Penguins and Penguins II

On Monday for Canada Day, the first image in my blog post shows a photo of Jay and me at the Vancouver Waterfront. We are not big fans of selfies. Of course during most of our lives, we had to ask strangers to take our photo if we were both to be in it. That type of shot always emphasizes the location. It also give one a chance to actually talk to someone who one doesn't know. Asking for or accepting help is a human trait. This is a skill that Gen Z has never learned to do in person. 

--- Anyway, sorry for getting sidetracked.   I keep a Flickr album with pictures of Jay and me over the years.  Interestingly, it only has around 125 pictures in it.  So, I added the Canada Day photo as the most recent one. While looking through the album, I noticed that two images had something in common. 

One was taken in 2007 and the other 2022.

 

This image was taken in Hollywood, California.  We were inside the Dolby Theatre back when it was known as the Kodak Theatre.  There was some sort of blue-screen arrangement and we were able to get this free Polaroid snap.  Obviously, it was when that particular original, animated movie was being promoted.

We didn't know that fifteen years later, we'd be standing among real penguins.  During December, we were on a cruise that'd left Miami and went through the Panama Canal and down the western side of South America.  After rounding the Cape Horn, we headed straight for the Falkland Islands.  We'd arranged to go to Volunteer Point in a 4-wheel-drive vehicle.  It was an amazing day among these quirky creatures.  We continued onwards for our extended winter stay in Buenos Aires.