We went to Stone Zoo today for our outing. The Flamingoes were first and made a hard act to follow, what with their bright pink color, loud constant chattering and occasional flying about. Some of the animals were difficult to see and begged the question can Declan even see that creature? Some animals were more obvious and left no doubt. One of these later was the Yak. It was big, black and came right up to Declan and stood just behind the fence from him. He was fascinated by the Yak at first, but then when the Yak snorted loudly and then grunted and bellowed, he was less amused and became terrified by it. By then though, we had been living on borrowed time. Declan’s morning nap was too short, and we forgot to bring a bottle for him too. It was time to beat a hasty retreat. With our crying baby leading the parade, we passed one woman who was ticking off the things that she did not like, and I heard “crying baby” make her list. Still, it was better than yesterday, when we arrived too late for entry into the zoo. Someone, who shall remain nameless napped too long.