Walking Day

Hello,

I did not wear green today because I forgot about St. Patricks Day. No Irish in me.

I walked the dog this morning. We did not see any hawks although I looked up more than usual trying to spot some interesting species. I did see geese, ducks, and robins. Before I set out, Leroy told me it was in the 40’s. Ice on the bridges over the rushing stream was quite a surprise. I also thought I must be getting old because it seemed so much colder to me.

I learned later that apparently the device he was looking at had not updated and it was really in the 30’s.

Today the kids are home for spring break. We made a list of activities that we wanted to tackle. They thought a trip to the zoo would be ideal. I was a bit concerned that Sophia might have trouble with all the walking while wearing two casts. The kids watched a program on TV while Leroy and I packed a lunch for all. Then it was time to get ready. About three blocks from home Sophia mentioned that she has socks for her exposed toes. That meant turning around to get them. I was so glad we had not gone any farther down the road. We only arrived at the zoo about half an hour later than anticipated by Leroy. But it was still ok as it was day off and only our schedule to move around.

We attended a talk on polar bears as they trained them. I was amazed to see this animal sit in response to a hand signal. From there we went to the rainforest and listened to a talk on the emerald tree boa. After eating lunch we moved into the conservatory. I was the one who wanted to see that, but the kids seemed quite interested in a lot of that. They were preparing their spring flower show so we could not go in one room, but could see them digging and planting.

After looking at the primates, giraffes, large cats, and wolves we were all a bit tired. Sophia and I walked to a closer place for her to stop walking. Leroy and Logan went to get the car and pick us up. If we had driven ten more minutes I would bet that the back seat people would have been asleep. All were happy that we had gone, but all were happy when we came home. We had plenty of walking time and plenty of sitting time. It was so nice to go inside from time to time. The kids informed us that they needed nap/quiet time which Leroy and I were pleased to let them have.

Our afternoon outing was to go to the library, but I am the only one would have liked that so we just stayed home. A good time was had by all.

Paula