Tomorrow I will be going to the Houston Zoo with some of the nursing home people.

[texanwitch]

They are so looking forward to this outing.

Once a month is a major field trip somewheres.

I will be responsible for one person.

Tomorrow should be fun.

[applegrove]

1. I love zoos. Have a great day.

[texanwitch]

3. A trip to the zoo will be good for them.

Most will be in wheelchairs.

Then we will stop for lunch somewhere.

I have two friends who are also going, I drafted them.

Everyperson needs a personal caregiver to go.

The weather will be nice tomorrow.

[applegrove]

7. They'll really appreciate that. Good for you.

[texanwitch]

8. These monthly trips keeps them going.

They will talk about it for days.

We get something out of it also.

[ceile]

2. I love the Houston zoo!

We go every summer when my nephew is in town from NYC.
have fun!

[texanwitch]

4. I did go in January, the place was almost empty.

The animals seem to like the cooler weather.

[ceile]

5. I bet.

We usually go in June and sometimes the smell can be overpowering in certain areas. I couldn't go into the monkey area last time- gag factor was high that day.

[texanwitch]

6. That and the humid weather is why I go in fall and winter.

The monkey area is smelly.

It was about 50 in January, just right.

[Bake]

9. You might want to skip the Reptile House ...

The Bronx Zoo lost its cobra. Just sayin'.

Have fun!

Bake

[musette_sf]

11. no worries, the coral snake @ the Houston reptile house

is (or was) made of rubber.

From Texas Monthly's Bum Steer Awards for 1985:

SO THAT’S WHY THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO TOUCH THE ANIMALS
After a visitor questioned why the coral snake in the Houston zoo had not moved for nine months, zoo officials confessed that the snake was made of rubber.

[texanwitch]

14. A rubber snake.

I never go into the reptile house.

[musette_sf]

16. I can hardly believe it's been 26 years

since the rubber snake...

but faithful readers of Leon Hale never forget!

http://blogs.chron.com/leonhale/2011/03/red_on_yellow_kill_a_fellow.html

check the comments from Bob Windish and from Eli...

(Personally I'm glad to see old Leon is still kicking. Just checked and I see that old Paul Berlin is also still alive and kicking. Egads, I can't believe these two outlived Marvin Zindler!)

[texanwitch]

17. Great website.

Need to do some reading.

[quakerboy]

18. so is that better or worse than

taking a garden snake and painting it to look like whatever you want to display?

[elleng]

10. VERY NICE that you do field trips!

:thumbsup:

[texanwitch]

12. The sad thing is you never know when it will be their last field trip.

So every trip counts.

[Terra Alta]

13. I'm sure you will have a blast.

They will, too. It's great you are doing this for them.. it will make their day.

[texanwitch]

15. They get like little kids.

That is why each one as to have a caretaker.

Tomorrow will be good.