FANTASTIC FLICKR

After exploring Flickr, I found a pic that comes close to heart. I have a double dapple dachshund( that's a tongue twister!) named Dixie (a.k.a. wiener dog) So it was a given I was going to search for Dachshunds in Flickr. I found a very interesting photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xeni/517216882/ . It was a picture of a sign prohibiting animals taken at a Guatemalan restaurant. Monkeys, parrots, and of course rats were pictured. However, I was not prepared for a silhouette of a dachshund. Apparently in Guatemala there are wild jungle dachshunds- who would have thought!?
That's the beauty of Flickr- if I had not come across that particular picture I would have never even thought that dachshunds were so common in central America.
I think Flickr is fantastic!!!! You can see cities, states, countries, just about anything that you might not ever have the opportunity of seeingor visiting. You get to see various places, people, or things up close and personal that an encyclopedia or a t.v show could never achieve. You could even plan a vacation around Flickr. For instance, you might be planning to go to England but are not quite sure what places to see. You have travel books and all, but still want a closer look. While viewing other people's pictures of England, particular pictures taken by them might pop out at you and make you say "hmmmm, that looks like a great spot to sight see at, that food at that restaurant looks amazing, that museum looks very interesting." You take your vacation, snap numerous shots and now you too can post them on flickr for all friends and family to enjoy. You can even get crafty by making stamps, moo cards, calendars, and books out of your pics. You can have all sorts of fun with flickr- like they say a picture provides a thousand words : )