Brian has spent the last few weeks recovering from a series of "flu-like" symptoms and when he is not resting in an effort to recover, he is often in the process of catching-up on all his work-related business. To do my part to help him along in the resting, recovering, and catching-up efforts, I tried to keep the kids un-bored this rainy weekend. Saturday found us watching Mariachi music at a local performing arts center and Sunday we headed off to the zoo!
Yes, it was raining. But from my days working at the zoo I have the fondest memories of the most rainy days. The zoo is (mostly) empty when it rains, making lots of room and time for just watching the animals and perhaps learning a little more about them than you would on a busier, sunnier, warmer day. We had nothing but time and in an effort to stay (mostly) dry, we lingered in the buildings making lots of new discoveries... spent some time in the Herpetarium, the Aviary, the small museum at the Farm, the polar bears!
a rainy day is a great day when you are creature of the tortoise-variety! this fella had his head buried in the mud when we came upon him.
the komodo dragon.
margaret, a bit surprised at what she is seeing.
the great big handsome silverback, mwelu.
a visit to the zoo is not complete without visiting my old friend chickie.
totem poles at the entrance of the polar bear and sea lion exhibit.
graceful: characterized by beauty or grace of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant. yes, i would describe elephants as unbelievably graceful and elegant.
china!
seems to me that ya ya has the right idea... a nap on a rainy sunday morning!
Thankfully, the new week finds Brian doing much better and headed off to work. Keeping our fingers crossed whatever he has been dealing with doesn't affect the rest of us like it has him!
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