Time is marching on!
For me, seeing a tribute band is the same basic experience as seeing the real band in concert...and this definitely feels like a positive thing. In the same vein, seeing an animal at the zoo feels no different than watching that same animal in a nature documentary. When we went to the Indianapolis Zoo earlier this week, it was nice to see animals (in the same way that a nature documentary is interesting), but I was mostly captivated by the shapes and textures that I saw.
The perfect curve of a warthog tusk.
The arresting regularity of snakeskin patterning.
Spikes...
Triangles...
Stripes...
Hexagons.
The really pleasurable exhibit was the lorikeet enclosure. They're friendly, as you can see a typical greeting here:
To more easily reach their favorite foods (fruit, nectar, and pollen), lorikeets have a long tongue that terminates in something like a miniature toothbrush head. I got a good cleaning!
They're noisy ("The loudest rainbow you'll ever hear!") and social. Super fun!
Back at home, late season flowers...
...blue skies...
Not too shabby for late August.
Have a great week!
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