Monday, April 14, 2008

watch out for the silverback

about a month ago my class went to the san francisco zoo. i have yet to do a post about it, so here it is. we had a fun time touring the zoo with our docent and really enjoyed the many things we were able to do and see. you can get closer to any animal than i ever have before at a zoo. it was very cool. here are some of the pictures from our field trip.
listening to the docent as well as telling her about the tiger attack that happened at the zoo over christmas. she was very aware of it and very sorry it happened.
checking out the giraffes and a few other animals

my what a long tongue you have there!
let me introduce you to the silverback...a very protective male gorilla. don't mess with him.
this is his "i'm going to come and lunge my body at the protective window and scare all the children" pose. let's just say the kids were a bit nervous after that. have no fear, all my students were safe and remained quite calm. i on the other hand was hysterical and worried that the kids would be freaking out.
getting closer to the flamingos than i ever have before. this is the only bird that i like. all other birds disgust me to no end and freak me out. just ask the parents on the trip about my love of seagulls.

oh yes-this is a grizzly bear. it was very cool to see behind the glass.

some of my munchins-they are looking into the sun a bit which is why they are so squinty.
a polar bear in california. this guy has quite the life :)more of my students at the exit.

Friday, April 11, 2008

time flies when you're having fun!

once again i've been slacking on the blog posts. i will blame it on all the fun we've been having lately :). my mom and sister have been here for a week and we headed down to the monterey area last weekend. here are some pictures from our visit to the aquarium, 17 mile drive, and carmel.
waiting for the kelp garden feeding
the kelp garden
coolest docent ever...hilarious i promise
don't let the ray attack you hannah!
ahhhh!

the aquarium

hannah's new friend otto the otter
jellies are scary but cool






crazy people on the 18th green...don't they know this is very frowned upon?