Aylestone Meadows
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| The early May bank holiday had us looking for a new adventure. We decided to spend the afternoon walking at Aylestone Meadows along the Soar River trail. It was lovely! |
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| Bridge over the river with a canal boat in the distance. |
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| Ancient borse cart bridge across the marshland. Still going strong! |
Birthday Zoo Trip
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| Maya's party dress could hardly be contained by this jacket. |
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| Emu |
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| Craig and Maya checking out the primates. |
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| Found one. |
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| Meerkat lookout. |
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| River otters. For a long time the enclosure looked empty and then all of sudden they came out of nowhere all together in a big posse. They ran around the pond and then, as quick as they came, they were gone. |
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| Butterfly from the butterfly barn. |
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| Petting zoo. |
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| Maya's favorite animals at the zoo this year were the penguins. She loved watching them swim and splash all around, and even gave them a supportive cheer, "one, two, three, GO!" |
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| Maya and me as penguins. |
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| We caught these tortoises in a private moment. Maya said, "they're sleeping." Our fellow zoo-goers were scandalized. |
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| I wanted to take a memorial "birthday girls" shot in front of the entrance to the zoo. Maya agreed to say, "cheese" as long as her eyes were covered. Well, when in Rome.... |
