THE DETROIT LIONS

While walking around downtown the other day, I came across these lions arguing. Seems they were about to play basketball but they each wanted to play with their respective basketballs. The were hissing and snarling at each other;and the language the were using. Finally, I had enough. "Have some 'pride' I screamed." "They'll be her shortly," they retorted.

I CAN'T GET NO RELIEF...

I came across this Relief on an, otherwise, unassuming house. I thought the way the Sun light interacted with the color of the wall made for an interesting photo. At any rate, It is obvious what the address is.

LIONS AT THE GATE

If you click the picture to enlarge it, you will see the well behaved brothers of yesterday's lion. He was relegated to the back yard for misbehaving. These handsome young fellows stand guard at the front entrance to the manor. They have a place of honor, well deserved, no doubt. There seems to be a preponderance of one of two statues in our area:there are lions or there are pineapples. What's in front of homes in your area?

NOT RICHARD THE LIONHEARTED

I came across this statue in the backyard of a home. It seems kind of odd sitting on a nondescript pedestal in an out of the way spot in someone's back yard. Is he being punished for biting the mailman? Come back tomorrow to see what his "better behaved" brothers are doing.

HOME SECURITY

Here is another example of what people put in their yards. These statues are guarding the front entrance to this house. I asked a friend about the symbolism. He said that they were used as "protection" against evil spirits and bad luck in the Orient. However, I thought lions were only in Africa while tigers would be more appropriate. Maybe someone out there can clear up this confusion. They are very beautiful what ever their origin.