{"id":3569,"date":"2012-02-18T18:58:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T22:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2012-02-18T19:02:09","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T23:02:09","slug":"burger-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=3569","title":{"rendered":"Burger! Zoo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoyed a quiet morning!  Kathy is feeling better and went for a bike ride.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-LjwHcbT\/0\/M\/IMG0297-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\nI took care of some admin duties including renewing our AAA membership.  All our four cars have at least 100,000 miles on them.  Pretty much a necessity for us.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-WFk6Cfh\/0\/M\/IMG0293-M.jpg\" alt=\"aaa\" \/><br \/>\nHooked up my new UPS for my electronics.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-TVqsLQQ\/0\/M\/IMG0294-M.jpg\" alt=\"u\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Had a delicious burger at Red Robin.  My favorite!<\/p>\n<p>Then went to Clarkston to pick Kathy up on her bike and off to one of our favorite places: the Atlanta Zoo!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-ZjKVzPG\/0\/M\/IMG0295-M.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-4cvtNL8\/0\/M\/IMG0300-M.jpg\" alt=\"z\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s even better now since our son Miles (Ashley&#8217;s husband) works there.  It&#8217;s cool to get &#8220;behind the scenes&#8221; info on the animals.  Can you believe he got to feed the tiger cubs this morning?  How cool is that?<\/p>\n<p>We always love to see the animals, even though it was a bit cold and started to drizzle.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-6cH53KL\/0\/M\/IMG0303-M.jpg\" alt=\"v\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed the special bird show.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-htGV8Dp\/0\/M\/IMG0304-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-r8fQdNT\/0\/M\/IMG0305-M.jpg\" alt=\"o\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-cmphQpV\/0\/M\/IMG0310-M.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-VS2pcMZ\/0\/M\/IMG0312-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Big cats, baby!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-XZWM6hW\/0\/M\/IMG0317-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\nPandamonium!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-f5gcGJS\/0\/M\/IMG0319-M.jpg\" alt=\"p\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The panda cub &#8220;Po&#8221; is only about three foot long.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-dkSWp4b\/0\/M\/IMG0328-M.jpg\" alt=\"p\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I liked the elephant wading.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-Ch6bSxh\/0\/M\/IMG0332-M.jpg\" alt=\"e\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meerkats are always fascinating.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-SNR76Lf\/0\/M\/IMG0343-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clouded leopard skull.  Groovy!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-vbCbKHm\/0\/M\/IMG0313-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\nI like the animal wrapped around it better.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-JXdvPSc\/0\/M\/IMG0329-M.jpg\" alt=\"p\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simba!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-nJDsMqD\/0\/M\/IMG0339-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\nI love the Swahili signs.  Makes me feel like I&#8217;m back home in Kenya.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-L3K8Kz3\/0\/M\/IMG0344-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Part of the new carnivore exhibit features carnivorous plants.  Did you know I&#8217;ve kept Venus Fly Traps since I was a little Tim?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-WZg3QFc\/0\/M\/IMG0330-M.jpg\" alt=\"v\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miles harvests the bamboo that the animals eat.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-fKf74Nh\/0\/M\/IMG0302-M.jpg\" alt=\"e\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Zoo is always improving!  Soon we&#8217;ll be able to feed Giraffes!  Haven&#8217;t done that for a long time!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-3b6sBBb\/0\/M\/IMG0341-M.jpg\" alt=\"g\" \/><br \/>\nWe renewed our membership.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-WWC75k6\/1\/M\/IMG0299-M.jpg\" alt=\"z\" \/><br \/>\nThere are only two bills I don&#8217;t mind paying.  Zoo memberships and library fines.<\/p>\n<p>I liked this cab design.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-M8Z4S9k\/0\/M\/IMG0296-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this ornamental lettuce.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Zoo-Atlanta-21812\/i-g5hHCkg\/0\/M\/IMG0298-M.jpg\" alt=\"l\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoyed a quiet morning! Kathy is feeling better and went for a bike ride. I took care of some admin duties including renewing our AAA membership. All our four cars have at least 100,000 miles on them. Pretty much a necessity for us. Hooked up my new UPS for my electronics. Had a delicious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3572,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569\/revisions\/3572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}