PhotoHunt - "Space"

Pedestrian Mall at the train station in Kyoto, Japan.....

...with escalators all the way to the top.
We felt like we were headed to outer space.

PhotoHunt - "Thankful"

Gunner will be home from his third tour in Iraq soon. For that, we are all thankful!

PhotoHunt - "Warm"

Three turtles basking in the warm sun....

PhotoHunt - "Pointed"

Not exactly pointED , but pointING to an "Osteria" (restaurant) down below.
Italy 2007

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PhotoHunt - "Shoes"

The theme for today is "Shoes." These were photographed in Italy, near the cobbler's shop. Zoom in for a closer look at the variety.

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PhotoHunt - "Candy"

This might look like fruit, including cactus fruit (tuna), but it is really made of marzipan. What a neat fruit bowl this would be.

Photographed in Florence, Italy.

PhotoHunt - "Unique / Funny Signs"

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PhotoHunt - "Twisted" - Kosovo

PhotoHunt - "Glass" in Italy

Pinnochio in a little glass house in Collodi, Italy.

I am puffed up with pride at having been named PhotoHunt's site of the week for the "High" theme last week. Thank you, tnchick! I urge all of you to visit her site and have a look at everyone's photos. She has a new theme every Saturday.

PhotoHunt - "High" in Italy

I did not mind walking up this way bacause I knew there was a gelato shop at the top!

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PhotoHunt - "Metal"

My Dad made this smoker out of an old metal pipe. It worked very well I think it is now smoking strong at the B-B-Q restaurant my nephew opened in Michigan.

PHOTOHUNT - "I spy"

I spy a dinosaur. A Brontosaurus?

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PhotoHunt 96: Heavy - Longhorn

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History of the Longhorn

It is estimated there were approximately five million longhorns in Texas by the end of the Civil War.These Texas cattle had long legs, lanky bodies, with legs and feet built for speed. It took a good horse with a good rider to outrun a Texas Longhorn. Their narrow faces, sullen expressions, and horns that swept out horizontally, gave these cattle a sinister look and they could be mean. A century or so of running wild made the longhorns tough and hardy enough to withstand blizzards, droughts, dust storms, attacks by other animals, and Indians. They did not require great amounts of water to survive. Their horns served for attack and defense. A strong sense of smell made it easy for the cow to find her calf and she would ferociously defend this calf. There was probably no meaner creature in Texas than a Longhorn bull. The slightest provocation would turn him into an aggressive and dangerous enemy. The bull's horns usually measured six feet or less from tip-to-tip, but could measure over eight feet long. In addition, the sharpness of horns of any length, the speed and muscle power of the bull, and the ease with which he could be aroused and enraged, made him a dangerous and uncontrollable animal. When two bulls met, there was sure to be a fight, often to death. Only a very well-armed cowboy had a chance against a Longhorn bull.

Photohunt - "Important"

Preparedness is Important....

....it leads to survival.....

....and happy endings!

Photohunt - "Delicious"

Piggies with coins, frogs, and healthy looking fruits.....all marzipan.....Florence, Italy

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