By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge
the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. ~Proverbs 24:3-4
• Jul. 18, 2009 - Summer time fun!
Our favorite (and only close by) museum is opening a new dinosaur exhibit. This week they had special member's only preview hours, so we went on Friday. We spent most of the day outdoors looking at the animals, sailing boats, and eating lunch. After the pictures, be sure to read my bear story!
Run faster Mark! He is gaining on you!
We love visiting the butterfly house. This guy is on a pitcher plant, native to our state.
The ring-tailed lemurs were out and moving about.
Bring us our food! Mark is also showing us his new glasses. Found out this week that he needs them.
When we moved inside out of the sun and hot, the kids participated in a science lab about color change.
The museum has black bears. This one was up moving about and had recently taken a dip in the pond. The rest were in the back area snoozing in the shade.
So the black bear is native to our state and yes, some do live in our part of the state. Some times they get confused and wander into human areas. Like this summer. About 3 weeks ago, there were some sightings in north part of the city. One near the country club golf course and even one in the parking lot of the hospital. Then there was a report of a bear found dead on the highway about 15 miles west of here. Was he the bear spotted in our city?
Then 2 weeks ago, a bear visited the museum. Did he smell the captive females? Or maybe it was lunch (eerr - the animals) in the Farmyard? It was a Saturday afternoon around 1pm when he climbed the fence near the playground. Staff ran to the farmyard to lock up the goat, turkey, pig, etc. They also got all visitors inside. The bear wandered around for just a bit and then climbed over the fence and took off.
Where did he go? Is he still in the county somewhere? Probably... Better cover your trash and keep the dog inside...
The staff tried to keep the bear there with honey, marshmallows, and watermelon while they prepared the dart guns. However, he left before they could drug him for removal. Unfortunately, I got the dates wrong. The bear killed on the road was most likely this bear because the accident was the day after the sighting at the museum. Poor thing.
Run faster Mark! He is gaining on you!
We love visiting the butterfly house. This guy is on a pitcher plant, native to our state.
The ring-tailed lemurs were out and moving about.
Bring us our food! Mark is also showing us his new glasses. Found out this week that he needs them.
When we moved inside out of the sun and hot, the kids participated in a science lab about color change.
The museum has black bears. This one was up moving about and had recently taken a dip in the pond. The rest were in the back area snoozing in the shade.
• Jul. 18, 2009 - Great Photos!