Zoo trip

We took Grandma, Great-Grandma, Great-Grandpa and the girls to the Emporia Zoo.
We had a great time looking at the bob-cat, lemurs, prairie dogs, turtles, owls, fishes...and eating a picnic lunch. Our zoo is free, and happens to be the smallest accredited zoo in the nation, something we are proud of and take advantage of often.







Rina usually wants to be the one taking pictures, but a four-year-old standing by the water with a digital camera is probably not the best scenario, so she settled for posing dramatically by the fence.









Bella rode in her chariot for the excursion.
(And looking at these pictures, I know I will never be able to deny the resemblance between my mother and myself.)










Rich took some great picture postcard quality shots. This is in the Koi pond.











Along with animals, the zoo has a great mix of domestic and exotic plants.













And they use every possible inch available to create micro-landscaping masterpieces!