Late Fall at Southwick’s Zoo February 9, 2020
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The same fall visit that included the Roger Williams Park Zoo and the Capron Park Zoo concluded with a stop at Southwick’s Zoo. It is a 300-acre, privately owned and operated, zoological park located in Mendon, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1963, and remains family-operated. It has become a yearly stop for us and is always enjoyable. It is now closed for the season but will re-open in April. No doubt we will be back next fall. 
Muir Woods January 5, 2020
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We spent a fun and active week with family in California. We hadn’t visited Muir Woods in 10 years. To add to this once in a decade experience we decided to recreate our old family photo from 2010 (resulting effort at bottom of montage). We enjoyed strolling through this amazing space with graceful redwoods, delicate ferns, clover, fallen trees and beautiful light throughout. Needless to say we had many laughs recreating our 2010 photo and a shout out to a kind stranger who took our photo. If you are in the area I strongly suggest a visit but please note that reservations are now required due to a severe shortage of parking spaces. Happy New Year!
Oregon Coast Aquarium November 10, 2019
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2019 Pacific Northwest Zoocation continues with stop #6, the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Sorry for the delay in posting photos of this terrific facility but Howl-o-ween, Bats, and Pumpkins took priority in October. The Oregon Coast Aquarium is in Newport, Oregon. It opened in 1992. The facility sits on 23 acres along the very beautiful Yaquina Bay near the Pacific Ocean. A giant shout out to Sally Compton, Communications and Marketing Manager for greeting us early and giving us a fabulous tour and jelly fish experience. First time we ever touched a jelly fish. Very cool indeed. If you find yourself in the area, I encourage a visit. 
Seattle Aquarium September 22, 2019
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Zoocation 2019 is in the can. We are back from an eight day, eight zoo/aquarium 1700 mile zoocation in the Pacific Northwest. I will sum it up by saying we had FUN! Made new friends, reunited with some old ones and had lots of laughs, sun and rain. Rain does not dampen our spirits – we just keep on zoo-ing. Up first, the very colorful and exciting Seattle Aquarium. A big thank you to Pam for hosting us at the Aquarium and making our experience even richer. A shout out to Maddie for joining us at the Aquarium and to Judy and Jim for a delicious home cooked salmon meal. 
Capron Park Zoo December 2, 2018
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, Attleboro MA, Capron Park Zoo, photography, travel, vacation, wildlife, zoocation
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Our mini-zoocation in late October continued with a visit to the Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro MA. The Capron Park Zoo was established in 1937 on land donated by the Capron family. The zoo is situated on eight acres and has been open since 1937. We had not been to the Capron Park Zoo in about 10 years and were happy to see that some of the animals we remembered were still there. If you are in the area I suggest a visit.
Bosque del Apache November 19, 2017
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We spent five fun-filled days with a great friend in Albuquerque NM last week. She had been inviting me for many years to come visit the Bosque del Apache refuge to see the wintering grounds of the sandhill crane, snow geese and more. We delighted at both sunset and sunrise to see the birds flock by the thousands. The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in southern New Mexico. It was founded in 1939 and is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. An eight mile loop allows us to view these amazing animals without disturbing them. 
Legos at the Royal Botanical Gardens August 20, 2017
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Legos, Oh Canada, photography, Royal Botanical Gardens, Toronto, travel, vacation
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Last week’s fun vacation to the Toronto area was filled with luscious gardens and fabulous art. One of our stops was the Royal Botanical Gardens where they were featuring 14 themed Legos sculptures amidst the surrounding gardens. 
Moody Gardens, Galveston Texas July 12, 2015
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Discovery Pyramid, Glaveston Texas, Moody Gardens, nature, photography, Rainforest Pyramid, travel, vacation, zoocation
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The final stop on our 2015 all Texas Zoocation was the all encompassing Moody Gardens in Galveston Texas.
The facility features three main pyramid attractions: the Aquarium Pyramid, which is immense and beautiful and holds many species of fish and four species of penguins; the amazing Rainforest Pyramid, which contains abundant tropical plants, animals, birds, butterflies, reptiles, and a variety of other rainforest animals including free-roaming monkeys and two-toed sloths; and the Discovery Pyramid, which focuses on science-oriented exhibits and activities.
A special shout out to Paula Kolvig and Donitta Brannon for hosting us and showing us every wonderful thing there was to see. Starting to plan Zoocation 2016 – stay tuned.
No ‘ifs’ – Just Ends and Butts – 2014 December 31, 2014
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: End of the year, nature, photography, travel, vacation, zoo babies, zoocation, Zoos
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It has been a great year for new faces, places and spaces. Thank you for coming along for the ride. I celebrate the end of my 11th year of Sunday montages, and following tradition I leave you with with no ‘ifs,’ – just ends and butts. I am also taking a look back at some of the new places that we have visited. Looking forward to more zoo-cations in 2015 and wishing you all a very Happy Zoo Year!
–The National Zoo
–The San Francisco Zoo
–The Staten Island Zoo
–Zoos of New England
–The Detroit Zoo
–The Toledo Zoo
–The Knoxville Zoo
–The Chattanooga Zoo
–The Tennessee Aquarium
–The Nashville Zoo
–The Memphis Zoo
–The Arctic Landscape
–Land of the Midnight Sun
–Land of the Ice Bear
–The US Open
-Chihuly Garden and Glass
–Woodland Park Zoo
–Southwick’s Zoo
–Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
–Philadelphia Zoo 
The Stone Zoo – Fall 2014 November 2, 2014
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Colobus babies, Lynx cubs, nature, photography, Photography Workshop, Stone Zoo, The Central Park Zoo, travel, vacation, wildlife, zoo babies, zoocation, Zoos
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Last month’s min-zoocation in New England finished up at the always fun Stone Zoo in Stoneham MA where we got to see adorable Lynx cubs, two Colobus babies and a gorgeous new wolf troop.
There are still a few spaces left in next Saturday’s photo workshop (November 8th, from 8:30 to 10:30) at the Central Park Zoo. We won’t be having a pumpkin fest but we will be doing other fun things. Sign up here and enjoy lots of photo ops – all before the zoo opens.
While at the Zoo 