Tag Archives: surprising

Confession: I Am Addicted to Animals

Posted on September 5, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Hello, my name is Mitch and I’m an addict.” If I had a spare life I’d spend it caring for critters. There’s so much more to animals than we realize. The “did-you-knows?” are fascinating, and new ones are being discovered … Continue reading →

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Think You’ve Seen Dolls? Think Again!

Posted on August 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

I became utterly fascinated when gathering these images. Dolls aren’t “just dolls.” They’re sculptures-with-attitude! Sure, some are cute, but in unexpected ways (see werewolf babies below). Others are funny or provocative. In short, they’re even more varied than people. Why? … Continue reading →

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How to Hide in Plain Sight

Posted on June 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago, fresh out of lockdown, we had mixed feelings. We wanted to go out in public again. But after months of quarantine we were understandably nervous about exposure. That’s nothing new for the animal world. This semi-serious photo … Continue reading →

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50 Unpredictable Moments Captured

Posted on February 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Is the universe laughing behind our backs, or does it simply have a different agenda? Sometimes life is beautiful, sometimes it’s weird, mostly it’s just unpredictable. Which is pretty cool. Most of the time. Click on any image to enlarge … Continue reading →

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Still More Amazing Street Art

Posted on January 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

Temporary, permanent, sweet, shocking, whimsical, thoughtful… Art can be anything, I think, except boring. And while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it is much more than mere information. It speaks to a different part of our selves. … Continue reading →

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Odd and Sometimes Oddly Beautiful Critters

Posted on January 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

While unashamedly quirky, these creatures are also uniquely beautiful, cute, or at least adorably ugly–the Proboscis Monkey has a face only Jimmy Durante’s mother could love. (For the scarier variety, click here.) Remember, beauty is only skin–or fur or feathers–deep. … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Timed Photos

Posted on October 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

Life, as mentioned in my previous Capturing the Unexpected photoblog, is sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, and always just a little bit weird. Why? It’s because we’re weird! We find comedy in calamity, meaning in meaninglessness, and truth in absurdity. Coincidence? … Continue reading →

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Cool Illusions!

Posted on August 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Illusions are everywhere. The more we look, the more we see. In fact, according to modern physics, our entire perception of reality is an illusion. Still, as Jean Rhys reminds us, “The value of an illusion (is) that the shadow … Continue reading →

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Surprising Public Sculptures

Posted on March 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love public art! Especially those pieces that catch us off-guard, delight us, or make us think (I photographed some of these pieces myself for that very reason). These public sculptures–in thoroughfares, in forests or along garden paths, some carved … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Unexpected

Posted on August 19, 2022 by mitchteemley

Once, when I was a kid, I tossed a quarter, watched it land perfectly balanced on its edge, and then stay that way! My friends were convinced I’d somehow stuck it there when they weren’t looking. If only I’d had … Continue reading →

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