What an exciting topic from our guest host Biasini with some help from her human Ma Leueen who helped her out with the typing. Horses can’t type. You’ll have to read the original super interesting post here.
Animals do communicate with each other and humans. My dog Gem will continuously ask me to take him for a walk until I finally do. One morning he came to me while I was eating breakfast. I knew what he wanted, a walk. I told him it was too early and to come back in one hour. He came back in 58 minutes. I told him he was 2 minutes too early! True story.
I love going to the Sacramento Zoo just to visit with the animals. They talk to each other.
Music speaks to us in different ways. I can’t carry a tune or play an instrument, but music is an important part of my life. It brings back memories. And it touches our hearts, especially when the memory is mutual. Richard and I used to work the Sacramento Music Festival until it closed. Two of our favorites were Tom Rigney and Flambeau and Dave Bennett.
Taken in 2016, here’s Dave Bennett and his band playing rock ‘n roll Jerry Lee Lewis style. You could find him next in a smaller venue playing his clarinet like Benny Goodman. 
Taken in 2017 Tom Rigney’s joy shows when he plays his fiddle.
Music also tells us about different cultures. Last year’s Asian New Year Festival in Isleton featured taiko drummers. They were amazing. Along with their music came an explanation of the culture attached.
And finally there is human non-verbal communication. Marlene and I happened to be in San Francisco for a photo walk along the Embarcadero. These next two images communicate human emotion.
Love is communicated as this couple help their old dog into her stroller. 
What emotion does this image communicate to you?
Communication is key to our getting along as a society. The animals at the zoo know that, do we?
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Oh Anne, what a close you had to your beautiful post. And we call ourselves the intelligent species! Loved those flamingos especially – lovely response.
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Thanks Tina! You gotta love animals. They communicate readily with each other and kill only when hungry. What does that say about humankind?
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Anne Human this such an interesting post! Ma Leueen has shown me all your photos and read your words to me as well. I had to laugh a bit at the flamingos. I have never seen such birds in my life. 🐴
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Biasini, I’m so glad your human took the time to show you and read you my post. I’m so glad you found it interesting. Yes, flamingos are funny and beautiful at the same time. You are beautiful too.
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Thank you Anne Human . That is a nice compliment for me. 🐴
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Wonderful gallery for the theme, Anne.
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Thank you Rupali! I enjoy seeing everyone’s interpretation on the subjects from Lens=Artists.
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Excellent examples of communication in action. 📷😃
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Thank you Khurt! Do you have a blog? I couldn’t find one.
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Excellent – and you are so right about how we are doing in communication nowadays. Animals are better at it than we are. And our societies will collapse if we do not mend in communication.
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Thank you Ann-Christine! Some day we will learn how to get along with each other.
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I want to believe you…
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I want to believe me too. In the meantime, we have our photography!
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Great stories via your lens, Anne.
in 58 minutes, amazing!!
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Thanks Amy! I didn’t know dogs could tell time, but then he was 2 minutes too early.
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Our dog Evan could tell what time we’d be home from work, dinner time… etc. 🙂
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Great photos, great communication.
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Thanks John! I’m loving this group and your take on themes.
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Thank you kindly Anne. It is fun and interesting.
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Very interesting publication, with great photos.
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Thank you Ana! Communication can bring us together, but it can also separate us.
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Wonderful post, Anne…both in words and images. I especially love your closing statement: “Communication is key to our getting along as a society. The animals at the zoo know that, do we?” It sure seems like we haven’t learned.
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Thanks Patti! Getting along together, if you’ve read history, is something we may never learn. That’s just sad.
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