{"id":329,"date":"2014-06-28T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2014\/06\/melbournes-horse-and-carriages.html\/"},"modified":"2014-06-28T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T12:21:00","slug":"melbournes-horse-and-carriages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2014\/06\/28\/melbournes-horse-and-carriages\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne&#8217;s horse and carriages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">What do you think?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Tourist horse and carriage rides have been plodding through the&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">streets of our city&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">for around thirty years.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Together with our trams&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">they are iconic Melbourne transport.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">For $100 AUD you can take a half hour ride&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">from Melbourne Flinders Street station&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">to the Shrine of&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Remembrance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It is not cheap,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">but I&#8217;m sure it would be lovely,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">unless that is,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">you start worrying about the condition the animals are kept in&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jnaq2OAznmY\/U61thPc_iVI\/AAAAAAAADWc\/O9xLEqANZcI\/s1600\/Horses1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jnaq2OAznmY\/U61thPc_iVI\/AAAAAAAADWc\/O9xLEqANZcI\/s1600\/Horses1.jpg?resize=640%2C502\" height=\"502\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Melbourne&#8217;s iconic horse and carriages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">There is a bit of a rumpus going on at the moment<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">between those concerned about animal welfare,<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">who are a large and ever growing group,<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and the rest of Melbourne.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TPnJ_XBWfQM\/U66rgkGsXSI\/AAAAAAAADY4\/Nk3IuZOdOFg\/s1600\/Horse5.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TPnJ_XBWfQM\/U66rgkGsXSI\/AAAAAAAADY4\/Nk3IuZOdOFg\/s1600\/Horse5.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Melbourne&#8217;s horse and carriages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The pro horse and carriage Melbournians<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">like seeing the horses on the streets,<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">believe they are well cared for,<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and consider them a wonderful tourist attraction to be preserved.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The Melbourne Against Horse Drawn Carriages<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">are concerned that the horses work long hours,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">in all weathers, including searing&nbsp;summer heat,<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and are subjected to all the fumes and pollution of the CBD,<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">amongst other things&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iYnl3R7UWO8\/U61ybuVDRYI\/AAAAAAAADW0\/T-0z4GPcepo\/s1600\/Horses3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iYnl3R7UWO8\/U61ybuVDRYI\/AAAAAAAADW0\/T-0z4GPcepo\/s1600\/Horses3.jpg?resize=614%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Horses and carriages Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">In 2011 our Melbourne City Council introduced a code of practice&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">for the operation of horse drawn carriages,<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;in response to growing questions about the industry.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Today we found a long line of horse and carriages,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It has been a wet and wild week here in Melbourne,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">so maybe not the most popular day for an open carriage ride?&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Even with the nice woolly blankets which are on offer!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yNl1yeSLu4o\/U66n98ntSJI\/AAAAAAAADYs\/_h9Tfj1Rybk\/s1600\/Horses4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yNl1yeSLu4o\/U66n98ntSJI\/AAAAAAAADYs\/_h9Tfj1Rybk\/s1600\/Horses4.jpg?resize=640%2C282\" height=\"282\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">For hire on Swanston Street, Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The horses don&#8217;t look too miserable, or poorly cared for,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">But they do look extremely bored!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">This horse decides to add to the wet conditions under foot&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and flood Swanston Street!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They are obviously being well watered&#8230;!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-356l0QJO2wo\/U61v6cadAxI\/AAAAAAAADWo\/tifMxP7he8A\/s1600\/Horses2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-356l0QJO2wo\/U61v6cadAxI\/AAAAAAAADWo\/tifMxP7he8A\/s1600\/Horses2.jpg?resize=634%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"634\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Melbourne horses and carriages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We are not alone having a horse furore!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">On our recent visit to New York city<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">we found there is a similar&nbsp;debate.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">As there is in other cities worldwide<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Such as Vienna, Rome and Montreal.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Where ever you are in the world<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">if you see a horse and carriage&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">it is likely that you might take a picture.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">How many of us have similar snaps?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uj-_sWLD-gE\/U66xJDSAf0I\/AAAAAAAADZI\/zLB_50kqc58\/s1600\/centralpark3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uj-_sWLD-gE\/U66xJDSAf0I\/AAAAAAAADZI\/zLB_50kqc58\/s1600\/centralpark3.jpg?resize=578%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"578\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Horse and carriages New York City&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">There is something very photogenic&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">about the traditional horse and carriages.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">You want to believe that these horses,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the livelihoods of their human owners,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">are well cared for&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mFV-18qLHCU\/U64uLo9NgEI\/AAAAAAAADYQ\/MSslcCAL-20\/s1600\/CentralPark.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mFV-18qLHCU\/U64uLo9NgEI\/AAAAAAAADYQ\/MSslcCAL-20\/s1600\/CentralPark.jpg?resize=640%2C490\" height=\"490\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Horse and carriage Central Park, New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Of course the same applies to whatever animal is in question.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Here in Rajesthan, India, we spotted a camel and carriage.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FRIpe4ASoeM\/U64rkwOTjgI\/AAAAAAAADX0\/VMq2mG7tkXU\/s1600\/Camel.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FRIpe4ASoeM\/U64rkwOTjgI\/AAAAAAAADX0\/VMq2mG7tkXU\/s1600\/Camel.jpg?resize=640%2C450\" height=\"450\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Camel and carriage, Jaisalmer, India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp; <span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;I saw&nbsp;a petition that<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b4f4f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;\">Horse &amp; Carriage Rides in the City of Melbourne should be BANNED&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #4b4f4f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;\">and&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b4f4f; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;\">replaced with human-powered cycle rickshaws<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Human power is used the world over,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">you only have to think of India&#8217;s rickshaw drivers&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">or the pedal bike carriages as seen in New York&#8217;s Central Park.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cjtFY_g4wsc\/U64vLm77l_I\/AAAAAAAADYc\/QCbAuF5P6FI\/s1600\/centralpark1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cjtFY_g4wsc\/U64vLm77l_I\/AAAAAAAADYc\/QCbAuF5P6FI\/s1600\/centralpark1.jpg?resize=626%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"626\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Human-powered cycle rickshaws -New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It will be really interesting to see how much longer&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the horses stay in Melbourne.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I would be happy to see the horses remain,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">as long as they are being properly looked after.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Do you have horse and carriage rides in your country?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-v-yWa0UTlMA\/U64ru1lTxSI\/AAAAAAAADX8\/KD-jOvXpF9g\/s1600\/lww_2.png\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-v-yWa0UTlMA\/U64ru1lTxSI\/AAAAAAAADX8\/KD-jOvXpF9g\/s1600\/lww_2.png?resize=320%2C106\" height=\"106\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Linking with <a href=\"http:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com.au\/\">Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/a> thanks to Eileen<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-N0sHr7MkLTg\/U64r4lIyU9I\/AAAAAAAADYE\/aDcw-39u-kg\/s1600\/Saturday%27s%2BCritters_1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-N0sHr7MkLTg\/U64r4lIyU9I\/AAAAAAAADYE\/aDcw-39u-kg\/s1600\/Saturday%27s%2BCritters_1.jpg?resize=242%2C320\" height=\"320\" width=\"242\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">and &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/camera-critters.blogspot.ca\/\">Camera Critters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/camera-critters.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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