Early rising this morning. A little after 5am! But it gave me time to shower, eat breakfast, organize my backpack, and meet Teresa at the appointed time. We were leaving Greensburg right at 7am. It was a bit foggy, and it looked like the bridge to nowhere in the early morning.
I haven’t been to the zoo since Logan (14 1/2) was in a stroller! It was a beautiful morning for a walk, and was not at all crowded. The Zoo Walk is sponsored by UPMC for Life, which Teresa and I both subscribe to. We walked around looking at the animals, and most of them were out. We did not see the polar bears or the antelope, but saw enough of the other animals to make it a fun day. The entrance was a huge archway, and right inside that was a tunnel with hanging wisteria. Very beautiful – and purple!
Going in first thing, there were Asian figures that were colorful and enticing. One was a list of all the sign, like the year of the horse (Teresa) and the year of the tiger (me). Teresa took some of the pictures, so when she gets them to me I’ll post them, as well.
Most of the animals seemed to enjoy being the spotlight. Teresa had a roaring contest with the lion, but since I can’t transfer a video here I can’t share it. Not sure which of them won! Below are photos of some animals.
We stopped just around noon and had a snack in front of the sea lions. The most exciting thing that happened there was that a bee landed in her ranch dressing and couldn’t get out of the container. She lifted it out with a twig and dripped a little water on the bee from her water bottle to wash it off. I believe we left it dazed and confused.
After we left the zoo, we stopped in at two antique stores and looked around. I bought a small, pewter leaf dish. I was home before 4pm, cut the grass and weed whacked. Plenty of time to post before the Angels Bible study tonight.
Memory book – May 23: Tell of someone you envied and why. “I wanted to be able to go on trips. I think I envied my older cousin, Dora, when she went to college.” Mom ALWAYS wanted to travel and see places!
On this day in 1889 Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture, and in 1962 Dr. No, first James Bond movie, made a world premiere in London. Jenny Lind, Swedish Nightingale, was born in 1820. Alfred Tennyson, poet, died in 1892 at age 83, and Bette Davis, actress, died in 1989 at age 81. Faith Hill married Tim McGraw in 1996, and my cousin Deb married her husband Jim Gregg 33 years ago today! Happy anniversary! Here’s wishing you many more!
- National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day
- National LED Light Day
- National Frappe Day
- National Inner Beauty Day
- National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
I love chocolate covered pretzels! I just had some on Sunday. Not a frappe fan, however. Looking SO forward to my daughter and 2 younger grandsons coming tomorrow evening. Have a great day! God bless…
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