being out of the rat-race.....
a daily reminder of basic animal instinct.....
I just really, really thought they were a chilled out bunch.
Not the type to bully a second-grader!
I was Googling hippos to show Mouse
I found a lovely blog from a little boy in second grade in the US of A - I think second grade is the equivalent of 6 or 7. He posts an animal a day, and what it eats and maybe another fact. Very sweet, very simple. Scout LOVED it, so I thought I would leave him a comment.
Firstly this is how he describes himself:
I am in second grade, I wear glasses and love animals.
I enjoy playing sports and playing with my friends.
I am Ethan.
Don't you want to just wrap him like a box of chocolates?
His first two comments are from his Uncle and Grand-pa ....I mean really, how sweet?
Then I scrolled down and saw this:
Hi Ethan – you have an excellent blog and it’s great that you love animals.
One of the pictures on your blog – of the hippo and baby – is from my website and I would appreciate it if you acknowledged the source and provided a link back to my site. Please confirm by email once you have provided a link.
One should always respect the copyright of the photographers who took the original pictures. One cannot simply copy pictures or content from the Web without permission or following the Terms of Use.
Thanks,Scotch
What a friggin frippy-frap-friddly-fraaking-froupy-making CHOP!!!
I was so cross I went to "Scotch's" website and lo and behold he is a wildlife photographer, and the really lame thing is he too has a blog...EXACTLY LIKE ETHAN'S, but a grown-up version.
Well I left him a message telling him he is a huge bully. I mean really, the child is exactly that..A CHILD!!! I know by blog rules you ALWAYS have to leave a link back if you take a picture from somewhere - a common courtesy if you like, but really is this guy just so self-involved he can't see his remark is just mean? Why not say something like " that photo is one I took, it was an amazing moment blah blah blah, I have loads on my website http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/ and I too have a blog http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/wildlife-blog.htmlildlife-blog.html, so if you would like to use any more photos, can you ask people to maybe have a look at my site/blog whatever - keep up the good work" Why trample a child's good work and feelings?
Yes, okay so maybe I am all about feelings right now, but man, I just got cross.
So please go along to Ethan's blog
http://myanimalblog.wordpress.com/
I am now his biggest fan!
mY jOY:
Just before the last post I got this email from my Cuz....perhaps I should give some of these a go
And as Phoebe is cutting a new tooth, perhaps I should try these on her:
what do you mean you think it might be a bad idea? I think it's genius!
PS COPYRIGHT of above photos belongs to PARTNERSHIP HEALTH GROUP LTD - got it?!?!
