Day 6 - Wir gehen in den Zoo. Es gibt viele Tiere. =D
Those are actually lyrics to a song I sung in German class with Frau Sweeney. =D
Yes, we did go to the Zoo and there were many animals. A lot of 'em! No Llamas though. TT_TT Pete came with us, too! Mary was working.
We had a lot of trouble finding parking, but we found it eventually... In a park's roundabout. XD There were other people parked there, so we knew it was okay. As we walked to the zoo we saw a large lake with an island. The island had trees and in those trees were a ton of Cormorants! It was really cool. We also discovered a baby bird hanging out on the ground near some ivy. So cute!
We spent several hours wandering around the zoo. The amorous Banded Mongoose gave us some nature lessons in front of all the school children. XD I knew it was going to happen because they behave like the meerkats do when they're feeling amorous. There was even a wolf exhibit! The have a pair of white wolves. So marvelous! I got lots of pictures. I get even more excited about them now that I've actually been in an enclosure with wolves. There were also foxes at the zoo, but they were hard to see. ^^;; The Arctic Fox was asleep in a corner of his habitat and the Bat Eared Fox was curled up asleep, too. Hard to photograph, but I did anyway. I also saw a Maned Wolf, which sort of looked like a large fox with long legs. However, he was also asleep, but at least I got a picture of his face. XD
There was also a Red Fox in one of the enclosures. I saw him moving through it when I glanced over, gasped, and ran over to the enclosure. He had disappeared. I walked around the wall area and saw a hole that went under the fence. He had a fox hole. XD Second red fox I've seen in this vacation and still didn't get a picture. Oh well.
I got rushed along because my mom was getting agitated. Plus it was getting really cloudy. The bird house was the worst part. mostly because it was so dim that my camera wouldn't work without the flash. I never use the flash on animals. I HATE the flash. Photographing the birds in the small cages was easy because I had something to rest my hands against, but the open flight cages were dimly lit, so the camera wouldn't work without blurring. Unless I used the flash. Ew. One of the cages had a Scarlet Ibis and I really wanted a picture. Camera still wouldn't focus properly, so I took a short video instead.
After the zoo we dropped Pete off at the house and went back to the hotel. We relaxed and the tech guy fixed the internet connection. Nice guy. He really went above and beyond the call of duty. He took the wall socket apart to see if that was a problem. Then he rewired the phone and ethernet circuit and hooked up a modem box. Now the internet works. Plus we won't be charged.
Then we went to dinner with Mary and Pete at a place called Reivers. I had fish and chips. Very tasty. =D
I've finished the first Freud quiz. Woo. I gotta get through the other two essays in the book before I can do the next one.
Well, I'm tired and I want to rid my ears of my father's snoring with my ear plugs (I learned to tolerate them because my dad's snoring bothers me so much).
Oh! Exciting last night. I got a lot of plot work done for my Fallen Angel story. =D At least for the first major part. I'm not sure what the climax will be nor the ending. *shrug* I will figure it out soon enough. I'm pleased with the progress I've made. I have to also figure out ways to work in the past stories of other people involved, but I think I've got it figured out. Plus I might write a separate story involving the journals I came up with. *shrug* I can't get ahead of myself. ^^;; Gotta figure out how to end Fallen Angel first. XD Oh yeah... I renamed Rhiannon. She is called Sera now. As in Seraphim.... Actually, only just now did I realize that her new name connected more with the title. >>;; Now I just have to figure out HOW she's a fallen angel of sorts... Metaphorically speaking. XD I'll figure it out.
Time for bed.
Catch ya' on the flipside, mates!
~Marty / Shin~
Yes, we did go to the Zoo and there were many animals. A lot of 'em! No Llamas though. TT_TT Pete came with us, too! Mary was working.
We had a lot of trouble finding parking, but we found it eventually... In a park's roundabout. XD There were other people parked there, so we knew it was okay. As we walked to the zoo we saw a large lake with an island. The island had trees and in those trees were a ton of Cormorants! It was really cool. We also discovered a baby bird hanging out on the ground near some ivy. So cute!
We spent several hours wandering around the zoo. The amorous Banded Mongoose gave us some nature lessons in front of all the school children. XD I knew it was going to happen because they behave like the meerkats do when they're feeling amorous. There was even a wolf exhibit! The have a pair of white wolves. So marvelous! I got lots of pictures. I get even more excited about them now that I've actually been in an enclosure with wolves. There were also foxes at the zoo, but they were hard to see. ^^;; The Arctic Fox was asleep in a corner of his habitat and the Bat Eared Fox was curled up asleep, too. Hard to photograph, but I did anyway. I also saw a Maned Wolf, which sort of looked like a large fox with long legs. However, he was also asleep, but at least I got a picture of his face. XD
There was also a Red Fox in one of the enclosures. I saw him moving through it when I glanced over, gasped, and ran over to the enclosure. He had disappeared. I walked around the wall area and saw a hole that went under the fence. He had a fox hole. XD Second red fox I've seen in this vacation and still didn't get a picture. Oh well.
I got rushed along because my mom was getting agitated. Plus it was getting really cloudy. The bird house was the worst part. mostly because it was so dim that my camera wouldn't work without the flash. I never use the flash on animals. I HATE the flash. Photographing the birds in the small cages was easy because I had something to rest my hands against, but the open flight cages were dimly lit, so the camera wouldn't work without blurring. Unless I used the flash. Ew. One of the cages had a Scarlet Ibis and I really wanted a picture. Camera still wouldn't focus properly, so I took a short video instead.
After the zoo we dropped Pete off at the house and went back to the hotel. We relaxed and the tech guy fixed the internet connection. Nice guy. He really went above and beyond the call of duty. He took the wall socket apart to see if that was a problem. Then he rewired the phone and ethernet circuit and hooked up a modem box. Now the internet works. Plus we won't be charged.
Then we went to dinner with Mary and Pete at a place called Reivers. I had fish and chips. Very tasty. =D
I've finished the first Freud quiz. Woo. I gotta get through the other two essays in the book before I can do the next one.
Well, I'm tired and I want to rid my ears of my father's snoring with my ear plugs (I learned to tolerate them because my dad's snoring bothers me so much).
Oh! Exciting last night. I got a lot of plot work done for my Fallen Angel story. =D At least for the first major part. I'm not sure what the climax will be nor the ending. *shrug* I will figure it out soon enough. I'm pleased with the progress I've made. I have to also figure out ways to work in the past stories of other people involved, but I think I've got it figured out. Plus I might write a separate story involving the journals I came up with. *shrug* I can't get ahead of myself. ^^;; Gotta figure out how to end Fallen Angel first. XD Oh yeah... I renamed Rhiannon. She is called Sera now. As in Seraphim.... Actually, only just now did I realize that her new name connected more with the title. >>;; Now I just have to figure out HOW she's a fallen angel of sorts... Metaphorically speaking. XD I'll figure it out.
Time for bed.
Catch ya' on the flipside, mates!
~Marty / Shin~