Opening Day!

We always try to attend opening day festivities

at our local children's zoo!

This year it opened earlier than ever!

The weather was perfect as if there had been

some cosmic agreement made

ahead of time

for warmish and sunny temps on the first day the

zoo was open for the new year!

We really love our zoo!

It's not the biggest in the state, doesn't have the

most popular animals, and no fancy-pants aquarium,

but it's pretty much perfect anyway.

The horses weren't out yet because they went away

for the winter. Not really a fan anyway, since

they bit and pushed Maddy around last summer!

I usually subscribe to Jim Stafford's song lyrics -
"I don't like spiders and snakes"

but this spider was so sweet and fluffy --

 hello

Mr. Tarantula!

The camels were having a field day with yummy

treats from zoo visitors.  One lady almost gave

them a real delicacy -- her finger!

Read the signs - lady -- do not feed the camels by hand!!!!

The Gibbon a/k/a Howler Monkey about scared me to death

when he came out and smacked the window right in

front of me!  

And then he laughed!  

Opening day requires a ride on the train 

and screaming through the tunnel -- a tradition here!

Such a fun time -- we'll be back again for

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny later this month!