By now, Kristin and I have moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A lot has happened recently, and I’m going to try to write a few articles here to catch up on it all.
First up, my parents came and visited. We (of course) took them to the Zoo. Here’s a couple pics.
K & M & Hyacinth Macaws
I saw something on a PBS Nature show once about animals and infrasound. Some elephant researcher was studying their response to ultra-low-frequency sounds (like earth rumblings from approaching herds of animals or distant thunder, etc) and postulated that they freeze and make this L-shape with their sensitive trunks to "listen" to infrasonic vibrations. I snapped this photo on a very busy day at the zoo. Perhaps the elephant was listening to the sound of lots of people's footsteps? An interesting thought.
An anteater (we named "Harris"). These suckers are a little shy and hard to photograph.
Zebras in a row
Me and K, with Binoculars. I really like the binoculars in this shot. It is appropriately nerdy. They really do make looking at the animals a different expereince.
My parents, and some other random dude in the background.
My Parents on the Bamboo Trail
The Traveling Gnome visisted the Red Panda exhibit at the Nashville Zoo.
The Reclusive Bongo. This guy is usually pretty shy, but he put on a good show for us this time.
That’s it! It was a fun time.
