Tuesday, August 09, 2005

A Visit to Grant's Farm


So, since Gimlet and I didn't have to work today we decided to visit Grant's Farm. Neither of us had been there before (well according to my mom we went there once when I was really little but I don't remember going). First we rode the tram around most of the park. We passed mostly deer, but saw zebra and ostrich. (Talk about a big bird! the ostrich stood 9 feet tall!)

Then we got off the tram and walked thru the center part of the park where they have elephants, camels, birds, and lots of annoying kids. The best part was feeding the baby goats from baby bottles. My mom has a picture of me feeding baby goats at the St. Louis Zoo when I was about two, and I just commented to my fiance (Gimlet) that I wish you could still feed them at the zoo. So as you can see from the pictures on this post (click on them to see it bigger), the goats were absolutely thrilled to get some milk. They pushed and shoved trying to get to it!

2 comments:

gimlet said...

There were tons of kids from daycare places. It was amazing how much better behaved kids with their parents were than the daycare kids, though not surprising. I felt sorry for the horses that had to put up with all the snotty kids poking at them and banging on their doors. Perhaps they should get a few wolves, just to teach the kids a lesson or two?

Anonymous said...

Wolves? How would the horses feel with wolves near by??? Not to good I imagine. Yes, Grants Farm is always full of bratty kids. I went w/ my baby cousin and got to feed the goats. Bradley (cousin) had a blast! ~Jen