up close (for the love of animals series)

Oh Ernestine,

You give me hope!

If God created you
with wrinkles and grey eyelashes
They can’t be all bad!:)

*I went to the zoo yesterday to photograph the animals. They were as fabulous in appearance and diversity as I had remembered them from my last visit years ago. I must say, however, that seeing them in the cages left me feeling sad. When I got home and viewed the images I was amazed at the “sadness” portrayed in them. I was planning this series to be a “fun, light-hearted” series…and for the most part will stick to that plan. But occasionally you will see a portrait from my zoo outing and it will remind you that all God’s creatures were meant to be FREE