This was published this morning on X by @Enezator. I just love it and wanted to share. 🤗
Category Archives: Amazing Animals
Wolves in Art
Gloria Masse’
“A man might befriend a wolf, even break a wolf, but no man could truly tame a wolf.”― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
Great Big Canvas
“We are never alone
We are all wolves
Howling to the same moon.”― Atticus Poetry, Atticus
Moonlight Wolf Mates – Collin Bogle – iCanvas
“Have you seen what wolves do to their prey? But they do mate for life.”― Donna Lynn Hope
Leslie Kirchner
“That night the wind was howling almost like a wolf and there were some real wolves off to the west giving it lessons.”― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords
Collin Bogle – Etsy UK
“A howl is as infectious to a wolf as a yawn is to a human.”― Kevin Ansbro
Kromschroeder – Moondancers – Brians Gallery
“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” ~ Unknown
Pinterest – no attribution
“One beast and only one howls in the woods by night.” ― Angela Carter, Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories
Lone Wolf – Collin Bogle Nature Art
“Show me a wolf that would want a collar.” ― Masahiko Takajo, Riki-Oh, Vol. 1
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Majestic Polar Bears
David Thurman – Wychwood Art
“Appreciation has become my destiny in life. Perhaps it’s the instinct of a polar bear enjoying hibernation in the vast snows.” ~ Liu Xiaobo
Dawn Gemme – ArtPal
“I’m not sure I like the idea of polar bears under a palm tree.” ~ Lenny Henry
Emily Olson
“I’d rather write about polar bears than people.” ~ Mary Oliver
Jeff Tift – Art.com
“Polar bears can swim 100 miles. They aren’t like us. We might be ‘stranded’ on an ice floe if there’s no land nearby, and we had no helicopter and no jet ski. We might be in trouble, but they’re polar bears, and they can live in icy cold water by design. They love it.” ~ Rush Limbaugh
Naomi Jenkin Art
“In the kingdom of ice, the polar bear reigns supreme.” ~ Unknown
“Chasing dreams on the glacier.” ~ Unknown
The Art of Michael Pape
“Captivated by the beauty of polar bears in the wild.” ~ Unknown
The Art of Michael Pape
“Lost in the Arctic wonderland.” ~ Unknown
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Panda Power
ArtPal.com
“I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life’s work, and try to get hold of a giant panda.” ~ Anne Lamott
Collin Bogle – Etsy
“For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to sea on their bellies, giant pandas holding bamboo lollipops in China or tree porcupines in the Canadian Rockies, balled up like giant pine cones.” ~ Diane Ackerman
Fine Art America
“Just a panda, enjoying the little things in life.” ~ Unknown
IrinJoyArt – Saatchi Art – India
“Panda-monium in progress!” ~ Unknown
Phillipe Hugonn – China – Art.com
“Life is better with pandas.” ~ Unknown
Photowall
“No one can resist a panda’s charm.” ~ Unknown
Polyanna Pickering – Art Now and Then
“Panda dreams are made of bamboo and naps.” ~ Unknown
Sketch a Day
“A little panda magic in every day.” ~ Unknown
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I Love Giraffes
Fine Art America
“If I could adopt any zoo animal, it would be a giraffe. I have always loved giraffes. They are so graceful and beautiful to watch.” ~ Torrey DeVitto
Lucie Bilodeau
“My neighbors are crocodiles and tigers and giraffes.” ~ Bindi Irwin
Naomi Jenkin Art
“Well as giraffes say, you don’t get no leaves unless you stick your neck out. ” ~Sid Waddell
Olga Shvarts
“Sometimes facing opportunity is like staring at the knees of a giraffe.” ~
M. Moss – Pinterest
‘I’d hate to be a giraffe with a sore throat.“
Marlie M. – Pinterest
“The man who believes in giraffes would swallow anything.“
“I have family in Tanzania. I can’t even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.”
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Foxy!
@christiantheils.bsky.social
“A fox is a wolf who sends flowers.” ~ Ruth Brown
Cory B – oldbonesphoto.com
“Shake paws, count your claws, You steal mine, I’ll borrow yours. Watch my whiskers, check both ears. Robber foxes have no fears.” ~ Brian Jacques
Eyes on the Prize – @helenbennett.bsky.social
“The sleeping fox catches no poultry.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
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I Love Puppies
@PuppiesIover on X
“Puppies are constantly inventing new ways to be bad. It’s fascinating. You come into a room they’ve been in and see pieces of debris and try to figure out what you had that was made from wicker or what had been stuffed with fluff.”
― Julie Klam
@BestinDogs on X
“Puppies are God’s idea of a perfect workout program.”
― Stephen King, Laurie
@BestinDogs on X
“I just need a dozen puppy kisses.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner
@PuppiesIover on X
“Mischief in a puppy is a promising sign.”
― Clare Bice, A Dog for Davie’s Hill
@PuppiesIover on X
“I’m not alone,” said the boy. “I’ve got a puppy.”
― Jane Thayer, The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
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Never Enough Bunnies
Itina Lecour – Fine Art America
“Every bunny needs somebunny sometimes.” ~ Unknown
Paws by Zann
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” ~ James. D. Miles – Pinterest.au
Pinkoi
“Bunny Rule. #1: Everything in the house belongs to the bunny. Humans Included.” ~ Bunny Approved
Pngtree
“Home – where the bunny hair sticks to everything – except the bunny.” ~ Facebook.com/Rabbit Ramblings
Yliia Oliarnyk
“If you don’t like bunnies…my bunny doesn’t like you and I don’t like you.” ~ Best4bunny.com
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Beautiful Bunnies
Amazon.com
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. ~ John Steinbeck
ArtLab 419
“For a good life: Work like a dog. Eat like a horse. Think like a fox. And play like a rabbit.” ~ George Allen
ArtPal
“Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?” “Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.” ~ A. A. Milne
Europosters.eu
“If you go too far down the rabbit hole of what people think about you, it can change everything about who you are.” ~ Taylor Swift
Fine Art America – Paul Krapf
“People look at me like I’m a little strange, when I go around talking to squirrels and rabbits and stuff. That’s ok. That’s just ok.” ~ Bob Ross
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Precious Pigs
This was the flying pig Harvey and I made from an empty propane canister and scrap metal. He hung from a tree over the driveway looking down as visitors drove up to see us.
“You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.” ~ William J. Clinton
Adobe Stock – WBeIlcHN8KqthzGPRnBiAUe0rx
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
Amazon.ca
“Don’t try to teach a pig to sing. It doesn’t work, and it annoys the pig. “ ~ Judy Sheindlin
Displate
“People have a famously soft spot for pigs. Intelligent, inquisitive, imperious, myopic, sociable, gluttonous, grunting, ungainly, it is easy to recognize ourselves in them.”
― Isabella Tree, Wilding
Great Big Canvas
“I’m very proud to be called a pig, it stands for pride, integrity and guts.” ~ Ronald Reagan.
Print – Jeremy Norton Artist – Pinterest
“Who can’t like pigs? They’re wonderful creatures! I’ve always liked pigs.” ~ Alexander McCall Smith
Sunny Pig – Cari Humphry
“Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig.” ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Lazy Birdwatcher
Bellbird Tours – Chiang Mai
When Brian and I are walking to the gym at 0-dark-30 each morning, I’m thrilled by all the bird calls I have never heard before.
I listen and appreciate, but can’t see the birds doing the calling. There are at least 5 different birds calling each morning. I realize I could probably try to record the calls, but that would mean a distraction from my watching the uneven ground beneath my feet threatening to toss me on my head at any given moment. I can glance up and around quickly for the same reason, but can’t see them to even think about trying to identify them.
I’m a lazy, but appreciative bird lover, and it’s wonderful to hear different calls than I have ever heard in the states. Brian is concentrating on getting to the gym as soon as it opens, plus monitoring me to make sure I’m steady on my feet, am watching where I’m stepping, not falling on my head to and from the gym, not getting distracted – so he’s no help.
I think it would be GREAT if, when I hear one of the wonderful calls, I can say, “Oh, listen to that!” and the bird in question would step out on the branch, or, better yet, fly down close to us, throw his wings out, and say, “This is me!” so I can thank him properly.
I don’t really need to know what some bird-ologist named him – the “wooly headed, wide-mouthed, whapadoo,” or even be able to critically recognize him or his call when I next see him.
I just want to appreciate the beauty of the sound, and smile at the bird, letting him know I think he’s special.
Is that too much to ask?
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Beautiful Bears
Abposters.com
“Life’s challenges are no match for a bear’s determination.” — Unknown
Amazon.sg
“Like a bear emerging from hibernation, awaken to new possibilities.” — Unknown
ArtPal.com
“A mother bear’s love knows no bounds; nurture your passions with the same intensity.” — Unknown
Fy-Taetangsri
“In the dance of life, move with the grace of a bear and the heart of a warrior.” — Unknown
iCanvas
“A bear’s curiosity leads to discovery; never stop exploring your world.” — Unknown
Karen Whitworth
“Friendship is a bear hug for the soul.” — Unknown
Redbubble – Globuwea
“A friend is a bear who offers strength when you feel weak.” — Unknown
Robert Wavra – Art.com
“The best therapist has fur and four paws.” — Unknow
Saatchi Art – Slaveika Aladjova
“The best things in life are furry, cuddly, and bear-shaped.” — Unknown
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Tiger Majesty
Ann Bruner – Pinterest
“Embrace your inner tiger; show the world your strength.”
StockCake
“Stay strong like a tiger roaring through the jungle of life.”
Gray’s Sporting Journal
“Be a tiger, unafraid to blaze your own path.”
Natali Diduh – Jose Art Gallery
“Trample no one, but don’t bow to any either, like a tiger.”
Photo by laslieglen on flickr
“Strength isn’t in the claws, but in the heart of a tiger.”
Pixabay
“Find the strength of a tiger in the quiet of your spirit.”
Alan M. Hunt Original
“Tigers demonstrate that true courage is silent and relentless.”
Simply Novelty
“Tigers, a majestic blend of strength wrapped in elegance.”
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Mom and Baby
Abstract Art Expressions – Fy
“If elephants didn’t exist, you couldn’t invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely they challenge credulity and common sense.”
― Lyall Watson
Gentle Giants – The Sketch & Doodle Club
“Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant – the only harmless great thing.”
― John Donne
IAWS – Couldn’t Find Wrapper
“They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end.”
― Robert McCammon, Boy’s Life
Ubuy – Phillippines – Sechers – Animal Canvas Wall Art
“Elephants love reunions. They recognize one another after years and years of separation and greet each other with wild, boisterous joy. There’s bellowing and trumpeting, ear flapping and rubbing. Trunks entwine.”
― Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Small as an Elephant
Swapnil Nevgi Fine Art – Big Brother
“But perhaps the most important lesson I learned is that there are no walls between humans and the elephants except those we put up ourselves, and that until we allow not only elephants, but all living creatures their place in the sun, we can never be whole ourselves.”
― Lawrence Anthony, The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
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A Cat is Priceless
Freepik
“In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.” – English Proverb
Full Bloom Club
“Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.” –
Joseph Wood Krutch
Pinterest – Michael… can’t read the signature
“Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.” -Missy Dizick
Pixabay
“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.” – Cleveland Amory
“Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, “I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?” – Bette Midler
Freepik
“Cats invented self-esteem.” – Erma Bombeck
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Continuing Search for Pets
This sweet guy was in the ginormous tree outside my bedroom window. When I say ‘ginormous,’ it’s not much of an exaggeration. My condo is on the 5th floor of the building, and the tree goes up from here!
I zoomed using the camera on my phone, so the picture is not terrific, but he really made me smile. I hope that he makes his home in this tree and comes often.
Otherwise, there are several cats that come into the lobby area of the building, one dog that I’ve only seen once, the sneezing frog that we seem to step over on the way to the gym, and a cute pair of snails in the grass beside a dormitory we pass on the way to the gym. 😁
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Sassy Squirrels
A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit! ~ Sarah Jessica Parker
You can’t keep a squirrel on the ground. ~Mary Lasswell
I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don’t want to see skyscrapers. ~Andre Leon Talley
Sometimes big trees grow out of acorns – I think I heard that from a squirrel. ~ Jerry Coleman
The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn’t make a decision. ~ John C. Maxwell
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Squirrely
“A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit!” ~ Sarah Jessica Parker
“Sometimes big trees grow out of acorns – I think I heard that from a squirrel.“ ~ Jerry Coleman
“People look at me like I’m a little strange, when I go around talking to squirrels and rabbits and stuff. That’s ok. That’s just ok.“ ~ Bob Ross
“You can’t keep a squirrel on the ground.“ ~ Mary Lasswell
“The squirrel in my yard really knows his way around the neighborhood.“ ~ Bob Saget
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I Love Foxes
“If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.” ~ Jean de La Fontaine
“For a good life: Work like a dog. Eat like a horse. Think like a fox. And play like a rabbit.“ ~ George Allen
“Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.“ ~ Benjamin Franklin
“Shake paws, count your claws, You steal mine, I’ll borrow yours. Watch my whiskers, check both ears. Robber foxes have no fears.“ ~ Brian Jacques
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Beautiful Birds
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Dirty Dogs
Amber is 95+ pounds of exuberant yellow lab. She is still shedding all over the place like it’s the middle of summer.
She cavorts around in the cold, absolutely loving it, but wanting to come in and warm up shortly after going out. She has trained me and my husband to let her in and out at her will. We are a bit reluctant to get up out of our chairs at times, but she’s reasonably patient with our efforts.
With the snow coming down now won’t deter her from wanting to go in and out. I have to meet her at the door with a large towel to wipe her down and clean her sweet paws before allowing her to come in – unless she bowls me over first… :0) I now have a towel at the front door and another on the door to our garage.
I guess I should put this in the category of ‘trying-to-move-more,’ because I certainly get my exercise on days like this.
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Cat Meme 5
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Cat Meme 4
Cat Memes – BoredPanda.com – Rokas Laurinavicius and Leva Pediulyte
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Cat Meme 3
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Cat Meme 2
Cat Memes – BoredPanda.com – Rokas Laurinavicius and Leva Peciulyte
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Who Doesn’t Love Foxes?
“For a good life: Work like a dog. Eat like a horse. Think like a fox. And play like a rabbit.” – George Allen
“Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat.”
– Erin Hunter
“A fox is a wolf who sends flowers.”
– Ruth Brown
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Never Too Many Cats
“How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.” — Robert A. Heinlein
“You can not look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.” — Jane Pauley
“A cat purring on your lap is more healing than any drug in the world, as the vibrations you are receiving are of pure love and contentment.” — St. Francis of Assisi
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Owl Have One of Those…
“Owls remind us that wisdom comes from observing in silence.” — Unknown
“With wise eyes, the owl sees what others cannot.” — Unknown
“An owl’s gaze penetrates the darkness, revealing hidden truths.” — Unknown
“In the eyes of an owl, we find the depth of wisdom.” — Unknown
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Never Enough Dogs
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Sweet Doggos
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Sly as a Fox
“For a good life: Work like a dog. Eat like a horse. Think like a fox. And play like a rabbit.” ~ George Allen
“A fox is a wolf who sends flowers.” ~ Ruth Brown
“An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal – falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.” ~ Francois Truffaut
“like the fox I run with the hunted and if I’m not the happiest man on earth I’m surely the luckiest man alive.” ~ Charles Bukowski
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