Jake had the week off. It was great to have him home. Actually, we weren't home that much. We started off the week by visiting Mike & Jen in South Dakota. Everyone had a great time swimming, & spending time with cousins and seeing the animals.
The baby goats were at the Bramble Park Zoo, where they also had a fat coyote, albino peacocks, and Maya's favorite, the Lady Ross Turaco. She's really into birds right now.
After a day or two at home, we headed to Marissa's family cabin in Wisconsin. We had a great time fishing, swimming and relaxing.
I found the following pics on Dylan's camera. (Sara, maybe you can pass the lizard one on to Jimmy). This is Dylan's leopard gecko, Sesto. Named for a Lamborghini, I think.
I've never thought of taking a picture in the Mpls tunnel, but it is a good feeling to know you're getting close to home.
While Dylan was away, Maya successfully completed swimming lessons. This was a daunting challenge for her, but she overcame her fears of the deep water and putting her face in. As a reward, she got to go to the U of M Raptor center. She's especially interested in birds of prey as of late. Her favorite was the turkey vulture. Here she is with other faves, the one eyed bald eagle and the peregrine falcon. She impressed the tour guide by already knowing all of the birds given names and details about each one. She'd been studying their website for weeks.
All those little vacations look marvelous!! It looks like there were enough animals to go around for everyone!! Plenty of kitties, too!!!! Enjoy your last weeks of summer!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Maya for completing swimming lessons! My mom tells me often just how knowledgeable Maya is of birds. Great pics all around and I'm glad you all got some vacation time!
ReplyDeleteThings are finally settled enough around here for me to sit down and go through all the blogs and do a blog post myself. Monday, the start of school, can't come soon enough.
ReplyDeleteWe are so glad you guys came. It's so nice to finally live close enough to family that it's easy enough to make a 2-day trip to our farm or us be able to go to the Cities. Hope the cousins have good memories of spending time with each other growing up. That's one of the reasons we are living as close as we do.
P.S. Can I have Luna? I have 29 chicks for trade.
P.P.S. I hope it's okay that I "borrow" the picture of the girls with the kitties and one of Luna for my blog post today:)
ReplyDeleteIm still impressed with Mayas knowledge of the birds and memory for what is on each page of that book. I remember going through books like that when I was a kid, I loved the edible wild plants book I had. Good for her, she is a sponge when it comes to birding. Tell her I'm getting Coturnix quail soon (eggs are in the incubator along with a peacock egg).
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