Halloween 2017 Part 4

Boo at The Zoo !

It was pretty chilly that day, so if the little boy looks a little bulky in the photos, it is because he was wearing Layer Upon Layer Upon Layer of clothes :)



Otherwise, it was a very pretty and sunny day.

I mean, it is the Zoo, people. A Zoo that has a very pretty park and lovely lake Right There.

Unlike past years, we didn't get our tickets beforehand, but it was a fairly short line and we got our tickets in no time at all.

THEN came the long lines.

It was like they had found new ways to make us snake our way to the actual event.

Bonus though, we saw a tiny little Yoda ahead of us.  We had not seen a single other Yoda all Halloween season long.

Many kids could not resist messing with this Inflatable Animatronic Spider though. Lots of glee, giggles and swishing of swords and light sabers at it.

We had a nice view, though, which sort of made up for all that queuing.
The Zoo had recently added a Swan Paddle Boat feature to the lake, but it was closed that day.
I don't blame them. It might have been too chaotic for life.

The little boy is so used to having had the Papparazzi and Mammarazzi right in his face literally since he was born, and has now become so accustomed to it that HE is the one who excitedly calls out, "TAKE A PICTURE! TAKE A PICTURE!!"

Then we FINALLY get to the trick or treat stations, and thank goodness the lines seem to be going fairly quickly.

More stares for the Mamarazzi. I mean, seriously? You're the one with the skeletal dog in the cone.

Another Photo Op for the Photo Op Pro.

A Common Nemesis!
Take THAT, you Big Galoot!

Yoda doing MindSpeak with reptiles.

Sometimes I feel compelled to caption each photograph, like I am afraid for some reason that people might read the blog, see a photo and wonder what the context was.

I should give myself a knock on the head and remind myself that this blog ( and the other as well ) was mainly conceived to be an online record/journal of MOST of the parts of my life that "I" would want to look back at and remember.

There are some things that are not shared on here, and that's fine. 

Even Jedi Masters need a breather now and again.

Tomfoolery in action:-

and then, a dignified pose.

Nevertheless, the Force is strong in my Family.

The last time we were at the Zoo was also during Boo at the Zoo last year.   We were hoping to get a close look at the Giraffes then, but the feeding platform was closed to the general public.  I get it. You don't want giraffes spooked by hordes of strangely dressed humans poking stuff in their faces.



This year, the feeding platform was closed too, but we managed to get somewhat close. :)

Another short rest for our young Jedi.

There was even time to roll down a little knoll with other adventurous types.

The rest of the time was just spent walking around looking at all the various animals and people-ogling.

UNTIL we came to the Sand Pit.

I know he was in a long drape-y gown and all, but how often does he get to do this?

and he just absolutely LOVES to do this.

Till next year, Zoo.

May the Force Be With You.