SURPRISE!!!! It’s a Fred-in-the-Box!!!
Given an over-abundance of angst and exhaustion, both mental and physical, I am taking the very lazy way out tonight and reduxing one of my first Saturday Surprise posts. Naturally, you won’t be surprised to learn it’s a critter post! This was first posted in 2017 at a time when I apparently felt much as I do tonight! Still, the cuteness factor never loses its charm. I hope you enjoy these …
Well, folks, it’s been a long week … what? You say it was actually a short week, since Monday was a holiday? Sigh. Then it’s been an even longer week — a long, short week, as it were. I don’t know about you guys, but I am t-i-r-e-d. So, I’ve decided to take a little break from doing much writing today and just show you some cute/funny animals. I like animals. They do not waste their days (and nights) arguing over politics, climate, sports, the opposite sex, or anything. If they have an issue with a fellow critter, they duke it out, maybe eat their nemesis, then get on with whatever business they were doing. A simple, straightforward approach to life. Humans, however, think they were endowed with a ‘superior’ brain, thus they spend all their time proving just how inane they really are. And on that note … let us view some furry dudes and have something cute to start the weekend with a smile.
Hugs ‘n kisses … now who wouldn’t love these?

These are ‘pygmy marmosets’, and they are actually the smallest species of monkey, found in the Amazon rain forests.. Don’t they just melt your heart?
SNOWBALL FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRING IT ON!!!

“Guys…guys….hey guys, i cant see you, are you home?? I’ve been trying to call all day but no one will answer.”
I posted the bear pic on my Facebook timeline yesterday, and people just started writing captions. So, I decided I would use the best caption on this post. Caption credit goes to my friend, James (Jimmy) Schrauder. Thanks, Jimmy! (Note … James (Jimmy) Schrauder died two years later in October 2019 at the age of only 30 😢)

This, folks, is a Bengal cat. No, not a tiger, a domestic cat, developed to look like exotic jungle cats such as leopards, ocelots, margays and clouded leopards. They typically weigh between 8-15 pounds.

You know I couldn’t resist including a panda!

Or a couple of snuggly koalas …

Awwwwww …. say ‘hello’ to these adorable Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrels. They are native to Japan, where they are said to be relatively common. They grow only to about 8 inches.

Brrrrrrr …. this baby elephant looks rather cold, don’t you think?

And last, but not least, a sleeping baby deer. BAMBI!!!!!
And now, we’ve had our share of cuteness to start out the weekend. I hope you enjoyed the animals. Now it’s time for Filosofa to do the thing that I have been putting off for the entire summer, and clean out the storage closet out back. Sigh. Fortunately I have a helper … Miss Goose will be doing the heavy lifting and carting off to the trash, while I supervise and determine what stays and what goes.
I hope you all have a great weekend! Hugs ‘n love from Filosofa!
The giraffe and baby Bambi melt my heart.
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Mind too!!!
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These are not only cute, they’re interesting. Your make good points about animals. I do not believe humans are inherently superior to animals. Animals know a lot more than most people realize. Their intelligence and awareness is different but also valuable. I recently saw an article about animal consciousness: https://www.robertlanza.com/the-Most-Amazing-Things-About-Animal-Consciousness/?fbclid=IwAR1WnKWRfIy654Q7-qeH_87RKDhaZZ5y-pKEtG-p9ubr17gav1qKA5k0I0c
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Oh my gosh! Cuteness overload!! ❤❤❤❤
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I thought we all could use a dose of cuteness about now! Glad you enjoyed them! ❤
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Great caption on that Bear! Sorry to hear about your friend. 😢
Hope you have a RESTFUL weekend!
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Thanks, Nan! I am, thus far, having a nice, peaceful weekend and even skipped writing an afternoon post and spent the time reading instead. Hope yours has been the same!
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Great surprise, Jill. I had not seen this in 2017.
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I don’t think you and I had been ‘introduced’ yet in 2017, for I met you through David’s blog, and I didn’t start reading that until sometime in 2017, and then only noticed your comments on occasion. I’m glad you enjoyed the cute critters!
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😊 Imagine my surprise when I first read a one of your political posts. 😳
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Did your jaw drop to the floor? I became a political animal early in life … age 5, I believe. My blog, though, actually started out, shortly after my retirement in 2008, to be a venue for my book reviews. It certainly wasn’t intended to become a political commentary in the beginning. But then … things began happening that I didn’t like, that I felt didn’t portend well for the future, and … well, bit by bit it turned into a whole different animal. It rather took on a life of its own, without asking what I thought. 🤷 I’m glad you stuck around in spite of my political views, for I consider you a friend.
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Yes, I am a friend. Your views are your own. I respect your right to have them. 😁 Whether I disagree or not is immaterial.
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Ditto! I’ve lost far too many friends, people I worked with for 20 years, family members, etc., over my political views. We should be able to disagree peacefully.
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So true.
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Baby Elephants are my favourite, I totally would hug it to keep it warm! Also I am really happy that you didn’t say Koala “Bear” lol
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Awwww … I’m sure he/she would love to be cuddled by you! No, I learned long ago that Koalas are NOT bears! I don’t know how that ever got started. Glad you enjoyed the critters!
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Jill, cuteness abounds. Thanks for sharing and resharing. Keith
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Heartwarming, aren’t they? We all need a dose of cuteness every now and then. I’m glad you enjoyed them!
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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Thanks, Ned!!! I really appreciate it!
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“start out the weekend”
Errr … you are aware it’s already Sunday? So the weekend’s on its last legs.
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It may have been Sunday where you are … where are you, by the way? … but when this posted, it was only 3:00 a.m. on Saturday here in the U.S.
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South Africa, UTC +2
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Ahhhh! You are way ahead of us, then! I think you are my first reader from South Africa! Welcome … a bit late!
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Monday was a holiday?
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This was originally published in September 2017, just after the Labour Day holiday. 😉
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Amazing!!! 🙂 Thank you, Jill! xx Michael
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I’m glad you enjoyed them! Now, enjoy your Sunday, for Monday will be here before you know it! xx
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Thanks, Jill! 😉
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Thank you, Michael!!!
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:-))
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Sweet little tugs at the heartstrings. I adore the baby giraffe but also the tiny marmosets, Heck, who am I kidding, I love them all. Thank you
Cwtch
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Awww … I’m glad!
Cwtch
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