Merry Go Round

Just another Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco... a twenty minute drive to the zoo, which was all but deserted. We were too late to spend more than a few minutes watching the animals eat their dinner at the petting zoo... but Hannah did get to see the baby giraffe up close, and she got to ride the carousel. On the way home, she was able to see the endless expanse of waves crashing along the bright sandy stretch of beach along the highway.

Petting Zoo

Hannah, you definitely have little-to-no interest in watching animals from behind bars, windows or fences. So far, every time we have taken you to a zoo, you pay little attention to the animals and revel in the labyrinth of strange pathways... your favorite part of going to the zoo is cruising down the paths, checking out the "nunnah" (tunnels) and inspecting other toddlers with such singular attention you could be mistaken for the chief forensics inspector on CSI: Baby watch. You showed real interest in the animals however, once we arrived at the petting zoo. You smiled from ear to ear when you got to pet a "hop-hop" (bunny) and after that you were briefly interested in ALL of the animals. You got to pet a couple of friendly "nuks" (goats) and watch the "DUKK" (ducks) paddling around in the "Woita." Birds of all kinds are your favorite, next to hop-hops. You love yelling at them, watching them peck, flit around, squawk, tweet and caw, and when they take off in flight you go bonkers with delight. Today you also tried out your first carousel. You were a good sport but were clearly uncomfortable in the strange surroundings. Perhaps next time you will have more fun on the horses... we'll be going back soon to try and catch a glimpse of the new baby gorilla...

Red Neck Convertible

I sat beside a man from Hollywood, California on a plane
He said he had rich and famous friends, yeah he liked droppin' names
I said, "Well, howdy do, that's good for you, I dig a lot of those actors
But son you ain't got a thing on me, see I got friends with tractors"