A Day at the Zoo

We went to the zoo on Sunday and had a really nice time. The weather was wonderful; it was in the low 70's and overcast most of the time. It was pretty crowded, but not so much that we couldn't get around easily, and we didn't even have to push people out of the way so we could get a good view of the animals. ha We had Caitie in the stroller most of the time, but she insisted on getting out occasionally to run around; she took a tumble, but she's fine. We enjoyed the Ram exhibit the most. We bought some kettle corn and while eating it, a Ram came up near the railing hoping some would slip through my fingers, of which I nonchalantly let some fall to the ground below, hoping no one around saw me. ha I'm not sure that was the best thing to do, but the Ram seemed to enjoy it, and other Rams came over as well. I don't remember the proper name of the animal, so Ram will have to suffice.

When we first entered the zoo, we went straight over to the giraffe exhibit. We didn't get to see them the last time we were there, which was last September. I guess they went 'indoors' due to the heat, or maybe it was naptime(ha), not sure.



"My, what a long, long, long, very long neck you have."



Showing off his/her purty feathers.



Entering the Ram exhibit.



Is he cute or what?



Giving me 'the eye'.



These really are beautiful animals, and they seem so sweet.



A baby Ram. So cute.



You leave her alone for a minute... and guess what comes along. ha



And Caitie thought Holly was a big cat. ha



Meerkats. Gotta love 'em; they're so cute. Reminds me of the 'three blind mice'. ha



Would you ever have guessed this rhino is only 37 years old? Use that sunscreen, folks. ha



Lovely rock formation.



Naptime? Yeah, right. She was having too much fun... until...



She went running...



And started to take a tumble. A woman that worked at the zoo came riding by on her bike and made a comment about it, of which Caitie took offense to. The woman didn't mean to upset her; I think she was trying to compliment her on being able to balance herself and recover from the fall, but Caitie was still upset and started to cry. That lasted for about ten seconds and then we were on our way to the next animal exhibit.



A nice ending to a lovely day at the zoo.