Zoo and Nostalgia
Before moving to Maryland, we lived in Houston for ten years and part of this trip was planned to visit some of our old haunts. First up was the Houston Zoo. We visited there often when the boys were young, and it was a family favorite. It did not disappoint all of these years later.
Below are some pictures of our day. BTW, get ready for a lot of animal pictures.😀
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| The zoo was busy with timed entries. We saw lots of strollers and kids on school field trips. but it was not too crowded to enjoy things. The field trip kids reminded me of when I went with Andrew here on his first grade field trip. |
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Galapagos tortoises
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| Orangutan |
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| Baby Asian Elephant Kirby. She is a year and a half old. |
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| Zoo humor elephant sculpture |
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| Male African Lion |
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| Female African lion |
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| Ankole cattle |
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| Malayan tiger. Even though this tiger weighs over 300 pounds, it looks just like a house cat when it's sleeping. |
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| Cheetah |
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| Giraffes |
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| Mongoose |
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| Bald eagle |
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| After the zoo, we drove around our old neighborhood and found our former house. Both have aged well. |
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And we ended the day with some good Texas bbq. Ward had ribs and brisket and I had a baked potato.
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Until next time...
Loved the pictures of the zoo animals! The elephant sculpture is too funny! Your former house looks lovely. I also read about Wally's first grade trip to the zoo. I'm glad you got through that experience! LOL.
ReplyDeleteI always found chaperoning school field trips stressful because I was responsible for other people’s children who may or may not decide to behave. 🙂
DeleteI am not a fan of zoos (I get hot and too much walking makes my back hurt) but I see for a parent how great it is to have one close by! My siblings buy the family pass and you get a few trips out of it and it helps the summer pass by. I do love cats, big or small!
ReplyDeleteWe had a membership when we lived here, so we could leave when we were getting hot or tired without feeling the need to get our money’s worth. That worked well for us.
DeleteMmmm, BBQ sounds so good! Love the sculpture of the elephants back end.
ReplyDeleteYesterday, we had good Tex-Mex another Texas staple.
DeleteIs it hot there? Your old house looks great! The big cat labeled Cougar looks like a cheetah.
ReplyDeleteTemperatures have been in the high 80s and humid, but it cools off to the 60s at night which helps. You’re right. That’s a cheetah. I had it correct the first time I did the post that promptly disappeared. Technology has not been my friend on this trip.
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DeleteI love zoos! The animals look like they posed for you. 😀
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty hot, so they weren’t moving around too much. That helped with the photos. 😉
DeleteThat comment was me. I’m not doing too well my unfamiliar devices.😀
DeleteIt kind of amuses me they locked the turtles/tortoises up but it's a zoo so I guess it protects them from the humans. The animals looked so relax.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
I think you hit the nail on the head. The animals need protection from people as much or more than we do from them.
DeleteLooks like a great zoo trip. Love the big cat pictures.
ReplyDeleteLove me some bbq brisket. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
Kathy
I always like to see the big cats because they have many of the same characteristics as my cats did.
DeleteHow nice to see your old stomping grounds. I didn't realize you had lived in Houston.
ReplyDeleteWard and I were both in the oil industry and were transferred to Houston for our jobs.
Delete(Little late to the Texas party) - Great to see you both got to do this trip. Obviously, things change but it's great to go back and revisit where you lived and "ran around." We had a fun trip to New Orleans last year that probably was similar. Also, I always liked Goode Co. BBQ - for a decent chain - no doubt still better than most of the SoCal BBQ joints.
ReplyDeleteA trip back to NO is definitely on our list. I enjoyed seeing things last year when you visited.
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