{"id":451,"date":"2008-10-27T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2012-05-24T16:38:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T20:38:57","slug":"im-not-lyinum-lion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=451","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m not lyin&#8217;&#8230;.um lion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may not realize it, but we have lions here in Upstate NY. No &#8211; really, we do. See?<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIebWnz0I\/AAAAAAAADl0\/znmfLOJ9jaM\/s1600-h\/all_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621058484031298\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 225px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIebWnz0I\/AAAAAAAADl0\/znmfLOJ9jaM\/all_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>From my years of communicating with <a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/riley\">Riley<\/a> and various other <a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/interviews\">wildlife<\/a>, I was able to understand the thoughts of these lions as we observed them. This one is thinking about what he is going to eat next.<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIevMsRxI\/AAAAAAAADl8\/ug_d4QLsqsA\/s1600-h\/big_guy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621063811090194\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 305px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIevMsRxI\/AAAAAAAADl8\/ug_d4QLsqsA\/big_guy.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>And this lovely lady? She is a huge Ray Charles fan and fancies that if she&#8217;d just had the chance, she could have been a backup singer for him. She&#8217;s pretty good too &#8211; listen:<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMrbvEsBI\/AAAAAAAADmk\/EZGAeOKkbU0\/s1600-h\/little_yawn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625679971397650\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 332px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMrbvEsBI\/AAAAAAAADmk\/EZGAeOKkbU0\/little_yawn.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Baaaaay-beeeeeee!<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMsu91XUI\/AAAAAAAADm8\/eTFoAAAbio8\/s1600-h\/med_yawn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625702313450818\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 320px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMsu91XUI\/AAAAAAAADm8\/eTFoAAAbio8\/med_yawn.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Oh no &#8211; there she goes again.<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMrsic_zI\/AAAAAAAADms\/Zra9K8Hg3SA\/s1600-h\/littleg_bigb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625684481867570\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 269px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMrsic_zI\/AAAAAAAADms\/Zra9K8Hg3SA\/littleg_bigb.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><strong>Baaaay-beeeeeee!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIfEAvTmI\/AAAAAAAADmM\/fI-sFNIO3nI\/s1600-h\/big_roar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621069398101602\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 297px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIfEAvTmI\/AAAAAAAADmM\/fI-sFNIO3nI\/big_roar.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Heaven help me<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMrcgAlFI\/AAAAAAAADmc\/Ll4DyD5tANs\/s1600-h\/little_girl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625680176649298\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 315px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMrcgAlFI\/AAAAAAAADmc\/Ll4DyD5tANs\/little_girl.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><strong>OOOOOOOH BAAAAAY-beeee!<\/strong><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIfqKXUVI\/AAAAAAAADmU\/kios1VuPfkc\/s1600-h\/big_yawn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621079639019858\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 327px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIfqKXUVI\/AAAAAAAADmU\/kios1VuPfkc\/big_yawn.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Is it over?<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMsPAB-CI\/AAAAAAAADm0\/dv_lri_Bbzc\/s1600-h\/littleg_bigb2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625693732730914\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 315px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUMsPAB-CI\/AAAAAAAADm0\/dv_lri_Bbzc\/littleg_bigb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Oh leave me alone! You are just jealous.<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUgUUoVpqI\/AAAAAAAADnE\/ofYS5_MAZag\/s1600-h\/alone500x287.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261647273159665314\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: hand; width: 500px; height: 287px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUgUUoVpqI\/AAAAAAAADnE\/ofYS5_MAZag\/alone500x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Whatever. Hmmmmm &#8211; that little blonde one in the striped shirt looks tasty&#8230;<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIezp_QuI\/AAAAAAAADmE\/ea85TEFKN18\/s1600-h\/big_guy2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261621065007710946\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; cursor: hand; height: 352px; text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQUIezp_QuI\/AAAAAAAADmE\/ea85TEFKN18\/big_guy2.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>No way &#8211; not the little blonde one!<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQW02QtSWUI\/AAAAAAAADnM\/CtCaqwP5vKE\/s1600-h\/mark500x332.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261810583943141698\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: hand; width: 500px; height: 332px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/SQW02QtSWUI\/AAAAAAAADnM\/CtCaqwP5vKE\/mark500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may not realize it, but we have lions here in Upstate NY. 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