ぞうさん Elephant

ぞ～ヲ　さん
ぞ～ヲ　さん
お～ふぁなが　なぁがぅいのね
そ～よ　CARさんも
な～がひぃのよ～♬

E～lephant
E～lephant
Su～ch a lo～ng no～se that you got
I～sn't it Mommy's got a
Lo～ng one too～♬

鵜！？ a cormorant!?

木曽川では鵜が水中に潜って魚を捕る習性を使った釣りがあるが、見たことがない。それが、先ほど皇居の水辺で微睡んいるではないか！？　当然鵜飼は見たこともないので知らない鳥だが、どうしても「鵜？」と思いパチリ＆ググッ。どうも「鵜」みたいだけど、はて～。
Kiso River that runs through Gifu-Ken is well known for "Ukai" or "cormorant fishing". I never saw one before but somehow I had an instinct, "should this be a cormorant?" So I shot photo and Googled CORMORANT. And yes, this bird seems to be a "cormorant" that dives into water to catch fish. Long time ago, cleaver people realized its behavior and introduced into their fishing technique.

箱入り娘 Cat In Da Box

昼休み、食事に出かけた道端の電話ボックスには住人が。外は寒く、室内はポカポカと日が差し込む。何とも素敵なカウチポテトならぬカウチ猫。近所のおばちゃんは言う、「写真撮るなら開けたら？逃げないから。」　ということで、ちょっとお宅拝見♪
Down the road, on the way to lunch, a phone booth stands and there sits a cat.  Despite the cold weather, sunlight warms up the LA-Z Boy. Boy O' boy, I want that couch.