You might expect lions to inhabit the grassy plains of Africa but here in South Yorkshire we have got plenty of lions - lurking about urban areas. They all belong to an art and charity project called "Pride of Yorkshire". Its ultimate purpose is to raise extra funds for Sheffield Children's Hospital.
There are in total one hundred and fifty adult lions to spot. All of them have been individually decorated - mostly by professional artists and community groups. There are also a hundred and fifty smaller lion cubs. When the project reaches its conclusion in September, the lions will be auctioned off.
Now I have no intention of tracking down all three hundred lions but this week I have taken pictures of several of the beasts in and around Sheffield City Centre. And because I am a generous kind of guy, I am sharing a few of those images here in this blogpost.
And on the subject of lions, there are three lions on the badge of the England football team. Tonight, in Atlanta, our lads needed to fight back like lions in order to beat The Democratic Republic of Congo by two goals to one. They were ably led by our captain - Harry Kane - who scored both of our goals. When the second one went in, I yelled at our television screen, "What a hero!" Harry Kane even looks like a lion!
Next up it's Mexico in Mexico City in the early hours of our Monday morning. That won't be easy, even with Harry Kane at the helm. But you never know. COME ON ENGLAND!
