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My Favorite Quote

"By all means, move at a glacial pace; you know how that thrills me."
Miranda Priestly, the antagonist in "The Devil Wears Prada"

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Japanese Gardens and New Zoo Exhibits


Matt and I decided to spend an afternoon we had off work together at the Japanese Gardens and checking out the new exhibits at the zoo (the Serengeti!)

The day was overcast with just a slight chill in the air (very comfortable!) and perfect for photography. The gardens were relatively empty so we were able to get several nice landscape shots without waiting for long periods of time. The pictures below follow the pathway we took. Enjoy!

Main Pond


Iris Garden



Upper Garden Walk







By the exhibit building





We went to the zoo afterwards and really enjoyed the new exhibits.

Painted Dogs (COOL!!)

Cheetah

Hornbill

Lions


After we saw the new exhibits we popped into the aviary to check out the birds. This guy was singing at me from three feet and acted almost tame. The book listed him as (drumroll!!) a yellow-breasted STARLING!!!

1 comment:

Candy Jane said...

You mean flying rats come in COLOR??!!
LOVED the maples, wow, what a place for a photographer to lose their mind! I'm looking forward to checking it out in person...

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