Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA

Retired, with two dogs and a boat. For them, it must be a dream come true. The Pasquotank River and the re-purposed Elizabeth City waterfront make a beautiful backdrop for the day's activities. The captain and his first mate may be navigating the Intracoastal Waterway with enough time to explore some of the Albemarle's tidal creeks. [2020]

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Even before January was designated as the first month of the year by the Roman Emperor, it had already been named after Janus, the god of time and new beginnings. He is typically depicted with two faces, one looking forward and one back: just like this calf, now a museum exhibit in Connecticut's Old State House. [2022]

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Representing the Reptilian order of Crocodilia is the ghariel, whose snout is uniquely adapted to eating fish. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent. Ghariels are the largest of the crocodilians. [2011]

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Representing the Reptilian order of Squamata, genus Varanus (monitor lizards), is the perentie, which can grow up to 8 feet long. It is a native of Australia, a carnivore, and a top predator. [2019]

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Representing the Reptilian order of Squamata, suborder Serpentes (snakes), is the puff adder, so named because it puffs up when threatened. It is a native of Africa, where it may be the most widespread snake on the continent. [2020]

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Representivng the Reptilian order of Testudines is the red-footed tortoise. They are native to South America. The red-footed tortoise is classified as vulnerable primarily because it is hunted for both food and the pet trade. [2021]
 

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

While you are seeking shade to ameliorate the heat, turtles are seeking sunshine to maximize every degree. That's because you are warm-blooded, and they are cold-blooded. The way these turtles are competing for space on that log reminds us, though, how much we have in common. We all want to be in the same places. Their log is our Manhattan Island. [2022]

Santa Rosa, California, USA

Charlie Brown and Snoopy have been planning April Fool's tricks all year, and this is the day they plan to use one on you! Beware! As for this memorial: It's in Charles Shultz' adopted home town, Santa Rosa. Where are Lucy and Linus, you ask. Keep looking. They're lurking around town somewhere. [2005]

Valetta, Malta

Bay windows add floorspace and maximize the potential for natural lighting (and heating) in flats like these. They also increase the possibilities for invigilating the street, even if it is the pets who are keeping watch. Jane Jacobs would approve. [2009]

Ranger, Texas, USA

Here's an icon of the American West, a horse-riding cowboy, plus one future cowboy. That little boy is now well into his 30s, and the dad is probably into his 60s. The dates of all pictures appear in brackets at the end of each caption. So, this photo was taken in 1987 and posted today, one third of a century later! [1987]

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here's a walker and a walkee taking advantage of some autumn sunshine. The setting: A ribbon of green that follows the Pleasant Valley Stream through a residential neighborhood in Elmhurst. [2021]

London, England, UK

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here is one loving duo, a dog and his mistress. He is definitely a cocker, but is he an American cocker or an English cocker? The setting will tell you. The setting: A street in London's Soho. [2009]

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here are two sentient beings intent on showing no emotion. The setting: outside a sentient Starbucks where water awaits one and where one flat white awaits the other. [2021]

Beemerville, New Jersey, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here is another single animal with two names: The cuter ones, like this guy, are woodchucks. All others are groundhogs. The setting: a private zoo in northern New Jersey. [2018]

Buffalo, South Dakota, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here are two star steeds. Which one is Cloud? Which one is Russet? The setting: a working ranch on the Northern Plains, a ranch that was once part of buffalo country. [2019]

Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here is a single animal with two names. In North America it is a caribou, but in Europe it is a reindeer. The setting: the Minnesota Zoo, one of the best for seeing creatures of the upper middle and high latitudes. [2021]

Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here are two Grant's zebras grazing and bonding, and maybe grooming later. The setting: the Idaho Falls Zoo as a stand-in for the African savannah. [2020]

Kingwood, West Virginia, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here is one llama who seems to be going it alone even though llamas are pack animals. The setting: a private zoo in the mountains of West Virginia. Actually, this llama has plenty of companions. They are just off tending to visitors. [2021]

Kingwood, West Virginia, USA

The bipeds (four of them: count the feet) are feeding the quadruped (count the paws). Lucky kids: They get to see the species that has inspired so many stories and cartoons. Poor bear: He has nothing to do but pad around his cage and wait for food to tumble down that oblique green tube into his lair. [2021]

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Feeling sleepy? Whether for a nap or a full night's sleep, wouldn't it be nice to just hollow out a pit and make it your bed no matter where you happened to end up? Such grizzly habits might represent the ultimate in becoming a minimalist, a lifestyle being championed by many millennials. [2020]