Guess where we were!
Not at a fair, not at a circus...
we were at Jacksonville Zoo again!
This time, it was for the special "Art In The Gardens" day, with paintings and plants scattered hither and yon.
There was even a saxophone player in one pavilion!
But were the children interested in any of that?
Oh, as if!
Like, not even!
What toddler would want anything to do with all that stuff?
Certainly not Miss Chlo!
Nosirree, Bob!
But riding a jaguar for her third lap around?
Oh, yes!
Miyah papaya was all for that!
Did I say this was her third round with the carousel?
Why, yes, yes, I certainly did!
And that mighty, tusked, elephant has a twin upon it!
For this last spin, Alyssa had nabbed the beast!
She was on the alligator for that first frolic!
Snaggle-toothed Leila had mounted the gentle African giant on the first round around.
Now, for the last ride of the afternoon, something smaller, and tamer, suited her.
Tamer, and a good deal prettier than the gray, too!
A sweet blonde pony, perhaps a cousin to the brunette ridden by her two-year-old paternal cousin?
Perhaps it was.
If her Daddy can claim this gorilla to be his very own brother, then anything is possible!
Sure, sure, Michael was just joking around...
he only has sisters, no brothers!
Christina has a sister AND a brother - how 'bout that!
She and I had sat on the swan for that final ride.
Very nice, true, but not her favorite part.
No, the best part of this visit for her was feeding and touching the sting rays!
She had made sure to hustle us along so that could be our very first activity today.
What a wonderful experience with these birds of the sea!
Yes, we fed the giraffes this time, as before.
Yes, we rode the train this time, as before.
But we spent the day exploring the Florida portion of the zoo, with a brief trip to see penguins, and let the children frolic in the splash park a long while.
By the time we parted ways, with Michael and the twins going to see maternal cousins, we'd had a full day!
I felt every bit the Lucky Ninja, too.
What a blessing Ronnie's two kids, and his four grandkids, are to me!
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