April 14 was a free day at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Kevan and I made the long trek into Milwaukee to take advantage of this perk. I am so glad that we did, the animals were just as happy as humans to have a sun shiny day and warm weather. The animals were so active: the polar bears were playing, the gariffes walking about, the hippo was even out of the water (see the pictures below). We decided to stop in a see the seal/sea lion show, which was very cute.
Sometimes I have trouble with the concept of having zoos. It always seems wierd to me that human will clamor to see wild animals in thier cages. It is hard to see wild animals caged and I wonder what good we are doing for them. Sometimes I feel sorry for the animals.
But then I am remind that some of these animals are far better taking care of in the zoo and that studying zoo animals can help us take better care of wild animals and endangered animals. Good work happens at the zoo!
After the zoo we stopped at Pick-n-Save to take advantage of some deals. It was close to lunch/snack time, so we picked up a sandwich from the deli and when over to Greenfield Park for a little picnic. Much to our surprise and my delight, there was an old timers baseball team playing. So we shared our sandwhich and watch a few innings of baseball - check out thier uniforms below!
It was a very nice Saturday afternoon.
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| Sea Lion/Seal Show |
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| Lion and his pride - these cubs were born last fall (I think) |
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| There were about 6 peacocks in the same pit and they all had their tales out! |
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| His mouth opened 3 more feet, but I could not get a good picture at his widest. |
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| The train with a new engine. |
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| Old timers Baseball in Greenfield Park. |
