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I have included a few things to do

in and around Geelong

just in case borders are closed suddenly.

 

Visit the Otway Rainforest near Geelong

Lekhubu Island and its ancient Baobab trees

on the edge of the Kalahari Desert.

 

Sunrise at Botswana’s Lekhubu Island

 

Rise early to enjoy sunrise at Geelong

Go on an African Safari

 

Enjoy an a Down Under sunset near Geelong

 

Cruise into Glacier Bay and view Alaska’s

Margerie Glacier

Explore the Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Centre

From Fairbanks take a Chenna River Cruise

Fly from Fairbanks to Coldfoot…

…coach to small community…

 

…of Wiseman inside the Arctic Circle.

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FOWChallenge-Nourish

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nourish

provide with the food or other substances necessary
for growth, health, and good condition
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I’m sure Labradors believe…

 

…that other than sleep…

…they should have plenty of nourishment…

…between dawn and dusk.

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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:…Nourish

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freezing

below 0°C.
 
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It had to be near, or below, zero to freezing

to form a horizontal icicle. 

 
 
 

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While we were only inside for a few minutes,

the forty below room did not feel that cold.

While the signed maintained it was 40 below,

the temperature reading was only

a little over 20 degrees below.

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Pic-and-Word-Challenge:...Wk262-Freezing

 

 

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Word-of-Day-Challenge-Chilling

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chilling

cool (food or drink), typically in a refrigerator.
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Chilling food…

…in a freezer.

Tourists chilling out…

…in the Forty Below room.

Fairbanks,

Alaska

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I’m not sure how many times I have…

…viewed these images with a clear focus

on husky puppies, and not seen

the buckets of flowers.

Better late than never, I guess…

Fairbanks,

Chen River,

Alaska.

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Cee-BW-Challenge-Horns

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Horns from all over.

hereford cattle have horns.  However, PollHerefords do not have horns.

Similarly Poll Dorset sheep, in this case a ram,

do not have horns.

In both cattle and sheep horns have

been breed off the original livestock to

facilitate better animal husbandry practices.

Riverboat horn.

Trumpets…also called horn.

Do Giraffes have horns? 

Google states that a best guess is that

giraffe’s “horns” were originally

support structures for their antlers.

 

 

…for their antlers.   

Sockets that supported

the large racks which deer find so handy

during mating season in their tests

of strength and dominance.

Source: Google Search

 

 

Finally, a highly sort after horn, by some cultures.

Made of similar material which forms our fingernails,

it’s hard to see why rhino horn is valued.

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Cee’s Black & White Challenge:  Horns

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