That is a big lizard…

Posted on February 11, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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But they call them ‘Komodo dragons’…

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Which sounds a lot cooler than ‘Komodo really big lizards’…

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Upon reflection… (because ‘wet dreams’ would just be tacky) part 26 …

Posted on February 10, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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I like it… simple and elegant.

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Penguins… and a goat…

Posted on February 10, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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Olivia and I loved the penguins at the zoo.

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This little guy would follow your finger back and forth.

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Get a room!

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And I met a very nice goat in the little petting corral.

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She liked to have her chin scratched.

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She was really sort of sweet.

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All in all, we had a pretty awesome day.

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Upon reflection… (because ‘wet dreams’ would just be tacky) part 25 …

Posted on February 10, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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I think I am going to start incorporating more of my own photos and funny Photoshop stuff in this series… but remember, I am still looking for suggestions of stuff that would look cool reflected in the water.

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A bunch of birds… and an apology…

Posted on February 10, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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I really do apologize for all the pictures of animals I have been doing lately.

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The thing is… (and I really love this thing)… that I babysit Olivia, the daughter of some friends of ours, two or three times a week.

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And I have to keep her occupied, because she is wicked smart… and lots of fun to hang around with.

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And she loves animals, as do I…

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And San Diego has a world-class zoo not too far from where I live…

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And I have a zoo pass, so I get in free… I mean, the pass wasn’t free, but the more I use it, the better the bargain.

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And I also have a camera with a pretty good zoom lens.

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So, as long as I am there, I might as well take some pictures, right?

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And as long as I took the pictures…

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I might as well post them here, wouldn’t you agree?

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I might get a little carried away.

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I tend to do that.

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So now, I thought I would mix it up by doing more photos in one post, rather than three or four posts… about the birds, I mean.

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That way, we can get through this faster.

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And get back to the other weird stuff I do around here.

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But I do like birds.

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They are always moving, and it is a challenge to get good photos.

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And I like all the colors, too.

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So, thanks for bearing with me.

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And the little squishy-face thanks you, too.

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When you take a walk with a kid…

Posted on February 9, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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And they have to touch every flower they see…

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Or even a big stump…

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And you realize that they are communing with nature on some deep, primal level…

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And you know that somehow, they are instinctively aware of the fact that they are part of nature…

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And yet, some kids will grow up to be oil company executives or climate change deniers… which is why I love kids… but am not so sure about most adults… sigh.

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Upon reflection… (because ‘wet dreams’ would just be tacky) part 24 …

Posted on February 9, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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Okay, I wasn’t going to do any more flower reflection pictures… but then I found these guys… and they are just so… uh… anatomically correct… or incorrect… or at least politically incorrect… or something.

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The ZOOm chronicles… the final chapter… maybe… because Olivia and I are going back to the zoo today, and I will probably bring the zoom lens… so… yeah…

Posted on February 9, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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And maybe the daddy gorilla will be awake today.

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But look how cute he is napping. I asked Olivia if she was having fun while we were at the zoo. This was her answer…

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A big thumbs up… with attitude… That is so awesome, I had to do this…

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Upon reflection… (because ‘wet dreams’ would just be tacky) part 23 …

Posted on February 9, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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Okay, that might be the last flower one…

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Well, my mustache seems to be missing…

Posted on February 8, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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Yup… the one I have had since I was 14-years old… when I first realized that, A: I could grow a mustache, and B: that my mouth naturally forms into a quirky, smug little smile that makes me look like I know stuff that the rest of you don’t… which I do, but I don’t want to be so obvious about it. Also, I can’t live under the false notion that people get that I am happy all the time. That is way too much pressure.

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The thing is… and this isn’t a good thing… but I go to this place to get my hair cut by a bunch of cute Asian girls. No, it isn’t sexist, they are cheap and usually pretty good. But sometimes, there are translation issues. This time, I let the girl trim my mustache. It was a catastrophe. It ended up way above my lip. I looked like a 1940’s film star… and not in a good way. (I wonder if I can get the video my wife took on her phone into the blog?)

To top it off, I just found out that my older daughter… yes, the one that is getting married in less than two months, likes my mustache. So I have to have it back before the wedding… so I don’t look all smug and smirky.

If you are wondering why there is still a small amount of residual mustache, it is because I didn’t shave this morning before going to get my hair cut, so I had to use my trimmer to shave off the mustache and goatee to the same length as the hair on the rest of my face. Yes, I could have just shaved all of my face, but where is the fun in that?

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