Meerkats, Tigers and Elephants, Oh My!
If you haven't been to the Nashville Zoo - GO!
If you haven't purchased a Season Pass to the Nashville Zoo - DO IT!
Seriously, until Saturday, I had no idea what an incredible treasure we had less than five miles from our backdoor.
Jack took his first trip to the Zoo on Saturday afternoon with Phillip, Grandma Duncan and me. Even though he wasn't really feeling up to par, he - as usual - rose to the occasion and had a BIG TIME.
He walked around some, rode in his stroller some, but mostly hitched a ride on his Daddy's shoulders. (He uses Phillip's hair for handles.)
Jack loves animals (thanks to Baby Einstein), so he was in heaven! Here, he hesitantly poses in front of the Alligator pond...I'm not sure that Baby E has covered Alligators yet!
And here, he's anxiously looking for the big Rhinoceros...only to find that it was just a Rhinoceros Hornbill - a Bird.
But the Elephants! Now, they did not disappoint. Oh, how we all love Elephants...The Zoo has two beautiful ones, as far as I could tell, but they were roaming pretty far out on their preserve so there could have been more. That's the coolest thing about the Zoo, I think. None of the animals are in cages. They are all roaming freely in a natural setting. So, naturally, we stopped for a photo in front of the waterin' hole.
So, be sure and check out the Nashville Zoo. There's so much to do and see there. There's the Croft Mansion with daily tours of the house and surrounding farm. There's an amazing playground where I am sure we'll spend many days this summer. There's even a Cheeseburger Charlie's - How can you beat that?
If you haven't purchased a Season Pass to the Nashville Zoo - DO IT!
Seriously, until Saturday, I had no idea what an incredible treasure we had less than five miles from our backdoor.
Jack took his first trip to the Zoo on Saturday afternoon with Phillip, Grandma Duncan and me. Even though he wasn't really feeling up to par, he - as usual - rose to the occasion and had a BIG TIME.
He walked around some, rode in his stroller some, but mostly hitched a ride on his Daddy's shoulders. (He uses Phillip's hair for handles.)
Jack loves animals (thanks to Baby Einstein), so he was in heaven! Here, he hesitantly poses in front of the Alligator pond...I'm not sure that Baby E has covered Alligators yet!
And here, he's anxiously looking for the big Rhinoceros...only to find that it was just a Rhinoceros Hornbill - a Bird.
But the Elephants! Now, they did not disappoint. Oh, how we all love Elephants...The Zoo has two beautiful ones, as far as I could tell, but they were roaming pretty far out on their preserve so there could have been more. That's the coolest thing about the Zoo, I think. None of the animals are in cages. They are all roaming freely in a natural setting. So, naturally, we stopped for a photo in front of the waterin' hole.
So, be sure and check out the Nashville Zoo. There's so much to do and see there. There's the Croft Mansion with daily tours of the house and surrounding farm. There's an amazing playground where I am sure we'll spend many days this summer. There's even a Cheeseburger Charlie's - How can you beat that?
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