Best Run of My Life + ZOO PICS !!!!!!!!


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April 19th 2007
Published: August 6th 2007
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The zebra and I are best friends.
For reasons unknown to me, I woke up freakishly early this morning. Like 6 am early. Usually when I am faced with surplus time, I spend it reading in bed. Today, however, I decided to productive and go for a run. That's right, a run. I'm usually morally against running, but today just seemed like a run sort of day. So through of googlemap and mapmyrun I found a 2.5 mile route to the nearby Westerpark and decided to check it out.

The run started out just fine. The air was fresh, there weren't many people out, and I had a nice rhythm going.But then Hark! What could that be in the distance? There on the pond?It turned out to be a floating statue of what I assume to be a headless Marie Antoinette. And while that is spectacular enough, it got even better.

What are those small fuzzy things at the foot of the statue?

No!

They couldn't be.

They are!

Dear God they are!!!!!

This is too good to be true!

At the foot of the headless Marie Antoinette statue floating in the pond were......


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Purty flutterbyPurty flutterbyPurty flutterby

We tried so hard to get a picture of the big blue butterflies in the butterfly house. Damn things never land. Interesting note...the butterflies and the sea lions were in the same exhibit.



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BABY CHICKEN DUCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you know me, then you know my total preoccupation with Chicken Ducks and should applaud me for exercising incredible self control by not immediately jumping into the pond to scoop them all up. Further exploration of the pond revealed all sorts of baby waterfowl. Baby chicken ducks, baby normal ducks, and possible even some baby herons. There was even a particularly cute pile of fuzzy baby somethings.....they all dogpiled to create some sort of duckpuddle that I wanted to use as a pillow. Obviously, this find terminated my run. I like to think that God sent down tons and tons of baby chicken ducks to distract me because it is not in His Plan for me to run. This is divine proof. I will definitely bring a camera next time I go so that I can share the beauty of fuzzy baby chicken ducks.

The baby ducks also served to prime me for later today when I go to the ZOO!!!!!!!!!! Pictures to come.


Also expect a bunch of pictures this weekend because I will be going
to Utrecht for an elf festival. I won't elaborate right now, but hopefully there will be many pictures of me cavorting with elves, at a slave market, and with The Hulk.

I also really want to go to Cavalia.

And am excited for Queen's Day. Must stock up on Orange.



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BeautifulBeautiful
Beautiful

I'm in love with baby ducks. Don't you just want to smoosh them all over your face?
there it isthere it is
there it is

I think I look amazing as a turtle
I want to cuddle with themI want to cuddle with them
I want to cuddle with them

What my cat thinks she is
Pretty kittyPretty kitty
Pretty kitty

What my cat thinks she is
Pretty kittyPretty kitty
Pretty kitty

What my cat thinks she is
HeeheeheeHeeheehee
Heeheehee

I love this picture
Yawning elephantYawning elephant
Yawning elephant

This guy has the right idea. I think its nap time for me too.
Something gazelle likeSomething gazelle like
Something gazelle like

Animal rights activists from the States would be up in arms about the cages at this zoo. The animals seemed happy enough though.
Dreaming of Norway...Dreaming of Norway...
Dreaming of Norway...

This shot is very reminiscent of one we took in Norway. Alex and I apparently like taking photos of only our foreheads with lots of background.
Sea lionSea lion
Sea lion

Housed with the butterflies. They are obviously natural companions.
FloppedFlopped
Flopped

I'm amazed I don't look like this after having spent three months living next to THE BEST PANCAKES EVER!!!!!
Polar BearPolar Bear
Polar Bear

This was the only animal that looked unhappy. I didn't even know that polar bears were kept in zoos.
I have nothingI have nothing
I have nothing

They have eyes. And there is lettuce. I don't know.
TulipsTulips
Tulips

The zoo had amazing...foliage. Whoever planned out the zoo's layout was awesome. The Dutch rock at space economy. For such a small amount of land they packed a bunch in and without making it look cramped.
peacepeace
peace

Feel free to oooh and ahhhh over my amazing composition in this photo.
WallababyWallababy
Wallababy

I've never seen a real life marsupial baby in a pouch before.
Artis ZooArtis Zoo
Artis Zoo

Was so worth the 17 euro to get in. So worth it.
Babies!!!!Babies!!!!
Babies!!!!

Just because.


1st May 2007

Loved the zoo photos. The tulips are astounding! You get an A plus for your photo composition. Loved the giraffe pix. Giraffes are one of my favorite animals. You look great as a tortoise, but walking might prove to be a challenge. Take care!

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