wild kingdom

Witness the wild guinea pig in its natural habitat, casting a baleful eye on those who would approach.

Actually, meet Alice, my daughter's guinea pig who eyes us suspiciously even after two years living in our home, but welcomes all gifts of carrots, lettuce and apple slices.  And squeaks outrageously if we ignore these needs for more than a couple of hours.  I have to admit, I wasn't sure whether a quality photograph could be made of a rodent without apparent personality.  I intended to go for photo walks this past week to local stables to capture noble horses, or meet friends in the dog park exercising their rambunctious doggy friends.  But it seemed a shame not to feature Alice given that she plays a part in our family life.

Arin S's sneaky chipmunk seems to share Alice's focus on acquiring (or in this case - stealing) food.  Which is probably the only way one can photograph speedy little creatures like this one. 

cheers,
mosey of mosey along

Sneaking a snack by Arin S