Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We went to the zoo today with three of the grandsons. Two had not had enough sleep, but valiantly trod on until lunchtime, when our son and his two year old went back to our house for a nap, and we stayed on to help with the one year old while the four year old rode the train with his mother. Last time the one year old screamed in terror the whole train ride, so we strolled him around and distracted him. The big hit was the meerkats, followed by the baboons, warthogs (my fave) and giraffes, elephants and hyneas. The huge tortoises were admired as well. With preschoolers, you can't see that many animals, because they need snacks and breaks and potty trips. We were pleased with a new bird habitat, with great views of exotic birds. All the little grandsons are crazy for birds and will look at books about birds for long periods of time. I attempt to promote that interest by providing the books, toy birds and such. The four year old, however, has a fascination with snakes, and if you let him pick out a stuffie in a toy store, his choice is a snake every time. I hope there are no snake pets in his future.