I am totally into lions. I took the photo above when I was getting some produce this afternoon at the
Reading Terminal Market, one of the most wonderful places in Philadelphia.
Andrew and I routinely take 2 hours walks meandering through the city. This summer I delighted in discovering bunches of front porch lions (why didn't I have my camera!?). As soon as it warms up enough to walk again (it's been in the 20s here!) I'll get some pictures of them. My favorites are the ones with shields. You'll see, they rock.
This awesome lion is one of a pair that guards the entrance of Sutro Heights in San Francisco. Since we were there on vacation in April, Andrew had his camera on him. The lions are at least life-size, if not bigger. They are pretty impressive!
And, since I insist on doing things in sets of threes, the lion's are part of a larger Asian animal obsession that includes peacocks (I'm cuckoo for peacocks!!!) and elephants. I'm 100% sure that peacocks and elephants are going to get very popular this year. I was worried that lions would be left in the dust, but when I popped into Anthropologie in December, I discovered that they had 3 peacock ornaments, 2 elephant ornaments, and 1 lion ornament. Oh, happy lion, you will not be left out.