The theme for this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is “close” as in being near emotionally pr physically not as in “Close that door! You’re letting the heat out!” . If you grew up in Canada, or any other cold climate then you’ve probably heard that a few times.
Anyway. These are from the Saint Louis Zoo. Which since I named will cause every spammer out there to send me spam comments calling me “Louis”. The filters catch them but they’re always entertaining reading nevertheless.
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Friendly flamingos.
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Proximious penguins.
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Happily hemmed in hippos.
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Close Cuties.
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog, 2012
the purple dog painting blog 
LOVE these!
Thanks Madelaine!
funny couple gallery!
Thanks!
love these pics.. great post.. 🙂
Thanks, your challenge photos are so charming!
I especially love the last one!
Thanks, prairie dogs are so adorable.
Those couples are really adorable! Thanks for sharing, love your photos!
Thank you! 😀
I love how you are in the right place at the right time. These are great photos.
Thanks, the hippos are there just to tease you though…:D
These are amazing! Love the flamingos. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, they are such funny and bright birds.
Lovely shots, Virginia 🙂
Thank you so much!
Great photos Virginia. The last one is so special…they look so peaceful together.
Thanks, they just charmed me, I feel in love with them!
I like all the shots. The hippos are my fave. 🙂
Thanks, I’ve never been that close to a hippo before, it was wonderful.
I had no idea that the last picture was of prairie dogs. I thought they were…well I just won’t say because you’ll laugh at me. Beth thought they were bunnies.
Adorable! I am in love with the last photo. That is the cutest thing ever. 🙂
Beautiful pictures again. 🙂
A new twist on the “you’re letting the heat out” bit, my parents always said “close the door I’m not heating the garden”. 🙂
Nice series!
http://wp.me/s1OXNv-close
Well, if you can post a picture of “close that door”, i would love to see it. It’s a nice interpretation you know.
The flamingos is beautiful. I want to meet one with my own eyes.
Love the flamingos! I used to have some in my garden when I was a child. – rita
http://shapingthepoem.wordpress.com/
All of these “close” animal shots are fabulous! 🙂