Last weekend was a relatively relaxed weekend, sandwiched between some very busy weeks of work, and we continue to plan for our upcoming trip to Hawaii. I even picked up a waterproof camera (the Canon PowerShot D10, waterproof to 33 ft! Pretty happy with the test shots so far).
This past weekend (starting Thursday) we had some of Kelly’s family in town (her Father and his new ladyfriend who stayed at a nearby hotel, and an Aunt and Cousin who stayed with us). As a result, it was a hectic few days, not only disrupting our usual routines, but also trying to keep them all entertained while here.
Today, after the family left, we went to the Oregon Zoo for my work’s summer (or end of summer) picnic. I hadn’t been to the zoo in many years, and had a pretty fun time wandering around seeing all the animals. The highlights for me were seeing Samudra (the baby elephant), and the big cats (lions and cheetahs) at the Predators of the Sarengeti exhibit. Also, the company picnic was good fun, had a nice late-lunch/early dinner, a beer, and a chat with coworkers before Kelly and I continued our tour of the Zoo.
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Some friends of mine were here in the beginning of august and they wanted to go the zoo and like you, I hadn’t been in years. I’m really not a fan of zoos but I understand with certain ones, they are home to animals that probably couldn’t make it on their own. By ‘certain ones’ I mean zoos with money. There are deplorable conditions still in this day and age at some, but luckily not at ours.
Anyhow, I saw the baby elephant too, which was so much fun. I love elephants and he was esp cute. Saw some of the big cats but we were just a few weeks shy of the huge lion park they were just finishing.
Yeah, I’m not really a massive Zoo fan, mainly because with certain animals (monkeys, elephants, etc) I can’t help but think of how sad it is to be locked in a little box. However, on the flip side, some do some good things like saving species, which is a good thing that Zoos do that people in certain areas don’t do on their own very well. Either way, seeing some of the animals in person is really a much better experience than seeing them on TV.