Zoo!

We went back to the Bronx Zoo for the first time in months, to see the new Tiger Mountain exhibit. Because I was feeling ambitious, we got up at 8 and were there slightly before the zoo opened, to meet quility and Rachel at 10:30. We got a good long look at four different tigers, two in each of two areas. treadpath, screaminghippo, and two friends of theirs arrived while we were waiting for the tiger "enrichment" session. "Enrichment" in this case means the tigers are offered the opportunity to come down to where the zookeepers are standing behind a gate, to get treats, maybe play, and have their paws and such looked at. As the announcer emphasized, if the tigers prefer to stay where they are, that's fine too. One of them came down, the other stayed near her pool. (The pool has fish, of which she has hunted and eaten two in the two months the exhibit has been open--mostly she just likes to swim.) Siberian tigers sleep 15-20 hours a day, more when it's hot.

We did a bunch of other zoo stuff, especially birds. The otters weren't visible in the Children's Zoo, but that's where we saw a peahen with two peachicks, as well as the usual peacocks. I renewed our memberships--by doing it then, I could apply today's admission fees to the membership, which felt thrifty. zorinth, I have a tiger t-shirt for you; I can mail it, since I don't know when I'll be in Montreal next. I also picked up an owl feather in the Children's Zoo, and got Cattitude to take some photos of the Pere David's deer for the Wikipedia article I wrote about them. I left about 3:30, being tired and not wanting to run myself ragged; Cattitude, Quility, and Rachel stayed longer.

When I got home, I put the kettle up, then called my mother to tell her I have a job interview. We were hopeful and cheerful together. I just need to print out my resume (the version I sent them) to take with me, and make a neat list of relevant phone numbers (they said former supervisors, and since that's effectively two names, I'm going to throw in two freelance clients who've said I can use you as references). And try to get a good night's sleep.

Zoo!

We went back to the Bronx Zoo for the first time in months, to see the new Tiger Mountain exhibit. Because I was feeling ambitious, we got up at 8 and were there slightly before the zoo opened, to meet quility and Rachel at 10:30. We got a good long look at four different tigers, two in each of two areas. treadpath, screaminghippo, and two friends of theirs arrived while we were waiting for the tiger "enrichment" session. "Enrichment" in this case means the tigers are offered the opportunity to come down to where the zookeepers are standing behind a gate, to get treats, maybe play, and have their paws and such looked at. As the announcer emphasized, if the tigers prefer to stay where they are, that's fine too. One of them came down, the other stayed near her pool. (The pool has fish, of which she has hunted and eaten two in the two months the exhibit has been open--mostly she just likes to swim.) Siberian tigers sleep 15-20 hours a day, more when it's hot.

We did a bunch of other zoo stuff, especially birds. The otters weren't visible in the Children's Zoo, but that's where we saw a peahen with two peachicks, as well as the usual peacocks. I renewed our memberships--by doing it then, I could apply today's admission fees to the membership, which felt thrifty. zorinth, I have a tiger t-shirt for you; I can mail it, since I don't know when I'll be in Montreal next. I also picked up an owl feather in the Children's Zoo, and got Cattitude to take some photos of the Pere David's deer for the Wikipedia article I wrote about them. I left about 3:30, being tired and not wanting to run myself ragged; Cattitude, Quility, and Rachel stayed longer.

When I got home, I put the kettle up, then called my mother to tell her I have a job interview. We were hopeful and cheerful together. I just need to print out my resume (the version I sent them) to take with me, and make a neat list of relevant phone numbers (they said former supervisors, and since that's effectively two names, I'm going to throw in two freelance clients who've said I can use you as references). And try to get a good night's sleep.