My Visit to the Zoo

My visit to San Diego was pretty good - it was my first time there and, of course, we visited the Zoo. Even though I'm not into turtle watching, I thought this guy was pretty interesting. He had a look on my face like "you've got to be kidding me". Can turtles have that look? What are the thoughts that turtles have? Are they ever bothered by how incredibly slow they move?








The pandas were kind of sleepy today, but they looked so cute. It's the first time I've seen a panda (except for on television). Something that is bothersome for me is that they shuffle these pandas around to different zoos. First, it's bad enough to be in a zoo as opposed to your natural habitat, but it would be worse to move around. I know I hate moving - all that packing and cleaning to do!



Okay, now to my favorite part of any zoo visit - the gorillas. This is not the best picture that I took, but I could sit and watch gorillas all day long. I love how playful they are and the expressions on their faces. On our visit, there were about four gorillas - all very active. They chased each other all over the place and some were even hiding along the side of the rocky cliff and would pop their heads up quickly to see if they'd been spotted.

We also visited Balboa Park - I won't bore you with those pictures because they are mostly of flowers. I've been attempting to improve on using my "macro" feature on my digital camera. I must say, though, Balboa Park is the nicest park I've ever been to. It has a ton of museums, flower gardens, a pond with water lilies (I love water lilies), and beautifully architectured buildings. It's also home of the largest organ I've ever seen. No, not the internal kind - the church kind.