T’was a rainy day and the kids had been home all day, with me, of course, off working. I needed a post so I thought we could go to one of the local parks for a shot or two. So I shot about 50 or so and got these five good ones. I’m thinking 10%...
Monthly Archives: August 2008
This is the look of determination!! This was just prior to his test for a red stripe (he is in the Tigers). He gets very focused during TKD and did quite well. If you would like to look at more pictures, you can click the photo and see a slide show of the warm ups...
What a great mural. This is the scene just outside the visitor’s center at the zoo. I couldn’t help but get a picture here! You’ll note I’m still experimenting with WordPress. I just found a plug in that creates a flash enlargement of a thumbnail. So, I’m giving this a try also. Now all I...
Here’s an example of the plexiglass thing: Just a dozen feet away from the kids, a panda sits peacefully munching on a bamboo breakfast. You really just want to stay and watch the panda for a while but realistically, there are so many people you don’t want to stay because you know someone else would...
The zoo has changed some. You have the opportunity to see some of the critters at a relatively close range. They’ve put up plexiglass (thick!) so that you can be just inches away from some of the more docile animals, like sloth bears and whatever this prehistoric example is.
Well, another “local” vacation but this time to the zoo. Off we go!! This is standing on a rock next to the gelato stand. Kelsey decided she didn’t like Italian ice cream while Kyle decided that any ice cream was just fine!