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What?! Giraffes??
I spied them peeking out from the backyard of an apartment building in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood of Jerusalem.
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LOVE Those, Dina. but better than a dog? How about just VERY different?
ReplyDeleteHappy Aloha
from Honolulu,
Comfort Spiral
~ > < } } ( ° >
Tee hee. Where is this particular neighborhood?
ReplyDeleteUuummmmm... are they real?
ReplyDeleteDina, what a nice image, so curious!
ReplyDeleteHow strange! They beat lawn flamingos :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting a smile on my face this morning :).
ReplyDeleteHaha, cool:-)
ReplyDeleteAlways on the outlook!
ReplyDeleteBetter giraffes than crocodiles...
ReplyDeleteUnusual pets for sure!
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