Zoo Trip and Quilt Creatures

We are starting in on the final day of our three day celebration of my husband's birthday. Saturday stayed very low key. We needed to take Curry to the vet to get some of his kitten shots around 11:30 so we slept late, went to the vet, then cooked lunch at home. In the afternoon we did a little bit of shopping and also ran some errands to help keep the rest of the weekend clear. I also spent a little time working on the animal designs for my woodland quilt. The pictures below show the animal from my fabrics on the left hand side, my drawing in the center, and a reference for the character on the left. (In the case of the raccoon I show the nerf gun I used as a reference to make Marvel's Rocket Raccoon.)

Legend of Zelda Owl

Rocket Racoon

Sonic the Hedgehog

Starfox

Yesterday we headed out to the Kansas City Zoo and had a fantastic time. We decided that we would try to catch some of the shows and talks during this visit, starting with the sea lion show. We also saw the Wings of Wonder Bird Show, a zoo keeper talk at the gorilla exhibit, and elephant baths. The weather was much cooler and cloudier than we expected and it worked to our advantage. The threat of rain kept the crowds low and also cut down on some the reflection problems I've been having trying to take pictures. Also some of animals were more active due to the cooler weather, between that and the keeper talks we were able to get some really nice pictures.

Leaping                                     Giving a High Five

The elephants enjoyed the chance to get all the caked on mud washed off and getting to drink straight from the hose. 

My husband had his step counter on and we walked almost 8,500 steps during our visit! As we were leaving we happened to catch a couple of keepers having a training session with the River Otters which was very cute. This is where I got my favorite picture of the day, this otter with her tongue sticking out.

 I wonder if they have an otter show in the works? I would definitely want to see that. I took a lot of pictures and if you'd like to see more of our visit you can check them out on the facebook page.