@ An Apple For The Picking Rick O'Shade begins his experience of Water! An Apple For The Picking A red apple, ready to eat, nature has washed it clean of dust and soon it will let go of its hold on the branch, let’s pluck it and eat it and enjoy the crisp taste of autumn on the way.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Queenie.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Queenie the Majestic Monarch Butterfly. They both received one silver mole!
Yellow Daisy Egg My pets are in awe of these beautiful eggs—they would love to try to paint their own one year. Easter and spring are times of joy as the earth awakens, plants are pushing forth from the soil, and the days are becoming warmer. Many baby animals are born in the spring, and life is burgeoning. May these eggs bring you joy and be a reminder of the earth renewing itself.
Graceful Water Lily The Nymphaeaceae family (a very fitting name for these elegant water plants) offer the ideal finishing touches to a garden pond. Water lilies add practical features and also beauty to any pool. Fish use them to hide from predators, and as shady retreats from the hot summer sun. Plants growing in a pond help keep the water clean and aerated. These specimen is especially beautiful!
While experiencing the Elements, you met Flitter.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Flitter the Green Rapid Dragonfly. They both received one silver mole!
@ Rain Tracks "Wow! It says here in our brochure that there’s a bush called dictamnus albus which emits a flammable, oily substance which can be lit on fire, without burning the bush itself," remarked Rick O'Shade. "Wow indeedy!" responded Jake. Rain Tracks Today is raining and the raindrops have gathered on the window pane. The drops are racing each other and chasing each other to see which drop can make it to the bottom of the window first. Dear pets, if you would like to play a game with these raindrops, choose one and follow it with your paw, or talon as it heads downward.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Jake.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Jake the Black Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Lake Baikal, Russia "There's a fun project in our brochure on how to make a weather vane from an ice cream container lid, scissors, a marker pen, a skewer, a straw and a pin," remarked Rick O'Shade. "Cool!" responded Lalique. "We could make a start when we get back to our hotel tonight." Lake Baikal, Russia Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia, Russia. It is considered to be the oldest lake in the world, at 25 million years, and the deepest lake. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve. A Unesco world heritage site. Beautiful in winter, a huge chunk of ice looking like a massive diamond.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Lalique.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Lalique the Ragdoll Kitten. They both received one silver mole!
@ Frog on a Lily Pad When humans and animals breathe, we give off an odorless gas called carbon dioxide, or CO2. Plants use this gas, along with sunlight, to make food—and oxygen too! This process is called photosynthesis. Frog on a Lily Pad It's an endearing, iconic image—a frog on a lily pad! The lily leaves are attached to stems about four feet long connected to the plant growing on the bottom of the pond. These stems and the water's surface stability make the lily pads strong enough to carry a frog. It may look a peaceful scene, but the frog is in reality remaining motionless, waiting for unsuspecting prey!
While experiencing the Elements, you met Hansi (Icky Bird Who Can't Fly).
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Hansi (Icky Bird Who Can't Fly) the Playful Penguin. They both received one silver mole!
Hansi (Icky Bird Who Can't Fly) and you found 75 Travel Tokens!
@ Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, Africa The doldrums is a wind-free area around the equator where sailing ships used to get stuck for weeks. Hence the phrase ‘in the doldrums’. Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, Africa One of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1708 m (5604 ft) Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi River, in southern Africa. In the Lozi language, Mosi-oa-Tunya, "The Smoke That Thunders"; In the Tonga language Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") The Sotho language name Mosi-oa-Tunya is the name used most commonly.
David Livingston, a Scottish Missionary, was the first recorded European to set eyes on the falls in 1855. Livingstone named the falls Victoria after Queen Victoria, the World Heritage List officially recognizes both names. Mr. Livingstone also cited an older name, Seongo or Chongwe, which means "The Place of the Rainbow", as a result of the constant spray.
Victoria Falls, though not being the largest in width or height alone, combined these falls are indeed the world's largest sheet of falling water.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Theo.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Theo the African Penguin Chick. They both received one silver mole!
@ Regal Swan "There's a fun project in our brochure on how to make a weather vane from an ice cream container lid, scissors, a marker pen, a skewer, a straw and a pin," remarked Rick O'Shade. "Cool!" responded Mr. Dylan. "We could make a start when we get back to our hotel tonight." Regal Swan The mute swan, or Cygnus olor is a very large white waterbird with an orange bill. In the UK they are most commonly found in England, but to a lesser extent in Scotland and Wales. In cold weather, some mute swans arrive from Europe into eastern England.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Mr. Dylan.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Mr. Dylan the Yellow Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
@ Many Waterfalls The ancient Greeks believed that there were four elements that everything was made up of: earth, water, air and fire. This theory was suggested around 450 BCE, and it was later supported and added to by Aristotle. Aristotle also suggested that there was a fifth element, aether, because it seemed strange that the stars would be made out of earthly elements. He would be surprised to learn that they are in fact made up of many elements found on earth, and are so hot they could be said to be on fire all the time! Many Waterfalls Looking like so many mini waterfalls, the ocean surges, and retreats over a large flat rock. The sound must be wonderful, so soothing.
While experiencing the Elements, you met iddels.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with iddels the Blue Beautiful Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
@ Ripples On The Water The idea that four elements – earth, water, air, and fire – made up all matter was the cornerstone of philosophy, science and medicine for two thousand years. Ripples On The Water Water rippling over the rocks below creates abstract patterns that shift and change.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Suzy Q.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Suzy Q the Brown Rustic Rabbit. They both received one silver mole!
@ Tudor Rose When it’s a hot, muggy summer day, you’ve probably heard the word “humid.” But what does that mean, exactly? Relative humidity is the amount of water that the air can hold before it rains. Humidity is usually measured in percentages, so the highest level of relative humidity—right before it rains—is 100 percent. Tudor Rose In the 15th century King Henry VII of England introduced the Tudor Rose, which combined the red rose of the House of Lancaster with the white rose of the House of York. The Tudor Rose was adopted as the national emblem of England, and was a symbol of peace and unity in the period following the long civil war.
While experiencing the Elements, you met BLUEY.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with BLUEY the Blue Polar Bear. They both received one silver mole!
@ Leaf And Water Drops "Wow! It says here in our brochure that there’s a bush called dictamnus albus which emits a flammable, oily substance which can be lit on fire, without burning the bush itself," remarked Rick O'Shade. "Wow indeedy!" responded Choose a name ♡ Molly. Leaf And Water Drops Magnifying a subject—as in this leaf and water drops—can produce some wonderful almost abstract art.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Choose a name ♡ Molly.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Choose a name ♡ Molly the Tabby Cat. They both received one silver mole!
Choose a name ♡ Molly and you found 5 Travel Tokens!
@ Swimming With The Fish "Hey, this is interesting, Rick O'Shade!" declared Choose a name. "It says here that if the entire world’s water were fit into a 4 litre jug, the fresh water available for humans and pets would equal only about one tablespoon." Rick O'Shade fidgeted with the corner of his brochure. "I'm not sure I follow, Choose a name!" "It's a proportion thing, Rick O'Shade. Nearly 97% of the world’s water is salty or otherwise undrinkable. Another 2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers. That leaves just 1% for all of our needs!" Swimming With The Fish Where do I want to be? Under the sea. The water is warm the fishes are darting around in colourful schools—nibbling a bit of plant here and there.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Choose a name.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Choose a name the Tabby Cat. They both received one silver mole!
@ Water Drops On Pine Needles The ancient Greeks believed that there were four elements that everything was made up of: earth, water, air and fire. This theory was suggested around 450 BCE, and it was later supported and added to by Aristotle. Aristotle also suggested that there was a fifth element, aether, because it seemed strange that the stars would be made out of earthly elements. He would be surprised to learn that they are in fact made up of many elements found on earth, and are so hot they could be said to be on fire all the time! Water Drops On Pine Needles Come along dear pets, we are going to take a walk amongst the trees. The rain has stopped and the air is fresh with the scent of pine all around, it will lift our spirits and refresh our minds.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Leonardo.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Leonardo the Introvurtle. They both received one silver mole!
@ Rain Soaked Twig "It says here that 'fire' is from the Old English fȳr, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuur and German Feuer," remarked Rick O'Shade. "That's interesting!" responded Cuddles. Rain Soaked Twig Don't you just love the play of light on the foliage, with the foreground in sharp focus and the background grasses a soothing blur, and this twig weighed down by raindrops at dawn?
While experiencing the Elements, you met Cuddles.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Cuddles the Brown Rustic Rabbit. They both received one silver mole!
@ Hello, Anyone Home Oh look ... you won a pet! Hello, Anyone Home Raindrops bejewel the web of a spider. I wonder where the occupant of this web went when the rains came. A spider can’t hold an umbrella, so I hope it found a big leaf to hide under while waiting out the rain.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Lady Jane.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Lady Jane the Yellow Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
Lady Jane gave you 1 "Gentle Jellyfish (Floating)" size 7
@ Refreshing The Rose "Art galleries can be hard on the paws, can't they, Foxy Sir?" remarked Rick O'Shade. "Just think of the café and gift shop at the end, Rick O'Shade! That keeps me going!" Refreshing The Rose The dusty pink rose, is ready to unfurl, perhaps today when the sun shows its face, but for now, the rose has been washed of dust and refreshed.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Foxy Sir.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Foxy Sir the Red Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Playing With Waves "When was silver identified as an element?" "Eek—no idea, frisky!" "Don't worry, Rick O'Shade! It was as far back as 4000 BCE!" Playing With Waves Take your shoes and socks off, the sand is soft, and the water is warm as the waves gently roll in and out. Playing tag with the waves is a favourite pastime of many people and pets. A great way to cool off during the heat of the summer.
While experiencing the Elements, you met frisky.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with frisky the Grey Playful Kitten. They both received one silver mole!
@ Dewy Iris Rick O'Shade and Cadbury were entranced on reaching this exhibit and eagerly posed for a picture standing on either side! Dewy Iris A beautiful iris with dew-laden deep blue petals in an atmospheric close-up image.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Cadbury.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Cadbury the Chocolate Milky Moo Cow. They both received one silver mole!
@ Tantalizing Cherry Ray Bradbury wrote a book called The Fireman, but the editors found the name boring. They called a local fire station to ask at what temperature book paper would burn at. The firemen put Bradbury on hold, burnt a book, and reported that the temperature it burnt at was 451° Fahrenheit. The rest, as they say, is history. Tantalizing Cherry Water drops on a ripe red cherry, how mouthwatering is that. But is this cherry for eating or is it a model for an artist? Don’t help yourself quite yet.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Bella.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Bella the Black Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Heron at Dawn Rick O'Shade was very happy to meet Milo here! They both swapped tales of their experiences of their tour of the art gallery wings so far! Heron at Dawn This tall, almost prehistoric looking, grey heron stands like a statue on the edge of the pond, contemplating its next meal. Dawn is just breaking and the water is shrouded with mist.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Milo.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Milo the Green Happy Dragon. They both received one silver mole!
@ Canine Hydrotherapy! “If there's time at the end of the day when we get back to our accommodation, I might do some initial sketches for a watercolour painting from the postcard I bought in the gift shop," Snickerdoodle said, offering Rick O'Shade a toffee from the bag and then unwrapping one for herself. “That sounds like a good plan, Snickerdoodle!" said Rick O'Shade. "Very relaxing, and your painting will be a great souvenir of our trip through the Elements!" Canine Hydrotherapy! Most dogs love to swim! Those that take to aquatic frolics most readily will be dogs with a water-resistant coat, evenly distributed body weight and a large tail to act as a rudder!
While experiencing the Elements, you met Snickerdoodle.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Snickerdoodle the Arctic Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
@ Ladybug Going For A Walk A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4000 years, and it has been mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch and in the Old Testament Book of Daniel. Ladybug Going For A Walk Little ladybug taking a stroll on a leaf, it rained this morning and the ladybug stops to sip at a raindrop. Refreshed the ladybug will move on to do ladybug things.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Peaksy.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Peaksy the Screech Owl. They both received one silver mole!
@ Teal & Purple Peacock Feather Rick O'Shade and Clyde shook paws, said “How do you do?” and posed for a souvenir photo. “Why am I always on the left?” grumbled Rick O'Shade. “Let’s change sides.” “No,” said Clyde. “This is my best side.” Teal & Purple Peacock Feather Birds waterproof their feathers with oils from the preening activity, which prevents water droplets sinking further into the feathers. Instead water forms into droplets which run off the feather. Feathers have a unique and highly complex structure and their arrangement with neighbouring feathers maintains their "waterproof" integrity.
While experiencing the Elements, you met Clyde.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Clyde the Wisp. They both received one silver mole!
@ Water Drops On A Rose Rick O'Shade and Aloe Vera shook paws, said “How do you do?” and posed for a souvenir photo. “Why am I always on the left?” grumbled Rick O'Shade. “Let’s change sides.” “No,” said Aloe Vera. “This is my best side.” Water Drops On A Rose A white rose in full bloom, sprinkled with drops of water. Did it rain early in the morning, or did a gardener come by with a watering can and drench the flowers before the sun came out?
While experiencing the Elements, you met Aloe Vera.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Aloe Vera the Sweet Succulent. They both received one silver mole!
Aloe Vera gave you 1 "Elements Travel Token" size 7
@ Plop, Water Drops As Rick O'Shade's experience of "Water" comes to an end, he receives a wonderful gift! Lotus Flower, Violet For thousands of years, the Lotus flower had been used as a symbol of purity, beauty, and transcendence. The Lotus flower also represents connection. In Feng Shui the lotus is seen as an embodiment of the mandala, the petals have a center point that expands outward. Beautiful, delicate flowers that only grow in swamps. "All the wisdom is within us, so the 'jewel,' the 'treasure,' is in us—and we are the lotus flower," Anjie Cho
Plop, Water Drops As the rain falls and lands on the water’s surface it creates craters and small pillars of water. It is endlessly fascinating to watch the raindrops fall. Rick O'Shade has completed his exploration of "Water"! Please select another pet as visitor, so it can also explore the Elements!
While experiencing the Elements, you met Spot.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Spot the Brown Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
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