Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: amusing

Normally, I never post photos of people on the Internet, especially my own family. However, last night, I was looking for a certain photo and happened to come across this very old one of my son, taken so many years ago. We were living in Borneo (Far East) at the time, which was where my son was born, and his Dad, who loved Math, was working on a Math Degree in his spare time - for fun. Many years later, he finally got his Degree. My son, like most people, never felt the same way about Math. Anyway, every time I see this picture, it always makes me smile, so I thought I would add something totally different to my photostream this morning. I spent ages on trying to adjust the colour from the original (which is not the photo seen here), but in the end, I gave up.

Lol, I always wanted to take a photo of one of these little "faces", and I got the chance on 29 August 2013, when friend Sandy and I drove west to the Rocky Mountains. We travelled as far as Mistaya Canyon (and just beyond), also calling in at Peyto Lake and Lake Louise on the way. This "pair of binoculars" was at Lake Louise. I wanted to level the distant horizon, but if I had done so, then the face would have been slanting, so I left it as it is. www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9786157235

Just a rather amusing building adornment, seen in Kalispell, Montana, US, when I spent the night there with my friends on our way back to Calgary from Yellowstone National Park.

Some people say that when a butterfly lands on you, it means good luck. Hope this turns out to be true for this gentleman, who happened to provide a smooth landing pad for this bright, tropical butterfly : ) Photographed at the Calgary Zoo on September 30th.

Wish I could take credit for the timing, but I had to take quite a few shots to end up with ONE with its mouth open, mid-screech. Almost without fail, by the time my camera had processed an image, this little Columbian Ground Squirrel's mouth was closed again : ). Not sure if I noticed the Mosquito on its head when I was taking the photo. Saw this little guy/gal while we were enjoying (thoroughly enjoying!) a Strawberry Milkshake at Kananaskis Village after a day of hiking Ptarmigan Cirque Trail. Thanks Robin and Cedric! These Ground Squirrels are a different species from the Richardson's Ground Squirrels that are found in the city.

This little family of Goldeneye were swimming at Forgetmenot Pond this afternoon. This is in the mountainous area before you reach the Rocky Mountains proper. I drove there this afternoon and spent about six hours in 31C temperature. More pleasant than the 30C inside my place!

I spent about an hour or an hour and a half yesterday just watching this family of Ground Squirrels. There was no sign of my Great Horned Owl family in their grove of trees - more roadworks going on just a few feet away from their trees, which may have had some effect. So, my camera turned to these furry little creatures. This one was in the middle of making its tiny screeching sound and I found its expression rather amusing! Actually, I burst out laughing when I saw the photo on my computer!!!