If only we’ll listen.
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Always make room for others.
Kids and cuddling go together (photo by Elena Karneeva)
We can bear anything together.
Never be too busy to show you care.
There’s no such thing as love without kindness.
Be. Together. (photo by Annelise Sophiea)
Keep it clean.
Never let anyone suffer alone.
Be the first to make friends (photo by Lisa Holloway).
If they’re too weary, carry them.
Happiness has many ways of expressing itself.
Protect the ones youu love.
Respect other people’s privacy.
This Russian girl’s family have raised her alonside their pet grizzly bear (photo by Olga Barantseva).
If you want it, ask for it.
Always make time to play.
Don’t use others.
It’s OK to show off a little (photo by Elena Karneeva)
Find you tribe.
Bathing is great–enjoy it!
Find new things to play with.
Keep it clean.
Celebrate your friends!
Make sure your friends get home safely.
Trust the ones you love.
And trust those who love you.
Take long walks together.
Licking is almost always appropriate.
Look into their eyes when you tell them you love them.
Don’t just share your home, be home.
Don’t underestimate your strengths.
Never take more than you need.
Take lots of selfies together.
Keep each other cool.
Love crosses all boundaries.
Care for those who are deer to you.
Do life together.
Hug without reservation.
Teasing means “I love you.”
Swim with your mom.
Always play with your kids.
But tease gently
Be patient with one another.
Always come back.
Cuddle often as possible.
Don’t forget to tell your parents you love them.
Make time for conversation (photo by Elena Karneeva).
Face the future together.
Treat your dog like your best friend, and your best friend like your dog.
These are terrific photos! I love ’em. The ones with the bears and lions are a bit startling, but also strangely encouraging. ~Ed.
Thanks for making my morning, Mitch!
My pleasure, Grant!
Beautiful pictures and sentiment. Yes, we do all have so much we can learn from animals.
Jeanne
Thankfully there were no snakes included. 🙂
This is so sweet, Mitch! So much to be learned from all of God’s amazing creation. Oh to love others as unconditionally as my dog did!! ♥️🐶♥️
Amen to that, Dori!
These animal images/videos are extraordinary-and the quote by C.S. Lewis says it all. 🙂
I totally agree!!!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful images
My pleasure, Luisa!
Wonderful pictures and quotes, Mitch!
Thanks, Priscilla (I did have fun with the quotes, I admit).
Great!!!
I learn from my dogs every day.
Yep, dogs are first class tutors.
Fantastic photos. My cat Tish jumps on a chair to sit by the window in my workroom just to the side of my PC. I tell her I love her and if she is talkative she begins with “Meow, merow, merow, meow” So I can get on with my work online I tell her “I don’t speak cat” she gets this thoughtful look on her face and then just settles down to look out the window, Later when I am feeding her and her brother Freddie she bats her head against my arm and that I know means she loves me. Both of them always make me smile,
Seems you do speak a little cat after all, Rasma. ;>)
Hi Mitch,
They do say so much just without words. We could all communicate better. Thank you, Gary
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My pleasure, Gary.
These are great and the captions are absolutely fitting. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, Sue, and I’m glad you enjoyed the captions as well.
We can learn so much from animals! Love photos of dogs and cats peacefully coexisting.
Me too, Ab.
An extraordinary compilation of some great animal stories and their activities with brilliantly written captions …
Thank you for sharing this beautiful post. ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you, Roksana, and I’m delighted to hear you enjoyed the captions as well.
Brilliant Mitch 😊the only thing missing (in my humble opinion) was more goats especially jumping goats. I love them. They teach us to express uninhibited joy 😊
;>)
Tender, funny, beautiful captions. Love them all.
Thanks, Alegria, and I’m so glad you enjoyed the captions as well.
They sure do. Just one reason I love the Chronicles of Narnia.
Me too, Rob.
The trust an animal gives is true and it is only increased by the love he also has to give, if we will only accept it and reciprocate its power.
they are so ahead of us
Dog gone it you’ve done it again with these endeering photos. They really are the cat’s meow, Mitch.
;>)
Love the hound dog and the kitten. :0)
George Eliot has obviously never met my cat! Thank you for your inspiring and uplifting posts, Mitch. I look forward to them each day.
Aw, delighted to hear that, Sandy.
I LOVE this post!!! What a beautiful way to wrap up the day! Thank you, Mitch!
My pleasure, Jill!
I was all set to tell you which one I like the best but I can’t. I just can’t. I love them all. However, I must wonder about the parents of girl who has a Grizzly Bear as a pet. I would not ever trust a Grizzly with a girl or anyone else for that matter. Okay the owl – the owl who can turn his entire head around. How does he do that?! Yep – that might be my favorite, but then there’s the piglet in the bath and the boy and the goose, and the elephant, and those goats….
Loved the pictures and the messages they shared. ❤️
Also, the C.S quote is beautiful. I added it to my favorite quotes list. Makes me think of how little kids collect and love tiny rocks and sticks and clovers. And how beautiful love in all its forms is.
It is indeed.
What perfect photos to accompany each sentiment. (Or is it perfect sentiments to accompany each photo?) Hard to tell which came first!
I cheated, Nancy, and wrote the sentiment to fit the photo.
YOU wrote the captions?! I should have known–they’re wonderful!
Oh, well, thank you, Nancy!
The bird and cat made me laugh out loud
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That’s the truth! My dog Finn has taught me to live in the moment. (And not to worry about a few extra pounds here and there….)
Wonderful images and wonderful quotes!
Those bear and lion photos with kids remind me about Isaiah 11:6 and how sweet it will be in the coming kingdom: The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. (Leo)
Yes!
That is a love without prejudice. Thanks for sharing the image. Beautiful!!!
My pleasure, Alejandra!