The Beauty of Mother Nature

So today feels like a pretty random day... as far as blogs go. First of all, the weather is complete SHITE... but it is Aidan's birthday! Yay - happy 24th!

I wanted to add a couple of strange yet amusing pictures that I have had saved on my computer for that express purpose - sharing it with the public and seeing if anyone thinks they are as funny as I do.

Elephant Seal - Oh my lord, look at this thing's schnozz. This animal looks like it was made from scraps of leftover animal parts. The midsection of a hippopotamus, the lower jaw of a walrus, and the nose of a goblin. Jesus. Through absolutely no bias towards penguins, I have to say, brave penguins. :)

I'm not sure what species this is... but it must be some kind of animal... right? Seal slash rabid dog slash sewer rat? And I'm not sure why this mother is so excited to be holding her baby in front of this feral seal beast. I really hope there is some invisible glass partition between them. Crikey.

And last but not least... World's Ugliest Dog, may he rest in peace.

Shudder. How could anyone love this thing? I mean I am all for giving animals a home and 3-legged dogs and one eyed cats and all, but this thing looks like the lost member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, keyword here being Mutant. Maybe if Splinter produced an illegitimate child with the guy from Tales from the Crypt, we would have a believable spawn going on here...

I can't be the only one who sees this.