PFF and the Zoo

Instead of planning a trip this summer, I am taking a couple of 3 day staycations...or as I've renamed it, a Grammacation. I'm taking time off to spend with my 8 grandchildren. Today 3 of the grands came to town with their mother. First we had lunch at Nabeel's Cafe & Market. They serve wonderful Greek and Mediterranean food. We ate stuffed grape leaves, Homos and pita bread, olives, cheeses, olive salad, tabouli and their own chicken salad.

Then we were off to the Zoo. We walked for hours, the girls feed the Lorikeets and rode a camel. We saw the monkeys, the cats, the giraffes and more. Bet you're wondering how PFF fits into this...here's how:

Circa 1956 postcard from the Birmingham Zoo

Monkey Island is the one thing we didn't see...a sight that I remember from my childhood trips to the zoo. It no longer exists because a more environmentally friendly habitat for the monkeys was built many years ago. This postcard isn't a part of my personal collection. I found it on the Internet. But I imagine the message on the back goes something like this.

"Dear Mama and Daddy and baby Joey,
Gramma took me to the zoo today. We watched the monkeys. I wanted to play with them, but Gramma said it wasn't allowed. It was hot there. I drank a Coca Cola. I had fun.
Love Kay"

Like Kay, we were hot...that is what summers in Alabama are like. Like Kay, we drank copious amounts of Coke and Blueberry slushies. Like Kay, we watched the monkeys. Like Kay, we had fun.

Here are some photos from our trip:

The girls get in a little work for a home-schooling assignment...recording facts about
North American animals.

Feeding the Lorikeets.

Watched this dude sleep.

Flamingos fixated on feeding.

Got to hold out some food for these to lick off their hands.

Cooled off with Blueberry Slushies.

Rode a Dromedary.

Watched the Gorilla.

Patiently waited for butterflies to light on their fingers.

Made friends with a goat.

Went home pooped.

Tomorrow, more of my Grammacation. I'm spending the day with my daughter and my youngest grandson.