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Friday June 3, 2016 

Zoo yesterday – pictures, souvenirs, ice-cream, kids scream, crowd strolling tortoise, peacocks strutting …

Carla does a phenomenal job with them (my contribution as dad and grandad is DNA – I otherwise take little credit for this magic). Animals, ice cream, a jungle-gym play park – happiness for Isla, she’s four, loved seeing giraffes and gorillas – short attention span. Alex, at two, found twigs as collectibles, didn’t want to ride in that rented wagon much, but loved pulling it through the crowd, the cafeteria, over the bridge – mostly without help. Wandering curious mind at two …

Children and grandchildren. Best animals I’ve seen.

written / published from Calgary, AB

morning walk:  7C/45F, fantastic weekend shaping up (if you trust weather forecasts), Gusta distracted by a passing rabbit, squabbling magpies, and a stick – a typical morning in many ways, but today more than ever I appreciate how much she is like a two year-old.

Reader feedback:

MIRROR MIRROR ON MY WALL

Thank you Mark for your inspirational quotes. They come at a well needed time. Have great fun at the Zoo.

Enjoy every moment, SB, Calgary, AB

This is a really good one, Mark. Thanks..., SF, Lethbridge, AB

Hi Mark, I get your daily emails, not even sure how I got on your mailing list, but I wanted to say this one was great!  I like your quirky thoughts jotted down on paper, keep up the good work. Cheers, TS, Kelowna, BC


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