Curious Critters at the El Dorado County Fair!

I peaked the interest of a number of animals, as did Marcy, at the El Dorado County Fair. Today’s post is all about the curiousness of the critters that I photographed at the fair. I hope that you enjoy this post of these photos of curious critters!

The first area we visited were the bovines. Here is a shot of someone who wanted to know what this thing was I had in my hand…

What is that you have there?

When we moved on to another pen, there was this guy wanted to see what Marcy tasted like!

I wonder what this tastes like?

Not bad…I need to taste more!

And then, the critter turned his attention to me!

What do you taste like?

The next bovine was most inquisitive…

Watcha doin?

Moving on…The goats were pretty amusing! See if you agree!

What is that thing you’ve got there?

How about a kiss baby?

This one was definitely asking me a question!

Can I come home with you?

One lovely sheep asked me if I wanted a photo!

You want a photo? How is this pose?

Let’s close this post with a lovely rooster, who made the one down the street that crows early every morning, sound good! Check out the look I got!

Is this a good pose?

Thank you for the visit today! I hope that you have enjoyed my posts on the El Dorado County Fair! One more post to go on this event, which will show you scenes of the fair, just in case you want to visit us here! We had a blast and you will too!

Have a great Wednesday!

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Questioning Faces at the El Dorado County Fair

The one common denominator at El Dorado County Fair were all the questioning faces of the critters. My camera makes this beeping sound and it attracted a number of curious looks. Shall we take a look?

Let’s begin with one of the most unusual haircuts on a sheep that I have ever seen.

Do you think I look like Liberace?

Looking at just the hair, what do you think of this hair style?

Don’t you just love my hair?

There was a bunny with the most unusual markings. Liz Taylor would have been jealous! Tell me you agree…

Do you like my natural eyeliner?

The cows, when looking at you, all had their eyebrows raised causing me to wonder what were they asking me?

You want to know what?

Really?

The chickens? Well…

What are you looking at?

Where are your red bits?

And the sheep and goats?

You think I am pretty – don’t you?

You think I look strange…

What was that sound?

Can I chew on that thing hanging down from your camera?

This pig in the next photo was snoring pretty loudly. He almost looks like he has a sneeze coming on, don’t you think?

I feel a sneeze coming on!

I hope that you enjoyed these photos! All the critters we saw were adorable!

Now go out and have a great Tuesday! And, thank you for visiting me today!

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Other Zoo Views – Part II

For this second series of photos…well, let’s see where the San Diego Zoo takes us, shall we?

Now, I need to let you know that I love cats! Small, big, and bigger! Check these lovelies out! We happened upon the leopard enclosure at dinner time…One of the big cats was vocal, which this photo shows of this big cat talking!

Are you listening to me?

And this next photo, feeling that all of the creatures on this earth should never be caged, can’t you hear what I heard as I looked at this beauty?

Wishing there were no bars…

Royalty exists at the zoo. Can you just picture the crown on this cutie pie?

Such a regal face!

And, Santa’s reindeer are there too!

Santa’s Reindeer

Right behind those lovely reindeer, comes this amazing creature! There was a baby, but even with a docent there, they could not clear the way for good photos! However, this is still a good shot! Check out the eyes…

Cute and Adorable!

You know that I love textures and patterns…Now you might have a fear of snakes, but the skin on this snake is pure beauty!

Beautiful skin!

Right behind the snakes was this lovely tarantula! If you have a fear of spiders…you are warned!

One heck of a huge spider!

Now for cute and cuddly looking…

The Wild Boar!

And for the more cuddly than this one…here is an “Awww” photo!

The Koala

One final shot was a lovely bird, who will be featured in another post, with glorious colors and a huge beak!

Pretty bird!

I hope that you enjoyed this post! Stay tuned for a post on the White Pelican, who is not only regal but a beauty too!

Thanks for stopping by and see you later!

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Pretty Feet Contest Winner 2013!

I just know that you are dying to know who won this contest! Are you ready for the results?

In third place, with the most beautiful toenails…

The Elephant

In second place, with dainty feet for such a big girl…

The Lioness

And number one…

The Zebra!

Many thanks to all who voted for me!

Thanks for participating, and for stopping by today! Stay tuned for Part II of the San Diego Zoo!

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Other Zoo Views – Part I

I wanted to take today to share with you some other photos that I took at the San Diego Zoo. There was so much to see, and I took so many photos…where do I begin? Shall we walk through the zoo together?

Do you remember the movie “The Lion King?” Well, I was able to capture some photos of some of the cast. Let’s start with that cute Meerkat who was named Timon…

Timon

And the Warthog was named Pummba, remember?

Pumbaa!

Then there were the three hyenas. Laughing little fellows! Check this one out!

That was very funny!

OK, aside from “The Lion King” characters there were some pretty cool animals. One of the most striking things was one of the first sights: It was a dog who was best buddies with a cat. Not just any cat, but a Cheetah!

An unlikely friendship

Did you know that there really is a Cheshire Cat? No, really there is! While I did not catch it smiling I did capture its tail!

The Cheshire Cat

Some of the faces of the creatures that we saw were very expressive. See what you think.

Are you looking at me?

You smell funny!

What’s doing?

Others are a bit more laid back.

No chance of getting cold with all this fur!

Nap time!

Like I said at the beginning of this post, I took a lot of photos! So, stay tuned for Part II!

Thanks for the visit today! I hope your day has been excellent!

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The Story of Pinocchio

When we moved here we discovered that we “inherited,” to a degree, a horse. There are many varying stories about this horse, and many different names, but we were introduced to him as Pinocchio.

Pinocchio

But this is the way of living in the Foothills! Of all the stories that we have heard, this is what we know of him.

Pinocchio had an owner who tried to “tame” or “break” the horse. But this horse would have nothing to do with it, and ended up breaking the man! After suffering numerous broken bones the fellow let the horse lose to fend for himself in the wild. He made his way at some point to the lake that is behind our house and has lived here for years. The horse has become the property of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). For years, the BLM has tried to capture the horse to move him elsewhere, and they have had no success.

When we moved here, we discovered him living behind us, and found that the builder of our house had built the horse a stable just outside the fence of our yard.  This area includes a reservoir.   When they sold the house to the next owner of the house, part of the sales agreement was that they had to take care of the horse. The story is that the gal who lived here used to like to run around the lake, and that the horse ran with her. This agreement did not pass to us, however, we felt the need to maintain his stable, make a couple of improvements, and supplement his natural source of food with some grass hay treats, and a salt/mineral lick.

Handsome isn't he?

We started to care for the horse, and still do, and never having done this before, and got a lot of advice. He is a good natured animal and he still is wary of people. The closest that we can get to him is about two feet away. Not many are able to do this. When we go down to feed him he is very happy to see us. He runs around in circles, kicks up his back legs, and whinnies at us. If he hears us working in our yard, and we have not been down there to give him his treats, he is very vocal about the fact that he is there!  We believe that he is an old man as evidenced by the gray areas that now surround his eyes and muzzle.
With the recent reconstruction of the dam behind us, we had to add a water trough as the lake was drained.  He fared pretty well through this process considering that the lake still has to be filled back up.  We received a few donations to help with his upkeep at this time.

Pinocchio at his stable

Here are more photos of our friend.

Pinocchio in his natural element

Silent communication

Pinocchio this last February

On the alert!

I hope that you have enjoyed the visit with us and Pinocchio!

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