Picking up chicks at the zoo
by HML
While Thing One is away at the National Jamboree, Thing Two could use a little cheering up. We were glad to be invited by some friends to spend a day at the zoo.
One of our friends’ favorite places at the zoo is the Willawong Station. During the summer, one can purchase a seed stick for $1 to feed the birds.
We discovered that height is a definite advantage when trying to attract a bird, so perhaps we can convince Uncle Q to join us at the zoo when he visits next month.
The snow leopards and the tiger were sleeping (not surprising to those of us who own cats) but climbing on the snow leopard sculpture, and the other animal sculptures around the zoo, is fun.
Thing Two’s favorite animals were the Gila monsters and the Komodo dragons.
He was also fascinated to watch the snakes during their feeding time. Sorry, no photos, but rest assured it was quite exciting! In all our years visiting the zoo, we have never seen the snakes so lively. However, Thing Two avoided the pond turtle next to the snake exhibits because, in his words, “The pond turtle is kind of creepy.” Would the pond turtle have seemed less creepy to Thing Two if it had been swallowing mice?
A few exhibits are all these four year-olds can handle, so after visiting the penguins, it was time to take our very tired little friends home.
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July 23rd, 2010 10:47
The pictures turned out great! That is hysterical about Thing Two and the snake feeding time and the turtle. He has the most interesting thoughts about life (and death).
July 23rd, 2010 11:21
I had a lot of fun playing with my new toy.
Still scratching my head over the turtle. It was perfectly normal-looking, just swimming around. Thing Two was also underwhelmed by the much-hyped (and crowded) meerkat exhibit. I’m sure they’re hurt by his indifference to their fame.
Four year-olds are weird. Entertaining, but weird.