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A Hungry Otter dines

Watching this otter dine reminded me of Lewis Carroll's "The Walrus and the Carpenter" from "Through the Looking Glass".
Even though it wasn't a walrus, and there was no carpenter. And it was crabs, not oysters...
There are twelve photos, they are arranged to be viewed in sequence. (the entire poem is at http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/walrus.html )
The walrus
The "walrus"		 O Oysters, come and walk with us, the walrus did beseech...
"O Oysters, come and walk with us", the walrus did beseech...		 A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, along the briny beach.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, along the briny beach."		 The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things...
"The time has come," the walrus said, "to talk of many things..."
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings.
"Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings."		 Now if you're ready, oysters dear, we can begin to feed...
"Now if you're ready, oysters dear, we can begin to feed..."		 But not on us!, the oysters cried, turning a little blue...
"But not on us!", the oysters cried, turning a little blue...		 After such kindness that would be a dismal thing to do.
"After such kindness that would be a dismal thing to do."
I weep for you, the walrus said, I deeply sympathize.
"I weep for you," the walrus said, "I deeply sympathize."		 With sobs and tears he sorted out those of the largest size.
With sobs and tears he sorted out those of the largest size.		 Shall we be trotting home again? but answer came there none.
"Shall we be trotting home again?" but answer came there none.		 And this was scarcely odd because, they'd eaten every one.
And this was scarcely odd because, they'd eaten every one.

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Georgia Roessler27-Aug-2002 14:16
Great series of photos! And the captioning with the poem is super. Very nicely done, Gary!
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