Another Day at the Zoo

I spent another afternoon at the Oregon Zoo today.  I am way too ready to start school, yet I have two more days of summer so the zoo was a great way to pass the time.  Even though the zoo was crowded, walking through the it alone was a very introspective experience and so much of what I saw connected me with my summer reading.

Exhibit 1:  The Life of Pi

As I have mentioned, this book was one of my main summer reads.  I had a hard time making it to the end of this book, but my mid-book review was very different from my post-book review.  I don't know if I'll ever look at a tiger without recalling Pi Patel and Richard Parker.









Exhibit 2: Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair is my favorite magazine because it is a reader's magazine (with a little added glamour), and  in the August issue, there was an article on the current rise of elephant poaching for their tusks.  You can read it here.  I am appalled by the poacher's lack of indecency, but more so by those who purchase ivory.  Losing the elephant would be a great loss, not only for their sake but for ours.  We would lose a cultural symbol!  Think of Ganesha or the story of the Buddha's birth.  I hope the killing stops soon.

Here are some of my favorite photos from today...

                                                                                    

                                                         
                                                            

By the way...arranging pictures on blogger is the most frustrating experience.  I can't stand that I can't get these straight.  Come on google!