Apples, Animals, and Asian Food

Our neighboring apple orchard

It was a picture perfect fall weekend. After picking Desi up from the airport on Friday night, we were in a whirlwind of activity. On Saturday, we toured our local zoo...always a fun thing to do, but especially fun when feeding the resident wildlife. Desi and I purchased a cup of the zoo's special diet pellets and found plenty of eager eaters!

Feeding the colorful koi and carp

We saw llamas, jaguars, tigers, giant tortoises, monkeys, and a whole slew of tropical birds on our zoo visit. It was exciting to walk the wooded zoo trails and discover what was awaiting us around each bend. Though small, our local zoo is a wonderful place to see wildlife up close. The crowds are minimal and the scenery is as pretty and diverse as the animals within.

Desirae waiting to see the tropical parrots!

Des has always had a special way with parrots. They seem as intrigued with her as the other way around. Not only do they chatter to her, but they mimic her when she bobs back and forth from side to side. It's a riot!

After our zoo trip, we went to the orchard market where Desirae helped pick the perfect pumpkin from the giant "pumpkin pyramid." The pumpkin will stay a pumpkin until the end of the month when it will be transformed into a Halloween Jack-o-Lantern, it's face glowing brightly in the dark.

The weekend went by in a flash. Desirae attended a friend's wedding reception on Saturday night, and, then, after a day of visiting on Sunday with Kevin and me, followed by a scrumptious meal at an Asian restaurant in town, it was time to head back to the airport so Desi could catch her evening flight to Boston.

My fortune cookie from the restaurant read, "You are busy but happy." - Yup, I'd say so :)