We went to the zoo yesterday, and it gave me all kinds of warm feelings. I’m so excited to have my daughter and her son visiting us this week. Going to The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens reminded me of going to zoos with my daughters when they were young. John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids and the Phoenix Zoo were ones that we had memberships to over the years we lived there, but we have also visited zoos in Sioux Falls, Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, and San Diego.
I enjoyed seeing the animals more than the baby did this time. My favorite animal was the Island Fox. It was a precious little fox that I first thought was a baby fox. They come from the Channel Islands of California, and the adult weighs between 2-6 pounds.
“We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo. How about you, you, you? You can come too, too, too. We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.” I sang to my grandson on the way.
I’m getting his family a zoo membership for his first birthday.
Clockwise from upper left: Bennett’s Wallaby, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep, comparing M. to animal sizes, mountain lion, peccary, badger
I am participating in the March Slice of Life Challenge: A slice a day for all of March. Thank you, Two Writing Teachers!