But please don't leave. I will try to make it the most fun zoo post you've EVER SEEN!
On the way home from Tennessee, Faith wanted to go to the Louisville Zoo. Keep in mind we'd been gone from our respective homes for 3 1/2 days at this point and the song and dance of "are we there yet?" was wearing on even those who said the words from the back seat. I was a bit nervous about a hot, sunny afternoon at a zoo, but despite my worries, we had fun!
When we left our condo in Tennessee, it was raining. But check out the weather that waited on us in Louisville!
I love the way zoos plant objects intended to create scrappable moments...
...we spent more time looking at this rhino than the real one behind the fence. :)
Wonder how much this birth announcement would cost to mail?
Forget the cost of postage. Try to imagine giving birth to a 130 pound baby!
Everyone loves the lion exhibit, right? I posted this picture so you could see how far we were from the lion.
But check out the zoom on my camera!
I have to tell you, when I took this picture, I thought...he knows. And he's not happy.
Everyone loves the lion exhibit, right? I posted this picture so you could see how far we were from the lion.
But check out the zoom on my camera!
I have to tell you, when I took this picture, I thought...he knows. And he's not happy.
Wonder what a lion does to the paparazzi?
I found this outside the petting zoo...thought it might make a great inspiration for my next vehicle purchase. What do you think? New Bekahmobile?
Someone was done making serious faces. I think she outdid the gorillas.
This CRACKED me up. It was a "learning tool" that explained how animals mark their territory. For a demonstration...turn the wheel and watch it "spray." I love it that Faith just walked right up and did it.
I took this in honor of my part of town. This is the sort of thing that abounds....
...in the plastic variety of course.
Another of my favorite exhibits....I thought the pictures I got of the eagle in the botanical garden in Norfolk were good.....
But not THIS good!
Some exhibits just disappoint, you know?
Every time I see an elephant (which isn't all that often, granted) I think of the children's book where the character described her teacher's pantyhose as looking like elephant legs around the ankles. I can't remember the book, but that just cracks me up.
Good for them for petting the goat! I preferred to stand back and take pictures. There was one goat in there that I swear was drunk. He just staggered all over that pen!
Glad to meet you! (Except Kaylah really wasn't. She walked away right after this picture.)
Hannah and Kaylah had their first Dippin' Dots. Ever had those? I didn't eat any this particular day (residual car sickness...) but I remember the first time I ate them was at a zoo. It's the official zoo food, in my book.
And the conclusion of the day. We have a very similar monstrosity at work, so just seeing it reminded me that vacation was over and I was headed back to the real world....
For the record, the trip was a success! Only one meltdown - and it was at the very end. And it wasn't me! (Woo hoo!) The weather stayed gorgeous, and it was the best end to a great mini-vacation!
I found this outside the petting zoo...thought it might make a great inspiration for my next vehicle purchase. What do you think? New Bekahmobile?
Someone was done making serious faces. I think she outdid the gorillas.
This CRACKED me up. It was a "learning tool" that explained how animals mark their territory. For a demonstration...turn the wheel and watch it "spray." I love it that Faith just walked right up and did it.
I took this in honor of my part of town. This is the sort of thing that abounds....
...in the plastic variety of course.Another of my favorite exhibits....I thought the pictures I got of the eagle in the botanical garden in Norfolk were good.....
But not THIS good!
Some exhibits just disappoint, you know?
Every time I see an elephant (which isn't all that often, granted) I think of the children's book where the character described her teacher's pantyhose as looking like elephant legs around the ankles. I can't remember the book, but that just cracks me up.
Good for them for petting the goat! I preferred to stand back and take pictures. There was one goat in there that I swear was drunk. He just staggered all over that pen!
Glad to meet you! (Except Kaylah really wasn't. She walked away right after this picture.)
Hannah and Kaylah had their first Dippin' Dots. Ever had those? I didn't eat any this particular day (residual car sickness...) but I remember the first time I ate them was at a zoo. It's the official zoo food, in my book.
And the conclusion of the day. We have a very similar monstrosity at work, so just seeing it reminded me that vacation was over and I was headed back to the real world....
For the record, the trip was a success! Only one meltdown - and it was at the very end. And it wasn't me! (Woo hoo!) The weather stayed gorgeous, and it was the best end to a great mini-vacation!
3 comments:
May have to check out that zoo. I believe that Ramona Quimby referred to her teacher's legs in that manner.
YES!!!!!! Ramona Quimby Age 8!!!! All I could think of was Amelia Bedelia and I knew it hadn't been her. But yes, I do believe it was Ramona.
PS - They're building an arctic building and they did have an aquarium but we ran out of time before we got to it. (Hence the meltdown....)
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