{A prickle of hedgehogs.}
{A volery of birds.}
Swinging by the zoo as near to opening time as I can possibly muster, I like being able to observe the Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo and the red panda virtually on my own. Before the crowds arrive and busy themselves at nearby kiosks, walking around the zoo at such a time is relaxing. Hands thrust in pocket to keep warm, I converse silently with an elderly servel (she is twenty-three and remains seated with her back to me, her ears cocked slightly in my direction) and later a whiskered binturong.
{The extended family of meerkats bask in the morning sun. Such affable souls.}
+ The Tenkile Conservation Alliance are saving the critically endangered Tenkile, or Scott's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus scottae) and Weimang (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus) from becoming extinct.
+ A spring of seals and other details. (A handful of new collective noun inspired collages for you to see.)
+ Thank you for awarding me a Beautiful Art Award, Natsumi; you are a dear. I shall follow suit and pass on the award to... Andrea, Marie-Louise, Alexandra, Lea, Sandra, Louise, and, well, all of you, really; it is Monday morn and I am feeling generous and there is such an abundance of clever people who make great stuff.
+ Something for Penguin lovers. (Thanks for the link, Lucinda.)
