Oh no – not today, on the first Day of Spring and the L.A. Marathon.
But Spring it is and the Marathon has been run, with a fabulous victory by two Ethiopians.
So there – nothing spoils our fun here in Los Angeles!
A few times each year the local zoo opens very early in the morning for its members to come in and watch the animals having breakfast and such.
Even at this early hour the meerkats had already put out sentries… just in case…
The tapir gave us a friendly smile, even though we disturbed him during breakfast.
In the next enclosure the tortoises were plotting again how to take over world power. They agreed on acting very, very, very slowly.
Those giraffes… Guys, just having a long neck does not make you automatically a superior being. Stop looking so smug!
This is not a Black Bear, this is a lazy bear. So lazy that he can sleep even while sitting.
And this is a totally exhausted sentry. It’s not easy being a meerkat!
Give the Girl Scouts the $5 – no problem.
Only weak people take the cookies too.
This is the definition: “A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to be able to grasp and/or hold objects.” (Wikipedia)
Inquiring minds need to know…
From cast to a boot, fit for Frankenstein’s monster:
This is progress indeed. Now for four more weeks with this contraption.
Sunday afternoons are a wonderful time to watch some competitions at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center.
This weekend it was the LAEC Opener Hunter Jumper Show and everybody had fun.
Not bad… not bad at all, right?
At least we spelled the name correctly (but this is an insider joke 
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