I went down the mountain

That's right; I did it.  I left the zoo for a very refreshing weekend.  I stayed with an awesome Eagle Lake family for a couple days and was relieved to not be woken up by a peacock or a snow leopard.  So instead of boring you with the details of my weekend I give you a condensed 10 second version:

Sleep; fellowship; shooting hoops; throwing the pigskin; pole vaulting; more fellowship; kentucky derby; bike riding; Wii; sleep; laundry; sky ride.

After I wrote down "laundry" above, it occurred to me that my clothes were still in the dryer and needed picked up.  So 15 minutes later, I have returned.  

Here is where the track meet took place.  You can see Pike's Peak in the upper left.  

This was the view on the sky ride that goes across the whole zoo and up the mountain.  

Another picturesque view from the lift.  

So I thought it would be interesting on Friday to take some pictures of how I medicate the giraffes:

This is the banana paste that I have to mix some medication in to give to the giraffes; only some of them like banana and can get medicated this way.  

After I make the paste, I put them on the giraffe crackers and make a "giraffe smore." 

After this is done, I load up my pouch and head outside to the herd!  It is key to note here that this is where being able to identify the giraffes is a must.  When I hand the crackers out, I have to make sure the tongue and neck is attached to the body of the one I am supposed to give the medication to.  You think this sounds crazy, but I assure you, when there are six tongues outstretched and trying to get the cracker, it gets confusing really fast! 

It has been sunny with highs in the 80s here so that means v-neck season has officially begun.  

More to come.  Keep checking in.

Oh and Andy, I have something for you:

"Chuck Norris has a grizzly bear rug in his room.  The bear isn't dead, it is just afraid to move."