Every year the wisteria blooms and the bees come! Sweet smelling purple blossoms, drunk bees buzzing around our heads. We celebrate this event every year with a party under the wisteria featuring snacks and mojitos. It is perfection!!
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Nashville Zoo, Nature and Amore
Last Saturday was the Backstage Pass for the giraffe barn. The Nashville Zoo offers these backstage passes for people to see where some of the animals spend their nights and to see how much work the zookeepers do to keep these guys in healthy environments. We were able to feed Congo, the resident male giraffe, carrots and sweet potatoes. This was fun. Congo, being hand raised is very comfortable with humans. The girl giraffes are much more aloof. After the tour I stayed at the zoo all day and witnessed some really cool things!
Congo licking his chops after a carrot.
Cool view of Congo's mouth.
A friendly Congo loves to put his nose right on you!
Congo!
The giraffe herd: Congo, Margarita, Savannah and Sita.
A little mating ritual between Congo and Savannah! Amore!!
Savannah leaning on Congo.
Daddy wallaby
Nursing Joey and Momma Wallabies
Toucan. Reminds me of Toucan Sam from Fruit Loops. My favorite cereal as a kid.
Toucans.
Toucan grooming
the flamingo flock
Elephant introductions
Removing the fence separating the newest girls of the herd. This was so cool to witness. The new elephants from the Jackson Zoo have been here since November of last year. It has taken time for the older girls to get used to the new girls.
the herd
Elephant enrichment and exercise
Momma White Cheeked Gibbon and her baby in a tree. The baby is learning confidence.
White Cheeked Gibbon Madonna
Music City Roots Cafe and Blue Mother Tupelo
Yesterday, Tuesday April 5th was the first in a series of lunch time musical performances from Music City Roots at the Whole Foods in Green Hills. What a great way to spend one’s lunch on a Tuesday! Listening to fabulous music at the grocery store!! Yesterday at the cafe at Whole Foods was groovin’ to the sounds of the soulful Blue Mother Tupelo.
Micol and Ricky, Blue Mother Tupelo
Micol plays a mean tambourine
Ricky Davis
