[thefatman]

well i get to go on a field trip tomorrow

asia's school (1-2 grades) are going to the zoo tomorrow, and i get to tag along. taking the camera and video with me as well. i'll be sure ot get plenty of shots in the aquarium!

btw: toledo has on of the top 10 zoos in the country, its world known.. actually i think it's like second or third right after the san diego zoo.

right now, they have sigfreid and roy's white lions. and i think we still have the snow wolfs, as well as some white tigers on loan. we tend to always get some really cool, and rare, things because the zoo is so good.

anyway, time for beddy bye

see ya'all tomorrow!

 

[Doug1]

Jay I still have clumps of white wolf hair in my yard from my sons "pet"

 

[Alice]

Jay;

When I used to go with the kids on field trips to the zoo (I have three so there have been numerous trips )I used to tell the kids to behave themselves or they'd end up in the monkey cage.

So watch yourself! LOL

Going on field trips is great fun though..well, except there is always that one kid....



Alice

 

[thefatman]

grrrrrr. i had no idea it was intended for ME to also be a chaparone!!! uggghhhh calgon take me away!!!!!

luckily asia's class is only 16 kids, and 2 other parents went, as well as the teacher, so i only had to handle 4 kids. mine were all good for me, as they are asia's girlfriends, and have been to the house numerous times.

but, i also had no idea that it was zoo day for the entire public school system!!!!!! 1st and 2nd grade, as well as 6th-8th grades. from EVERY SCHOOL!!!! (we have 22 grade schools, and 15 middle schools) there were kids EVERYWHERE!

but we had a good time, didnt get to take as many pictures as i would have liked, since i was trying to keep my eye on the little ones. but the pics i did get are pretty cool. i'll psot them in a while.

i of course, had the most fun in the aquarium got pics of asia in front of a massive reef tank. another of her in front of a 4' long porcupine puffer. a massive trigger. lionfish the size of footballs, and more!

 

[thefatman]

one of the five polar bears at the zoo.

 

[thefatman]

bald eagle at the entrance to the zoo

 

[thefatman]

some kinda green cool lookin green bird

 

[thefatman]

some kinda cool lookin really small red bird.

 

[thefatman]

Aquarium time!!!!

shark. this tank also had a black tipped reef shark about 6' long and yellow tailed damsels about 6" long, but i couldnt grab a pic, too quick, and kids all around.

 

[thefatman]

for referance, the school of chromis at the top, they are about 4-5" long each!!

 

[thefatman]

a HUGE porcupine puffer. i estimated him at about 4' long. this tank also housed an eel, that was about 6' and various other massive fish.

 

[thefatman]

the pod of all pods!

this thing was no less than 18" long!!!

it was labeled as a deep sea amphipod.

 

[thefatman]

awesome mantis shrimp. this was at least a foot long. maybe more.

 

[thefatman]

hitchhiker from hell.

how'd you like to get this boy on a piece of live rock! :funny:

i think the size referance next to the kids speaks for itself!

 

[thefatman]

one for buzz. this guy is bigger than a football!

 

[thefatman]

another for buzz. the one on the left is larger than a football!

 

[thefatman]

my next tank

 

[thefatman]

sigfreid and roys white lions

 

[thefatman]

TIMONE!!!!!!!!!

 

[thefatman]

isn't it nice to sleep CHEEK to CHEEK