Now I can say I've been to the Woodland Park Zoo, urban center for the animal kingdom. Too bad zoos are pricey- I could walk there if I wanted to. That's alright though; most of the time I just wonder how the weather is affecting the animals. Do they by instinct know what kind of climate they should live in? Do the giraffes long for it to be warm and dry? Do the mountain goats wonder why there is never snow but plenty of moss?
I have the majority of this week off so I am planning on spending it as if I were on vacation. Today this meant accompanying Christye on her job and going to the zoo. There were four of us in our happy little animal-seeking family: Me, Christye, Michael (Christye's boyfriend) and Lydia (resident infant). Although the morning was rainy and the sky grey, our afternoon was pleasantly muggy. Luckily the rain held off while we took a stroll, coming back just as we were getting back in the car. One of the best parts of the trip was a little detour at the Willawong station; $1 gets you a little stick with some seeds on it. The birds will fly off their normal perches and land right on the stick to feed. Lydia was very sweet and not at all shy. Although she did keep alternating between throwing her shoes on the ground and putting them into her mouth. My favourite part of the day was when Christye asked her to sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat and she said, "row, row..." then stopped. Adorable!
Now I can say I've been to the Woodland Park Zoo, urban center for the animal kingdom. Too bad zoos are pricey- I could walk there if I wanted to. That's alright though; most of the time I just wonder how the weather is affecting the animals. Do they by instinct know what kind of climate they should live in? Do the giraffes long for it to be warm and dry? Do the mountain goats wonder why there is never snow but plenty of moss?
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