Fall Activities

Autumn this year has been beautiful. Very wet, but beautiful. Cedric and I have managed to make it to the zoo and the botanical garden on days when its not too cold or raining. A trip to the zoo in the fall is wonderful because the cooler air excites the animals. By excite, I mean they are less likely to be sleeping and more likely to be playing, running, even just standing up. Fall also means that places like the zoo and the garden are not crowded because most of the older children are at school!

Here is a fountain on the south side of the zoo, a part we haven't seen in a while because normally we part on the north side. Cedric had to watch these sea lions (they could be seals but I don't remember) for a while before deciding they were not real.


A favorite treat at the zoo is a ride on the carousel!

This picture of a Japanese maple is taken at the garden. I'm pretty happy with the level of bokeh in the background.



Cedric loved the decorative rocks in the Japanese Garden. I like this shot of him looking off into the distance, pensive, clutching a rock. That's my boy.