Tag Archives: Animals

The Sounds of Algonquin Park 45 Single

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Algonquin Park in Canada has a vast interior of maple hills, rocky ridges, and thousands of lakes. In fact, there are at least 7,635 square kilometers of forests, bogs, lakes and rivers. The only way to explore the interior of … Continue reading →

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Photo Spot: Disneyland’s Pile of Pachyderms

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Dis-LEE

How many Disney elephants can you name? Dumbo. Colonel Hathi. Tantor. Heffalumps. Bing Bong? And how about those Pink Elephants certain Disney characters saw when a little tipsy! Yup, they count. And then there’s these guys: This likely depicts the … Continue reading →

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Vintage JAGUAR Hood Ornament on Base

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Jaguar’s business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars. I believe the best styles of the classic Jaguar cars drove off the assembly lines between 1950 and the 1980s. Perhaps the most … Continue reading →

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Photo Spot: Peeking Sheep at Greenfield Village

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Dis-LEE

You’ve heard of a Peking Duck. But have you ever heard of the elusive Peeking Sheep? I found one at the Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. Sometimes you have to plan a shot. It can take hours, days, or weeks … Continue reading →

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Photo Spot Week: Lizard at Weeki Wachee Springs

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The fourth in this series is an image of a little lizard that I found scurrying around … Continue reading →

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Places: Fun Pics at the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Dis-LEE

We like to visit places ‘close to home’ via day trips or overnight excursions. Michigan and Ohio are two States close enough to our Canadian border to make their attractions viable. You can find many of the places we’ve visited … Continue reading →

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Presents ‘The Gorilla Moon’

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Dis-LEE

It could be a movie title, but it’s not: Here’s looking at you! I took this picture while visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom back in 2007. At first I didn’t know what I was seeing, but then it became obvious! I … Continue reading →

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Wild About Disney at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Dis-LEE

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is a unique experience to say the least. Not a thrill-ride Theme Park or just a zoo, it manages to be more than both. Some claim it is a half day Park, but I disagree. If you’re only staying for half … Continue reading →

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Animal Kingdom Happy Meal Toys, Part 2

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Dis-LEE

Guest Blogger: Nick Maglio In my last post, I shared 6 out of a set of 12 Animal Kingdom McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys from 1998. If you missed it, please feel free to check out my Part One post. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Animal Kingdom Happy Meal Toys – Part 1

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Dis-LEE

Guest Blogger: Nick Maglio While looking for Disney McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys on eBay recently, I came upon a set of Animal Kingdom Toys. I had no idea these existed until that moment! They were released in 1998, the opening … Continue reading →

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