It was obvious on Sunday that it had been a long, gray, and raw winter. The traffic to DC was impossible to navigate through. Add to the joy of the first predicted warm day of 2013, were the cherry blossoms, ecstatic with the warm sunny weather, and the scheduled Cherry Blossom 10K.
My husband, who had worked in DC for years, and knows the roads well, tried to get into the National Zoo from the back end -- along Rock Creek Park, which was closed. After making three illegal u-turns, riding across a medial strip ("Hold on and nobody complain") we were the last car allowed in the lot at the bottom of the hill.
We were there to celebrate Ariana's fifth birthday. So hard to believe.
We had a wonderful day, walked at least six miles around the zoo and Ariana never complained once. What a trooper!
The lions were happy to be out...
My husband, who had worked in DC for years, and knows the roads well, tried to get into the National Zoo from the back end -- along Rock Creek Park, which was closed. After making three illegal u-turns, riding across a medial strip ("Hold on and nobody complain") we were the last car allowed in the lot at the bottom of the hill.
We were there to celebrate Ariana's fifth birthday. So hard to believe.
We had a wonderful day, walked at least six miles around the zoo and Ariana never complained once. What a trooper!
The lions were happy to be out...
As were the turtles...
This ape enjoyed his hammock
And this one gave a show with his cape...
This big boy enjoyed sunning himself...
