The Day After – November 7, 2012

I love going to the zoo.  I really love going to the zoo, so when we found out there was a zoo in Waco, we decided it would be how we would spend the day after the election.  If our candidate lost, it would help to take our mind off the disappointment and if our candidate won, it would be our celebration.

One of the nice things about going in the middle of the week is there are no crowds.  In fact, it looked like several mothers have annual passes and take their children to the zoo very often.  As we walked through the gate, we heard what sounded like a two year-old whining and screaming at the top of his lungs.  As we walked farther, we realized this horrible sound was coming from a tree inside one of the habitats and the sign gave us the solution to the mystery.  It was not a child, but a gibbon who does this every morning to declare his territory to all in the area.  After about 20 minutes he stopped, mission accomplished and started playing on his swing.  Thank goodness!

Jim’s pictures show the animals you expect to see in a zoo, but there were many more.  We spent several hours walking and watching the animals just do their thing.  Getting there in the morning when they are more active allowed us to see them awake and moving around before their afternoon nap.  We watched the elephant use the end of his truck like two fingers to pick up a single piece of hay and then draw 1 1/2 gallons of water into the truck and squirt it into his mouth.  We watched a VERY tall giraffe spread his long legs wide so he could bend down far enough to reach his drinking water.  So many of God’s creations being able to cope with things that were not easy for them but given the wherewithall to overcome obstacles.  How much more does He care for us.  It doesn’t matter what man or rulers do, we have the God-given ability to overcome the obstacles and with His help, we will succeed.  It was a good decision to save the zoo for Wednesday.