Penguin Nation

Jenn has been attending Clark Community College this past year and a half (or so). Their mascot is the Penguin - Oswald the Penguin. Here is a picture of my mom and Jenn with some penguins at the Oregon Zoo. Ok, so they are not real penguins, but my loved ones are just so darn cute with these guys. The zoo is a fav place for us. I love our membership. Anyone who has been to the zoo knows that the penguins are cute but they have a smelly problem.

Bears potty down at the zoo

Here's a picture of one of MY BEARS at the zoo. I love the polar bears. They are my fav. I especially like it when they are playing in the water. The keepers give them buckets of fish frozen in water. That's fun to watch too. I also really enjoy the Eagles and the Sea Lions. Vancouer Gay Pride is tomorrow so I'm trying to do Bears on the blog until then. We're gonna have a booth there and I'm taking some young people to do free balloon animals for the kids. Vancouver Pride celebration is small but I feel it's important to show up and support it. We're lucky that we have a small celebration over here but also can celebrate across the river at a BIG celebration. Best of both worlds.

Bears and Pupps at the Zoo

Yesterday, for work, I went to the zoo with several awesome staff members and a handful of equally awesome young people. This is a picture of the time before yesterday that I was at the zoo. That damn bear stoled my hat. This particular bear is near the California Black Bears. Are they still California Black Bears if they live in Oregon?

Speaking of Hippos

A picture of me at the Oregon Zoo. http://www.oregonzoo.org/

The zoo has a small garden of zoo animal sculptures. They are always fun to take pictures with.

Pupp and Mom

This is a picture of me and my mom several summers ago at the Oregon Zoo. The background is the butterfly exhibit.