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One of my Blue Jays visiting the bird feeder. They are such characters. They sqwauk if I don't bring their morning offering of peanuts soon enough, sqwauk at each other and fight and watch me from the trees. They are a regular bunch of comedians, very entertaining.
A Monkey, or better... a Barbar Macaque, is looking at his surroundings. Tons of people have gathered again alongside the walls that border his grounds. A couple of young boys are out and about, yelling and screaming like they just dont care. The monkey sees them, takes a bite from his apple and just keeps sitting there. One of the boys yelles at him, saying things like "Hey, stupid monkey, jump for me!"
But the Monkey wont budge. He just keeps calm and stares at them. The boys are starting to jump in anger and trow twigs and pebbles in his general direction. Non of them hit their mark.
"That damned monekey doesnt do anything!" They yell with red cheecks and mean looking eyes.
After a while, the boys leave with anger and frustration in their hearts... But the Monkey... well... He made them jump without even uttering one, single, word... and takes another bite from his apple with bliss in his heart.
So... who's the stupid monkey now?
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“It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves" .... François de La Rochefoucauld
With thanks to….
Owl ~ Wouter de Bruijn
Clouds ~ Fractal Artist
~ Expore ~ #108 ~ Feb 20th, 2009 ~
Alternate take on this week's Looking Close... On Friday theme: Three.
The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"
The three monkeys are Mizaru, who sees no evil, covering his eyes; Kikazaru, who hears no evil, covering his ears; and Iwazaru, who speaks no evil, covering his mouth.
The proverb and the image are often used to refer to a lack of moral responsibility on the part of people who refuse to acknowledge impropriety, looking the other way or feigning ignorance. It seems like a visit from Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwasaru might be helpful at this moment in time...
Basic information courtesy Wikipedia.
Garden sculpture of an owl. The owl is the mascot of Temple University, where I went to med school with Hippocrates.
Day 156 of my 366 Project
This is the Harbor Freight Tools hardware store located at 129 Ridgeview Road located in the Ridgeview Shopping Center in Wise, VA. It opened in part of the former Kmart in fall 2016; interestingly, in order to open this store, the old garden shop structure was taken down.
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke.
The less he spoke the more he heard...
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
Whenever I see owls, I think of this fun quote. This owl was difficult to spot he was so quiet and still hiding behind the branches of the tree. I had to give it my best effort. Hope you like my peek-a-boo shot.
"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."
-George Bernard Shaw
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The heads of the impressive group of fifteen moai, located at Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island.
You can see more pics (from 2000 and 2013) in my Easter Island set.
The four monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil. Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of "do no evil". He has shown crossing his arms.
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