Day Two of Spring Break, we figured we would take the afternoon and visit the zoo.  Getting a fairly late start, we arrived at the zoo around 2PM to realize that it closed in two hours.  Never fear kids, Dad has a camera.  Let’s make every minute count.

Photo One – the boys riding a bronze giant tortuous.  I know this sounds like it would be a cute photo, but a misplaced tortuous head and trust me, it looked very inappropriate.  Therefore, this one was left on the Editing Room floor.  Again, trust me, it is for the best.

Photo Two – the boys at a Monkey Exhibit sans actual monkeys in the photo.  Trust me, there were lots of monkeys in the exhibit, but I only got my three monkeys in the photo.  It’s a start.

Photo Three – the boys and their mom at the zoo.  Jacob at age 13 has already mastered the “Huh?” face, which is an essential look for all teenagers.

Photo Four – the boys were bad, so they had to be placed in a cave.  Sorry kids, but those are the breaks.

Photo Five – feeding time for the sharks.  Years from now, the boys will wonder, “Why didn’t Dad ever capture any images of actual animals in any of the pictures from the zoo?”  Hum, good question, future version of my kids.  Good question.

Photo Six – my attempt at being “artsy” with a bamboo door.  Um, nice try.

Photo Seven – the obligatory photo of the boys in front of the obligatory wingspan visual.

So there we have it.  Only 120 minutes, but plenty of photos from the trip to the zoo.  Not bad for Spring Break:  Day Two.

Oh and on a side note, I was saddened, when the family did not allow me to attend the 4:15PM IMAX showing of Scarlett Johansson’s new film “Ghost in the Shell,” which I kept calling “Ghost in the Machine” by accident.  Hey, can’t blame a dad for showing some animal tendencies, especially during a trip to the zoo.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.