Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Zoo

Since Peter and I find ourselves with a little time on our own again, we, of course, headed to the zoo.  Peter had a very specific list of the animals he wanted to see on this trip, and we probably picked up a couple of extras that were on the way from one animal to the next.  It was a beautiful day to be at the zoo and not too crowded.
We started with his favorite: the elephants. 
And stopped at the rhinos on our way to the polar bear.
And since we were there. we stopped to watch the seals and sea lions.

I love the look of these pictures with all of the reflections in the water.
Finally, the polar bear.  He didn't swim for us today, though.  He just paced all around his cage the whole time.

A quick look at the brown bears before moving on.
Peter wanted to stop and pose on the tiger statue.
He is so well trained.
One of the actual tigers.
And his final request - the giraffes.
A quick seat on the elephants trunk. He plugged his ears in anticipation of the loud sneeze or trumpeting sound that the elephant makes.
And to finish up the trip to the zoo -  a ride on the  carousel.

A happy kid and another successful trip to Hogle Zoo.

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