A day at the zoo

We spent this morning at the Woodland Park Zoo. It started out looking to be a typical gloomy Seattle spring day, but the sunlight surprised us.



The animals were out and about and being all photogenic, so how could I refuse them?

We started with the komodo dragons. There's a wonderful statue outside the exhibit.



And then, of course, the real thing:


Komodo Dragon by *dbvictoria on deviantART

There was meercuteness:




Meerkat by *dbvictoria on deviantART

And we were delighted by the new wolves, a pack of four sisters:




Wolf in the Woods by *dbvictoria on deviantART

The grizzlies were sunbathing:


Naptime by *dbvictoria on deviantART


Grizzly by *dbvictoria on deviantART

As were the snow leopards:



Ended the tour with the flamingos:



Then we had super tasty bbq for lunch here:



This place is on Stone Way, just up from the intersection at 34th. I highly recommend it. Creamy dreamy mac & cheese, and their beef brisket was superb. If you aren't completely stuffed to bloating, have a blondie too.

(Full set of pictures from the day can be found here>)



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