Blue Stick! That Means Games! Food! by taffy

Blue Stick! That Means Games! Food!

We had a brief visit to the zoo today (about to 8 minutes), before Jim tripped, disclosing his finger and getting several scrapes and abrasions. So, instead of the zoo if was off to the ER where they fixed him up after several hours of various activity. All is well, but the only photo I have to show for it was one from our short time watching the seals engage with their trainers and get some snacks in response. But the up side for Jim is he is relieved of all chores for the near future!
Truth in photography...I added the light rays in post processing -- his shiny coat seemed to cry out for them!
Cool capture. Bummer about the fall and missing out on the rest of the zoo.
November 21st, 2020  
Nice shot of the seal. Hope Jim is back to himself soon.
November 21st, 2020  
Fabulous capture. Glad your husband is OK.
November 21st, 2020  
Glad it wasn't worse than that - it your short visit you sure picked up a neat shot - love those rays on his shiny body
November 21st, 2020  
Such tough luck re your hubby, hope the wounds heal well. Like Milanie, I love the rays of light.
November 21st, 2020  
@milaniet @ludwigsdiana I should have said that I added those using Luminar4. I thought his shiny coat needed some light rays so made it happen.
November 21st, 2020  
Poor Jim, glad he’s relatively ok. Love this shot, great light and those whiskers and eyebrows are amazing!
November 21st, 2020  
Oh dear poor Jim, hope he recovers soon. I am sure he can still do some chores one handed if needed, ha ha.

Love the whiskers on the seal and the rays of light. Nice editing.
November 21st, 2020  
Oh no, just as you're healing well too. Get well soon wishes

Great photo btw
November 21st, 2020  
What happens when you disclose your finger?? Remind me not to do this! This seal looks as if he is made of black rock - so shiny. The water looks good too!
November 21st, 2020  
Great candid shot! Hope Jim is feeling better soon!
November 21st, 2020  
Oh no poor Jim! Hope he recovers quickly! He definitely won’t be doing the chores for a while! Shame your zoo trip ended so quickly!
November 21st, 2020  
Neat picture! Healing thoughts to Jim!
November 21st, 2020  
Super shot! Love that sun flare. Poor Jim, though! I hope he's ok!!!
November 21st, 2020  
The sun flare and light really make this photo.
November 21st, 2020  
Great action shot. Jim, heal well...
November 21st, 2020  
Ouchies! Poor Jim. Hope he heals speedily, I am sure he is just dying to get back on with those chores!
I like this little seal, cute shot.
November 21st, 2020  
nicely done. I hope the finger recovers quickly.
November 21st, 2020  
So sorry for your Jim (my dh was Jim too), hope he recovers quickly
November 21st, 2020  
At least there is an upside for Jim... hope he gets off the injured list soon... love the sharp, slick look of the seal.
November 21st, 2020  
Ouch! Nice pic, glad he is ok!
November 21st, 2020  
Great capture! I can see all those whiskers. Hope Jim is doing well soon.
November 21st, 2020  
Great photo and edit! So glad that Jim didn’t hurt himself more, I guess the silver lining for him is he can sit and watch you do everything. 😊
November 21st, 2020  
The seal does look like almost like a shiny stone statue. Your edit with the rays adds interest to this shot. Hope Jim’s finger is healing quickly.
November 21st, 2020  
Oh dear, I hope that Jim is soon on the mend.
November 21st, 2020  
Love your editing. really makes this Fav
November 21st, 2020  
Glad Jim is okay. Very cool shot!
November 21st, 2020  
I'm sorry to hear Jim had a bit of a scare... but you still got a fun shot!
November 21st, 2020  
A super capture
November 21st, 2020  
The shine on that seal....you can see your face in it! Poor Jim....glad it wasn’t worse....a very different photo for you too!
November 21st, 2020  
What a painful Jim, Fun tray you have added.
November 22nd, 2020  
Bummer for a zoo trip cut short and a cut finger... give Jim our good wishes for healing. Nice light rays!
November 22nd, 2020  
Hope his dislocated finger heals better than mine did. What a drag. So sorry. The rays work great
November 22nd, 2020  
Oh, no! But the backlist seal whiskers are nice!
November 22nd, 2020  
Ouch!! Not a good start to the day, hope he's been attended to and on the mend. Nice image for the 8 good minutes, at least!
November 22nd, 2020  
Great idea with the addition of light rays. Glad Jim is OK!
November 22nd, 2020  
As you say - he is soo shiny - and has very, very impressive whiskers. :)
November 22nd, 2020  
Gorgeous photo but not a great day for Jim!
November 22nd, 2020  
Nice capture.
November 23rd, 2020  
Awww so adorable!!! I love his big whiskers!!!
November 25th, 2020  
love those sharp clear whiskers and the additional rays are very well placed to complete the picture. So sorry to hear about Jim though - sounds most painful.
November 25th, 2020  
so glad he's ok .... I think everyone is ready to say "Goodbye 2020". I got one trip to the national zoo before it closed again. You had to go online and reserve a ticket, they were only letting x amount of people in the zoo each day and so much of the zoo was off limits that I just didn't go back. I enjoy all their posts of the new baby panda, a little bright spot in 2020.
December 4th, 2020  
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