another fun-filled day...

well, today was quite an adventure. it started out with a two and a half hour greek 1 final while elizabeh slept in. she didn't have class today. lucky her! can you believe i am done with greek 1? what happened to the month of june?

the real fun started after my exam. today was zoo day. elizabeth and i decided it was a great day to go. i have been waiting for this moment for the past two weeks. plus, i needed a treat for completing greek 1. again, it was packed, but we didn't care. it was great; although, i must say it wasn't as good as the dc zoo. here are some pics:


me and the ostrich... what an odd animal. these were in the same area as the elephants - another strange animal. i tried to imagine what life would be like if i used my nose as an arm and a hand. crazy.


check out this king (and queen) of the jungle... or cage? he was eating grass??? what is he... a vegetarian? she looked like she wanted to pounce on him.


hey, yogi!


peacock. these things were just walking all over the place. and the kids just chase them around.


and the polar bears. yes, it is right above us. the exhibit was really nice, and the bears were actually quite entertaining. they were actually playing... as opposed to the other animals, which all seemed really bored and lazy.


another p bear shot. these were only 600 lbs, 2-year old bears. the full grown bears are 1800 lbs.

as i walked around the zoo today, i found it harder to believe there are people who don't believe in a Creator. all of the diverse, beautiful animals. all the colors (some that didn't even seem natural). all the uniqueness (seahorses????). it is certainly easy to see that our God is extraordinarily creative and has blessed us with some amazing things here that give praise to Him simply in their existence.

so those are some of the highlights from the zoo. we hope you enjoyed. we sure did. later that day we went to a pirates - nationals game. see the next blog for details and pictures.

cheers (from the wild side),
jw