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Thursday, September 04, 2014

Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near..?


I think it's because you've just spent £1 on a thimbleful of nectar, and they're contractually obliged to show an interest. Either that, or they're being starved by the zoo keeper.

Anyhoo, I like to think that if selfies had been invented back in 1963, JFK would have taken one like this...


That's Dealey Plaza in the background. Jacqueline's looking radiant, but there are a couple of dodgy looking characters behind the picket fence on the grassy knoll. They look like they could murder something. Possibly a burger and chips.

Anyhoo, a couple of weeks ago, I made a promise to Lisa that I'd take her and the kids to Drusillas Park, the best only zoo in Sussex. Unfortunately it never rains but it pours. At least it did on the day we were planning to go. So rather than risk turning Thomas the Tank Engine into a log flume ride, we postponed our plans, and I took a day's annual leave so that we could go there yesterday.

Unfortunately, today I've been politely asked if I can write an article for a national eye journal within the next 48 hours, so it's either that or make jokes about the kids. And frankly the eyes have it. But hey, the kids can make their own comedy...


So having taken stock of the situation (and the kids), I'm just going to post a few photos...


And one video...


Rylan Clark, eat your heart out...


The pipes of peace were surprisingly noisy...


... and I'm not sure if Toby was hailing a taxi or recreating Brief Encounter...


But he can spot a lemur from three paces...


And whilst Amelie was all ears...


... neither of them heard me say "Cheese!"...


And by the time they'd assessed the value of a bird in the hand...


... there was just enough time for me to go ape...


... before we had to return home, physically exhausted and suffering from sunstroke. We played 'I Spy' on the drive back, and when asked to spy something beginning with 'F', Amelie looked around the car and thought for a moment, before confidently saying "Fools". To be honest, she makes a good point.

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