It’s been a fun and eventful week for me – which is fantastic! – but as you might guess, a rather packed schedule means that I don’t have a whole lot to report in the tangling department (at least not enough to justify a proper Tangled Tuesday post of its own).
While I did learn a few new tangles (4MOM, Pand, and Flair, all from TanglePatterns.com), most of my tangling time was spent setting up my next tangle practice sketchbook, as once I’ve learned just two more patterns I’ll have completed my fifth full sketchbook. (As an aside, the completion of Book 5 means that I’ll have learned a total of 541 tangle patterns. I can’t quite believe it myself!)
Because of the long weekend for us here in Canada, The Diva’s Challenge for the week wasn’t posted until today, so I wasn’t able to tackle it on my day off (though given that we spent the bulk of yesterday at the Toledo Zoo, it’s highly unlikely that I would have been able to complete the challenge anyway!).
So that’s about it for me, creatively speaking. Hopefully the coming week will be more productive tangling-wise… but in the meantime, so as not to make this post a complete loss, I thought I’d share a handful of my photos from yesterday’s visit to the zoo.
Hope you enjoy!
Spot the meerkats?
I could have watched these guys all day long!
It’s unbelievably relaxing watching polar bears swimming – another way I could have easily spent the day!
How is your week going?
Please share!
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May 19, 2015
Fabulous! It’s so much more entertaining when you can watch the animals instead of peering into empty cages because the resident is asleep! 🙂
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May 20, 2015
I totally agree! That happened in a couple of cases, but we were lucky to see a whole lot of animals.
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May 19, 2015
I’m a zoo lover so not only do I appreciate your pictures, but I think the trip was worth anything you had to give up in order to spend the day there.
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May 20, 2015
It was definitely worth it – I had a great time!
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May 19, 2015
I haven’t been to Toledo in many years. Been to various zoos, but again, none since 2002. Perhaps it is time once again. My week? Various long distance caregiving challenges. Never a dull moment.
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May 20, 2015
I was trying to remember the last time I visited a zoo, and I THINK it was back in the early 1990s. I can’t believe it’s been so long!
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May 19, 2015
The week is going well but I’m probably not as productive as I should be… LOL
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May 20, 2015
Story of my life, LOL!
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May 20, 2015
I can’t think of anything nicer than to look at the photos you took at the zoo. I love animals, and only hope they are as happy in captivity as they look.
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May 20, 2015
It certainly seemed like a well-managed, clean zoo with animals who were happy and well cared-for. I was impressed.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Not a real Tangled Tuesday post, redux
After the a to z challenge I am trying hard to get back to routine and learn more tangling patterns. I find your posts on tangles very inspiring.
Loved the polar bear picture. So adorable 🙂
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May 20, 2015
I seriously could have watched the polar bears forever! They were lovely.
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May 20, 2015
Love zoos, aquariums, wildlife parks and more. Your pictures exhibit the fun time had by all. thanks for sharing.
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May 20, 2015
You’re welcome! It was certainly a wonderful place.
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May 20, 2015
Such wonderful photographs. Made me realize that it’s been too long since I visited a zoo. Must rectify that soon!
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May 21, 2015
I hadn’t either! We have a couple of other ones near (or near-ish) to us, so I think I’ll be going again soon!
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May 20, 2015
I think if you were going to skip a Diva’s challenge, you picked the right one. White on black. Meh. You clearly have a lot of talent as a photographer. Your zoo photos are pretty mesmerizing.
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May 21, 2015
Thank you so much, Suzanne!
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May 21, 2015
I have basically been doing nothing this week Laurel…I’ve been so tired and fatigued that all I wanted to do was rest! Maybe next week will be more productive for me!
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May 21, 2015
Resting is good too! Hope you’re feeling back to normal soon. 🙂
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May 21, 2015
So, looking at your pictures I realized I haven’t been to a zoo in a real long time. Plus I have never seen any of the three animals 🙁 Sad, isn’t it?
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May 21, 2015
I hadn’t been to one in AGES either, and I’m so glad I had the opportunity to do so! Hope you’re able to find one for a visit. 🙂
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Love those pics lol. I haven’t been to the zoo in ages. We were just talking about going too! Have a great holiday weekend!!
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May 22, 2015
Thanks, Carolann – I hope you get to go to one soon!
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