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Sunday Selections #181

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Welcome back to Sunday Selections! This once-a- week-meme was originally begun by Kim of Frog Ponds Rock , as a way to showcase some of the many photos we all take, but don't get around to showing on our blogs. The rules are very simple:- 1. post photos of your choice, old or new, under the Sunday Selections title 2. link back to me, River , somewhere in your post 3. leave me a comment so that I know you've joined in and can come over and see what you've posted. 4. hop on over to TheElephant’s Child to see more of her wonderful photos. Kath and Andrew often join in. There are a couple of other participants too: Jackie K at WorkingThrough It Gillie at The View from Here I usually go with a theme for my Sunday Selections and this week I'm continuing with some photos of the Zoo . Otters and Meerkats   funny little animals, Meerkats they can sit so still for so long then they will move and you realise it isn't a st...

Photos of Port Pirie? or Photos of the Zoo?

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Let's go to the Zoo!   That was more fun and a lot less tiring, although I did fall asleep as soon as I got home. Once I'd seen the Dinosaur exhibit, I thought I might as well see more of the Zoo animals.  I remembered the last time I'd been there with the grandchildren 16 years ago.  There were bison there then and lions , neither of those is there now. There are still giraffes , but I didn't go there this time. I saw the alligators , their hides are so thick and smooth I almost thought they were life sized rubber models. Then this one started moving towards me, so I moved on.... I found the seals , but missed seeing them feeding by about five minutes. I'd heard the announcement, but I was a bit too far away to get there in time. I remembered my last visit when there were quite a few seals, now we have only two.  (No Polar Bears either, I remember those from my last visit.) one was sunning on the rocks, while the other swam circles in the pond....