Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: explore2009December9

I've told that joke before, but no one's ever laughed THIS hard, LOL! Of course, in reality, this gorgeous Red Panda at the Calgary Zoo was just in the middle of a great big yawn. Hope they aren't being bothered by the brutal winter snow storm we've been having the last two days - they do have wonderfully thick fur coats. It's so hard to get a photo of these three guys, they move fast and constantly : ) S/he seems to have a beautifully healthy set of sparkling teeth : )

I just HAD to post something that was vibrant, rich RED, to take my mind off how cold it is : ) It is -21C today with a windchill of -27C. It can get a lot colder than this - and I really don't want to think about THAT : ) This was one of the beautiful, shiny Anthuriums growing in the new Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. "Anthurium is a large genus of about 600- 800 (possibly 1,000) species, belonging to the arum family (Araceae). Anthurium can also be called "Flamingo Flower" or "Boy Flower", both referring to the structure of the spathe and spadix." From Wikipedia. Just spent a good part of the afternoon copying four folders of nature images into a new folder, ready to burn to DVD. For some weird reason, it kept removing all my titles, leaving just the number of each photo, which is definitely not what I wanted. That's what I call a wasted afternoon : )