I added this one as an afterthought. I can hardly think of hogs without thinking of this one. He's been there a long time.
I took this photograph of a chrome pig that stands in a bank lobby at the corner of Douglas and Broadway in Wichita, Kansas.
Kind of poetic, isn't it?
Birds and Beasts? Well, okay, you asked for it!
People take pictures of the oddest batch of animals. No dogs or cats or goldfish or horses here; that's too easy.
When I read of the Sepia suggestion for this Saturday, I immediately thought of this pig. Then it kind of got out of control after that.
People take pictures of the darnedest things.
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People take pictures of the darnedest things.
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THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.
Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
"What are they doing?"
So hard to choose a favourite! However, I think "Girl with a chicken" would be my favourite. The look on her face it adorable.
ReplyDeleteThe two boys with the goat cart also stands out as the boys do not look happy at all.
You have quite an array of animales here. Have you considered doing a counting book featuring humans and donkeys?
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon. I have always liked the one of the girl with the chicken. I can just hear her saying "Oh no! Not Fluffy!"
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristin. Ha! That's funny! I didn't realize how many mules/donkeys I had until I started putting together this page. I'd have to stop the book at eight!
What a fantastic collection of photos! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNever work with children and animals they say and you can see why! There's cute and then there's super-cute. A wonderful collection of pictures and quotes.
ReplyDeleteI Am Always Struck How Noble Animals Manage To Look In Photographs.
ReplyDeleteWhat a splendid array of beasts! Any of the chicken snaps would be a winner for me. The photos of kids in goat carts is a sub-genre of vintage photo collecting that is far larger then I ever imagined, with hundreds on eBay. I must avoid it, because I already have an addiction and it would not help to acquire another.
ReplyDeleteIf it is not a dog, is it also not a cat?
Thanks Jackie/Jake. I have never put them together like this page.
ReplyDeleteThanks Little Nell. Yes, I tried to find as many as I could that included a child. I think it was grumpy W. C. Fields who said, “ Anyone who hates children and dogs can’t be ALL bad.”
Thanks tony. You are right! They often look a bit aloof and bored.
Thanks Mike Brubaker. Yes the goat cart thing could get all out of hand. I have seen lots of them but I have only picked up the ones that are in my price range. I’m that way with pictures of Umbrella Rock in Tennessee.
Yes, it’s not a cat or a parakeet either. However, it IS a Siberian Wolf. And quite dangerous, the keepers assured me. In New Mexico there is a wolf preserve caring for injured and endangered wolves. That is where I snapped the picture through a heavy wire fence.
Tow women, one donkey, and the world at their feet.
ReplyDeleteChildren and animals are a good combination.
ReplyDeleteYou have reminded me that I have a set of photos of donkeys at the seaside.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brett Payne. Fine caption! I added it to the photograph.
ReplyDeleteThanks Postcardy. You are right!
Thanks Bob Scotney. Are we going to see them soon?
Your goat cart series is the best!!
ReplyDeleteWhile I like and understand what a pig would do in a bank lobby (piggy bank...), the goats, not so much?!?
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Thanks TICKLEBEAR. As I recall the chrome pig did have a couple companions: a chrome goat and a chrome giraffe.
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