Big sister turned 9 today! Holy cow. I was going through my business card container yesterday, and found our zoo passes, so I asked if she wanted to go for her birthday. Both girls screamed “Yeahh!!”. That was funny.
Here’s brother looking at the flamingoes:

Enjoying her favorite thing in the whole world:




My favorite flamingo shot:

Giraffe topiary:

I was so shocked when I saw him eating both at the same time!
Well, why not?

The birthday girl:

I kept waiting to get a decent heart shape:

One of my favorite things about the zoo – the peacocks are almost always up in the 2 giant trees at the entrance, and it’s so cool to hear them call out:







A paw, lovingly placed on its napping mate:



This looks like an Oriental willow to me, if there is such a thing:

These pics really don’t do it justice!


I’d never seen these, or heard of them – cabbage trees?


I don’t know what this plant is called, but it’s skinny, and funky, and I like it:

The skyline, overlooking Balboa Park and downtown, as seen from the skyfari:

These white birds were perched waay atop this tree, it was cool:
