Images Dated 21st December 2012

A capybara stands in a lagoon at sunset at the Hato La Aurora

A capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) stands in a lagoon at sunset at the Hato La Aurora, Casanare province December 16, 2012. The Hato La Aurora private nature reserve is 17,000 hectares (42007 acres) housing more than 350 species of birds, hundreds of wild animals, including cats, pumas, tigers, and thousands of turtles. The reserve promotes conservation of all wildlife, including a safari, which attracts hundreds of local and foreign visitors each year. Picture taken December 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (COLOMBIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Young lady meeting an old man clothed all in leather

Scene from the nursery rhyme aOne Misty Moisty MorningaA where a young lady meets an old man - aOne misty moisty morning when cloudy was the weather, I chanced to meet an old man clothed all in leather. He began to compliment and I began to grin. aEHow do you do, and how do you do, and how do you go againaaaA. From aThe Babyaas BouquetaA by Walter Crane, published in 1878 by George Routledge & Sons, London

The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow

A mother shielding her daughter from the cruel north wind as they both contemplate a robin in the snow - The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow and what will poor robin do then, poor thing?a??. From a??The Babya??s Bouqueta?? by Walter Crane, published in 1878 by George Routledge & Sons, London

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