Trip to the Zoo

This morning started out warm and sunny, so we headed for the Memphis Zoo. However, by the time we got there, the day had turned cold and cloudy. The first thing we did once we got there was go into the gift shop and pay outrageous prices for a couple of jackets. It was so cold, the orangutan was huddled under his blankie
and a couple of reindeer felt right at home at North Pole South.
The lion was awake, and we could hear him roaring all over the zoo.

This big silverback gorilla was a real beauty. As was this golden Pheasant.
We have a special guest at the Memphis Zoo. This is Andre. He was displaced from the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans by hurricane Katrina. He has a home here as long as he needs it. And finally, my favorites, the snakes:
A cottonmouth,
and a copperhead.More tomorrow....