It’s been a rough couple of weeks since my dog passed. His younger sister, a 12-year-old black cavoodle, didn’t eat or sleep for a while. Oh, and she cried each morning when she woke up to find he was still missing. Ugh.
The last post since his passing also wasn’t very cheerful – sorry. So today is all about laughter and merriment. Not because I have already moved on, but because it’s not healthy to stay in the dark for too long or share that darkness across beautiful Blog Land.
In the past I have collated funny stories, such as strange clothes tags in a post on Laundry Madness. I’ve shown pictures of animals doing Serious Side Eye. I also accidentally blundered into the notion of Worshiping False Idols when I came across a meme that described how “For years, an elderly Brazilian woman prayed to what she thought was a figurine of St. Anthony, until she found out it was actually a figure of Elrond from the Lord of the Rings.”
Here’s all the images piled up on top of each other for as many smiles as possible:
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Today’s post is similar but different. In our national newspaper they recently published an article revealing the winners of the “Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards” – “More than 10,000 entries were submitted by professional and amateur photographers who wanted to capture the world’s creatures in all their glory.”
Read the full article, and see all the finalists here:
They were all great, but here’s my favorite 6 shots (cropped tight to fit), with their names and attributions below:
Aren’t they great? I just had to know more about the little angry bird… turns out it’s probably a Regulus regulus or Goldcrest. The competition photo makes him look especially glum, which is unfortunate, because in sideways images, he’s much more aerodynamic and perky!
[Image source: Regulus regulus japonensis – Goldcrest – Wikipedia]
Strange to say, but this ‘misunderstanding’ reminds me of another ‘funny’ post I did about two years ago. I discovered that one of my daughters had got into my phone and created a photo album of me titled “Cripled Pirate Mother“. In the post I tried to figure out the mystery title, and decided it was because of a single, not particularly flattering, photo of me. In the post, I grumbled and then announced:
One photo is not really enough to define a person.
If it’s recognizable as you, then I suppose it could be an indicative image of who you are.
But a single photo is by definition two-dimensional… it’s flat. Keep flicking through photos and you’ll start to see a more rounded version of a person. Moods will appear, postures will change, side-eye will ensue…
Humans are complicated creatures.
Yes, ok, I am a crippled pirate mother, but I am so much more.
Be careful not to buy into a short-hand version of yourself.
That post ended with a TED talk on “Why you [don’t really] look bad in photos”, I’m going to throw it in again here – because – jokes aside, we all have some low self-esteem days:
[Video source: 5 reasons you look bad in photos | Teri Hofford | TEDxWinnipeg]
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Anyway – rambling post today – but I hope it made you smile.
Thanks again for being amazing people! Thanks for helping me, and each other, through life’s rough patches, and sharing laughs when we can – you’re the best!
Take care taking care,
Linda xx
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PS – In the week that I went offline it seems like things have shifted on WordPress – I no longer seem to be logged on to comment on your blog posts, but have to re-join each time… so if you get anonymous comments… know that it might be me trying to get through! xx
PPS – because today’s is short, I thought I’d take a moment to do a shoutout for some of the most recent blogs to cross my path. If you have time, try to visit one or two of them to say hello:
AscendedAsh Transcendence Forecasts – Spiritual Guidance
Awake ’til Dawn – Where life becomes prayer
El blog de Juanma Cruz | Mis lecturas y algunas cosas más
Frogs are evil – [They are you know. Think about it]
Linnéa’s Adventures in Wonderland – Just another pretentious blog
PENPUSHER 4 – Thoughts, Words, Deeds, … – Ever Seeking, …
Teresa Dovalpage: a Cuban writer’s blog
vengefuljiangshi – they are coming for youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!
Vitamins Revive DIY Hair Treatment Recipes – DIY Homemade Hair Recipes You Can Try at Home
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