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19th May 2013

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Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. ~Jimi Hendrix~

Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. ~Jimi Hendrix~

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20th April 2013

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Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size. ~Mark Twain~

 

Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size. ~Mark Twain~

 

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15th April 2013

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It’s a pleasant thing to be young and have ten toes
~Robert Louis Stevenson~

It’s a pleasant thing to be young and have ten toes

~Robert Louis Stevenson~

Tagged: girlbabieschildrenkidsswingtoesbarefootfeetcuteexploring

15th April 2013

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“Well HELLOOOOOO there, funny little blob!”

“Well HELLOOOOOO there, funny little blob!”

Tagged: animalswhaleaquariumencountersbabykidschildrenadmirationcutefunnycaptivity

20th March 2013

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In the name of cooperation

In the name of cooperation

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16th March 2013

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Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch

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2nd March 2013

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James Herriot observed that cats are connoisseurs of comfort. It appears theses two kitties don’t get much of a chance…

James Herriot observed that cats are connoisseurs of comfort. It appears theses two kitties don’t get much of a chance…

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28th February 2013

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…and they called it “puppy love”…

…and they called it “puppy love”…

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28th February 2013

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When you are a kid, you don’t have to pretend to appreciate crap that passes for art :)

When you are a kid, you don’t have to pretend to appreciate crap that passes for art :)

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28th February 2013

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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. ~anonymous~ 

He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. ~anonymous~ 

Tagged: dogsanimalspetsguardiandefenderfaithfulwatchfulsleepingchildkidsbabytouchingcuteloveadoration

19th February 2013

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As a child, one has that magical capacity to move among the many eras of the earth; to see the land as an animal does; to experience the sky from the perspective of a flower or a bee; to feel the earth quiver and breathe beneath us; to know a hundred different smells of mud and listen unself- consciously to the soughing of the trees. ~Valerie Andews~

As a child, one has that magical capacity to move among the many eras of the earth; to see the land as an animal does; to experience the sky from the perspective of a flower or a bee; to feel the earth quiver and breathe beneath us; to know a hundred different smells of mud and listen unself- consciously to the soughing of the trees. ~Valerie Andews~

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3rd February 2013

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Best way to pass on family recipes. I still remember how wonderful it felt to squeeze the warm, silky dough for Xmas bread while making it with my grandma

Best way to pass on family recipes. I still remember how wonderful it felt to squeeze the warm, silky dough for Xmas bread while making it with my grandma

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22nd January 2013

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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened
~Anatole France~

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened

~Anatole France~

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2nd January 2013

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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

~Josh Billings~

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

~Josh Billings~

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20th December 2012

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Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other.
~Dr. Louis J. Camuti~

Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other.

~Dr. Louis J. Camuti~

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