Hoglet by siphoto

A gorgeous juvenile Hedgehog photographed in November as part of an ongoing project with Toni Bunnell who cares for injured and orphaned Hedgehogs found in and around York. Thanks for looking!

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Hoglet by siphoto

A gorgeous juvenile Hedgehog photographed in November as part of an ongoing project with Toni Bunnell who cares for injured and orphaned Hedgehogs found in and around York. Thanks for looking!

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Dying Bee by MatthewXavier

Bee is one of my favorite insects. I couldn’t bear to watch it die…

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Shrine of the Bab, Haifa, Israel by PhotoStock-Israel

Haifa, Israel, Shrine and gardens of the Bab. This Shrine is, for Bahais, one of the most sacred spots on earth, second only to the Shrine of Bahaullah situated a few miles away, north of the city of Acre. Both Shrines are visited by thousands of pilgrims each year.

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The love fort by kalspics

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Black and Gold by Kbtimages

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Remind Me To Never Care About You Again… #NeverCareAboutYouAgain by nour__chehadeh

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Welcome to Friends Blog

Thank you for visiting Friends Blog, if you are friendly then let’s make friends…. so please read on.

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Well you have probably heard about the famous TV series “Friends” (1994–2004) and just to pop your bubbles, this is not about that episode at all. Instead this blog is all about friendship, love, cute fights and beautiful moments that friends share with each other and cherish them.

Friendship can be defined as an interpersonal connection that starts with simple association but builds up to a much more complex, binding and enriching relationship. There are degrees of friendship such as simply friends, close friends, best friends etc. which boils down to the simple fact whom you love, like and care about most.

There is a fine line between being friends, friends with benefits, romantic and sexual relations. They often overlap and synonymous with each other.  Friendship normally begins at a casual level and then it moves up friends with benefits and sometime leads to dating and even sex. So it is our choice and responsibility where do we want to take our friendship to.

In our life the person that plays a significant role after our parents and blood relations are Friends. Friends play different roles at times, like sometimes they act as your soul mate or teddy bear, sometime they can be more of a punching bag with whom you would like to settle a scuffle with and set all differences; and sometime they can act as your guardian, guiding you in difficult times. Friendship is based on sympathy, empathy, compassion, mutual understanding and caring about each other. This builds a relationship out of thin air, confiding trust and dependability through time. Since real friendships does not depend on legal, social, professional or monetary obligations, but are usually glued together by mutual interests and respect, shared values, care and love. Since there are no rules in friendship, all that matters is you and your friend.

Finding true friends in this materialistic world can really be a daunting task as most of them will pretend to be your best buddy and take advantage of you and probably desert you when you are in trouble.

if you somehow manage to find a true friend, even then maintaining a long lasting friendship is really tough and requires lot of hard work from both sides, mutual understanding and love for each other. True friendship cannot defined or proved, but can be felt and it is just that feeling that makes your heart flinch when your friend is suffering.

Today making friends has become a whole lot easier albeit a popular activity on the cyberspace with the advent of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut and their likes. But there are points to be remembered while making friends online and if done correctly can provide you a rewarding experience both personally and professionally. There are some rules that can be followed to build successful relationships online.

Good Netiquettes (Not preaching or something! just cool info):

· Never say something online that you wouldn’t in real life.

· Don’t share extremely personal or private matters and your personal identification information online.

· Communicate in neutral tone and avoid sarcasm and never SHOUT (i.e. use all capital letters)

Now for making friends in real life where sending a friend request will just not do the job, for those shy souls who desperately try to make friends but eventually fails due to various factors. Let’s face it – befriending is an art which comes naturally to some people while others have to try really hard at it. Some friendship tips: try giving your 1 million dollar smile when you meet people, you would like to make friends with. Introduce yourself in a casual but polite manner and listen very carefully what they say. Think twice before you answer and make some casual jokes to lighten the atmosphere. Discuss topics and find out what interests them. Once the ice is broken, try calling your new friends, text them, help them and try to hang out with them. After that, start sharing your itsy bitsy personal secrets, gossips and make them feel that they can rely on you. The rest will come automatically if you intend to continue your new found friendship. Among the most challenging aspect of maintaining friendship is conflict resolution. Time and again there will be fights and quarrels over difference in opinions and to tackle all that you need to be vigilant and promptly resolve them as they happen, as leaving them unattended would escalate the problem to new heights. Try to learn from it so that you are better equipped for it in the future.

Now let’s us concentrate on other species apart from humans to gain some insight into the subject matter. We can find several examples of friendship and love exists among different species and some of them even occur among predators and their prey. Come to think of it, in animal kingdom we have seen unlikely friendships between dogs and cats, cats and mouse, tigers and deer and the list goes on. This can only prove that friendship knows no boundary, race, caste, colour and species.

Animal Friendship Photos

Now the punch-line: If a dog can be a man’s best friend then why can’t we?

To show our love for our kinds we do donate to child care, NGO’s, animal shelters for the love of all kind. We think, if we can make a difference by helping others then so can YOU.

Memorable Friendship Quotes

Since friendship is an important aspect of life, use these famous quotes to show your friends how you really feel about them:

“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allow you to grow.”
― William Shakespeare

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
― Elbert Hubbard

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”
― Helen Keller

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”
― Marlene Dietrich

A friend to all is a friend to none.
― Aristotle

A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.”
― Jess C. Scott, The Intern

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
― Bob Marley

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.
― Arnold H. Glasow

“I think if I’ve learned anything about friendship, it’s to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don’t walk away, don’t be distracted, don’t be too busy or tired, don’t take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.”
― Jon Katz

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
― Buddha

“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.”
― Charles Lamb, The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

― Thomas Jefferson

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go.
― Margaret Walker

Friends are born, not made.
― Henry B. Adams

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
― Aristotle

The only way to have a friend is to be one.
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out.
― Walter Winchell

A friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else.
― Len Wein

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
― C.S. Lewis

Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

― Elbert Hubard

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
― Bible: Ecclesiastes

Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends.
― Mary Catherwood