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Parrots are cool. They are also one hell of a lot of work.

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Yes, But am I Having any Fun? 9-06-08

Are You kidding?  Absolutely! A little "having fun" music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0hJAA6h6Sk&NR=1 I'm really beat when I get home, but I'm having the time of my life. This is a little Red River Hog that has been spending time at the nursery.... Continue Reading →

Zoo Work Thursday 9-04-08

This is the Intern House right across the street from the zoo. My room is the center 2 windows with the fire escape on the 2nd floor. How very "Mary Tyler Moore"! 9-04-08 6 a.m. get up. Quick shower; no... Continue Reading →

My View at the Zoo

The Kitchen-Food Prep Area at the Bird House      Keepers stand at the countertop cutting board and prepare plate after plate of food. I've developed quite a flair for making the "Bat Buckets" : Buckets of fruit, vegetables and... Continue Reading →

My First Look at the Penguins

9-04-08 7:27 p.m. I’m sitting on the front porch of the Intern house. My favorite place since I cleaned it. I have spent the most amazing 2 days. I could leave now and be happy. Steve picked me up at... Continue Reading →

Getting Ready to Get Ready

My luggage for my Internship at the Cincinnati Zoo. I have to carry everything with me, even bedding, so it's a lot to carry for 3 weeks:     8:00 a.m. I made a list of everything I need to pack... Continue Reading →

Packing: It’s a Real Zoo Around Here…

Pepper playing it cool during a sunbath I'm getting ready to get ready to go to Cincinnati for my internship. I came down with a hideous cold and for the last 10 days I've been flying and coughing, flying and... Continue Reading →

6 Days of Altitude

(My friend Doreen and I on our way to Jamaica) I just finished a 6-day stretch of flying. I have tomorrow off with the exception of a meeting, and then I go back to a 5-day grind. I've been getting... Continue Reading →

All is Well in “Nyla-Ville”

Nyla is rapidly and smoothly finding her place in my home. She went out on the front porch on a play stand this morning with Pepper and there was simply no problem at all. They seem to get along beautifully.... Continue Reading →

Perhaps It’s Luck

    (The "learning experience" never ends. And it's quite interesting to see what you have learned when you look back at yourself! This was an article I wrote with the future in mind almost four years ago. At the... Continue Reading →

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