This is Fairfax High School, which I snapped while shopping at Melrose Trading Post (for flea market jewelry + boots).
I looked at this lion for a while before I came to the conclusion as to why he doesn’t look very fierce. He’s not growling with his eyes. Instead, it’s like he’s holding his mouth open at the dentist.
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What an astute observation. You are so dead on. He’s like “ahhhhh”…but not so much “rawrrr” LOL! You seriously crack me up. xo
Hahaha. I love that you get this too. I can hear you reenacting the lion right now. XX!