Feeding Giraffes in pandemic times

Well, it is finally time to start leaving the Shed. 

Yes, time to get out and be among…PEOPLE. It was hard, so many months stuck at the house, only going out in special circumstances and after quarantining. We did it! Armed with vaccines, masks and hand sanitizer, we left town, and believe it or not got together with a few of the kids and went, to the Zoo! Brave attendees of this outing have declared it a success and it has opened the door to dare I say it, to normal behavior. We did it up big, packed yummy food and drinks for lunch, and ventured out. Our mission; feed the giraffes at the Houston Zoo in Herman Park.

As an additional fee to your admission, you can, at two times during the day feed romaine lettuce to the giraffes. And it was amazing. These gentle creatures are so beautiful, and I had such a good time being up close and looking them in the eye. I love getting to do things out of the box and this was a great one.

It was a pretty day, chamber-of-commerce-weather as some say, even, dare I say…hot. Lots of animals were out and some even posed for a photo or two.

Many of the animals seemed happy to have humans to look at again, I think it has been quiet for them with “the covid” and weird weather over that past several months. This Tortoise was definitely walking across the enclosure with a purpose and actively looking at all the crazy humans.

As with all zoo visits there is always a moment that sticks with you. For me this visit was filled with X-rated pigeon activity. Those suckers were displaying and having pigeon relations all over the place, in the bushes, under pavilions, everywhere. So shocking!

Even the Meerkat was talking about them.

The Chimps were thoughtfully discussing the matter and have decided to send a strongly worded letter to Zoo management, demanding that they do something about all this. I mean can you believe it, these birds have no shame, no sense of decorum.

I think the Lemurs were taking notes, but you never know when it comes to the Lemurs, napping seems to take precedence over pigeon gossip even when things get interesting so much mating, everywhere. They probably have the healthiest attitude about it all, saying, “Just do what makes you happy dude”.

The giraffes seemed to find it all amusing, but they don’t seem to rattle easily. 

I may be scarred for life. Well, maybe not. Place winking emoji here. 

So, go friends, get outside and enjoy this weather before it gets too hot. You’ve got this!