You can see a lot of kitties (gattini) in Rome, too, Martha. I stayed next to the Czech embassy, and there was a group of kitties outside the embassy door every morning, waiting for a feeding.
Bwahahahahahah!!!! “Maybe it’s the Pope having a swim”. I wish I hadn’t read that while I was drinking water. Now it’s all up my nose and all over my monitor. That was funny.
I agree with you, Mary – this could be an equally goofy swan mom who is either really trying to make the kids laugh/blush/cry or who just dropped her earring in the pond.
We know this is the swan dad, because it’s always dad who’s clowning around and embarrassing his kids. If it was mom, she’d be fussing at them to swim closer together and trying to wipe stuff off their beaks with mom-spit.
GAHHH! Ed. please change “here” to “hear”. If you don’t this will drive me nuts! I can’t BELIEVE I did that! I’m so ashamed! *hangs head, slinks to corner to flagellate self with wet noodle*
Martha in Washington:
In Florence they say
“momma meow!”
Not sure about the Rome Gattini.
I do know that my whole time in Tuscany I never met an unfriendly cat & I tried to meet all I saw!
Mums don’t embarrass their kids like that, Mary the first, they do it in different ways, like singing ABBA at the top of their voice in a packed theatre. My poor, unfortunate son has TWO mums who do that to him.
Wow, even his feet are gone! They have an awesome dad!
Swan butt!!! I love how the kids are just ignoring their embarassing parent.
*creeps up*
*squeezes ‘tocks*
Aw what a cute fluffy lil’ bottom!
Why do I hear the “Duh-duh! Duh-duh!” Jaws theme?
Blurbbble Blurbllle Blurblle
Bottoms up!
If he tells you, “Pull my webbed toe,” run the other way, kids.
It was just like going to the movies with my dad when I was 14!
ICEBERG! 8 o’clock!
Fuzzy Cygnets!!
Good gosh that could my new alternaswear.
Oh, that’s just grandpa. Today, he thinks he’s an ostrich.
I can so hear the little ducks’ exasperated sigh. “He’s sooooo childish!”
Those of you swan-knowledgable can tell me, how do you know it’s the dad and not the mom?
Papa e i bambini sono molti carini!
I want to go to Rome and look at the upside-down ducks!!
You can see a lot of kitties (gattini) in Rome, too, Martha. I stayed next to the Czech embassy, and there was a group of kitties outside the embassy door every morning, waiting for a feeding.
Maybe it’s not a swan. Perhaps the pope having a swim.
What a nice shot!
How did they recognize it was dad? XD
This is my new favorite shot (until the next post).
Looks like dad did a swan dive into shallow waters.
Wanna know what?
Swan butt!
International cute! Although, I think CO gets a lot of Canadian submishs, yes? So we’ll call it: European Cute!
Bwahahahahahah!!!! “Maybe it’s the Pope having a swim”. I wish I hadn’t read that while I was drinking water. Now it’s all up my nose and all over my monitor. That was funny.
Buttocks in Italian is “natiche”. Don’t know how to shorten that to ‘tocks tho. ‘Tiche, maybe?
Theresa–What do gattini say? I would love to hear their little Italian accents.
I agree with you, Mary – this could be an equally goofy swan mom who is either really trying to make the kids laugh/blush/cry or who just dropped her earring in the pond.
Tockberg.
[I was thinking "assberg." Right ahead. - Ed.]
We know this is the swan dad, because it’s always dad who’s clowning around and embarrassing his kids. If it was mom, she’d be fussing at them to swim closer together and trying to wipe stuff off their beaks with mom-spit.
This picture quacks me up
GAHHH! Ed. please change “here” to “hear”. If you don’t this will drive me nuts! I can’t BELIEVE I did that! I’m so ashamed! *hangs head, slinks to corner to flagellate self with wet noodle*
Martha, I couldn’t catch everything, but it sounded like they were saying “Lasagna with tuna, please?”
HOLY QUACK! I didn’t realise that was a boid-butt!
Martha in Washington:
In Florence they say
“momma meow!”
Not sure about the Rome Gattini.
I do know that my whole time in Tuscany I never met an unfriendly cat & I tried to meet all I saw!
MiLikeyCuuute:”The Pope having a swim” snort!
That’s so cute. “The Pope Having A Swim” hee-hee.
The duckies are cleverly ignoring their mum. Or Dad.
Mums don’t embarrass their kids like that, Mary the first, they do it in different ways, like singing ABBA at the top of their voice in a packed theatre. My poor, unfortunate son has TWO mums who do that to him.
Mud Bug, Italy is bustin’ with cats. Here’s a Venetian one (actually in Murano):
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2259311580054217802cwhJkD
While I’m at it, here’s a Roman doggie. She was very bashful, though– she hid behind her ancestress, the Roman wolf:
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2110881290054217802TVlyIa
Starling, oh, dads do that, too. Yes they do.
Hehe, this made me laugh out loud.. and cheered up my hubby, who’s on sick leave. Thanks co
Theresa and Mud Bug–Grazie! I am studying Italian with the intent of going to Italy and talking to every animal I see. BTW, I envy you both!
Ed.–Thank You!
Papa Duck never could get the young ones to play “Hide and Seek” with him after work.
Martha– something else interesting about Italia. You know how in the US, we have chubby people, and chubby dogs and cats?
Well, in Italy– especially in the cities, they have skinny people. And chubby dogs and cats.
here is the daddy!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2595363405_605a7557fc.jpg
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