Sunday, November 8, 2009

First trip to the zoo!

Yesterday we had beautiful weather - 60 degrees and SUNNY on November 7th - I could hardly believe it. We decided to get out of the house and take advantage by taking TJ to the Brookfield Zoo for the very first time. He didn't think much of the animals but he loved riding around in the fresh air and people watching.

I love this zoo and I'm very impressed with the renovations they are doing to the buildings and animals' homes. The dolphins are on vacation in Minneapolis while their tanks are all redone and we really missed seeing them. Brookfield is also in the process of building a huge new home for the bears - they really need one!

The one sad note of the day was one of the porpoises recently died during a surgery to try and remove a bunch of coins and rings from it's stomach. Visitors had been throwing things things into the tank like it was a wishing well and he had been eating them. Why can't people think before the act? :(

Here are some pictures from our day. I'll upload the rest into shutterfly shortly.


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Checking out the buffalo
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Getting a ride through Tropic World
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In a the pouch of a giant kangaroo!
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All tuckered out and ready to head home for my nap!
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