Benefits of working at a zoo

Today ended on an exciting note for me. I was leaving the zoo to go home and heard the tigers growling. I was invited in to see them eat their evening meal. Let me tell you - it was so exciting. Ever had a 650 pound (yes, 650 pounds!!) male tiger snarl threateningly at you while he was crouching over a piece of meat? It was enough to make me back up a couple steps. He is HUGE and didn't like my looking at his meal one bit. Visit this website and see some spectacular pictures of the tiger preserve of Dr. Marcan who provides the tigers to the zoo.

It was quite an experience that I will not soon forget. I told CD that he would just have to come over one night to see this. Words are just so inadequate at times.

Here is a picture of one of the benefits of working at a zoo.

Lily of the Nile

I was going through my pictures this evening and came across this unusual lily that I have planted in the back yard. It is called a Lily of the Nile or the proper name is a Agapanthus umbellatus. It is a beautiful plant and the flower is on stalks 2-3 feet high. It is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds and the flowers are fragrant. Just plant and ignore.