 Have a goaty good evening.

Impendency

A storm blew through while we were driving through the Bison enclosure at Minneopa State Park.  The bison decided it was in their best interest to head to the nearest trees for shelter instead of posing for more pictures.

Techie Corner

I got some close-ups with my DSLR, but it was getting so dark that the images were all blurry.  Took this one with my phone.

Truculently

What you lookin' at?  Beware the spitting alpacas.  As seen in 2005.

Delicacy

My mother-in-law loves hamsters and recently bought two sisters.  This is Bobo and she loves dog biscuits.  I can't wait until she starts barking.

Iggy

Digging through the archives today.  The Science Museum of MN's Iggy the Iguana.  As seen in 2010.

According to the museum's Facebook page, Iggy is 40 feet long and made out of 12,500 railroad spikes!  Iggy took three years to create, 1974-1977.

Stationary

A squirrel acting like a statue and trying to decide if I'm a threat or not.

Watchfully

Henry

Henry's goatee puts any man to shame.

Curiously

Look at that cute little goat face!

Techie Corner
She was very curious and wanted to get as close as possible, so I got great focus on her nose.

Cheeky

I've never had a goat grin at me before.  She was probably thinking how funny humans look.

Techie Corner
Not quite in focus, but too cute not to blog.

Beefy

More from our Iowa trip.  Moo.

Snugly

Celebrating my 2000th blog with my favorite picture of my bunnies.

Goaty

Nothing says "Happy first day of spring!" like a young girl in pastel colors hugging a goat.