A Fun Little Suprise! (For Me)

Happy Sunday! I just got a fun notification that I thought I would share with you.

A while back, Bronwyn and I went to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle and had a great time with My Mom and newly adopted sisters. I took lots of pictures and posted them on my Flickr Page and also blogged about our experience. About a month ago, I was contacted by Emma Williams, the Managing Editor for the online publication SCHMAP! asking for permission to use one of my photos for their Seattle guide. Of course I agreed, and the guide is now published. My photo is this one:



I like this picture, but you should see the others that were also chosen to feature the zoo! Mine is pretty shabby when I look at those. But still, my ego is a little puffy (I'm like a chickadee in winter right now) because someone liked my picture enough to publish it! Here's a link to the Woodland Park Zoo Shmap feature, where you can see my photo as well as the others:

Fun Weekend

Bronwyn and I met my Mom and her two adopted daughters at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle yesterday. We had a blast! I was really happy that the entire grounds were wheelchair accessible, and for the most part, Bronwyn got some great veiws of the animals and their habitats. I felt a little sad for the gorillas and the Jaguar because, even though the zoo does an excellent job with the animal's health and environment, these are animals who, in general, have a sad history. But I still really felt honored to be in there presence. The emerald python pictured above had just shed its skin. It was looking pretty beautiful! The gorillas below were napping together when we first arrived at their habitat. They are both females, and I think that the one on the right is the mother to most of the gorillas there. She had such a beautiful face and was very calm in her demeanor. I could have stayed there all day.