Tuesday, September 8

Hope everyone survived the Labor Day weekend. We had a great time yesterday kayaking at Madison Lake despite the rainy conditions. Mr. Staffan and Mrs. Kuhl joined us as we toured around the edge of the lake. We saw at least a half dozen Great Blue herons, 2 Little Blue herons as well as a kingfisher and several cormorants. Of course as soon as we left the lake the sun came out and it was a beautiful afternoon. I went to the zoo today and can't believe how dark it is in the mornings already. Guess I'm not used to getting up that early every morning. After fixing the aviary diets, I worked in Asia Quest and spent a lot of time watching the baby elephant. He is so cute, all 752 pounds of him. He is learning to use his trunk to throw hay and dust on his back. At one point he had a pile on his head with a look on his face that said, "now what do I do?" Fall is my favorite time at the zoo, not too hot and a lot fewer visitors.