Tuesday, March 02, 2010

 

zoo state

It's been a month now since A, Birdie and I went to the San Diego Zoo. We got a sweet deal to tag on a fun day to an otherwise busy work trip... to SD, California. The one day we got to venture out as a family in the relatively warm California winter sun, was super-fun.

Together A and I had made some definite plans to direct Birdie into a zoo state of mind. For Christmas, we bought a Lego Zoo scene (it is so fun). Then, we got her into the mindset within a month prior to our departure, that a plane trip was imminent and the Zoo was on the other side. She watched fantastic zoo cams and videos. Pre-trip the favourite, by far, was the panda cam.
You never know, is the kiddo going to want to sit in front of the panda for hours or is seeing each animal for five seconds the best its going to get. Well, our experience was pretty well a mix of each. A and I wanted to drink in the panda a bit longer than Birdie... but Birdie liked the turtles and alligator scene more than I did. Nevertheless, we did it all. Yep, the whole zany, wonderful zoo.
Delightful trail environments, replete with distinct flora and fauna from various parts of the world and as they related to the wildlife; with big open spaces including limited barriers to the animal habitats, made for a distinct memory.

After the work part, we headed home, ready for a whole lotta other kind of zoo... the Olympics. Birdie and A got to see the flame hit our neighbourhood the day before the games commenced. You know, I thought the entire affair was going to be a big gong show. It wasn't. In fact, it was the best controlled party carnival, full of a whack load of really happy people and really dynamic tourists, that made my city even better. We didn't drive and it didn't matter. The place was bustling with fun and patriotism - a rare and peace-inciting feeling. On Monday, people notably felt sad, like a family after planning the big wedding. What do we do with ourselves now? It all went off without a hitch and it was really beautiful and... someone's gotta clean up.
So, the zoo of our life is the only one that remains. Phew - that's enough zany for now.

Comments:
She is such a cutie, love the pics. I can't wait to take Levi to the zoo, I know he's still young and probably won't care much, but I'm an animal lover and I hope he will be too. There's an awesome zoo near tacoma called Woodland park zoo, we try to go there every summer, it's an awesome zoo.
 
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