Showing posts with label funny animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funny animals. Show all posts

Monday, February 8, 2021

3 rules for life’s troubles

 Hello!


All kaleidoscopes by inkspired and KaleidoCam app

I have been getting notices from google 
that my blog has too many words 
that are too small to read.
Hmmmm.
I think they must be referring to my credit captions at the base of most of my photos.

So!
Today I am trying size huge (but not humongous yet) font and size of everything.
Let me know if you like it, don’t like _______ , etc.
Thanks!


However many of my photos have captions ON THEM, so I can’t really change font/size unless I spend A LOT of time re-doing work.
And I will still not be able to change up a fair share of them.
But then you, dear reader, are very much worth it.

Still. Not going to do it for now. At least not very many.
So, I’ll change what I can and leave what I can’t change.
Fair enough?


I am still struggling with the learning curve of the ‘new’ blogger. 
Seems more like a learning straight down the rabbit hole kind of curve. Instructions would have been nice, instead of this trial & error stuff I have been trying to muddle through.

Ever feel like life is like that?
Instruction manual would be preferred?

Found on Pinterest

When we had our first baby I sure wanted an instruction manual. He was SO tiny!
He only slept for 20 minutes at a time!
The whole burping thing never worked!
He threw up constantly!!

Unknown photo credit

Well, baby’s instruction manual never did arrive and we just had to stumble through it, barf and all!

Found on Pinterest

Fortunately he survived, and even turned into a fine young man. Pretty sure most of the credit goes to God however for that result.
(And Dr. Williams for changing his formula to soy.)

Many of my photos are found on Pinterest and have no credit with them. Sorry.
If you know someone I should give credit to, please let me know.
It’s all part of being responsible with other people’s things.

I am being rather scattered lately.
Is it because I am short on sleep?
The constant headaches?
Fibromyalgia?
Relationship drama?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?

Could be any, all or a few as I have them all.
Who knows? The thing I keep in mind however is that I have little to no control over any of those things.
So...I just muddle on, with a muddled brain!
BUT
I refuse to give the negativity of pain my main focus.
I will not let pain be the ring leader in my circus!

@littlethingsaboutgod

I exchange my pain for
Beauty. Laughter. Moments in nature.
These are far more powerful than anything pain can throw at me.
We are all surrounded by BEAUTY if we learn to look for it -

Photo credit: Ukrop



and there are so many things to make us chuckle, giggle, or laugh out loud -





There is nothing I find as refreshing as a quiet moment outdoors, mostly to just listen. Look. Absorb.



Wood Thrush by Ed Schneider, abcbirds.org

We could all be so much better if we stopped focusing on the negative, the hateful, the ugly things that surround us.
I think pain falls in this category too.
I want to STOP giving pain any more of my attention!

It is difficult to focus on how you have been wronged when you are LAUGHING.

It is difficult to be filled with hate and rage when you are being still, in the quiet of NATURE.


It is difficult to wallow in the ugly, when you see BEAUTY all around you.


Photo credit Jose Pessoa

As I remind myself to not focus on the pain, but instead find something beautiful...something to laugh about...
finding a slice of time to be still and absorb nature...

I challenge you to do the same.


Then maybe, just maybe,
the pain will lessen, and I forget it is there.
Maybe, just maybe,
you forget how you were wronged,
or disrespected,
and instead find something to chuckle at,
or something beautiful you have never seen.
And then, maybe,
we will find we have something in common,
or even find a new friend,
so we can celebrate our differences
and rejoice in our ‘sameness’.
And maybe then we can laugh
together.


‘Til next time,
inkspired

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Friday, February 21, 2020

Silly Animals

Welcome!


Found on Pinterest, no credit given

Life has been a bit hectic lately.
Time to get my giggles back,
and what better way to do that than seeing
Silly Animals.

Come along with me,
 laughter is always more fun when shared.
It’s okay if you snort out loud!




Photo credit: Janet Jansen


Pinterest, lovetoknit.wordpress.com

Animals are like children.
They don’t care who is watching,
or what someone might think,
they just are.
They are funny and unique and free from worries.
I want to be more like that!


 Pinterest, Reader’s Digest


Pinterest, ‘at the zoo’, BuzzFeedPartner

DogTime








I am, as you may have noticed,
a big lover of dogs.
Cats can be nice, but definitely not always.
Cats are independent. At least they want you to think that.



Dogs want to be your buddy, your friend.
Dogs want to be with you at all times.




I also have a deep love and respect for other animals.
Even silly ones!


Pinterest post by BuzzFeedPartners
You lookin’ for me?!


Pinterest posted from Twitter
Just another day in the meadow...


BuzzFeedPartner, posted on Pinterest
A ticklish situation...



A ‘Dumbo Octopus’...really!


Just a couple more, and I think I’m out of my funk!






I hope I have brought you many smiles today!

‘Til next time,
inkspired 

Leave me a comment or photo!


Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

Truth: (usually experienced before 10am or coffee)
Seriously,
The coffee is NOT kept in the dishwasher.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Let's play with our food today!

Yum Yum!

blog.torchbrowser.com


Food always tastes better
after fooling around with it!

chimpanzee
www.jennytalia.com

thatsthewayiroll.net

Watch out for the icy treats, though...

primate with icy food, page by Sara Yoo
www.petsugar.com

..cauth your tongue might get thtuck!

Phoenix Zoo bears with ice popsicle
www.phoenixzoo.org

It's always good to check out your food
very carefully...

Macaque checking for hidden treats in a straw Valentine
www.drusillaspark.wordpress.com


'cause you never know what might be in it!

meerkats checking out a watermelon for....
photo credit: Dennis Dow
www.phinneywood.com


Sometimes it's good to check out your food from a safe place -

www.ehow.com

or to let a friend check it out first.

raccoon enrichment log
www.blogs.houstonzoo.org


Don't forget,
eating your greens can be fun too!

page by Savannah Cox
www.all-that-is-interesting.com


You can always add some veggies for color -

frozen salad for the turtle
www.meskerparkzoo.wordpress.com

No need to stuff your mouth,

chipmunk with nuts
www.cheezburger.com

orangutan at Moscow Zoo
www.blogs.24.com



Part of the fun is getting the last crumb!

Augo the polar bear, playng at the Aalborg Zoo, Denmark
www.funzug.com

Pike the polar bear playing at San Francisco Zoo, CA
www.telegraph.co.uk

and checking out for any missed treats -

Florida panther
www.jacksonville.com

Orangutan checking out jack-o-lanterns
www.peoplepets.com



All finished?
Don't forget to wash up
and dispose of any leftovers properly -

watermelon bear treat
darkroom.baltimoresun.com


www.cutestuff.co

peek-a-bear
flickr.com


You might want to take a nap next...

rhino fun
www.testimoniesofheavenandhell.com


Thailand priest with one of the tigers they feed
www.dhammawheel.com


or cool off in the pool...

Conrad the Bear playing
www.Oregonzoo.org


or maybe play a little pick-up ball game...

cow playing with food ball
www.rodandtara.com

Eddie the Sea Otter playing basketball to help his arthritis
Oregon Zoo
www.vancouversun.org


elephant baby playing soccer
fanpop.com


Whatever you choose,

Thailand giant panda at the Chiang Mai Zoo

lion cub playing with brother
www.animalssafairs.blogspot.com

dog playing piano and singing
page by Sarah Barness
www.huffingtonpost.com

always remember...

playing with your food is fun!

www.barontherapy.com

'til next time,
inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com
www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
and on pinterest:  K.Kloberdans