Everybody has oddball photos sitting around in their files that they can’t quite bring themselves to throw out, even though they don’t know exactly what to do with them. Cee’s created the perfect thing: put them out there for people to see. Here are few for this week.
Up close and personal with my parents’ stuffed bear.
Just want to add that they didn’t shoot it. My dad bought it at an auction.
Choices for your newest key
Partly eaten macaron sitting on my knee
Want to see more? Go to this week’s Oddball Challenge.
This, that and the other thing 
good grief…that bear has sent me back to bed
🙂 It’s too stuffed to eat you, Jo.
janet
None the less…it scared the c**p out of me.
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Then I thought…you poor bear.
My dad bought this and number of other items at an auction where they were selling the estate of a man who’d done a lot of hunting. I always thought it would be fun to have the bear rigged to roar when the front door was opened, a bit like in “FX” (which is a cool movie.)
janet
Look the keys to my locks! 🙂
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Great odd ball photos and so creative. I like your keys! 🙂
I was getting our younger daughter a couple of keys. Now, instead of someone making them, there’s a machine that does everything and it had a number of cool choices for keys. Of course, these were a bit more expensive.
janet
Yes, you did find some oddball photos. How entertaining.
Most of the really bad or weird ones I just delete. The joys of digital photography. :-0
janet
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I require you to grill your paternal parent upon his motivations … I suspect the answer would be along the lines of “It was an AUCTION, for heaven’s sake ! – one buys ANYTHING at auction !” [grin]
M.R., they went specifically because everything there was western. We were at the cabin in Wyoming at the time (during the summer) and Dad had talked about going. He mentioned there was a bear for sale. When he got home, I guessed that he got the bear but he also got an arctic fox in white winter fur and a huge, gorgeous grey wolf (as well as more mundane western things.) As they live in Arizona, everything looks perfectly at home in their house.
And who am I to say otherwise ?! These things are always a matter of taste. My own father was given an elephant’s foot waste-paper-basket for his study, and had NO IDEA how to get rid of it !!I believe it was still there when he died.
You’re so right, M.R. But they are all really quite magnificent, particularly the wolf. Sometimes the kids from their church’s grade school come to the house for a field trip. 🙂 They’re all quite amazed. These guys fit in well with saddles, bronzes, spurs, painting, etc. that decorate the house. It all seems rather normal to us!
Great photos for the challenge. I love the bears teeth. 😀
You only love them because he’s not trying to eat you!! 🙂
LOL. 😀
Cute! The macaroon is my favorite. I think the bear wants to eat that macaroon as the appetizer to something bigger.
You never know, Lisa. It can probably eat whatever it wants. 🙂
janet
Great oddball pics, Janet. They really made me laugh. 🙂
That’s a good thing for oddball photos to do.
About that bear photo…..Ewww….LOL
He’s quite impressive. Make you realize you wouldn’t want one of these guys after you when he was alive (or she.)
janet
sooo so true. Respect the bear!
Exactly!!
He looks much better when you’re not just looking into his mouth!!
Yeah, but I think the way you took the photo is a great perspective.
Certainly more interesting and…oddball.