Zoo!

Molly, Wilder, Naomi and I went to the Woodland Park Zoo today. Molly is my best friend from high school and Wilder, her son, is one year old. I've been a "conscientious objector" of the zoo for as long as I've been vegetarian (13 years), but now that I have a kid, it's not about my moral obligations anymore. It's all about looking at the pretty animals in small, easy-to-maneuver-around cages! It was a total stroller mecca, so this was the first time I didn't feel self-conscious about carting around a screaming baby in the SUV's answer to a strolling travel system. We bought a membership with unlimited admission for a year, so I hope by the next six months she will actually care where she goes. Plus the Woodland Park Zoo is a non-profit with a great wildlife preservation program, so our money is going toward the greater good. This makes it kind of a wash, I guess.
Here is a picture of her crying in the morning, while it was still chilly. Maybe she is shedding a tear for the gorillas who sat listlessly in front of the viewing glass, devoid of freedom and hope. El oh el.
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From 2008-07-20